100 Days Left to Make 2010 Your Year!

All day long, I've been excited and focused on the start of fall.  I love how the crisp autumn weather, at least here in the mid-Atlantic, affords us more opportunities to get outside to exercise!  I've been thinking about healthy fall foods . . . chilies, soups, pumpkins and apples.  But there's something else exciting about today too!


I was just reading a friend's blog and thought I would share! Christina, author of MY LAST WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY!, drew my attention to a great opportunity to re-evaluate and recommit to my fitness and health goals.  Did you know that from this day forward there are exactly 100 days left in 2010. One hundred days to make this your year. One hundred days to achieve your goals. One hundred days, each and every one of which can be a great day! What are your goals for the next 100 days?

I want to take tonight to think about it, but I am going to set some goals for the for myself for the next 100 days and post them here tomorrow.  I hope you will take the opportunity to do the same.


I challenge you to write your goals down and share them! Written goals have a way of transforming wishes into wants; cant's into cans; dreams into plans; and plans into reality. Don't just think it - ink it!

What's for dinner?

My mom taught me to plan a menu each week before grocery shopping, and I've been passing that wisdom along to my clients for years. It takes a little bit of forethought, but it will save you money, headaches and stress and help your family eat better.

Recently, a friend of mine recommended The Six O'Clock Scramble. It's a great menu planning web site for quick healthy meals that makes it super simple to plan ahead! 


When you sign up for The Scramble (Subscriptions range in price from $19.50 for three months to $64.50 for two years.), you receive a weekly Scramble newsletter which includes five dinner recipes complete with side dishes and a corresponding grocery list. You can then choose to keep all the meals for the week or swap them out for any recipe in The Scramble's extensive recipe database to fit your family’s needs, tastes and/or schedule. Your grocery list is automatically updated with your choices and conveniently divided by section to make your shopping easier. Most recipes are under 500 calories for a hearty serving and provide enough left-overs for lunch the next day or you can freeze some for later. Since our children are still small and don't eat very much, we've been able to eat some for lunch the next day and freeze some for later with many of the meals.


We love The Scramble at our house! It's fun to try new recipes and new ingredients. Have you ever had parsnips? I hadn't until a few weeks ago! They're delicious! We feel good about the healthy, satisfying meals that we've been eating, and the shopping list is the best! No more missing ingredients!


If you'd like to sign up for The Scramble, please tell them Healthy Mommy (Shannon Brennan) sent you and use code GLSHA16117 to get a $3 discount off a 6 or 12 month subscription!


Here are two delicious Scramble sample recipes for you to try:

Vegetarian Chili

and

Roasted Sweet Potato and Apple Soup

If you do decide to try it out, please leave me a comment and let me know what you think.  

Easy, Delicious & Healthy Chili!

Perfect for fall!  Super nutritious! It comes in a can and heats up in minutes!  Dinner doesn't get much more convenient!  My husband and I love Amy's Organic Medium Chili (Kaylin does too, but it whips right through her 18-month-old digestive system!). We've been feeding her Annie's Certified Organic Cheesy Ravioli as an alternative. 

Have more time on your hands and want to make your own hearty, yet ultra healthy chili?  Try this recipe from Vegetarian Times -- Three-Bean Vegetable Chili.  It's been one of my favorites for years.  I usually skip the fennel and cilantro as I'm not a big fan of either, but that's just my personal preference.  This chili gets better with time!  Make extra and freeze it for later!

Don't forget to have a big glass of water to drink with your chili!!!