HealthyLessons

Beef and Black Bean Enchiladas

Cheryl — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:14:28 +0000

This is a great recipe if you have a large crowd to feed. Makes: 16 servings Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds 95% lean ground beef 1 tablespoon chili powder 1 teaspoon ground cumin salt and pepper to taste 1 10-ounce can chopped tomatoes and green chiles, drained 1 15-ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained 16 6-inch flour tortillas 1 1/2 cups reduced-fat Mexican or Monterrey [...]

Tis the Season (for Fruits and Veggies)

Cheryl — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:36:33 +0000

I love this time of year when fresh fruits and vegetables are in season — there is such a good variety to choose from and everything tastes so much better when it’s fresh picked. We just finished strawberry season but cherries and blueberries are in their peak and I’m eating my fair share. The USDA [...]

Hiatus is Over

Cheryl — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:40:42 +0000

Wow!! What a month it’s been — to all my loyal readers, I apologize for my absence this past month. I’m happy to say that my hiatus is over and I have a list of ideas to write about. I hope you are all doing well and finding ways to incorporate healthy habits into your [...]

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health

Cheryl — Wed, 13 May 2009 01:01:18 +0000

I’ve devoted a lot of time to talking about physical health in terms of diet, nutrition, and exercise but it is just as important to acknowledge the importance of emotional health. Our emotional health can be affected by many different situations: Stresses in our lives (family, work, financial, etc.) Relationships Physical health Disorders (depression, bi-polar, etc.) With so much emphasis [...]

Not All Calories Are The Same

Cheryl — Thu, 07 May 2009 02:56:23 +0000

It’s no secret that eating excess calories leads to weight gain, but do you really know what a calorie is? A calorie is a measurement of energy (specifically heat energy). One calorie is the energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Every food you eat has a calorie [...]