Smoothie Delight (Berry Good)

Stay Focus With Very Berry Smoothie

Berries are essential for your diet.  Berries help to a clearer mind!

To make a healthy smoothie you will need the following:

- 11/2 cups Trader Joe's Low-fat Kefir Strawberry Cultured Milk or Pomegranate Cultured Milk

- 1 banana, coarsely chopped

- 1/2 (16 ounce) bag froze Trader Joe's Very Cherry Berry Blend

This smoothie will take two simple steps and contains two servings.

Preparation time shouldn't take more than 5 minutes.  

Step 1:  In a blender, place the cultured milk, banana, and berries.

Step2:  Puree until the smoothie is thoroughly blended, 30 seconds to 1 minute.

And your done!  

Enjoy your healthy smoothie!

Good luck on your exams! :)

~ College Menu

Healthy Eating 101 - No Red Meat

 

4 years ago, I decided to change my diet for health benefits and personal reasons. I decided to stop eating red meat FOREVER! That means no eating beef and no eating pork. This is a lifestyle change I decided to include into my healthy lifestyle. Click 'Read More' to learn about the benefits of a red meat free diet.

Green Tea is Green Tea if it's Just Green Tea

Green Tea. 

I drink it for it's health benefits and because I love the taste. Instead of plain and tasteless water, it's nice to drink something just as good as water but with more taste. Green tea is one of the healthiest beverages we can consume and it contains incredible health benefits for our body. So what exactly makes green tea so good and why everybody raves about it? Click 'Read More' to find out more about green tea and it's health benefits.

Healthy Eating 101 - Beginners Level 3

 

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Ever heard of this quote? This applies to healthy eating as well. Planning for a healthy eating lifestyle makes it easier to eat healthy. Welcome to Level 3 where you will learn the importance of meal prep.

(To read more about meal prep, click the link below to“Read More”.)

Healthy Eating 101 - Beginners Level 2

 
Level 1 was a simple way to eat healthy and save some money. Did you pass Level 1 or did you fail? If you failed, go back to Level 1. If you beat Level 1, congratulations!!! Welcome to Level 2, where you will learn the basics of calories. 

(To read more about calories, click the link below “Read More”.)

"Thai Carrot Soup" Recipe for a cold day!

Winter is coming and what is better than soup for the winter season!  Thai Carrot Soup is a dairy-free soup.  It is blended any many flavor and taste like it takes time to make, but its a three step easy process! All you need is shredded carrots (10 ounce), a can of coconut milk (14 ounce), 1 cup of vegetable broth, 1 pouch of trader Joe's vegetable concentrate. 1/2 cup Trader Joe's Thai Yellow Curry Sauce, and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.

Step 1:  Chop some shredded carrots into little bite size piece.

Step 2:  Add the carrots, coconut milk, vegetable broth, and curry sauce to a medium pot and bring to a boil over high heat.  When the soup starts boiling, lower the temperature to medium and let it cool off.  You should wait about 20 minutes until the soup cools off, so the carrots can be cooked properly.

Step 3.  Last but not least add salt and pepper for a bit of seasoning.

~ College Menu

Healthy Eating 101 - Beginners Level 1

Let's face it; if you want to eat healthy or get that ideal body type, there is a lot of work to it. From counting calories to purchasing more expensive food, it can be time consuming as well as costly. But if you do want to eat healthier, you have to count calories and purchase the more expensive food. Let's take baby steps first before we jump into the more advanced stuff. Start by changing your food habits.