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February 22, 2012

Quick, Simple and Extra Lean Caper Shirataki Noodles

How many nights do you get home from work and think, “The last thing I want to do right now is cook up a big dinner?” Or how many nights do you get home from work and think, “I know I should bring a healthy lunch to work tomorrow, but it will be so much easier to just spend $12 on a salad or $1 at McDonald’s?”

I understand you are busy.

I am, too.

But I am never too busy to take of myself. And you shouldn’t be, either.

Luckily for us all today, I have a quick and simple recipe. Have it for lunch or for dinner. But however you have it, enjoy the moments and company surrounding you while you eat it!

Ingredients

Instructions
  1. Make up your extra lean (lean, or regular) turkey
  2. Place the shirataki noodles in a small pan. Warm them up on the stove.
  3. Saute the broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in a dab of olive oil
  4. Rinse your shirataki noodles in a strainer
  5. Once the vegetables are almost done, throw the shirataki noodles and some extra lean turkey in with the vegetables
  6. Continue to saute and mix, adding in your olives, cilantro, dill and capers
  7.  Once they are done to your liking, transfer to a bowl
  8. Sprinkle with sea salt (if desired)
  9. Cut up 1-2 Mini Babybel®  Lights and place on top of your dish (if you want the cheese melted, add it in when you add in the olives, cilantro, dill and capers)
Truly….so quick. So simple. Like I said yesterday,
K.I.S.S. (Keep It Simple Sunshine). 
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Green Olives, Cilantro, Dill, Capers, Mini Babybel Light

1 Bag: Shirataki Noodles

Shirataki Mix: Gluten Free Joy

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February 20, 2012

Gluten-Free Foods with Nil Sugar

It has almost been one week since I began 54 days with no sugar. I feel great. One day into it and my bloat had gone away again! Miracle? Nope. Just reality for me, and likely for many of you as well.

 

I got to thinking this past weekend about sugar and how it seems as though when you go off sugar “there’s nothing to eat!” This could not be farther from the truth, but perception is reality. Because we perceive it to be that way, many of us will never take the plunge to get off sugar because we think we just might starve.

I want to prove that wrong today and change your thinking.

Here are 34+ gluten-free foods with Nil Sugar (and by “nil” I mean zero or very few grams/serving):

  1. cauliflower
  2. steel cut oats
  3. baby carros
  4. avocado
  5. gluten-free rolled oats
  6. butternut squash
  7. quinoa
  8. spinach
  9. meat – turkey, hamburger, steak, ham….take your pick
  10. beans, beans and more beans
  11. spaghetti squash
  12. rice cake
  13. peanut butter
  14. coconut butter
  15. almond butter
  16. butters in general
  17. fish – salmon, sea bass, snapper, mahi, tuna…take your pick
  18. lemons and limes
  19. sprouts
  20. mushrooms
  21. collards
  22. kale
  23. bok choy
  24. celery
  25. sea vegetables (I like nori)
  26. jicama
  27. brussel sprouts
  28. artichokes
  29. pumpkin
  30. brown rice
  31. sweet potatoes
  32. eggs
  33. flax seed
  34. no-sugar added Greek yogurt

You can view these and more with my “Nil Sugar” Pinterest Board.

These foods are absolutely not a comprehensive list. Furthermore, at first glance you might be thinking, “Um, boring. Yeah right!” Keep in mind that there are so many things you can do to add flavor. Everything from homemade dressings to cinnamon, shredded coconut, nutmeg, spices, herbs and more.

And on that note, I have been diligently working on something. Wait…RYAN and I have been diligently working on something to address this whole notion of, “But I need gluten-free, preservative free flavor, flavor, flavor…..” I cannot wait until it’s done, I can share with you and you all can benefit!

Source: selfishvegan.com via Sarah on Pinterest

 

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February 17, 2012

Fabulous Friday Announcements

What’s the first word, phrase or image you think of on Fridays? WELCOME TO THE WEEKEND sums it up best for me:

 

I live for the weekends. And my weekends are never too extravagant. They are typically simple and relaxing. But after 5 days of working, working and more working, I always crave the weekends!

Heading into this weekend is fun for me because I have 2 exciting announcements:

  1. The 1-Year Subscription to Experience Life winner has been notified! Congrats to Debbie….I know you will absolutely adore the magazine as much as I have. The good news? If you were not the winner, Experience Life Magazine has given me one more 1-Year Subscription to Experience Life to giveaway! Stay tuned….will launch this next Tuesday, February 21st. It will be both here and via Giddy Up Gluten Free.
  2. My cheesy recipes are about to get a whole lot more exciting! If you are new to this site, you might not know that I partner with The Laughing Cow®. Now you do. I love all of their cheese, so I’m stoked to share their brand new product: Smooth Sensations Cream Cheese Spread. Here are the new flavors you can expect to see on shelves: Classic Cream 1/3 Less Fat Than Cream Cheese, Strawberries & Cream, Garden Vegetable, Cinnamon Cream and Classic Cream. They all have 1/3 less fat than cream cheese, except for the regular “Classic Cream.” There is limited product availability, but the Smooth Sensations Cream Cheese Spread will be rolling out in stores over the next few months. Be sure to check the store locator to see if it’s in a store near you:) I cannot wait to try them all and to use them in future recipes. Breakfast is about to get a whole lot tastier!

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and a fabulous weekend ahead.

Any exciting weekend plans?

Question: Of the new Laughing Cow flavors, which one(s) are you looking forward to trying the most?!

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