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What are your favorite activities to do together?- Walking the dogs, canoeing, swimming, walk
What are your favorite healthy meals to make for your family?- grilled chicken, deluxe salads, veggies from dad's garden, fruit based desserts
we like or rather I like to talk and discuss things with them play boardgames ....
chicken steak yummy salads every meal has at least 1 or two if not five or more
* Do you workout with your family? What are your favorite activities to do together?
My husband and I enjoy going for long walks together. Our proudest was what we dubbed the "Tri-State Tour." We live in the northwestern tip of Illinois and set out one day to walk to Wisconsin. We ended up walking into Wisconsin - across the Wisconsin Mississippi River into Iowa - through downtown Dubuque to the Julien Dubuque bridge - across the Julien Dubuque Bridge over the Mississippi and back home. It ended up being over eight miles!
* What are your favorite healthy meals to make for your family?
I love a lasagna with veggie meat! I am also really into making whole wheat spaghetti now - the price on whole grain foods has really dropped, so I can make whole wheat instead of regular for only a few cents more these days.
What are your favorite activities to do together? Anything that allows us to explore
What are your favorite healthy meals to make for your family? Chicken salads or any chicken dish.
I'll have to look up the on the red workout - I'm always eager to try new things. Tilapia is a such a versatile food - I see more recipes starring that type of fish than any other.
My kids and I walk MILES together each week! It's somethign we look forward to doing together. Not only is it a great exercise but it's fun as well! We never know what we are going to see on our outdoor walks!
We also play sports together, soccer, hockey, baseball, basketball, etc. We even play a few of those games in the house! LOL! If you don't think so, look at my Gather videos!
We LOVE salads. We add chicken or fish and lots of extra veggies on top!
We eat LOTS of fresh fruits and veggies. We love having a garden during the summer for our veggies!
I'm making dinner right now while the kids are coloring their Mardi Gras masks. Gotta stop in and get a little chatting in too!
However, we do usually lift weights on the same day, and on the occasions I've bench-pressed, he has spotted for me.
I eat soy "meat" alot as well.
You could grow a few small veggie plants in pots indoors. We do that sometimes!
We don't work out as often as we should. I am trying to incorporate more active fun into our routine, slowly but surely. This weekend we plan to buy a basketball and play at the local rec center.
I eat soy "meat" alot as well.
Nastacia M.,""""
I have never tried turkey burgers - I usually just go soy and I never fail to be surprised at how versatile it is! Is turkey bacon as good as real bacon (I know it can't be the same - but some of the foods are as good, but in a different way after you get used to them).
Kudos on being able to keep yourself motivated -- that is a tough job in and of itself sometimes!
You can buy ground turkey in the grocery and use it in place of just about everything that you would use hamburger meat in. So even the easy, in a crunch meals can be healthier.
I really trying to walk more but it's very rainy at this time of year in northern CA so need to look into some other alternatives. Has anyone every done water aerobics? I'm considering that as an addition to my small exercise regimen.
Do you workout with your family? We play wii together.
What are your favorite activities to do together? We play wii together and we also love playing games (not as active but great fun)
What are your favorite healthy meals to make for your family?
Our newest favorite meal is a nice organic salad and a grilled cheese sandwich with an orange as dessert
The town that i just moved to in the fall has a market during the summer and i cannot wait to walk down to it!!!
I've been thinking about getting a tub to put out on our front porch in the spring for Herbs....We get maximum sunlight so I suppose I could grow anything that would sprout in a tub.
What are your favorite activities to do together?- Hiking, walking, bicycling, boating, fishing, swimming, camping, rowing, running, lifting weights, yoga - we've even done laughter yoga :)
What are your favorite healthy meals to make for your family? Grilled chicken, broiled flounder, baked fluke, creamed spinach over organic pasta, baked apples, fried bananas, vegan rice and beans, arroz con pollo
Yeah...that might be a bit hard. The only thing I could think of would be that it would need to be a small garden with some kind of fence to keep the dogs out. Or a potted garden. But I'm not sure how roudy or big your dogs are!
There Soy milk is on sale at 2 quarts for a dollar - we've been stocking up so the 10% off day can really add some value - its like getting some free!
I have thought about putting one in my side yard, but there were tomatoes growing there when i moved in and as soon as they were ripe...a neighbor took them. I found out he thought he should be able to take them since i bought the house from his kid. i would have let him have them if he had asked, but he didn't...
So....I'll figure something out:)
I've never been really sick...but I've found that eating white flour, enriched really makes my skin erode. Growing up I had horrible acne, but it stands to reason because we always ate white flour. In Louisiana everything was fried with a white flour coating. Since I nipped in the bud, my face is much better off.
I remember going to a WW (Weight Watchers) meeting a few years ago when the leader told someone that you since you're the cook (ass-umption) you can do what you want and if the family wants to eat dinner....
Diane~ I cut up mango and cucumber and julienned jicama. Then I diced up a pepper for a bit of heat and cilantro and seasoned with lemon juice and a bit of salt. It was really good. Very much a healthy Mexican dish!
Just to let you know, I cannot eat red meat...it really effects my stomach...and not in a good way:(