This weekend was a great one. I had four days to recover, lay low and spend time with family. Thanksgiving day started nice and quiet. My husband and I took our sweet time to prepare our breakfast/mid-morning smoothies (since we were fasting), we bundled up, and drove downtown to take a nice little stroll right in the heart of the city. Downtown was way deserted (everyone must've been with their families), which hardy ever happens...we were able to find parking space so easy! The day was Read more [...]

Don’t eat in a rush! It may help you make that next appointment or commitment, but it can cost you in the long run. Researchers at the University of Rhode Island tested this by instructing their participants to eat a large plate of pasta quickly.  Those who did, consumed 646 calories in nine minutes! Those who ate slowly consumed only 579 calories in 29 minutes.   That’s 67 calories less, and it only took them an extra 20 minutes.  Walking on the treadmill for about 20 minutes you burn Read more [...]

Bison. First time trying it ever. I was a bit intimidated by the name, not gonna lie. We never had bison at our dinner table in Ecuador. I probably never even knew people ate this animal now a days! J I was completely familiar with chicken, eggs, pork, beef, and fish…not bison. A couple of months ago I saw a lovely ground beef looking package at CostCo, so I grabbed it. It wasn’t beef though…beef happened to be right next to it, in a slightly different colored package. So what was it? BISON! Read more [...]