Food - Amy Kane

lazy cooking: pesto pasta

When I need energy in the day or evening and don't feel like cooking for more than 30 minutes I rely on pesto pasta. Pesto tastes great and if you use whole grain pasta then you are doing something good for your body as well. You need energy in the day so pasta is a great way to fuel your body.

I love this pasta dish because you can get pesto ready to go in a jar at the grocery store and it doesn't cost too much money. Plus you don't need to use a lot of pesto either.

If you want to get creative you can mix in some fried vegetables to give it more nutritional value. If you want to add in a bit more protein then find some cheeses to add in. I prefer to add a light riccoto cheese.

cereal mix ideas

Sometimes in your cereal you don't get enough of what you need to start your day. what I like to do is mix things up and make my own blend of cereal that is tasty and gives me the right energy and protein to start the day. You can make your own cereals as well just be creative and understand exactly what you are getting and putting into your cereal. Just avoid too much sugars.

Cereal base: You can use this as the main ingredient and use other things to mix and add. I like to use Special K cereal but you can also do the same with whole grain cheerios or all bran flakes.

Foods you can add:

dried banana slices

nut mixes: I usually get these at the food markets and mix up the types of nut mixes

berry mixes: same as above but I always pick something different for each mix.

that is all. It tastes good and it gives me what I need to start my day.

super snack foods: popcorn and chocolate

I was like watching tv the other day and I had a bimbo moment as the tv show came on that showed that snacking is a good way to help you lose weight. At first I thought this was just totally stupid but what they said made complete sense.

Snacking helps keep your metabolism active and going but you don't want to load up on carbs and calories so the 2 suggestions they had were simple.

Popcorn, so easy to make and just don't be a big slob and load it up with butter or salt. Eat it the way it is and one kernal at a time.

Chocolate, yes eat dark chocolate about 20-35 grams of chocolate every 3 to 4 days is good for you. Go figure just stay away from the nasty stuff you can buy at the store that is loaded purely with sugar.