The 10 Best Heart-Healthy Food

October 13, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News, Weight Watchers Recipe & Handy Info at 11:40 am | (2) Comments »

peanut butter

5. Peanut Butter. The protein keeps you feeling full, which helps keep weight in check.

The 10 Best Heart-Healthy Food

October 10, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News, Weight Watchers Recipe & Handy Info at 11:35 am | Comments »

olive oil

6. Olive oil. Full of mono-unsaturated fats, it lowers bad LDL cholesterol and raises good HDL cholesterol.

The 10 Best Heart-Healthy food

October 7, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News, Weight Watchers Recipe & Handy Info at 11:30 am | (1) Comment »

apple9. Apples. It provides filling, waist friendly fiber at just .01 grams of fat per small piece.

Too much salt?

September 10, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 6:36 am | Comments »

potato

If you accidentally put too much salt while cooking, add a potato — it can help absorb some of the saltiness.

Great summer idea!

August 20, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 9:32 am | Comments »

ice drink

For extra flavor, use frozen cubes of lemonade or juice to cool drinks instead of regular ice.

Ten meals on Ten dollars

July 23, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 11:13 am | (1) Comment »

budget

Check out this great article on how to prepare 10 meals on $10. Proof that you can still eat well in this economy!

Skimming off fat

July 14, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 3:14 pm | Comments »

fat

Watching your health? Rest your porkchops or fried chicken on paper towels to drain the fat before serving.

Chicken ‘cubes’

July 13, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 3:12 pm | Comments »

broth

Homemade chicken broth is cheaper and more flavorful than storebought cubes or powders. To make it as convenient, though, try this tip: freeze your broth in ice cube trays. You can just get a handful of cubes when you need it for sautes or gravies.

Perfect meatloaf

July 10, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 12:45 pm | Comments »

meatloaf

Meatloaf — either love them or hate them. Here are secrets to a really amazing meatloaf

Father of fudge

June 24, 2008 | Posted by Lorena as Tid Bits & News at 11:57 am | Comments »

hot fudge sundae

Food history fact: the Hot Fudge Sundae was created in 1906 at C.C. Browns, an ice cream parlor on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles