Happy New Year to all of my readers! In April I will celebrate my 5th year of blogging. I have been enjoying it and have met wonderful bloggers from all around the World. I have learned so much from everyone. I have found new recipes that have become family favorites.
Have you taken any resolutions this year? I want to try more new recipes this year. Also would love to take a photography course. Travel more, read more, enjoy more time with my family.
One resolution that I never made was to diet. I love food too much. I did do Weight Watchers in 1992, after my second son was born. During my pregnancy I had gained 40 pounds. I lost the weight in 6 months doing Weight Watchers. I have to say that it was an eye opener. I had never diet before and always ate what I wanted, and tons of it without gaining much weight. After my 3rd son was born I was well aware of what to eat not to gain weight. I learned about portion control. Since I love to eat I needed to find a way to still eat lot's of food without gaining weight again. This is when I read a book called The Volumetrics Eating Plan by Barbara Rolls. It was another eye opener. I finally found a way to control my eating habits by eating more. I know this does not sound right but it is simple, I eat a lot of good food. My plate is full and I feel satisfied when I am done eating. I also love chocolates and eat it everyday. A small square of a good quality dark chocolate with satisfy my cravings.
If you want to adopt the volumetrics eating plan this salad is a good start. I mixed, in a large bowl, black beans, corn, cilantro and garlic. I added an assortment of Gourmet Medley tomatoes that came in purple, yellow, orange and red. Poured over a honey-lime dressing and marinated the salad for 30 minutes to give lot's of flavors. Serve the salad on a bed of lettuce.
Have you taken any resolutions this year? I want to try more new recipes this year. Also would love to take a photography course. Travel more, read more, enjoy more time with my family.
One resolution that I never made was to diet. I love food too much. I did do Weight Watchers in 1992, after my second son was born. During my pregnancy I had gained 40 pounds. I lost the weight in 6 months doing Weight Watchers. I have to say that it was an eye opener. I had never diet before and always ate what I wanted, and tons of it without gaining much weight. After my 3rd son was born I was well aware of what to eat not to gain weight. I learned about portion control. Since I love to eat I needed to find a way to still eat lot's of food without gaining weight again. This is when I read a book called The Volumetrics Eating Plan by Barbara Rolls. It was another eye opener. I finally found a way to control my eating habits by eating more. I know this does not sound right but it is simple, I eat a lot of good food. My plate is full and I feel satisfied when I am done eating. I also love chocolates and eat it everyday. A small square of a good quality dark chocolate with satisfy my cravings.
If you want to adopt the volumetrics eating plan this salad is a good start. I mixed, in a large bowl, black beans, corn, cilantro and garlic. I added an assortment of Gourmet Medley tomatoes that came in purple, yellow, orange and red. Poured over a honey-lime dressing and marinated the salad for 30 minutes to give lot's of flavors. Serve the salad on a bed of lettuce.
