Below are some health articles by Caroline and some menu ideas for a healthy life

Choosing The Right Foods

Nutrition Tips

Stress Tips

Converting Favorite Foods to Low Fat

Herbal Health Options

High Energy Snacks
Females as is - active females or males double the portion

1oz low fat jack cheese
1 tbs. salsa
1/2 oz baked tortilla chips (approx 5-6 chips)

1oz deli turkey sliced
5-6 brown rice snap crackers
1/2 tsp. almond butter

Mini Snacks

1/2 cup cottage cheese
little can of pineapple, pop-top, in its own juice
1 1/2 tsp sunflower seeds

1 can Swanson pop-top chicken
1 small apple 2 1/4"
10 pecans halves

1 Skim mozzarella cheese stick
2 slices Louis Rich Carving Board Turkey, chicken, or ham
1 slice whole wheat toast
2/3 tsp butter or 1 tsp peanut butter

Soy Shakes & Berry Drink

Soy Milk Shake
8 ounces Silk Chocolate Soy Milk (shake well)
1/2 6" banana (the riper it is the richer the shake)
2 1/4 scoops Envion Mega Pro Protein Powder*
1 tbs Almond Butter or Old Fashioned Peanut Butter
BLEND - ADD ICE - BLEND AGAIN

* - call us at (303) 471-4725 to order Envion Mega Pro Protein Powder

Balanced Berry's for 2 people
1/2 cup frozen strawberries
1/2 cup frozen blueberries
1/2 small banana
3 tbsp Brown Cow Vanilla Yogurt
2 scoops Biochem Tri Protein Plus Vanilla flavored*
3/4 cups Mountain Sun Organic Apple Juice can dilute with a little water if too thick
1 tbsp Barleens FlaxSeed Oil with lignin

* available at your health food store

Fast Food Eating

Wendy's Chili
Taco Bell taco
McDonald's Egg McMuffin
Burger King Hamburger
Wendy's Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Taco Bell Steak Soft Taco

Full Meal Options

BROILED GROUND SIRLOIN
4 oz - Raw lean ground beef - Form into burger and broil. Top with
1 oz - Low fat cheese
Lettuce and tomato slice (optional)
Dill pickle wedge (optional)
1 large - tossed salad
3 tsp. - Olive oil and vinegar dressing

FRUIT: 1 cup Honeydew melon, cubed

GRILLED CHICKEN CAESAR SALAD
3 oz Grilled chicken breast shredded and served on top of a
1 large - Caesar salad
1 - Caesar salad dressing with additional
1 tsp. - olive oil and vinegar dressing

FRUIT: apple (2 1/2" diam.) cut into slices

BREAKFAST QUESADILLA
1 - Flour tortilla
2 oz - Shredded low fat Monterey Jack cheese
2 oz - Chopped extra lean Canadian bacon (can substitute Turkey) or ham Chopped scallions, green pepper, tomato (broil until cheese melts) - top with salsa
2 tbs - fresh avocado

FRUIT: 1 cup grapes