Thursday, September 3, 2009

10 Minutes To a Healthier You

Hello friends. Can you believe it's almost Friday? Time sure does fly when you're having fun (or busy with schoolwork). This week I've been dedicated to giving myself an extra ten minutes to make healthier meals. With a busy college schedule, we can always get thrown off of our nutritious eating plan. If you find there just isn't enough time to exercise, take 10 extra minutes out of your day to make a healthier meal. Hope this tip works for you too!

Vanilla Protein Powder Pancake with Smucker's Sugar Free Syrup and fresh strawberries

Stonyfield Farm Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt helps me study. :) Honey is my new favorite flavor!

Every weekday at school, a group known as the Hare Krishnas, serve an amazing lunch in the courtyard. The Krishna lunch is mainly known for its almond salad dressing-- which is the best thing you will EVER taste. Click this link for the recipe.

Tuesday's Krishna lunch: cabbage, potatoes, and broccoli in tomato sauce, brown rice & sesame seeds, salad with almond dressing, and Mounds Bar Halava for dessert.

At the grocery store the other day, this Tasty Bite Punjab Eggplant meal popped out at me. Being the food blogger that I am, I decided to give it a whirl.

The back of the box states that, "Punjab Eggplant is made using all natural, fresh ingredients hand-picked on our farm." It is also vegetarian, vegan, kosher, gluten free, contains no MSG or preservatives. Another bonus is that it only takes 90 seconds to heat up.

To spice up this meal even more, I mixed in some chickpeas, tomatoes, and melted cheese. This Tasty Bite meal was amazing and packed with so many delicious flavors! My only warning: only try this meal if you're a fan of spicy foods. This eggplant dip definitely delivered the heat! If you do like spicy ethnic foods, then go buy this right now. :)

Quaker Rice Cake with Peanut Butter & Co.'s Cinnamon Raisin Swirl and Smucker's Strawberry Jelly

Time to read a few chapters for class. Saturday I'll be going to our first football game of the semester. I can't wait to see our Tebow in action! Go Gators!

<3 HBB

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20 comments:

  1. mmm the indian creation looks so delicious! indian has got to be one of my fave cuisines. looks like the extra time is paying off, all your meals look fab!
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  2. I'm totally with you on the Honey Oikos... it's one of the few greek yogurt with honey that actually TASTE like honey.

    Yup, rice cakes are majorly delicious. I usually eat mine plain or use them for dipping, but I love your topping selection!

    xxoo
    Heather
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  3. Great suggestion!! 10 minutes can make a huge difference - the difference between a healthy meal and fast food! Great post!
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  4. So you seriously should be the spokeswoman for healthy college students. Great post, sweetpea!
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  5. Those pancakes look very tasty! And what a great lunch that group puts on. I like spicy, but not eggplant. :/
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  6. I'm obsessed with that "tasty bites" meal!!! Loveeee the heat. :)

    I'll have to add the cheese, extra chickpeas and tomatoes though next time!! That sounds delish girl, absolutely delish!
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  8. I applaud your commitment to healthy eating while in the midst busy college life (Oh the gold old days for me).
    Best of luck with your post graduate work--looks like you are on the right track!
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  10. I'm glad your week's flying by for you:)

    Thanks for the % off coupon.
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  11. oh, I miss pb + j rice cakes! I've haven't had that treat in too long!
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  12. My brother is an avid Gators fan as well, but goes to the University of MN. He wears his Gator stuff all over campus too! I love going to college football games, so much excitement!
    I just tried blueberry Oikos, but still need to try the honey, which looks better!
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  13. That a cool idea at your school. Oikos with honey is by far mt favorite. I ran out and I'm eating the strawberry kind till the weekend!
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  14. I love Indian food- your twist on the eggplant looks great! How do you make the protein pancakes?
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  15. Oikos deifnitely constitutes a great study snack! I am seriously obssesed with those Tasty Bite packages now, they are so flavorful. They taste great used as a sauce for fish or veggies as well:)
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  16. Grrreat eats!

    Hope your reading went well and that you're ready for a stellar weeked!! :)
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  17. Love the idea of taking 10 mins to make a good meal. For me, I take waaay longer, because cooking/baking is a form of relaxation for me, and God knows all college students need to relax! I saw this Indian food kit at the gstore the other day, so glad you liked it--now I think I'll snap it up! :-)

    Enjoy the looong weekend deary!
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  18. Vanilla Protein Powder Pancake with Smucker's Sugar Free Syrup and Fresh Strawberries...I die! That looks so amazing; and it's healthy! :)
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  19. I haven't had Indian in a LONG time. I really am craving some spice in my life right now ;-)
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  20. I give you a ton of credit for making healthy eating a priority in college. That's hard to do and most people don't even attempt it. The 10 minute rule is a great one- good for you :)
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