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The
Don't Diet Digest
Stop
Dieting. Start Eating.
www.RealPeopleDontDiet.com TO SUBSCRIBE: Send e-mail to dontdietdigest AT aweber.com THIS ISSUE: Quick Start To Swimsuit Season More $5 Dinner Talk Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm Irish, so...always
kind of a big day
around here. Time to pull out the "Kiss Me, I'm
Irish" shirt and
the dangly shamrock earrings!
Just want to give a quick shout-out to reader
Mary. I bumped into
her at my scrapbooking retreat this past
weekend. Thanks for
reading, Mary! :-)
I can't believe it's been a couple weeks since the
last issue of
"Don't Die t Digest". March is my busiest month of the year, with all the girls' dance competitions.
Here's a link to photos of their most recent one: http://www.joannesdancecenter.com/2010-nycda-photos.html This weekend is another one, spanning four days, and
next weekend,
too.
It makes it hard to get newsletters out--but it also
makes it hard
to get decent meals on the table!
Last issue I talked about my personal challenge to do
meals for $5
or less.
I got a great response from readers, including some
with personal
recipes. Here's one from Amanda LeBlanc in
Calgary, Alberta:
Yummy Stew
In
a pan, brown half a pound of ground beef.
Add 1 chopped onion (or 2 tablespoons dried onion). Add 2 small cans vegetable soup and 1 cup water. Add salt and garlic powder to taste. Add 3 to 4 cut-up potatoes. Cook until potatoes are done, approximately 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. (She got this recipe out of "The 4 Ingredient Cookbook" by Shirley Atwater-McClay and Marilyn Miech.) Cate's tip: This probably comes in around $5 or
slightly higher. To
reduce the cost, use generic veggie soup and real potatoes. If you're in a time crunch, substitute cubed hash brown potatoes.
Thanks, Amanda!
Since I've been trying to use the $5 meal model, I've
actually lost a
couple pounds. (Of course, eating Kashi bars and
bananas out of
a cooler at dance competitions helps, too.)
Here are some of the $5 meals I've been preparing:
My chicken noodle soup (recipe in issue
#22)
--to save time, I now skip the celery and use canned
carrots
My spaghetti sauce with frozen meatballs (recipe in issue #21) --I now drop the tomato paste and use another can of
crushed
tomatoes...more marinara-ish! Grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup
Pancakes Enchiladas (using one large can of El Paso sauce, tortillas) If you have a favorite $5 recipe, send it in!
cate@realpeopledontdiet.com ===== As we get closer to summer, we get closer to swimsuit
weather.
Don't panic!
Here's a quick way to work on losing the winter
"padding" we all
seem to gain...
Take a look at what you eat and drink most
Rank by total carb and sugar content Eliminate, reduce portions or substitute for something similar with lower carb and sugar totals Choose a high-fiber food you can enjoy eating and try to get a serving in every single day
This is something easy you can do that still fits into
your current
menus and shopping lists. Only you know which
option is most
realistic for you.
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Have a GREAT St. Patrick's Day and a fabulous weekend.
Warmly,  http://www.RealPeopleDontDiet.com REDISTRIBUTION POLICY I encourage you to forward this newsletter to your friends, associates, and colleagues for their review and enjoyment. However, please do so only by sending it in full, thereby keeping the copyright and subscription information intact. Also, if you wish to post this newsletter to a newsgroup or electronic discussion group, you may do so if you preserve the copyright and subscription information. Thanks. Copyright (c) 2008-10 www.RealPeopleDontDiet.com and Cate Brizzell
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