Balance Blog

Eating out vs. cooking… Which way to go? Cooking, naturally. Even the most zealous of cooks, including myself, get bored. This Saturday, I DID NOT want to cook. Then I thought, well if I go out it’s expensive and I asked, what am I paying for? Corn syrup in my soup, my bread, my drink? [...]

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This easy dish is something I concocted after being bored of making the same things, which for me includes hummus, fajitas, pesto, blah, blah… Now this isn’t exactly the most exciting dish, but it was quick and tasted great. 1 red pepper julienned 3 scallion stalks chopped 2 large carrots diced Handful of shiitake mushrooms [...]

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1 head of dark leaf lettuce (superfood) 1 cup cherry tomatoes (superfood) 1 cucumber chopped 2 carrots shredded 1/2 red onion sliced 1 cup green beans chopped 1 cup walnuts (superfood) 5 strawberries chopped 1/2 cup crumbled feta 1/2 cup dried cranberries (fruit sweetened) This salad is complemented nicely by the Blueberry Dressing. (Blueberry is [...]

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¼ cup extra virgin olive oil ¼ cup balsamic vinegar ½ tsp. 100% maple syrup ½ tsp. cinnamon 1 clove of garlic ½ cup blueberries (fresh or thawed) ½ tsp. fresh ground pepper Add all ingredients into food processor and bend until blueberries are pureed.

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½ pound of ground dark meat turkey ½ pound of ground light meat turkey 3 carrots 3 celery stocks ½ onion 2 cloves of garlic 3 slices whole wheat bread 1 egg ½ bunch of organic parsley 2 tbps. Ketchup, fruit juice sweetened 1 tsp. sugar salt pepper Toss garlic, bread, parsley and olive oil [...]

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1/4 tsp. almond extract 6 almonds crushed 1 tbsp. of dried coconut 1/3 cup steel-cut oats 1/8 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. whole flax seeds 1/2 cup blueberries 1 scoop vanilla milk protein blend 1 tsp. honey After cooking steel-cut oats, mix in protein blend, almond extract, honey and flax seeds. Then remove from heat and [...]

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Filling ingredients: 3 pints of blueberries 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for thickening) 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup 100% maple syrup 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Mix ingredients until well blended. Crust: 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour 1/3 cup organic canola oil 1/2 cup ice water [...]

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The linchpin to diet success may not be putting down the fried chicken wings, hamburgers, french fries or anything of the sort. For many, it’s the sugar. Americans have become somewhat addicted to the lethal drug resulting in cravings and ruthless hunts for that yummy pick-me-up. While having something sweet may have benefits like letting [...]

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