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Category: Good Choices
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As mentioned in my prior post, “Turning Cravings into Kitchen Staples”, I’d like to follow up with another easy recipe that uses Hunt’s Basil, Garlic & Oregano Diced Tomatoes as its central flavor. The goal of this beef & macaroni recipe is to be quick, easy, low in sodium, and to replace the microwavable meals…
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I’m someone who has struggled to floss on a regular basis for their entire adult life. Mostly, I’ve flossed exclusively when there has been food stuck in my teeth. I’ve made other concerted efforts, but they always fizzle out after a couple of weeks. That was until I received the best dental advice I’ve ever…
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As mentioned in my previous post, “Turning Cravings into Kitchen Staples”, I’d like to start off my Easy Recipe series by sharing the first soup recipe I came up with on my own. The goal of this soup is to be affordable, hearty, and low in sodium. Most importantly, it is super easy to make.…
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While I soon plan to launch an ongoing easy recipe series, I want to first talk about staple foods and kitchen staples. I’m making a distinction here because there are staple foods for the population as a whole, and kitchen staples, which would be those ingredients you enjoy and use all the time. Staple foods,…
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The first Saturday in August is National Disc Golf Day; that’s today! It was just about a year ago that Mary and I first started getting into the sport and it has quickly become our go to activity. A couple of the purposes of this blog are to promote physical and mental well being and…
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In my last post I talked about making “Conscious Decisions”. The concept here is going through our decision-making process and doing what makes sense rather than falling into habit or simply doing what is expected of us. Today I want to extend this further into bargaining with yourself. I’m tying these two concepts together because…
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Growing up, there was always an ongoing “argument” in my family that centered around 2% vs. whole milk. Whole milk “tastes better” and is “more nutritious” one side would say. But 2% is “better for you” said the other. Looking back, this is both comical and puzzling to me. Today, I only purchase dairy milk…
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