Can you take a guess what shopping for a divorce attorney and going up two pant sizes have in common? The failure to commit for better or for worst! Both maintaining a healthy waistline and having a happy marriage require commitment, mutual understanding, and a strong determination to always make their marriage or health a priority!
Unfortunately, the notion “for better or worst” is failing miserably on both ends with new obesity statistics showing that nearly 2/3rds of adults are at an unhealthy weight. In 2014, more than 1.9 billion adults, 18 years and older, were overweight. Of these over 600 million were obese. On the spectrum of marriage, researchers in the United States estimate that 40-50 % first marriages and 60% in second marriages will end in divorce.
A strong marriage will go beyond the façade of glitzy diamonds, hot date nights, beautiful flourishing kids, whereas a thin waistline will go above and beyond strict diets, starvation, long hours at the gym, and the obsession of feeling inadequate when swimsuit season arrives. For a healthy waistline to ALWAYS STAY, and a MARRIAGE TO GO THE TEST OF TIME, it’s the small simple steps that one DOES IN THEIR EVERY DAY LIFE that will yield a greater percentage for happy results. In honor of making your food matrimony work, here are MY TOP SKINNY SWAPS FOR BETTER OR WORST!
CAN SUB ANY OF THESE ITEMS IN YOUR FAVORITE DISHES OR RECIPES
CHARTS FOR MORE HEALTHY SWAPS
OLIVE OIL, AVOCADO, OR COCONUT OIL >BUTTER AND CANOLA OIL
BANNANA MASH IN BAKING> BUTTER
BROWN RICE > WHITE RICE
UNSWEETENED ALMOND, RICE, OR COCONUT MILK > COW’S MILK
RAW FRUIT>COCONUT WATER > FRUIT JUICE
WHOLE GRAINS> REFINED GRAINS
GLUTEN FREE PRODUCTS> GLUTEN
MARSHMALLOW FLUFF> FROSTING MIXES
NATURAL LOW GLYCEMIC SWEETNERS LIKE STEVIA, OR XYLITOL >ARTIFICAL SWEETNERS
COCONUT NECTAR, HONEY, MAPLE SYRUP, OR AGAVE > WHITE SUGAR
GREEN TEA >COFFEE > LATTES AND SUGARY COFFE DRINKS
ALMOND OR COCONUT FLOUR > WHITE GLUTEN FLOURS
WATER WITH SLICED FRUIT> SPARKLING FLAVORED WATER > SODA
FRESH OR DRIED HERBS AND SPICES>SALT
LOW FAT DAIRY> FULL FAT DAIRY
SALMON > STEAK
BAKED SWEET POTATO FRIES > FRENCH FRIES
NUTRIONAL YEAST >VEGAN CHEESES> DAIRY CHEESES
VEGGIE BASED SAUCE > CREAM SAUCES
FROZEN BANNAS > ALMOND AND COCONUT ICE CREAM> FROZEN YOGURT> FULL DAIRY ICE CREAM
(THROW IN A BLENDER)
NATURAL PLAIN CEREAL GLUTEN FREE OATS/ MUESELI/QUINOA, > BOXED SUGARY CEREAL
CAULIFLOWER> POTATOES
GREEK YOGURT> SOUR CREAM OR LOW FAT MILK
SPAGHETTI SQUASH or ZUCHINNI RIBBONS> PASTA
RAW NUTS> PLAIN NUT BUTTERS> PROCESSED NUT BUTTERS (LOOK FOR ONE INGRIENDENT TO AVOID THIS)
PLANT BASED BURGERS> TURKEY BURGER > BISON BURGER> BEEF BURGER
VEGGIES> CRACKERS AND CHIPS
QUINOA> RICE
TOASTED WALNUTS> CROUTONS
STEEL CUT OATS> GRANOLA
GLUTEN BROWN FREE RICE CAKES > BAGELS AND TOAST
CACAO POWDER > COCOA POWDER
HIMALAYAN SALT> TABLE SALT
UNSWEETENED YOGURTS > SWEETENED YOGURTS
FROZEN WHOLE VEGETABLES AND FRUITS > FROZEN TV DINNERS
OLIVE OIL AND VINEGAR AND HERBS > PACKAGED SALAD DRESSINGS
POULTRY AND FISH > RED MEAT AND PORK
TOFU> CHICKEN
MUSTARD> HOT SAUCE> KETCHUP> BARBEQUE SAUCE
LETTUCE WRAPS> WRAPS
NATURAL CHOCOLATE PROTEIN BAR> CHOCOLATE CANDY BAR
PROSECCO/CHAMPAGNE> RED WINE> WHITE WINE> LIGHT BEER> VODKA/SODA> MARGARITAS AND SUGARY MIXED DRINKS ( LIMITED TO ONE- TWO DRINKS A WEEK)
TRAIL MIX WITH DARK CHOCOLATE (NATURAL OR CREATE YOUR OWN)> COOKIES
SINFUL BLUEBERRY COOKIE RECIPE ( GLUTEN FREE)
INGREDIENTS
1 cup of coconut flour
1 cup of plain Greek Yogurt
2 TBSP of Egg Whites
1/2 Tsp of Vanilla
1/3 cup of granulated stevia I used Sugar Leaf
1 tsp of Baking Powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup of blueberries
Vegan Chocolate Chips (Lilly's, Enjoy Life ) 1 Tablespoon
Directions
1)Preheat oven to 375 degree Fareinheit
2)Combine wet and dry ingredients seperately
3) Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients and then stir in blueberries and chocolate
4) Drop tablespoons of batter onto a baking sheet lined with foil and spray with choice of plant oil or you can can take muffin holders and form into muffin shapes which is a larger cookie like I did. If thats the case your going to bake a bit longer by two- three minutes
5) Bake for 9-10 miutes for small cookies, and around 12 minutes if you use make it more in a muffin size like I did.
6) Take out and cool and then serve with some more blueberries or coconut whip cream!
HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL AND USEFUL DIAGRAMS TO POINT YOU TOWARDS " THE SKINNY BLISS OF FOOD MARTIMONY"
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