Homemade Sweet Potato Chips

So, I need to have healthy JUMMY snacks  handy to have a better food intake. I decided to use my "so long waiting to be cooked" sweet potatoes that I had on the counter but, what to do? CHIPS!!! as as sweet potato chips!!! awesome, I searched different ways on how to do it and I am SO glad it worked. 

So here it is:

1. peel the potatoes

2. slice into 1/16" or as thin as a nickel

3. place in a large bowl 

4. add 2 Tbs olive oil

5. if you like spice, add 1 tsp of it plus 1 tsp kosher salt

6. coat the potatoes

7. place in cookie sheet ( I used parchment paper)

8. bake at 375 degrees for 15 or until they are crispy

I made 4 trays and I ate 3 of them, oops!!! I place my left overs-yeah, you heard me, leftovers on a ziplock bag to eat later.

Note: Sweet Potatoes are complex carbs, which are good for ya. They are 77g of water, 1.6g protein, 0.05g fat, 20 g carb, 3g fiber

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Water with Lemon

Water with Lemon is a novel by Zonya Foco, the host of Healthy Bites. Once an overweight person, she shares on this novel 8 habits that changed her life once and for all! This is a novel with 3 main characters, quiet entertaining. I loaned the book from the public library along with the Lickety-Split Meals recipe handbook mentioned on Water with Lemon. This novel delivers a compelling story with characters we can relate to. #FromFat2Fab

Chris Powell's: Choose to Lose: The 7-Day Carb Cycle Solution

Chris Powell is the host of Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition here is his website www.chrispowell.com . 

Anyways, he has a book : "Choose to lose: the 7-day carb cycle solution" which I love. Back in September 2012, I lost a WHOLE LOT OF WEIGHT AND INCHES thanks to following what is in this book. It is an easy way to lose weight and tone muscles. They way of eating is delicious and healthy. 

Choose to lose: the 7-day carb cycle solution is divided into high-carb and low-carb days, it gives you a  list of the foods you should eat on those 2 different days with the option of cheating meals. It tells you to do strength training 3 days a week (push-ups, squads and sit-ups--with illustrations showing you form and techniques) and cardio 6 days a week where you can choose what you want to do (jog, run, hike, bike, dance, etc). No need to buy equipment. Both strength training and cardio, combined, should be between 20-30 minutes a day, peace of cake!!! 

It also gives you a FREE day of exercise and eating his way.

The kind and types of food are included it. So you don't feel deprive at all but, Chris teaches you when to eat it.

This  7-day carb cycle solution resets every 4 weeks, being the 4th week a high-carb day every day, which confuses your metabolism and makes you lose more weight and faster.

I am glad I bought a hard copy and not a digital version.  I have "crucified" this book with side notes and things I want to remember, something I feel is not the same with digital versions (call me old fashion if you will). So there you go, if you want to see my numbers from September 2012, check out my post HERE. #FromFat2Fab

My Fitness Pal

One of the most easy to use apps is My Fitness Pal. It is 100% FREE plus whatever you log on your phone will automatic synchronize to the web version and vise-versa.
This amazing app is available for IOS, Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone platforms.

How it works?
Well, you input your personal info as of height, weight, how much you plan to exercise and most importantly what are your goals: Lose weight, maintain, etc.  Based on what you put in, it will tell you how many calories you should eat a day and how many calories you need to burn a week to accomplish your goal.

It also keeps track of your meals, which you can log by typing in to their database or scanning labels. Lots of support from fellow members, tons of recipes, and success stories.

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Umm Umm Umm All-In-One Breakfast

Ok, so I tried this yesterday and it was so DELICIOUS that I got anxious and wanted to share but I didn't have any pics, so I made it again today and I took pics.

What is it? It is the most easy and complete breakfast you'll ever have!!!! I found the recipe at Blogilates' website, one of my favorites places to check. She calls it Berrylicious and I agree but, I think it should be call All-In-One Breakfast. Anyways, this is so easy to make, so practical and so amazing!

What you need?:

1 whole egg

1/4 c quick oats

5-10 frozen blue berries

1 tsp brown sugar

Put everything in a mug and stir/mix it up until it comes together.

Microwave for 1 minute and IF needed add 30 seconds until cook. Mine took exactly 1.5 minutes both yesterday and today. When done, put upside-down on a plate and devourer it!!!

Here are the pics, check out the last one!!! uuuummmmmmmm 

Even my kids loved it. 

Whats the best of this All-In-One Breakfast???

150 calories

11g protein

37g carb

10g fiber

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Flour-less Pancakes!!!

Yes, you heard me!!! Flour-less Pancakes!!!! They are easy and DELICIOUS!! What you need: 1 ripe banana 2 eggs  1 dash of cinnamon powder

smash the banana as much as you can

add the eggs

dash of cinnamon 

whisk

spray the flat iron and cook your pancakes, 1 minute for each side

and enjoy

Carb Free Cloud Bread

This is not a pretty picture but it helps to understand the recipe.

This "bread"( I made it more into "cookies") is perfect for those days that you need to eat fewer carbs but want to have the feeling of eating carbs.

It is super easy and yummy!!!!

Calories: 43.2

Total Fat: 2.8g

Sugars: 0.1g

Carbs: 0.3g

Protein: 3.7g

Serving Size: 1

Servings Per Recipe: 5

I found the recipe at Food.com by Gillian Spence, here is the copy-paste

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 tablespoons whole milk cottage cheese or 3 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 (1 g) packet artificial sweetener

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Separate the eggs very carefully, there must be no yolk in the white.
3. In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, the 3 T. of Cottage Cheese OR Cream Cheese and the one packet of Sweetener until smooth.
4. In the other bowl add 1/4 teaspoon of Cream of Tartar to the whites and beat the whites on high speed until they are fluffy and form nice peaks.
5. Very carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites until mixed, but try and not break down the fluffiness of the egg whites too much.
6. Spray two cookie sheets with Pam or other fat-free cooking spray.
7. With a large spoon, "scoop" the mixture into 10 even rounds on the sheets (about the size of the top-half of the McDonalds hamburger bun; roughly 3/4 inch thick and 4 to 5 inches across).
8. Bake on the middle rack. Here is when you have to watch them, because the cooking time the same on any two batches. It is somewhere around 1/2 hour, but it could be less or more. You just need to watch them until them become nice and golden brown (again, the color of a McDonalds bun).
9. Remove from the pans and cool on a rack or cutting board.
10. While warm they are crumbly and similar to cooked meringue - but don't let this fool you! Once completely cool, seal them in a ziplock storage baggie or a tupperware over night. They will totally change their consistency, to something much more like bread - a softer texture that is nice and chewy. If you do not like softer chewy bread, then eat them as they are, nice and crisp.

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Fave Gadgets

Love my armband and earbuds. Found them at Wal*Mart for about $20, for both items. This see-through armband is also resistible to moisture and you don't need to get the device out to change music or apps. The earbuds stay in place, there's no need for adjustments at all, which I love. This are my running companions, without them I can't go for a run.

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A Free AWESOME Website

Check out Fitness Blender

(http://www.fitnessblender.com)

They offer Workouts (full length workout videos & printable workout routines),  Exercises (core, lower body, upper body, total body, pilates & stretching), Articles (health, fitness, weight loss, healthy recipes & smoothies/juicy recipes), and it is TOTALLY FREE!!!

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One of my fave gadget

I love my GymBoss Interval Timer. It makes workout easier and accurate. It can be used for countdowns or as a stopwatch. #FromFat2Fab

Cottage Cheese & Salsa

This is so easy and yummy that it is my favorite snack:

Cottage Cheese, small curd and full fat (forget about the fat free for heavens sake!!!!)

Salsa, chunky-I prefer medium or hot

Calories: 130 

Carbs: 8g 

Protein 13g

Rosi's Cottage Cheese Salsa Snack - Cottage Cheese Salsa Snack

1. Servings:  1/4 C 1 C

Calories	130	Sodium	650 mg
Total Fat	5 g	Potassium	0 mg
Saturated	4 g	Total Carbs	8 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g	Dietary Fiber	1 g
Monounsaturated	0 g	Sugars	6 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	13 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	0%	Calcium	0%
Vitamin C	0%	Iron	0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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Beakfast Burrito

UUUMMMMMM!!!! this breakfast burrito is full of protein and low in calories: 190 calories, 11g of protein AND..... only 33g of Carbs!!!

Ingredients:

1 egg

chopped onion, pepper & tomato

salt & pepper to taste

 1-8" tortilla

1 slice american cheese

Scramble egg with onion, pepper & tomato, remove from pan and place tortilla on pan to toast both sides, when ready place cheese on tortilla & then the egg. Roll into a burrito and enjoy!!!!

Rosi's Breakfast Burrito - Breakfast Burrito

1. Servings:  1 burrito

Calories	190	Sodium	0 mg
Total Fat	8 g	Potassium	0 mg
Saturated	0 g	Total Carbs	33 g
Polyunsaturated	0 g	Dietary Fiber	0 g
Monounsaturated	0 g	Sugars	0 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	11 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	0%	Calcium	0%
Vitamin C	0%	Iron	0%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

340 Calories Tuna Salad

Oh that you are going to love this salad!!!! It is ONLY 340 calories and FILLS YOU UP like there is no tomorrow.

Tuna Salad

1 can of tuna in water, drained Chopped: onions tomatoes cilantro green pepper fresh 1/2 lemon juice and salt & pepper to taste Mix everything together while microwave 2 flour tortillas for 2 minutes, to make them crispy (or you can broiled them also) Eat the whole thing!!!! Did you see how many grams of protein???? And Carbs????? And as I said, it is ONLY 340 CALORIES!!!!!! You welcome.

              

  

Rosi's tuna salad - Tuna Salad

1. Servings:  1 serving

Calories	340	Sodium	470 mg
Total Fat	4 g	Potassium	90 mg
Saturated	1 g	Total Carbs	19 g
Polyunsaturated	1 g	Dietary Fiber	1 g
Monounsaturated	1 g	Sugars	0 g
Trans	0 g	Protein	19 g
Cholesterol	30 mg
Vitamin A	0%	Calcium	10%
Vitamin C	0%	Iron	8%

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.