by kelsey | Jul 7, 2011 | Diabetes, Diet, Food, Weight Management
Have you ever wondered how you can enjoy a sweet treat without all of the added calories?! Here are a few ideas for you:
- Mix flavored yogurt or plain yogurt honey and your favorite fruit.
- Drizzle a bit of honey over mixed melon balls.
- Blend bananas and strawberries, freeze into cubes, and eat like ice cream.
- Sauté or bake 1/2 banana and sprinkle with 1 tablespoon chopped nuts.
- Take three of your favorite kinds of berries; cook half of them with just enough water to prevent burning. Cool and stir in remaining berries. Portion 1/2 cup of the berry compote with 1 tablespoon of your favorite vanilla ice cream.
- Try making your favorite flavor of sugar free pudding with low-fat milk.
- If it’s ice cream that you really want- skip the scoop-yourself containers and buy single-serving novelty treats such as fudgesicles, creamsicles, even chocolate-covered ice cream bars. You’re more likely to limit your portions if they already come in a single serving
Enjoy!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Jul 6, 2011 | Etc.
One awesome feature of this blog is the comment bar below each post and our ‘Contact” tab at top. We invite you to ask questions regarding exercise, nutrition, health, and wellness and/or make comments! We really enjoy dialogue with our followers, patients, and friends thus we encourage you to do more! Let us be a part of your wellness and healthy living!
-Kelsey
by kelsey | Jul 5, 2011 | Food, Holidays
After a fun filled holiday weekend, many (myself included) are recovering from a weekend full of fun times with family and friends and of course good food! The STRIVE 2 Survive team encourages you all to take advantage of these fun times but to get back on track with your nutrition and exercise goals right away! You may have heard someone say…”well I’ll start again on Monday”. We encourage you not to wait until Monday…why not today!?! Try to get out for a walk or bike ride and get back on track with several small meals and snacks a day with balanced portions. I am looking forward to grilling up some lean beef tonight with lots of fresh fruits and veggies. I love grill season!
-Kelsey
by Dan | Jul 4, 2011 | Exercise, Holidays, Motivation
Happy 4th of July everybody! Be safe, stay active. Getting ready for the parade this afternoon. Our theme will be the “Flinstones”, and we will all be dressed in characters. This is a fun way of showing how the Brown Clinic has been the “Bedrock of the community for years!”
I will post pictures later this week of us at the parade. Have a great day. Enjoy the weather. Enjoy our freedom, and realize who had to sacrifice in order for us to keep it all of these years, both in the past, and our current military people. Thank you!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1378
by Dan | Jul 2, 2011 | Equipment, Exercise, Motivation, Wellness/Health
Well, I can check off the list the state of New York for where I have exercised. Some of the days I stayed inside as the crowds were too big outside, and it made for moving around very slow. The hotel was facing Time Square, so you got to exercise on the equipment looking out giant windows at Time Square, and watching all of the billboards, lights, and people outside. It made the exercise time go very fast. We still did lots of walking as well, but you have to be flexible enough to decide when you are going to exercise, and where, and be safe at the same time. Here is an image of the exercise room and the windows for the view. Have a good weekend, and enjoy the great weather, and the holiday!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day #: 1376
