's motd Sat Dec 11, 2010

[Guest guest]

I LOVE TO

COOK!

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Oh, I'm gonna make a cook out of

you yet. Yes I am! Seriously, before you

know it, you'll be moving your bed into the kitchen!

LOL.

Okay, let's begin with breakfast,

Do you like oatmeal? Well, if you don't, you should

get to like it. (It's so good for you.) And the best

oatmeal, to me, is the one that comes right out of Mr.

Quaker's box. Those prepared specialty oatmeals,

loaded with nuts, dried fruit and sugar are just not

the way to go. Regular Quaker Oatmeal takes

only about five minutes on the stove top and

viola, it's ready to enjoy. By the way, I don't use

butter or margarine on my oatmeal. I just add three

sprays of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.

If you don't care for hot cereals, then make an

intelligent choice of a cold cereal for breakfast.

And no, not some pre-sweetened cereal with a prize in

the box, either. The Kashi cereal company makes some

very interesting healthy breakfast cereal selections.

You should check them out the next time you're in the

supermarket.

If you want a slice of whole wheat toast with your

breakfast, fine. When I have toast, I like to spritz

it with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter then

add a little cinnamon or nutmeg.

And do you like eggs? Well, say

good-bye to those yellow yolks and make yourself an egg

whites scramble or an omelette using only the

whites.

Let's head off to "lunch land" now. You should keep

lots of vegetables on hand so you can always step

right into that kitchen of yours and make a colorful,

healthy salad. Bring a salad to work instead of

heading off to a burger joint at lunch time.

On one of your days off, get into that kitchen and

make yourself a nice pot of vegetable soup, chicken

soup or minestrone. Then you can ladle some soup into

a Tupperware bowl, take it to work, microwave it and

have a nice bowl of healthy, homemade soup...made

by you! You can also bring yogurt to work and

have a really healthy lunch of yogurt and a piece of

fruit.

It's dinner time. And with a

little planning ahead, you can save yourself some time

in the kitchen during the week. You do that by

cooking parts of your meal over the weekend, then

freezing them to enjoy all week long. From the

freezer to the oven to your plate. Now how easy is

that? You can make entrees like turkey meatloaf or

turkey burgers. You can also make chicken dishes,

vegetable-rice dishes or a casserole then freeze them

to enjoy during the week. That way, you get up in the

morning, take out what you'll be having for dinner and

let it thaw in the fridge until you get home from

work.

When you're craving a snack, grab a piece or fruit or

keep some raw, sliced veggies like carrots, cucumbers

or celery in the fridge. For you "dippers" out

there, keep a reduced-in-fat & calories salad

dressing to dip your vegetable pieces in. So good and

still very low in calories.

Now tell me, don't you think you

can make some of the dishes I've talked about? Hey, I

know you can. But you can't just think about

making them, you've got to get into that kitchen and

get to work cooking them.

So, what's going to happen if you take my suggestion

and start cooking more at home? Well, your "personal

home," that is...your body, will begin to

shrink. And, before you know it, you'll be creating

your own recipes. Then, one day, I'll be reading

through one of those gourmet cooking magazines and see

where you won the grand prize for one of your

recipes! Next, the offers will begin pouring in and

you'll end up with your own show on the Food

Network!

Okay, I know you're probably out there laughing now

but remember, anything's possible! So think about all

of my suggestions this weekend and get into that

kitchen. Get to work preparing some healthy meals you

can enjoy all week long.

Now, repeat after me...I LOVE TO COOK!

Love,