February 2012

add this: salmon

February 29, 2012

(source) What: Wild or Farm-Raised Salmon: wild is better because the fish eat a natural diet, instead of grains that farm-raised fish are fed. This makes the ratio of omega-3′s to omega-6′s better in wild fish. (Ideally, the ratio of omega fatty acids in our diets would be 3:1 (omega-6 to omega-3) but is typically [...]

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date, corn & goat cheese salad

February 28, 2012

I’m always on the lookout for new salad inspiration. And let me tell you, California has some really good salads. You can get your burger on a salad (which I find absolutely annoying because I’m never the one doing it) and literally every single restaurant has a list of decent salads. Even Asian take-out restaurants! [...]

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paleta review

February 27, 2012

Hi Friends! I hope you all had a great weekend! Mine was busy packing, working and running last minute errands for our trip. I also saw Dr. Chase from the show House and it totally made my Saturday. Sometimes I feel like a 13 year-old girl. (He is SO cute!)  (source) We are currently in [...]

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daily eats: 2.21.12 {paleta}

February 22, 2012

Todays post is all about Paleta. Paleta* provides home delivery of gourmet nutritionally balanced meals and I’m trying them out for the week! It was an early wake-up call so I started the day with coffee. Workout: I tried a new Jillian Michaels dvd (Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism) – I haven’t purchased any workout dvds in a [...]

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low-calorie snacks

February 21, 2012

Most of the time, I prefer snacks that are high in fat, protein and have at least 150-200 calories or I find myself snacking again 5 minutes later. Current favorites: apple + almond butter or cheese + crackers. (Ok, cheese + crackers isn’t current, it’s constant). But there are times, *cough* at night *cough* when [...]

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breakfast cobb salad

February 20, 2012

A few weekends ago, we visited Short Order for some burgers.  Short Order is Nancy Silverton’s newish LA restaurant focusing on a local, organic and artisan burgers.  We had some delicious cocktails but unfortunately the burgers were pretty disappointing. All was not lost however as we spotted a Breakfast Cobb Salad on the brunch menu and [...]

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