Veggie/Fruit Chart

Here's a chart I found we're going to use for us and the kids to mark 1/2 & whole servings of fruits and veggies to make sure we're getting in enough a day.  Thought I'd share in case anyone else wants one.  You can put it in a sheet protector and use a dry erase marker so you don't have to print a new one out every week.

Arik & Juli Weigh In

I'm assuming we're doing weigh-ins on Sunday like last time?  Well, I started on Wednesday, and Arik started on Thursday.  In that short time, I feel so much better just being more active!  I feel like I've been doing good this week with exercise and eating, but my results are in the positive.  HA! 


Juli : + .6
Arik : - 5lbs

Move it

I thought this was a great list and a bunch of them go right along with healthy eating too.

The list....

OK, it sounds like so far the people that are IN are:

JULI
ARIK
ROBYN
STEVE
TIFFANY
BRAD Q
JENNI
BURKE
....and some of Arik's family....Juli and Arik will let us know who those are.  Should we each put $10 in the pot for the prize????  Suggestions?  And try and comment again, I checked and it doesn't look like anything was changed, not sure why that is...just too old of a blog?????????  haha.  If we need to make a new one I guess we could.  But I'd like to keep this one.  Did you try on the computer instead of your phone, Juli?  Or someone could try to make a post also and see if that works.  Let me know if it fails when you try.  THANKS!  I'm excited!!!!!  :)

Who's in??????!!!!!!!!!

I've been thinking it would be awesome to start another round of our Biggest Loser; it was a great motivator last time.  Does everyone want to do it again????  You can tell anyone else that sounded interested last time too.  We could go from May to August, or do just a short two monther instead of three, just until July?  What are your thoughts, please comment if there is interest or not.  We could each put in $10 this time, or keep it at $15 each, is that what we did last time?  OK, lets talk.  What do you think??????

Cabbage Salad and Dressing

Sorry, I didn't feel like typing all this in.  But, hey - you get more recipes THIS way!  Hahaha!  This recipe was really yummy.  I made the Cabbage Salad with the Cabbage Salad Dressing.  And of course you could use the dressing for any salad also, you don't have to make this salad.  I just put the dressing on each serving instead of the whole salad so it would keep longer. 

Choc. PB Carmel Squares

This is the recipe everyone wanted - the treats Erin and Tiff made Ryan for his birthday.  They are SO good.  I would even just make the pb part and spread it out and freeze it sometime.  That's the kids favorite part.  Next time I will half the chocolate recipe to have a thin layer of that, it's very strong.

Chocolate Peanut butter Carmel  squares

Chocolate
4 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 cup Cacao powder
4-6 tsp water
4 tbsp coconut nectar (or agave)

Mix together in a bowl and spread across parchment paper lined 8x8 pan. Pop in freezer while you mix the pb caramel.

Peanut Butter Caramel filling
½ cup coconut oil (I only used 1/4 cup and it was plenty)
1/3 cup organic peanut butter
½ cup organic REAL maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
up to ¼ teaspoon salt (start with a pinch)

blend in food processor until mixed. This filling is SO good I could eat it with a spoon alone! Remove pan from freezer and spread pb mixture across the chocolate. I added crushed raw almonds on the top.

Let harden in freezer and then cut up.