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Fitz's Cool Tools: Kettle Brand Baked Chips are Drool Worthy
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Yummy. Delicious. Insanely flavorful. I feel silly gushing over potato chips, but "Oh my God!" Kettle Brand just introduced some new baked chips, and I was blessed with a bag of both Hickory Honey Barbeque and Sea Salt & Vinegar flavors.
To be honest ... even with my super-human-like fitness guru discipline, it was really hard to stop eating them. I had to physically place the bags in another room to avoid devouring every last chip. I'm a salt-loving type of lady, and I was ecstatic when the world introduced baked chips. Are they as pure and nutritious as fresh blueberries? No! But are they a much healthier version of something most people really enjoy? Absolutely.
If you are a lover of chips and a hater of fat thighs, Kettle Brand Baked Chips are going to float your boat. Each serving of "around 23 chips" contains only 120 calories, and only 25 come from fat. Have high standards and when party time comes, serve some of these. Dip will not be necessary!
How Many Calories ... in a Blueberry Scone?
And I usually do stick to coffee, except on a rare occasion when I've either forgotten to pack a healthy snack or was in too much of a hurry to grab a healthy meal. In such an event, the baked goods call out my name from their home behind the glass window, and, with stomach grumbling uncomfortably, I am powerless to resist.
I'm not a fan of super sweet cakes and donuts, so I tend to stick to things like muffins and scones. But are they any healthier than the sweet stuff?
Fitz's Cool Tools: LesserEvil Snacks - Kettle Corn and Potato Sticks
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Remember how happy we all felt when Lay's introduced Baked Potato Chips? I do. It was a feeling of relief for me. I had given up chips in lieu of a hard fit body. Fair exchange I thought! But then, there was this company telling me that they weren't going to fry all of their chips anymore, and yes ... there would be a healthier version for people like me. Yahoo!
Once again, snack lovers get to rejoice. The LesserEvil brand snack company has created an amazing variety of popcorns and krinkle potato sticks to make just about everyone drool. Most single servings contain about 110 calories of which about 20 come from fat. Not bad!
The Classic Kettle Corn is the perfect combination of sweet and salty, and thank goodness my bag was a single serving. If it weren't, I could have devoured nine! It was better than any of the junky stuff they sell at carnivals for sure! The Black and White Kettle Corn made my children's "movie night" here at home an even more special event. Good news for me ... I didn't feel the slightest bit bad about giving it to them. The Zesty Pizza Krinkle Sticks were odd to my husband and I though. Why? Because we could not figure out how they made them taste exactly like pizza! It was both weird and wonderful at the same time.
Cake a new fix for kids' allergies
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For kids with allergies to eggs, the best medicine might just be cake. Yes, cake.
The bad news, besides the amount of sugar these kids will ingest while attempting to kick their egg allergies, is that this is not something you should try at home. Kids with known food allergies should be treated under the supervision of a physician only. So, hand over this issue to your kids' doctors and see what the professionals have to say. In the meantime, mull over this topic here.
Don't fall for these labels
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- All Natural. Sure, it might not be heavily processed, but it still may be high in calories, fat or both.
- Cholesterol-free. This doesn't mean fat free. In fact, many cholesterol-free foods are high in saturated fat
- Low fat or fat-free. This doesn't mean calorie-free so watch out.
- Trans fat-free. Just because there's no trans fat, doesn't mean there's no fat. There are probably some dangerous saturated fats in there.
- Low sodium. It's a good idea to reduce your sodium but look into what they've replaced it with. It might be sugar.
- Good source of ... Many unhealthy food items claim their healthy by emphasizing one nutrient. For example? Macaroni and cheese packages claim it to be a good source of calcium (it is) but they don't mention that it's very high in fat, sodium and calories.
- Multi grain. Multi grains aren't necessarily whole grains, so check the label.
- Baked. Backed chips are a better choice than fried ones, but they're often high in calories and sodium
- Organic. There's no doubt that organic food is better than regular stuff, but just because it's organic, doesn't mean it's healthy. It can still be high in organic fat and organic calories.
Stay young at heart with this recipe
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Spicy Baked Fish
Ingredients
1 pound cod (or other fish) fillet
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon salt-free spicy seasoning
Non-stick spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray (Canola makes a good one).
- Wash and dry fish. Place in dish. Drizzle with olive oil and seasoning mixture.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes or until fish flakes with fork. Cut into four pieces. Serve with a side of your choice -- make it veggies and you'll have one healthy meal.
Yummy.
Fight blood pressure, naturally
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It's a simultaneous approach that involves cutting back on sodium intake while increasing consumption of potassium-rich foods. For greatest benefits, sodium should total 2,300 milligrams per day while potassium milligrams reach 4,700. Avoiding processed foods is a wise choice if you're watching your blood pressure -- sodium is added to most of these foods -- and upping your intake of potassium should come from foods, not supplements. Do check with your doctor about the amount of potassium you need. Some people with kidney ailments may have trouble processing potassium.
Once you get the go-ahead to pack some potassium power into your diet, here's what you might eat:
1 baked sweet potato, 694 mg
1 small baked potato, 610 mg
8 ounces non-fat yogurt, 580 mg
3 ounces cooked halibut, 490 mg
1 banana, 422 mg
1 cup milk, 380 mg
1 cup cantaloupe, 368 mg
1 cup orange juice, 355 mg
1 cup oatmeal, 120 mg
You Are What You Eat: Look to leeks for health
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Each week, we'll be offering original recipes and unique ways to use those Super Foods that pack nutritional power. After all, you are what you eat -- make it count!Anything in the Allium family is super for us -- onions, garlic, scallions -- but the leek is the most overlooked.
Why?
We don't know how to use it, recipes aren't readily available, leeks aren't as common in markets as onions and garlic.
I suppose the list of reasons is a valid one, but I am here to say, don't overlook your leeks!
Leeks not only help raise your "good" cholesterol and lower your "bad" cholesterol, but they will also help protect from cancer and stabilize blood sugar levels.
And since we get leeks every week from our CSA farm, let's cook with leeks.
Kettle Pretzel Bakes
I am a big fan of pretzels. They are crunchy and, nutritionally, are a much better choice than potato chips. Pretzels aren't great for dipping, simply because they don't give you enough surface area for the dip to cling to, but Kettle Foods has just introduced a new product to their healthier "Baked" line of snacks that solves this problem: Pretzel Chips. These snacks are basically flat, chip-shaped pretzels and Kettle touts them as being low fat and made with organic ingredients. A 1-ounce serving (28 grams) of the Original, salted flavor has 120 calories and 1 gram of fat, which is about the same as regular twisted pretzels. If you're going to use a fattening cheese dip, it's not going to matter what kind of chips you use, of course, but these would make a great snack when paired with salsa or guacamole.
