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POSTED BY Rosemary ON Dec 22nd, 2011
Written by: Rosemary Seguin CNP, NNCP
The holidays are always a wonderful time to buy delicious foods we don’t often prepare and try exciting new recipes. The holidays are also the time of year that waist lines grow, but it doesn’t have to be so!
Remember, new recipes can also be healthy and if your preparing for a dinner party or going to a pot luck, guests will always greatly appreciate a healthy home cooked meal over a “not so healthy one”. You just need the right ingredients! Take a look at my shopping cart list this week and you’ll see what I mean. All the foods I bought can be turned into wholesome, tasty and nutritious meals!
In fact, the anise, parsnips, carrots, beets, lemons, clementines, fresh rosemary and fresh sage on my list this week will be roasted into a lovely, colourful and delicious winter dish as my contribution to a pot luck holiday dinner my family is attending. It is always a huge hit where ever I bring it! For the recipe check out my blog post “perfectly roasted root veggies”.
This week’s shopping tip: The holidays are not a free pass to eat junk! Healthy and nutritious foods are even more delicious and won’t pack on the holiday pounds! Resist buying the chocolates and baked good and try baking it yourself! Check out my Chocolate Vegan Cake Recipe for a healthy alternative. Do away with all the boxed hors d’oeuvres loaded with preservatives and high amounts of sodium and prepare something simple yourself. If time is an issue than be sure to look at the ingredient lists and opt for something that is preservative and MSG free!
My shopping cart this week:
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Vegetables |
Fruits |
Grocery |
Meat/Deli |
Other |
Frozen Foods |
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Organic Lemons |
Organic Avocados |
Elco – Rice Crackers |
DELI: Beretta – In store made Roast Beef |
Organic Firm Tofu |
Silver Hills – Sprouted Whole Grain Toast |
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Fresh Rosemary |
Bananas |
Late July- Organic Crackers |
DELI: Pecorino Crotonese (sheep) Cheese |
Organic Pitted Prunes |
Silver Hills – Sprouted Whole Grain Toast |
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Organic Beets |
Organic Royal Gala Apples |
Neal Brothers – Organic Blue Corn Tortilla Chips |
100% Beef – Hormone & Antibiotic Free Sirloin Grilling Steaks |
Boulard – All Natural Olive bread |
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Anise |
Organic Oranges |
Nuts 2 U – Cashew Butter |
Yorkshire Farms- Organic Chicken Breasts |
Sunflower Kitchen – Humus |
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Asparagus |
Organic Bosc Pears |
Popcorn Indiana Popcorn |
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Heirloom Carrots |
Organic Seedless clementines |
Late July – Organic Dude Ranch Chips |
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Earthbound Farms -2lb bag Organic Carrots |
Organic Red Seedless Grapes |
Olio Quattrociocchi Certified Organic 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Awarded "Best Olive Oil in the World") |
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Earthbound Farms – Organic Baby Arugula |
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Sarah's Whole Wheat Wraps |
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Organic Broccoli |
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Organic Parsnips |
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Organic Celery |
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Organic Spinach |
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Organic Buttercup Squash |
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Organic Swiss chard |
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All the Best to You and Yours for a Healthy & Delicious Holiday Season!
