September 4th 2006
Dine Without Whine's Weekly Newsletter
An Extension of our Menu Planning Service
www.dinewithoutwhine.com
Publisher ~ Christine Steendahl
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This Issue:
A Personal Note
Shrimp Skewers
Article - Healthy Eating for Moms
A Personal Note
Happy Labor Day! I hope you were able to enjoy a
nice long weekend off. We haven’t done anything too major – just hanging out
with the kids and having a good time. (Oh, yeah I did some laundry in there
too…) Our family is starting to get used to the school schedule. Although, I
still am shocked every day how fast the days go by. I feel like I just dropped
my kids off at school and it is already time to pick them up! Amazing how that
works.
Did you get a chance to
look over the Halloween Costumes E-book (www.dinewithoutwhine.com/halloweencostumes)
I sent out last week? If not, go take a look now. I had even more time to read
mine this week and the ideas are soooo cute! (and EASY).
Also, if you haven’t had
a chance to check-out our blog yet – head on over. (http://www.dinewithoutwhine.blogspot.com/)
I have posted some additional recipes there for you to enjoy. Leave me a comment
too – I love hearing from you!
Have a great week!
Christine
Recipe of the Week
Exerted from this week's family friendly menu plan
and convenient grocery shopping list.
Have you tried our sample menu?
Shrimp Skewers
Makes
4 servings
1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary
1 clove garlic, peeled and finely chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 lemon, cut into wedges
1.
Place a barbecue grill or broiler rack about 5 inches away from the heat source.
Preheat the grill or broiler.
2.
In a medium bowl, combine the bread crumbs, rosemary, garlic, salt and pepper to
taste, and oil and mix well. Add the shrimp and stir to coat well. Thread the
shrimp on skewers.
3.
Grill or broil until the shrimp
are pink and cooked through, about 3 minutes on each side. Serve hot with lemon
wedges.
Serve
with Rice and Steamed Fresh Green Beans
This Weeks Top Five Referring Sites
(These sites have a link
to DWW somewhere on their site and have sent the most visitors to
www.dinewithoutwhine.com this week)
www.healthy-kids-snacks.com
www.showmomthemoney.com
www.enchantedhits.com
www.auctionaddons.com
www.catholicmom.com
Kitchen and Cooking Tips, Articles, And Product
Reviews
Healthy Eating For Moms
One of the
problems many mothers have after they have started a family is keeping their
weight down where they'd like it to be. Part of your changing physical build is
due to having children, something that can't be taken back once they're born.
(Unfortunately…) But you can exercise and tone your muscles, to make the most of
the figure that you do have. And together with that, it is important to learn
how to eat healthy in the face of your various time commitments.
Lots of
women feel guilty if we throw out leftovers; which can be an attitude inherited
from our own budget-conscious mother. But you're not saving anything except
space in the compost pile if you're eating that last scoop of potatoes, or the
remainder of your toddler’s meal, simply so they don't go to waste.
Don't sabotage
your own diet by cooking in too large a quantity for what your family will
consume in a single meal. If by chance you're actually a bit short and someone
is still hungry, make sure you keep extras on hand that will fill the gap, like
garlic bread to go with spaghetti, veggies and dip, or a bowl of fruit. Some of
us enjoy leftovers for lunch the next day, which is fine… but set those portions
aside at the start of dinner. It’s so easy to keep eating if the food is in
front of us. I personally try to cook just enough so that we do not have
leftovers. Our leftovers generally end up throw out in a week anyway.
Try to balance
your foods throughout the day. As busy moms it is often easy for us to skip
meals, grab a snack here, and then wow….It’s already dinner time! (and we’re
STARVING!) We’re good at feeding our kids during the day, but not always
ourselves. That means for breakfast and lunch, make sure you get a good variety
of fruits, vegetables and grains. Try yogurt and fruit with granola for
breakfast, or a tossed salad in a fajita wrap for lunch. Remember to balance
your intake of one food group with the others, and select good sources of
protein.
In the end with these simple little
tips you will have more energy, feel better about yourself, and perhaps lose a
bit of weight too.
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