Archive for 2006

Trying to Be Vegetarian Day 5

Tonight I heated up some meatless meatballs and served them on pita bread with left over enchilada sauce. The side dish was corn and it was really good. If you have noticed, I am trying a lot of “meatless” products that Trader Joe’s sells. When you are a meat eater and used [...]

Trying to Be Vegetarian Day 4

Yesterday was tough! I had my dinner meal already planned but I had to help out some good friends with a computer problem. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the problem resolved and in exchange for my help, they bought pizza for us all. Although pizza isn’t the best choice and it was truly [...]

Trying to Be Vegetarian Day 3

Before I go into my dinner meal for day 2, just a quick note that on day 1, my dinner meal consisted of cheese tortellini with alfredo sauce, tomatoes and asparagus. Ok, now on to day 2’s dinner meal. Last night I felt like burgers and since I’ve had meatless burgers before from [...]

Being Pescatarian for a Week

In my effort to reduce meat consumption I’ve decided to become pescatarian (also spelled pescetarian) for 1 full week starting yesterday (Sunday.) If you aren’t familiar with the term, it is a “type” of vegetarianism that abstains from all meat with the exception of fish. I chose this type because I love salmon [...]

Exercise Can Help to Quit Smoking

If you’re trying to quit smoking, a new study shows that exercise can help smokers kick the habit more successfully. A three month study by Austrian researchers monitored 68 volunteers who used nicotine replacement. 80% of those who exercised were not smoking after the three months.
I think this is great news for smokers [...]