Brandy Seared Beef With Organic Carrots & Potatoes.
We all should eat better, take the time to eat slower, not eat things from a microwave package, or frozen sections of our favorite grocery stores.
Why? because most of these products contain hidden calories, salt, sugars and preservatives.
You get something Fast, Cheap, not Nutritious and your Waistline gets the negative results from these poor decisions.
We really need to be making better food choices, Insurance Companies are now jumping on th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, March 17, 2013,
In :
SuperFoods
Super Foods
by
Beth Janes.
Divadish Philosphy is all about a Eating Lifestyle.
When you look at your fridge do you see any of these Super foods lurking about?
Let me list them for and then do a test of how many you actually do have in your seasoning cabinets or fridge. In fact let's do a contest Fello... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, March 10, 2013,
In :
Super Shopping
Grocery Shopping can be the two Ugliest words in our vocabulary today, let me explain why! Most of Us have very little time to do it so sometimes we do not do it very well if at all really. According to a recent study Identify your M.O. these shopping experts put all of Us in (4) categories.Let me list them for you and see what group you see yourself in.29% ExplorersYou are a browser and impulse buy, never using a grocery list to guide you.26% Time StressedYou grab & go no list, no coupons, no... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, November 10, 2012,
In :
Being A Chef
Being a Chef has it's rewards, one of them is being able to just create something you feel like. Yum, is what I call it when I step into my test kitchen and create something new. Today was one of those Yum moments, I live in Minnesota now and our weather is very changeable, so much so it is a common joke among those who were born here, you must of heard it,"Wait (5) minutes the weather will change"Well, when I woke up this morning it was just that, it is cold, wet, and bone chilling damp, l... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, October 13, 2012,
In :
Power Sandwich
 Power Sandwich  This sandwich was featured on Dr. Oz's show for reducing Belly - fat, Male or Female.
it is delicious, easy to make and filling, and Yes it helps reduce that Spare -Tire we all carry around with us daily.
Why? because it has long been proven it is the combinations of our foods that makes our bodies work and the right ones also keep us lean and fit.
How to make this Power Sandwich:
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat English Muffin
(2) slices of ripe avocado
(1) poached egg
(2-3 tbsps. of olive oi... Continue reading ...
Dill Egg Salad Sandwich Mediterranean heart Healthy Diet is:Mayo Clinic reports that fresh, no preservatives, no high fructose sugars, artificial sweeteners saturated fats, lean proteins, fish, dark leafy vegetables, fruits, nuts.
Oils: Vegetable, Olive, Grape Seed, Canola Butter, No Hydrogenated Margarine,or any emulsified fats, pure can sugars, honeys, molasses, natural sweeteners, (not man -made) eating a diet with th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, September 23, 2012,
In :
Lunch is served!
Cranraisen Chicken Salad Sandwich Divadish kitchens presents Lunch for one:Organic white chicken breast meat app. 6 ozs.
1/4 -1/3 cup of Mayonnaise
Dash of Sea Salt
Small bunch of Craisins
Dash of Caraway seed
*Optional slivered almonds small amount
** Mix all above ingredients together serve this delicious chicken salad on any type of toasted bagel, mine is a Cinnamon Raisin with a light amount of butter on it first.
**Serve with aside salad, mine is with a Hon... Continue reading ...
Potato Salad & Chicken Salad Warm breezes, a glass of lemonade or Ice tea on your table next to a plate of organic chicken salad & creamy potato salad, do I need to say more?
One of the many benefits of being a Chef and owning your Personal Chef company is being able to create new ways to improve your own recipes. The pics above are just that, I was craving something creamy and something salty and I started thinking to myself what could I put together to satisfy that hungry craving I was feel... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, August 24, 2012,
In :
Coffee Cake
Apricot Coffee Cake What could be better than a good cup of coffee with a moist absolutely Heavenly piece of coffee cake beside your cup!? The above picture was one such recipe I tweaked to my fancy. I took a basic coffee cake recipe added a 1/4 cup apricot preserves and a 1/4 tsp nutmeg, a dash of cinnamon and a pinch of ginger. Now you can serve this warm with a drizzle of sunflower honey over the top of it, or with whip cream, or vanilla bean ice cream, any of those fine choices will do and...
   Chicken Avocado Flat Bread Sandwich By Chef Gianna Creating something delicious from scratch each and every day is a Wonderful Gift to be given.
That is exactly what I do every time I step into my kitchen. I just Love to create new Food groupings, new tastes, new combinations of seasonings and then pairing it all up together.
The result is one like is pictured above.
Let me give you my recipe for a mouth -watering Chicken Avocado sandwich that is sure to please even the pickiest person in your fam...
 C abbage & Ham SoupRecipe by Chef GiannaDivadish Kitchens & Cater
Super -Delicious Cabbage & Ham Soup Rated 5 STARS
Prep Time: 40 minutesCook Time: 3-4 hours App.Servings (8) quartsIf you Love Cabbage & Ham you will Love this soup. Which I really like to call Stewp...It is a customers word for stew & soup together. Meaning when it can really be either!This soup /stew is hearty, very flavorful,and warms the insides on a cold and damp Spring Day.The bowl fills with the aroma's of Cabba... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Thursday, March 1, 2012,
In :
Healthy Eating
 "Stuffed Pepper Soup"This weeks recipe from Divadish Kitchens is Stuffed Pepper Soup.
Chef Gianna E. Ianos took this from the Italian side of her Heritage and put together this hearty soup that will make your toes curl up in sheer pleasure and satisfaction!
Ingredients:
1lb 80% lean ground beef
2 md. bell peppers, chopped (Use the Sweet Bells tastes better)
1 c finely chopped onion
1 can (29 oz. of Hunt's diced tomatoes or (2) 15 oz cans)
1 can 15 oz. of Hunt's tomato sauce
1 6oz. can of Hunt's toma...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, February 26, 2012,
In :
Super Cook Cape
 Cranberry Sauce
By
Divadish Kitchens
The title of Super Cook Cape came from a magazine I recently received this last week, Taste of home.
I usually do not subscribe to magazines but my wonderful granddaughter was selling them @ school for a Education fundraiser and I felt it was a good cause to bend my own rules.I am so glad I did.
The article explains how this woman wears the Super Cape when she is cooking in her kitchen.
Not literally, but figuratively speaking.It was quite interesting really so...
 Stuffed Green Peppers by Chef Gianna owner of Divadish Kitchens & Catering
This recipe has been in my Mother's family over a 100+ years.
All of the Messano's and the Ianos's have tweaked it a bit over the years, but it still is our Comfort Food dish.
Especially when the weather gets colder we all turn to heartier meals.
My recipe uses lean ground organic beef & ground pork sausage.
No rice added to meat mixure, instead I did it like a meatloaf base.
Added fennel, anise, onions, garlic, swee... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Wednesday, May 18, 2011,
In :
New Hotdog
Never underestimate the power of The Greek Word... This was a Line from the movie The Big Fat Greek Wedding!
I never have nor will I ever doubt the power of Greek...
Think of it, Greek food is to Die for, figuratively speaking of course.
But my dear old Daddy would say Yes I would Die for it, because once his
poor mind went and he was put into managed care because of it, he would
consistently ask Me Honey, do you have a Salami sandwich?
Of course it broke my heart to see the end results of... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, April 3, 2011,
In :
Cake Goodness!
 |
| Chocolate Lava Cake |
|
Do you think you are dreaming?
Have you had a dream about a cake like this?
Are you having chocolate withdrawals?
Well, you can stop all that Wishing, Dreaming, and Withdrawing, and place your own order for yours!
This Chocolate Nirvana has it all....
It has chocolate ricotta, chocolate gnache,chocolate syrup, and finally chocolate sprinkles.
It is so moist that when you cut into it, the crumbs donot fall off the fork...
Now that is just plain... Continue reading ...
FREE>FREE>FREE>FREE>FREE>!?
Yes totally free, a 1/2 dozen cookies just for giving
Divadish Kitchens a try!
Nothing to buy, nothing to enter, just you enjoying great cookies with your favorite beverage.
Quantities
are limited,& while supplies last, and all orders and pickups must
be made ahead of time and picked up @ my Divadish Kitchens.
One per customer or family
No cash value
Flavor of week for cookies
I hope many of you will try the Goodness of Divadish ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Thursday, March 24, 2011,
In :
Sugar types
Sugars #48
Sweet, Sweet Sugar...hmmmmmmmmmmmm!?
It looks better on paper than in Us!
Why?
 |
| Mini-Chocolate Truffles |
Because we eat too much of it, have too much of it in our diets, and we ae becoming obese because of it!
The above picture is of my Mini's Chocolate Cakes. (15 calories each)
They are a small bite of Orgasmic Delight!
Very Low in sugar, Low in calories, and full of dark chocolate flavor!
My secret, using Greek Yogurt for 1/2 of the sugar the recipe called for instead.
T... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, March 18, 2011,
In :
Figthing the War
Preservatives # 45
It is all in the packaging that makes consumers buy.
This is very True!
The colors, logos, name regonition, placement on shelves.
I sometimes think we as consumers have been Brain-Washed so much by commercials that we don't even think anymore.
Pretty -Scary-Stuff, we all need to Wake-Up- and Smell the Coffee people!
If
you break down the advertising, read the lables on the products, really
read them, you will see that the manufactures of these so called
nutritiou... Continue reading ...
Baking Bread #44
The fresh aroma of bread baking is something almost no one can resist!
Bakery's
still count on it, and on those days weather permitting, will open up
their doors to let the smells hit the streets, enticing customers to
come in and buy!
Of course @ Divadish test kitchens we cannot do that, but I can attach a picture to make you drool over.
I
sell these loafs for $6.00 each. Each rolled by hand, made with Love,
Care, and deliciouness all rolled inside each and eve... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, March 7, 2011,
In :
Menus
Having a Food Journal is very helpful. It is our Diary to our eating habits.
If we write down what we eat everyday and for each meal and snack we are less likely to over-eat!
It has been proven scientifically, and of course I think we all need visuals to understand what we are doing.
When you journal you see patterns of what you are doing and not doing.
Meaning:
When you are eating
What
Portion size
If it was satisfying
Did you exercise before or after
Snacks
Cravings
Bedtimes
Now you c... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, March 6, 2011,
In :
Hamster wheel
Eating on the run, skipping meals, fast food,cravings.
These
bad habits lead us all to Binge Eating. We are never properly sitting
down long enough for our food to register with our brains.
We are also eatting foods loaded with Salt, Sugar, and Processed.
Then we keep up the hamster routine when we keep up the chasing, the running, the skipping, and the bad choices of foods.
Our bodies are pretty complicated machines, and complex.
Where it is accepting of our bad choices, & habits... Continue reading ...
BYOB
We all know what this abbreviation stands for most commonly is Bring your Own Bottle!
It my case it stands for Bring Your Own Body!
If you watch the Emmy's or the upcoming Oscars, just take a look @ what
these Actors, Actress, and just Celebs do to their Bodies to maintain a
certain Body Image!
It is Mind-Blowing, and sometimes Shocking too! As some have had to gain
enormous amounts of weight for a part, that Fat Suits cannot mimic, or
loose massive amounts of weight for a par... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, February 14, 2011,
In :
No Snuggies here!
New You #17
We all like to put
those pair of jeans on that were a little tight once, almost couldn't
get them on without laying Flat on your Back tight!
Today you go into that same closet, pull out those same jeans, and OMG>>> they are too Big!
What happened there, did they grow bigger overnight? did someone add more material so I wouldn't feel bad?
It is a Cold NO>>> to the above, You have lost that middle... And we all know what that means,
No Snuggies, No Sucking in the Gut till yo... Continue reading ...
'Falling in Love" #12
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, what can we do to make it a Healthier Day?
- Does Falling in Love even for awhile really make our endorphins go crazy?
- Can we overeat because of it?
I have some answers for the above questions.
Speaking from my personal experiences only I can tell you it is Yes for both.
The whys are different for each one of us.
For me it is like a feeling of Euphoria, I can't wait too see him again,
smell his cologne, look in his eyes and... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, February 4, 2011,
In :
Pitch the Dish
Following the Miss Potters story book, this Little Piggy, I am sure
she did not have in mind how we as a Nation have gotten this way. Why TV and ads in our papers will not rest till we all have weight problems or diseases from our weight problems. How can we as a Nation and a prosperous country tell them No-MORE! I think we need to solicit the help of our congress, our legislators, our pet dogs! I mean it, my dog Travis is the best Weight Watcher I own. He is a very active Border -Collie Mix Bre... Continue reading ...
We all hear the TV hype about how we all need to slim down to a reasonable size. Super-Size me is No longer in McDonald's commercials advertising. Taco-Bell's is now pushing veggie taco's Arby's is back to pushing the BBQ everything hamburger Domino's is limiting you to 256 pizza's deliveries. Every commercial on TV is Food Gluttony. We just don't stand a chance, we are consistently bombarded with it 24/7 So here is my common sense approach to the obvious over-eating they are forcing Us to watch.... Continue reading ...
Yes another year has started, and we are all thinking, oh,oh, the Skinny-A------! Jeans are not going to fit! Well here is what I say about that. As a fellow Weight-Watcher, Jenny-Craiger, Atkins meal eater, etc, etc, etc, the best Diet and I literally Hate that word, is No Diet @ all! Let me speak frank here, when you even mentioned the word Diet your Whole body does the Shriver thing, what's that you ask? it is something my grand-daughter use to do when she was but a baby, and it was Sooooooo,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna E. Ianos on Sunday, January 9, 2011,
In :
Healthier You!
Welcome the New Year with a New You!
Celebrate that you and you alone can make a difference in your Life!
See all your imperfections as opportunities to make them better!
Forget that ad on TV that says you can be a size (6) by your Birthday!
What you should be focusing on is who You want to be for the rest of your Life!
Set small goals that are manageable, attainable, and reward yourself with a compliment instead of negative attitude.
Anyone, and I mean anyone can achieve their measurement of Succe... Continue reading ...
Brandy Seared Beef With Organic Carrots & Potatoes.
We all should eat better, take the time to eat slower, not eat things from a microwave package, or frozen sections of our favorite grocery stores.
Why? because most of these products contain hidden calories, salt, sugars and preservatives.
You get something Fast, Cheap, not Nutritious and your Waistline gets the negative results from these poor decisions.
We really need to be making better food choices, Insurance Companies are now jumping on th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, March 17, 2013,
In :
SuperFoods
Super Foods
by
Beth Janes.
Divadish Philosphy is all about a Eating Lifestyle.
When you look at your fridge do you see any of these Super foods lurking about?
Let me list them for and then do a test of how many you actually do have in your seasoning cabinets or fridge. In fact let's do a contest Fello... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, March 10, 2013,
In :
Super Shopping
Grocery Shopping can be the two Ugliest words in our vocabulary today, let me explain why! Most of Us have very little time to do it so sometimes we do not do it very well if at all really. According to a recent study Identify your M.O. these shopping experts put all of Us in (4) categories.Let me list them for you and see what group you see yourself in.29% ExplorersYou are a browser and impulse buy, never using a grocery list to guide you.26% Time StressedYou grab & go no list, no coupons, no... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, November 10, 2012,
In :
Being A Chef
Being a Chef has it's rewards, one of them is being able to just create something you feel like. Yum, is what I call it when I step into my test kitchen and create something new. Today was one of those Yum moments, I live in Minnesota now and our weather is very changeable, so much so it is a common joke among those who were born here, you must of heard it,"Wait (5) minutes the weather will change"Well, when I woke up this morning it was just that, it is cold, wet, and bone chilling damp, l... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Saturday, October 13, 2012,
In :
Power Sandwich
Power Sandwich This sandwich was featured on Dr. Oz's show for reducing Belly - fat, Male or Female.
it is delicious, easy to make and filling, and Yes it helps reduce that Spare -Tire we all carry around with us daily.
Why? because it has long been proven it is the combinations of our foods that makes our bodies work and the right ones also keep us lean and fit.
How to make this Power Sandwich:
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat English Muffin
(2) slices of ripe avocado
(1) poached egg
(2-3 tbsps. of olive oi... Continue reading ...
Dill Egg Salad Sandwich Mediterranean heart Healthy Diet is:Mayo Clinic reports that fresh, no preservatives, no high fructose sugars, artificial sweeteners saturated fats, lean proteins, fish, dark leafy vegetables, fruits, nuts.
Oils: Vegetable, Olive, Grape Seed, Canola Butter, No Hydrogenated Margarine,or any emulsified fats, pure can sugars, honeys, molasses, natural sweeteners, (not man -made) eating a diet with th... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, September 23, 2012,
In :
Lunch is served!
Cranraisen Chicken Salad Sandwich Divadish kitchens presents Lunch for one:Organic white chicken breast meat app. 6 ozs.
1/4 -1/3 cup of Mayonnaise
Dash of Sea Salt
Small bunch of Craisins
Dash of Caraway seed
*Optional slivered almonds small amount
** Mix all above ingredients together serve this delicious chicken salad on any type of toasted bagel, mine is a Cinnamon Raisin with a light amount of butter on it first.
**Serve with aside salad, mine is with a Hon... Continue reading ...
Potato Salad & Chicken Salad Warm breezes, a glass of lemonade or Ice tea on your table next to a plate of organic chicken salad & creamy potato salad, do I need to say more?
One of the many benefits of being a Chef and owning your Personal Chef company is being able to create new ways to improve your own recipes. The pics above are just that, I was craving something creamy and something salty and I started thinking to myself what could I put together to satisfy that hungry craving I was feel... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, August 24, 2012,
In :
Coffee Cake
Apricot Coffee Cake What could be better than a good cup of coffee with a moist absolutely Heavenly piece of coffee cake beside your cup!? The above picture was one such recipe I tweaked to my fancy. I took a basic coffee cake recipe added a 1/4 cup apricot preserves and a 1/4 tsp nutmeg, a dash of cinnamon and a pinch of ginger. Now you can serve this warm with a drizzle of sunflower honey over the top of it, or with whip cream, or vanilla bean ice cream, any of those fine choices will do and...
Chicken Avocado Flat Bread Sandwich By Chef Gianna Creating something delicious from scratch each and every day is a Wonderful Gift to be given.
That is exactly what I do every time I step into my kitchen. I just Love to create new Food groupings, new tastes, new combinations of seasonings and then pairing it all up together.
The result is one like is pictured above.
Let me give you my recipe for a mouth -watering Chicken Avocado sandwich that is sure to please even the pickiest person in your fam...
C abbage & Ham SoupRecipe by Chef GiannaDivadish Kitchens & Cater
Super -Delicious Cabbage & Ham Soup Rated 5 STARS
Prep Time: 40 minutesCook Time: 3-4 hours App.Servings (8) quartsIf you Love Cabbage & Ham you will Love this soup. Which I really like to call Stewp...It is a customers word for stew & soup together. Meaning when it can really be either!This soup /stew is hearty, very flavorful,and warms the insides on a cold and damp Spring Day.The bowl fills with the aroma's of Cabba... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Thursday, March 1, 2012,
In :
Healthy Eating
"Stuffed Pepper Soup"This weeks recipe from Divadish Kitchens is Stuffed Pepper Soup.
Chef Gianna E. Ianos took this from the Italian side of her Heritage and put together this hearty soup that will make your toes curl up in sheer pleasure and satisfaction!
Ingredients:
1lb 80% lean ground beef
2 md. bell peppers, chopped (Use the Sweet Bells tastes better)
1 c finely chopped onion
1 can (29 oz. of Hunt's diced tomatoes or (2) 15 oz cans)
1 can 15 oz. of Hunt's tomato sauce
1 6oz. can of Hunt's toma... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, February 26, 2012,
In :
Super Cook Cape
Cranberry Sauce
By
Divadish Kitchens
The title of Super Cook Cape came from a magazine I recently received this last week, Taste of home.
I usually do not subscribe to magazines but my wonderful granddaughter was selling them @ school for a Education fundraiser and I felt it was a good cause to bend my own rules.I am so glad I did.
The article explains how this woman wears the Super Cape when she is cooking in her kitchen.
Not literally, but figuratively speaking.It was quite interesting really so...
Continue reading ...
Stuffed Green Peppers by Chef Gianna owner of Divadish Kitchens & Catering
This recipe has been in my Mother's family over a 100+ years.
All of the Messano's and the Ianos's have tweaked it a bit over the years, but it still is our Comfort Food dish.
Especially when the weather gets colder we all turn to heartier meals.
My recipe uses lean ground organic beef & ground pork sausage.
No rice added to meat mixure, instead I did it like a meatloaf base.
Added fennel, anise, onions, garlic, swee... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Wednesday, May 18, 2011,
In :
New Hotdog
Never underestimate the power of The Greek Word... This was a Line from the movie The Big Fat Greek Wedding!
I never have nor will I ever doubt the power of Greek...
Think of it, Greek food is to Die for, figuratively speaking of course.
But my dear old Daddy would say Yes I would Die for it, because once his
poor mind went and he was put into managed care because of it, he would
consistently ask Me Honey, do you have a Salami sandwich?
Of course it broke my heart to see the end results of... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, April 3, 2011,
In :
Cake Goodness!
|
| Chocolate Lava Cake |
|
Do you think you are dreaming?
Have you had a dream about a cake like this?
Are you having chocolate withdrawals?
Well, you can stop all that Wishing, Dreaming, and Withdrawing, and place your own order for yours!
This Chocolate Nirvana has it all....
It has chocolate ricotta, chocolate gnache,chocolate syrup, and finally chocolate sprinkles.
It is so moist that when you cut into it, the crumbs donot fall off the fork...
Now that is just plain... Continue reading ...
FREE>FREE>FREE>FREE>FREE>!?
Yes totally free, a 1/2 dozen cookies just for giving
Divadish Kitchens a try!
Nothing to buy, nothing to enter, just you enjoying great cookies with your favorite beverage.
Quantities
are limited,& while supplies last, and all orders and pickups must
be made ahead of time and picked up @ my Divadish Kitchens.
One per customer or family
No cash value
Flavor of week for cookies
I hope many of you will try the Goodness of Divadish ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Thursday, March 24, 2011,
In :
Sugar types
Sugars #48
Sweet, Sweet Sugar...hmmmmmmmmmmmm!?
It looks better on paper than in Us!
Why?
|
| Mini-Chocolate Truffles |
Because we eat too much of it, have too much of it in our diets, and we ae becoming obese because of it!
The above picture is of my Mini's Chocolate Cakes. (15 calories each)
They are a small bite of Orgasmic Delight!
Very Low in sugar, Low in calories, and full of dark chocolate flavor!
My secret, using Greek Yogurt for 1/2 of the sugar the recipe called for instead.
T... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, March 18, 2011,
In :
Figthing the War
Preservatives # 45
It is all in the packaging that makes consumers buy.
This is very True!
The colors, logos, name regonition, placement on shelves.
I sometimes think we as consumers have been Brain-Washed so much by commercials that we don't even think anymore.
Pretty -Scary-Stuff, we all need to Wake-Up- and Smell the Coffee people!
If
you break down the advertising, read the lables on the products, really
read them, you will see that the manufactures of these so called
nutritiou... Continue reading ...
Baking Bread #44
The fresh aroma of bread baking is something almost no one can resist!
Bakery's
still count on it, and on those days weather permitting, will open up
their doors to let the smells hit the streets, enticing customers to
come in and buy!
Of course @ Divadish test kitchens we cannot do that, but I can attach a picture to make you drool over.
I
sell these loafs for $6.00 each. Each rolled by hand, made with Love,
Care, and deliciouness all rolled inside each and eve... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, March 7, 2011,
In :
Menus
Having a Food Journal is very helpful. It is our Diary to our eating habits.
If we write down what we eat everyday and for each meal and snack we are less likely to over-eat!
It has been proven scientifically, and of course I think we all need visuals to understand what we are doing.
When you journal you see patterns of what you are doing and not doing.
Meaning:
When you are eating
What
Portion size
If it was satisfying
Did you exercise before or after
Snacks
Cravings
Bedtimes
Now you c... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Sunday, March 6, 2011,
In :
Hamster wheel
Eating on the run, skipping meals, fast food,cravings.
These
bad habits lead us all to Binge Eating. We are never properly sitting
down long enough for our food to register with our brains.
We are also eatting foods loaded with Salt, Sugar, and Processed.
Then we keep up the hamster routine when we keep up the chasing, the running, the skipping, and the bad choices of foods.
Our bodies are pretty complicated machines, and complex.
Where it is accepting of our bad choices, & habits... Continue reading ...
BYOB
We all know what this abbreviation stands for most commonly is Bring your Own Bottle!
It my case it stands for Bring Your Own Body!
If you watch the Emmy's or the upcoming Oscars, just take a look @ what
these Actors, Actress, and just Celebs do to their Bodies to maintain a
certain Body Image!
It is Mind-Blowing, and sometimes Shocking too! As some have had to gain
enormous amounts of weight for a part, that Fat Suits cannot mimic, or
loose massive amounts of weight for a par... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Monday, February 14, 2011,
In :
No Snuggies here!
New You #17
We all like to put
those pair of jeans on that were a little tight once, almost couldn't
get them on without laying Flat on your Back tight!
Today you go into that same closet, pull out those same jeans, and OMG>>> they are too Big!
What happened there, did they grow bigger overnight? did someone add more material so I wouldn't feel bad?
It is a Cold NO>>> to the above, You have lost that middle... And we all know what that means,
No Snuggies, No Sucking in the Gut till yo... Continue reading ...
'Falling in Love" #12
Valentine's Day is right around the corner, what can we do to make it a Healthier Day?
- Does Falling in Love even for awhile really make our endorphins go crazy?
- Can we overeat because of it?
I have some answers for the above questions.
Speaking from my personal experiences only I can tell you it is Yes for both.
The whys are different for each one of us.
For me it is like a feeling of Euphoria, I can't wait too see him again,
smell his cologne, look in his eyes and... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna Elizabeth Ianos on Friday, February 4, 2011,
In :
Pitch the Dish
Following the Miss Potters story book, this Little Piggy, I am sure
she did not have in mind how we as a Nation have gotten this way. Why TV and ads in our papers will not rest till we all have weight problems or diseases from our weight problems. How can we as a Nation and a prosperous country tell them No-MORE! I think we need to solicit the help of our congress, our legislators, our pet dogs! I mean it, my dog Travis is the best Weight Watcher I own. He is a very active Border -Collie Mix Bre... Continue reading ...
We all hear the TV hype about how we all need to slim down to a reasonable size. Super-Size me is No longer in McDonald's commercials advertising. Taco-Bell's is now pushing veggie taco's Arby's is back to pushing the BBQ everything hamburger Domino's is limiting you to 256 pizza's deliveries. Every commercial on TV is Food Gluttony. We just don't stand a chance, we are consistently bombarded with it 24/7 So here is my common sense approach to the obvious over-eating they are forcing Us to watch.... Continue reading ...
Yes another year has started, and we are all thinking, oh,oh, the Skinny-A------! Jeans are not going to fit! Well here is what I say about that. As a fellow Weight-Watcher, Jenny-Craiger, Atkins meal eater, etc, etc, etc, the best Diet and I literally Hate that word, is No Diet @ all! Let me speak frank here, when you even mentioned the word Diet your Whole body does the Shriver thing, what's that you ask? it is something my grand-daughter use to do when she was but a baby, and it was Sooooooo,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Gianna E. Ianos on Sunday, January 9, 2011,
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Healthier You!
Welcome the New Year with a New You!
Celebrate that you and you alone can make a difference in your Life!
See all your imperfections as opportunities to make them better!
Forget that ad on TV that says you can be a size (6) by your Birthday!
What you should be focusing on is who You want to be for the rest of your Life!
Set small goals that are manageable, attainable, and reward yourself with a compliment instead of negative attitude.
Anyone, and I mean anyone can achieve their measurement of Succe... Continue reading ...
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