Food

Fitness Tip-Smoothies

Apple Pie Smoothie

1/2 cup nonfat yogurt

8 ounces nonfat milk

1 tbs frozen apple juice concentrate

dash of cinnamon

1/2 whole green apple, seeded and cut in pieces

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  You can add ice while blending if desired.  Makes 1, 12 ounce serving.  Calories 103, Total Fat 1 gram, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protein 15 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Cholesterol 6 milligrams, Sodium 209 milligrams, Fiber 1 gram, Calcium 0, Iron 0

Yogurt Smoothie

1 c nonfat plain or flavored yogurt

1 c ice

1 c fresh fruit

2 tbs sugar

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  Serve immediately.  Try different fruits and flavored yogurts for different flavor combinations.  Makes 2, 12 ounce servings. Calories 180, Total Fat 1 gram, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protein 7 grams, Carbs 39 grams, Cholesterol 2 milligrams, Sodium 91 milligrams, Fiber 2 grams, Calcium 0, Iron 0

Berry Calcium Smoothie

2 ounces frozen blueberries

2 ounces frozen raspberries

2 ounces frozen strawberries

1 cup nonfat yogurt-any flavor

2 tbs nonfat dry milk

1/2 cup nonfat milk

1/2 cup calcium-fortified orange juice

Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.  You can add ice if desired. Makes 2, 12 ounces servings.  Calories 194, Total Fat 1 gram, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protien 12 grams, Carbs 36 grams, Cholesterol 5 milligrams, Sodium 160 milligrams, Fiber 3 grams, Calcium 0, Iron 0.

Citrus Chamomile Cooler

3 chamomile tea bags

2 cups boiling water

1/2 cup orange juice

1 cup pineapple juice

1/4 cup lime juice

2 cups sparkling water

Pour water over tea bags, cover and steep for 10 mnutes.  Remove tea bags and press to remove liquid.  Stir in orange, pinapple, lime and grape juice and chill.  Fill glasses 2/3 full with juice-tea mixture and then add sparkling water until full.  Makes 6, 8 0unce servings. Calories 67, Total Fat 0 grams, Saturated Fat 0 grams, Protein 0 grams, Carbs 17 grams, Cholesterol 0, Sodium 7 milligrams, Fiber0, Calcium 0, Iron 0.

Posted: July 5th, 2010 under Food, Recipes.
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Money Saving Tips at the Grocery Store

1.  Know your prices.  If you don’t know the price, you don’t know if it’s a good deal.

2.  Plan your meals around the sale ad.  i.e.  whenever possible eat what’s on sale.

3.  If something is a great deal then it’s time to stock up.  Remember that most items like meat, bread, even vegetables can be frozen and used later.

4.  Use store and manufacture coupons together.  (Remember the store gets reimbursed for the manufacture coupons.)

5.  Don’t buy things you don’t need.  (It’s not a good deal unless you actually need the item.)

6.  Read the coupon.  Many times the coupon is good for items and sizes that are not shown in the picture.  Sometimes coupons are good for trial sizes too.

7.  It always pays to talk.  Talk to your friends.  Talk to the store clerks.  See what others are doing.  Store clerks can be the best because they see what others do.  Their information can be very valuable.

8.  Bookmark all your favorite stores websites for easy navigation to check for sales and coupons.

9.  Ask your store if they have a frequent shopper card or other special perks.  For example CVS is a local store that does.  Sign up for the card and when you see e-coupons online you simply click and attach them to your store card.  Then when you shop they scan your card and all the coupons are credited to your purchase.

10.  Help pay for college with your purchase by setting up a U Promise account at www.UPromise.com.  Lot’s of opportunities here.  Take some time to scan through the options.

11.  Work with your friends to share information and websites.  One we recommend is www.MoneySavingMom.com.

Posted: March 15th, 2010 under Encouragement, Food, Saving Money.
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Recipes

Didn’t have time to write down the recipes shared on the show?  No worries, we have posted each call shared on the show so you can hear it again and get the recipe…Enjoy:)

Chicken Noodle Soup…great for when you need a great meal on short notice.

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Simple Chicken Parmesan…simple…easy…and you may already have all the ingredients in the pantry.

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Lasagna.  Here’s how you can make it very very simple.

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Roast with a 20 oz pepsi…Brent’s Favorite.  ‘nuf said.

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Noodles and Pizza Sause.  Very very simple.

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Posted: March 10th, 2010 under Food, Recipes.
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Thai Sauce for the Grill

You may have heard Brent and Julia (…OK…mostly Brent as he’s the one who loves his food:) talking with TV 9 Meteorologist Kaj O’mara about some great sauces for the BBQ on the morning show.

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As promised here are the recipes!

Josh Bayne’s Thai Sauce

Lee Kum Kee (has to be this brand, says Josh, he tried the others) Chili Garlic Sauce – 2 spoonfuls

Lime juice – half a lime worth

Rice Wine Vinegar – few splashes

Soy sauce – few splashes

Peanut Butter, Jif Brand– 2 to 3 big spoons worth, smooth kind

Sugar – couple pinches

Water – For pizza sauce = a couple splashes.  For pasta or veggie sauce = half a cup to a cup.  Water must be warm.

Mix thoroughly in a bowl, and top accordingly.  Amount of water depends on what kind of thickness you want the sauce to have.

Kaj’s BBQ Thai Sauce

Lee Kum Kee Chili Garlic Sauce – 3 spoonfuls

Lime juice – entire lime worth

Rice wine vinegar – splash

Soy sauce – splash

Peanut Butter – 2 to 3 spoonfuls worth, smooth kind.

Brown sugar – 4 spoonfuls or a quarter cup approx

Dash of cayenne

Small teaspoon of ground pepper, or a few turns on a grinder

Water – half a cup

Mix thoroughly in a bowl, paint onto chicken during last few turns on the grill (that’s all I’ve tried, but I bet it’s great on about anything).  Probably really good on pork too.  The goal of the sauce is both a sweet and spicy effect, with the brown sugar and cayenne offsetting nicely.  Absolutely amazing on stir fry too, but watch your temperature since the sugar content is up there, some burning could happen.  Josh’s is probably better on veggies.

Enjoy!

Posted: January 13th, 2010 under Food, Recipes.
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Preparing Your Turkey for Thanksgiving

Preparing your Turkey for Thanksgiving this year?

Listen in as Life 101.9 Morning Host Brent Manion talks with Grandma Carol, an expert from the 1-800-Butterball turkey talk line, and gets her best tips and turkey preparation secrets!

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For more information call 1-800-Butterball or visit www.butterball.com!

Posted: November 24th, 2009 under Food, Recipes.
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