Healthy Eating | Making Simple Changes

Wow, can you believe it's Saturday again? Time sure flies! It feels like just yesterday we were living it up in Las Vegas. I still owe you all the scoop on our thrilling night after skydiving—I've really got to get my act together and share that adventure! This post is all about keeping up with those healthier choices and staying on track. Plus, I've got a little competitive fire burning to outdo Frank this time around!

It is hard to make a lot of home-cooked meals and quick nowadays without using a lot of packaged ingredients, that's why I was so happy to find Epicure!  Sorry to all my US readers, I don't think they ship to you :(.

Simple Ingredient Replacements

 By changing a few simple ingredients and replacing them with Epicure items, you can cut your sodium down! By using a different bouillon base or taco seasoning, you can significantly reduce your sodium intake, and many options are Kosher! Here is a list of my easy replacements:

• Bouillon Bases – chicken, beef, and vegetable
• Taco Seasoning at 90 mg sodium for the package, compared to store-bought, which is around 2400 mg/package is a no-brainer
• Slow Cooker Country Chicken from the What's For Dinner Collection
• Bacon, Cheese, and Chives Dip Mix – delicious on almost anything
• Rubs – all of them are delicious and packed full of flavor
• Poco Picante Salsa Mix – talk about delicious and easy homemade salsa!

And the list goes on!!  The What's For Dinner Collection is full of inexpensive and quick meal ideas!  If you're busy and on the go but like to have home-cooked meals give them a try.  I also have some quick and easy homemade recipes like Chicken Noodle Soup and my Cheese Dip which is the quickest recipe for making a last-minute appy!

Now for my new favorite!!  The rectangle silicone steamer – use it to steam vegetables in 6-8 minutes, make microwave popcorn where you know what's on it in 3 minutes, and fajitas in 10 minutes!!  

Hope you liked my insider tip on having a healthier lifestyle, it is a home-based party business that is also sold online so feel free to ask questions or visit the Epicure website.  Doesn't hurt to try something new, what have you got to lose?!