Treasure Jar

Been reading about skin care because I am still getting pimples even if it is not that time of the month when I usually get these. I have read information from several sites including dermitage reviews.

I am thinking that maybe this is the right time for me to visit a dermatologist to have my skin checked.

If not, I may have to get natural products that will help me with skin care:

• eggs
• honey
• lemon
• oatmeal
• fruits like avocado, cucumber, banana

These should be on my list of things to get when I go back to the supermarket later.

Tags: all-natural, health, healthy eating, skin, skin care

Home cooking is not only inexpensive but it sure guarantees safe handling of food. Home cooking is also a way to be creative in preparing healthier choices as compared to food prepared elsewhere.

If only most of our meals are prepared at home then I know we are eating better than the alternative.

Being creative in the kitchen enables one to experiment with different tastes, textures, flavors and adaptation to what is readily available in the kitchen.

Here is one alternative food preparation we did recently, introducing our homemade chicken shawarma:

Thinly sliced chicken strips (from chicken breast fillet) with oyster sauce, a bit of light soy sauce, and a little muscovado sugar, were cooked in olive oil.

I seasoned with salt and pepper.

For the vegetables, I sliced green bell peppers and cucumber (I removed the seeds). Lettuce is still very expensive so I skipped that.

For the dressing I used light mayonnaise.

I then topped these with grated cheese and voila, a homemade chicken shawarma for us.

The wrap consisted of store bought wheat soft tortilla wrap.

Yes, it was ‘sawrap”!

Tags: cheese, chicken, cooking, dining, food, food and dining, food photo, healthy eating, home, Photography, Purse Strings, shawarma

Whenever we go to our favorite supermarket’s aisle where the cereals are being sold, we always get two boxes: one big box of cereals for the kids and a box of Nestle Fitnesse cereals for me. I love it that I can have cereals that feel light, and yummy enough to munch on by itself.

Anyway, last Saturday, my friends (who are also blogging moms) and I met for a special occasion. We talked about Nestle Fitnesse 14 Days to Show Off Your Shape Contest. Based on the contest mechanics, we see that we have a chance to join this contest ourselves, haha!

Hmmm… should we join this contest and get the chance to wear fashionable and expensive clothes with labels that read Hermes, Rhett Eala, Michi Calica, Religioso, Kate Torralba, Jun Escario, Chanel or 7 for All Mankind?

Fat chance you say?

I say think slim and fit for this dress below:

So how can we and you and up to seven of your friends join the Nestle Fitnesse 14 Days to Show Off Your Shape contest?

• Gather your friends and form a team of 2 – 8 members. Everyone in the team has to shed off at least 2 pounds in 2 weeks.
• How do you and your friends lose 2 pounds in 2 weeks? By tweaking your diet and replacing breakfast and one of the main meals (your choice of either lunch or dinner) for two weeks.
• Exercise, going into a fitness program and eating more fruits, vegetable and low-fat, carbohydrate rich food will greatly help the 14-day Nestle Fitnesse diet regimen.
• To further challenge you and your friends to finish till the end of the 14 day challenge, chronicle your experiences through an online fitness diary.
• The Top 10 most popular Fitnesse 14-day diaries will make it to the finals.

The Nestle Fitnesse 14 Days to Show Off Your Shape will start on November 14, 2009, Saturday 9am. Voting period will last from November 15 till December 3, 2009.

Winners will be judged by style icons on December 10, 2009 in a fashion show.

Losing pounds and eating your way to a healthier you has never been this easy.

Call up your friends and take the Nestle Fitnesse 14 Days to Show Off Your Shape challenge.

Blogging moms of FilipinoMomBlog.com, are we up to the challenge? 😀

For more information about Nestle Fitnesse’s 14 Days to Show off Your Shape, please log on to www.fitnesse-14days.com.

Tags: food, health, healthy eating, Nestle Fitnesse, Philippines

I love fresh tomatoes.

No, that is not my vegetable garden but I wish it was, lol.

I use these fresh tomatoes with omelet, as a side dish, for pasta and as part of sandwich fillings.

Below is a photo I have already used in this post:

We had this again the other night but this time using vegeroni spirals.

No photo though, we just dug in as soon as the dish was ready.

Yeah, we were that hungry.

We were also in a bit of  hurry because I needed to go online for a live chat.

Happy Sunday and yes, happy eating 🙂

Tags: cooking, dining, eggplant, food, food photo, healthy eating, Lasang Pinoy Sundays, pasta, Photography, Purse Strings, tomatoes

Healthy living is not something we should decide upon to adapt or not, as a lifestyle.

Healthy living is the only choice if we put our perspectives in order.

Why not? Being healthy is one ticket to a life that is not riddled with chemical-induced relief from pain and hospital bills.

There are even some illnesses where people need to travel to seek help.Going for cancer treatments in the USA, spine surgery Mexico, and probably even seeking ayurvedic medicine treatments in India are just some of the costly steps people have in order to be healthy again.

Some would even travel to places where it is said that prayers and prayer offerings can give miraculous effect.

Becoming healthy or espousing a healthy living starts with the self.

How?

Some first steps to be considered would be healthy eating, having a fitness program, getting enough sleep and not getting stressed too much.

Yes, it seems like an impossibility to some but taking one small step at a time will surely help one live a lifestyle considered healthy.

Tags: fitness, food, health, healthy eating, healthy living, Purse Strings, thoughts

We had a basil plant.

Yes, had because the plant died courtesy of those small white insects that seemed to feed on the fragrant plant. Coupled with that, ants infested on these small white creatures. I wasn’t able to take photos of these creatures but Googling them I was able to land to this page. Click here.

I knew I should have made pesto when the leaves were plentiful. This would have to wait until I get another plant or resolve to buy fresh leaves from the supermarket. I know I should have read pages like this one before I got the plant but that is water under the bridge now. Sigh.

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Tags: basil plant, gardening, health, healthy eating, natural