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Anti-Chicken Wings

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This is a quick & easy recipe for a healthy lifestyle.  Have wings without the fat!! Ingredients: 1 tbsp  Walden Farm's Chipotle Ranch Dressing 2 tsp    Frank's Red Hot Sauce 3 oz     Cooked chicken chunks/shredded  [can substitute for canned white chicken in water if you are in a bind or tuna: Higher sodium content] 2 rice cakes   Lundgren's Eco-Brown Rice Salt Free 1 cup fresh spinach Mix first 3 ingredients together thoroughly. Place small bed of spinach on rice cake. Top with buffalo chicken mix Enjoy! Tip:  You can also omit the rice cakes & spinach and use celery for dipping! Nutrition Facts:   1 Serving Amount Per Serving Calories 229.9 Total Fat 3.4 g Saturated Fat 0.6 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g Monounsaturated Fat 0.7 g Cholesterol 52.7 mg Sodium 579.2 mg Potassium 326.6 mg Total Carbohydrate 29.1 g Dietary Fiber 2.7 g Sugars 0.1 g Protein 22.1 g Vitamin A 60.6 % Vitamin B-12 5.4 %

Protein Pumpkin Squares

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1-2 tsp  Stevia powder 4 oz.     unsweetened applesauce) 2 tsp     ground cinnamon 1 1/2     tsp ground ginger 1/2 tsp  ground clove 1 tsp     baking powder 1 tsp     baking soda 1/2 tsp  salt 1-2 tsp SweetLeaf drops: Vanilla Creme  3/4 cup Egg whites 15 oz. can of raw pumpkin 2 cups oat flour 2 scoops of vanilla protein [nutritional info based on using ALLMAX Isoflex Whey] 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray a 9 X 13 Pyrex dish with non-stick spray. Combine first 11 ingredients and mix well. Add the final 3 ingredients and mix together. Spread batter into the Pyrex dish and bake for 30 minutes. Allow to cool. Then cut into 30 squares. Nutrition Facts without walnuts 30 Servings Amount Per Serving  1 square Calories                         22.5 Total Fat                        0.3 g Cholesterol                 0.1 mg Sodium                     92.8 mg Potassium                 39.0 mg Total Carbohydr

Honesty & Responsibility To Self

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"And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free"  JOHN 8:32 Honesty is a characteristic that is slowly dying in this day and age.  So many of us in the fast lane thinking we can leave our wrongs curbside and speed into the distance with no consequence.  Many of us constantly [not only lying to ourselves] but to others to avoid dealing with the pains.  Usually the pains we ourselves have caused.  We form a constant boundary of victimization and masks hoping it will disappear as soon as we are on to the next thing and/or person. Being able to talk openly and honestly to others about ourselves reflects self-responsibility.  It takes away the power of those wrongs, helps to release the pain, and allows us an indescribable freedom.  It allows us to stop playing the victim of our own circumstance and feeling sorry for ourselves.  It is a leap to becoming healthy and happy.  The more clear and specific we are with others, ourselves, and God, the sooner we are r

Get Fit & Fab With One Of My Favs

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Switch Back Tee by tophercouture   Being in the gym does not have to consist of baggy sweats and/or over sized tees.  The fit lifestyle now has fashionable, comfy, and universal items that help you feel good and look good.  Take the Switch Back Tee from Fabletics .  There are three ways to wear it! Go Classic and pair it with another neutral tone tank.  Be spunky by exposing your favorite bright colored or patterned sports bra with its open back feature.  Go sexy and turn the top around for a sensual drape.  The great thing about this top is that it is not just for the gym.  Go casual or dress it up.  The versatile piece is sure to have you going from work to gym to night out for less than $25.