Losing Weight with 5 Simple Steps

Are you ready to lose weight but aren’t sure how to start? Worry no more. Follow these five simple steps to weight loss today. No more delays. No more waiting until next week. No more looking for the perfect diet. No more fad diets that cost bushels of money and don’t work. Follow these simple [...]

Proper Nutrition During Your Pregnancy

Pregnancy is the perfect time to get your nutritional house in order. This is a time when you are eating not just for you, but for both you and your baby. And if you think ahead, it’s also a time to work on developing healthy eating habits you and your family can have for life.
A [...]

Tasty Stuffed Green Peppers

Stuffed peppers are a family favorite at our house. Easy to make with an endless variety of filling recipes, you’re sure to find something that will please everyone. Beef can be combined with rice, barley, pasta, cheese or just veggies to fill bell peppers. For fun, try using a variety of green, yellow and red [...]

Get Healthy – Have a Banana

Have you ever admired the shape, color and taste of a banana? Let us consider the virtues of one of our oldest and most popular fruits.
The original banana plant can be traced back to Malaysia and is a perennial herb related to the orchid and lily and about 30 different kinds of bananas exist, including [...]

Rellenong Manok – Filipino Stuffed Chicken

We all have our favorite recipe for stuffed chicken but this is a Filipino specialty. If you haven’t tried this recipe then give it a try this weekend as a Sunday special meal for the family.It is a winner!

Rellenong Manok Ingredients:
*1 whole chicken, deboned with shape kept
*2 tablespoons calamansi juice
*2 tablespoons soy sauce
*1 1/2 [...]

PLS Survey Question – August 2009 Results

Well,we have entered into the the month of September and that directs my thoughts to our coming first year anniversary next month.
Before we begin the new month, I would like to take a moment of your time to post the final results of our August Survey.
“How Much Quality Time Does Your Family Spend Together?”
* Weekdays [...]

Don’t Forget Men When You Think Calcium

When it comes to the question of calcium in-take, everyone seems to focus on women and children.
The concern for children is obviously their need to build strong bones. Women, of course, have the unfortunate threat of osteoporosis from menopause. Men on the other hand … not so much.
The truth is, though, men should be [...]

Back to Basics Meat Sauce

I have a confession….
Recently, I wrote a post about Spaghetti – Filipino Style. My husband, who spent many of his early years living in Europe smiled after reading the article. He was polite enough not to comment on the article but I knew what was in his mind. I have  heard it so many times [...]

Ramadan 2009

I would be re-missed if I didn’t mention that so many of our Filipino Muslim brothers and sisters are deep within the Fast of Ramadan which started last Saturday.
Ramadan 2009 started on Saturday, August 22th and ends Saturday, September 19th.
There are many of us that don’t understand the meaning of Ramadan and how it so [...]

Orchard Nutrition Center

During the first part of June, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Joe Martino.
I was introduced to Joe through a mutual friend. Joe was in the Philippines meeting old friends and doing some “low-keyed” local charity work. Joe is no stranger to the Philippines, having make a couple previous trips doing his charity work.
My [...]

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