Mended Hearts Open Forum

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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We are heavy instant pot users here, it's become a lifesaver during the week.  If you haven't heard of it, it's a combination pressure cooker/slow cooker (best deal is usually a flash deal or black Friday deal on Amazon).  With it we are able to make stews and soups in a short amount of time, I usually stick my veggies in during the last five minutes - there are loads of great heart healthy recipes on Pinterest.  I also make bulk sweet potatoes or sometimes hard boiled eggs in it.

Very interested in seeing how others get water in also - I struggle with this! 

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Arlene Britt
Santa Fe NM
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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Original Message------

We are heavy instant pot users here, it's become a lifesaver during the week.  If you haven't heard of it, it's a combination pressure cooker/slow cooker (best deal is usually a flash deal or black Friday deal on Amazon).  With it we are able to make stews and soups in a short amount of time, I usually stick my veggies in during the last five minutes - there are loads of great heart healthy recipes on Pinterest.  I also make bulk sweet potatoes or sometimes hard boiled eggs in it.

Very interested in seeing how others get water in also - I struggle with this! 

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Arlene Britt
Santa Fe NM
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KEEP A GLASS OF ICE  WATER NEARBY.  MANE AN REAL EFFORT TO KEEP SIPPING. ICE WATER IS COOL AND REFRSHING.  NEVER ORDER SODAS OUT OR HAVE THEM IN THE HOUSE.  ICE WATER OF ICE TEA WILL KEEP YOU QUENCHED.

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Buddy Isaacson
Pasadena TX
(713) 477-2796
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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I've heard of the instant pot but haven't tried it yet. I hear it is a GREAT way to get dinner done on the weeknights. I may have to explore it. 

We don't do soda in the house, so that's a start. I like the idea of keeping it close by all the time. I have friends who use a certain cup that they know how many of them they should drink a day. I need to start doing that. 

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2017 02:05
From: Buddy Isaacson
Subject: Healthy meal options

KEEP A GLASS OF ICE  WATER NEARBY.  MANE AN REAL EFFORT TO KEEP SIPPING. ICE WATER IS COOL AND REFRSHING.  NEVER ORDER SODAS OUT OR HAVE THEM IN THE HOUSE.  ICE WATER OF ICE TEA WILL KEEP YOU QUENCHED.

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Buddy Isaacson
Pasadena TX
(713) 477-2796
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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Original Message------

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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I also like fish on the grill.  I use grill mats and cook white fish from along with lots of fresh veggies on the grill
 - we are in southern Texas at our Winter Texan home and have lots of fresh veggies to pick from. 

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Peter Olson
Sartell MN
(763) 238-1830
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2017 09:20
From: Brent Zepke
Subject: Healthy meal options

Favorite meal: Salmon cooked on a grill along with a vegetable in season, with my favorite being asparagus, and a green salad with a home made simple dressing lightly applied, served with a glass of water and, for adults, a glass of white wine. 

A nice addition, or substitution, is a sweet potato, as my deceased step father, when he was the US representative to the United Nations where he traveled the world trying to help people learn to feed themselves and eat healthier, who said that the sweet potato was the perfect food in that we could eat them exclusively and live: it was the only food in that category. I recommend substituting sweet potato fries whenever possible, and if a dressing is desired, use mustard rather than ketchup based on the sugar content of ketchup. 

Hope this is helpful.

Brent Zepke   

Simply this is the best meal for us as well.  Of course the glass of wine is a necessity.

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Ron Haugland
[Certified Metabolic Balance Coach]
[Wellness Awakenings]
[Carlsbad] [CA]
[760-420-2077]
Ron
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-16-2017 09:20
From: Brent Zepke
Subject: Healthy meal options

Favorite meal: Salmon cooked on a grill along with a vegetable in season, with my favorite being asparagus, and a green salad with a home made simple dressing lightly applied, served with a glass of water and, for adults, a glass of white wine. 

A nice addition, or substitution, is a sweet potato, as my deceased step father, when he was the US representative to the United Nations where he traveled the world trying to help people learn to feed themselves and eat healthier, who said that the sweet potato was the perfect food in that we could eat them exclusively and live: it was the only food in that category. I recommend substituting sweet potato fries whenever possible, and if a dressing is desired, use mustard rather than ketchup based on the sugar content of ketchup. 

Hope this is helpful.

Brent Zepke   

Ok: Easy to make: Salmon with asparagus and one more veggie of your choice. Cook the asparagus and other veggie with the salmon. Have twice a week.
Peter 

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Peter Stewart
Scottsdale AZ
(480) 203-2565
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

------------------------------
Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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Original Message------

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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We do a lot of chicken and white fish... My daughter is loving shredded chicken with verde sauce :) we've done enchiladas and over rice. Our son is a tougher critic, but he's working on some food aversions. He requested noodles so i've found the Barillo protein plus and he loves it. My go to meals are usually crock pot recipes or big sunday family dinners with plenty of leftovers ;) 

We love snacks that include fruits and veggies. So lucky there, my kids are into grapes right now and blueberries for their afternoon snacks. We will do breakfast for dinner some nights too, nothing like some good french toast at night. 

So hard to be creative, especially after a long day. I joined a group on Facebook too where we can swap recipes. I do some searching on the  weekends if i have a spare moment and see if it's something we will like plus give us some left overs. I do appreciate our grocery store for the preseasoned selections too, the summer time they have kabobs! Yummy! 

As for the H2O intake, i am right there with you. I've done sliced lemons and limes or frozen fruit in my water, seemed to change it up for a while, but slip back to not drinking enough. I like my water ice cold too, anything less than that, i can't do it. I found a metal thermos type carrier with a good spout and that's helped me too. I also add a drop or two of Lemon or grapefruit Essential oil in it, that'll last a few fill ups. =) 

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Lydia Howard
Clovis CA
(559) 917-2843
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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I am a huge fan of parchment one step meals. You can find a lot of decent quick recipes on Tasty. (Some healthy, many not..LOL ) 

Tasty Parchment Salmon

As for water, I cannot drink it cold. It doesn't settle well on my stomach. I usually drink a cup of warm water with lemon in the morning to give my digestion a boost and then tepid with a splash of lemon or slices of orange  or cucumber and mint during the day. Infused waters are fun.


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Vicki Wild NP
Savannah GA
(912) 350-0192
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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I subscribe to the Mayo Clinic "Housecall" email newsletter, mainly for the health articles, but they also include healthy recipes, see below for the March 16 recipes.  I don't know how easy they are but it's worth a shot.  You can subscribe at www.mayoclinic.org.

	Almond crusted chicken
	Roasted asparagus and wild mushrooms
	Citrus salad

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Joseph Shocket
Chester VA
(804) 748-3681
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-15-2017 09:15
From: Andrea Baer
Subject: Healthy meal options

Hi all, 

So, today's question comes from a tired mom (me!) who REALLY wants to feed her family healthy meals. I don't have a lot of time to prepare meals so I usually try to create a dinner monthly menu and lay the meat out to thaw the day before. I'm still really stuck in a rut with healthy options. 

So....What's your favorite heart healthy meal? Share your tips and ideas on eating healthy. 

Bonus for sharing tips on how to drink more water (I struggle with that)

Have a great Wednesday!

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Andrea Baer
Grapeville PA
(724) 396-7820
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