Here is your Clean Eating Meal Plan for Week 2! Remember to modify this plan for your nutritional and health needs. If you need more or less calories, modify the plan for your goals. The meals for week one are approximately 1650-1730 calories. I’m making the assumption that you are working out, doing at least 4 […]
September Challenge
Free Clean Eating Meal Plan – Week 1
I’ve put together this free meal plan to give you an idea of what you may be eating as you clean up your diet. My goal was to give you enough nutrition and to have you eat regularly (every 3 hours or so), such that your blood sugar will be steady and not going up […]
Day 30 – September Smoothie Challenge – Last Day of our Challenge
It’s the last day of our September Smoothie Challenge. I’m down 9 lbs for the month and loving it. Like many other Black Women Losing Weight members, I’ll be continuing with smoothies as part of the Meatless part of our October Challenge. Today’s Recipes: Go Green Shake 1/2 ripe banana 1 kiwi, peeled and chopped […]
Day 29 – September Smoothie Challenge – More Green Smoothies
Green smoothies have been my favorite during our whole Smoothie Challenge. Here are a few more for you to try. Today’s Smoothies: Mean Green Juice Recipe Veggie Smoothie Raw Radiant Health Smoothie
Day 28 – September Smoothie Challenge – Clean Eating Smoothies
As we prepare for our October Challenge, which will likely include clean eating, here are some smoothies with work within clean eating plans. Today’s Smoothies: Great smoothie from Wendy, The Clean Eating Coach Tropical Protein Powder Smoothie Dairy-Free PB & J Smoothie
Day 27 – September Smoothie Challenge – Get your Vitamins
Smoothies can be a great multi-vitamin! You might not even need the pills when you are getting real nutrition and vitamins straight from the source…FOOD. Did you know that commercial multi-vitamins aren’t regulated by the FDA. There are no guarantees with regard to using and absorbing them. Some studies have shown commercial vitamins to […]
Day 26 – September Smoothie Challenge – More Recipes
Today’s Recipes Island Kale Smoothie 1 young coconut, meat of 1 cup coconut water (or more) 2 mangoes, diced (approx 2 1/2 cups) 4 large leaves of kale, stalks removed Papaya Green Smoothie 1/2 of a medium papaya, chopped 1 1/2 cup frozen mango 1 tbsp agave nectar 5-7 large Romaine leaves 8 sprigs of […]
Day 25 – September Smoothie Challenge – More Video Recipes
More Recipe Videos for Day 25! Today’s Recipes Tropical Detox Smoothie Glowing Green Smoothie Calmee32’s Detox Smoothie
Day 24 – September Smoothie Challenge – 3 Great Green Drinks
For Day 24, I want to share 3 great green smoothies. From happyhealthylonglife.com – “My 64 ounce smoothie–that lasts 2 days” 8 packed cups of organic kale 2 large organic carrots 1 very juicy orange (or a kiwi) 1 cup of berries (usually mixed–but I only had wild blueberries today) Occasonally I’ll also add 1/2 […]
Day 23 – September Smoothie Challenge – Smoothies from Dr. Oz
Black women love Dr. Oz, especially my mom. Many of the ladies I know who follow his show really believe in the advice he gives and will try things he suggests. I think it’s great. He does a great job of explaining things in a simple and visual way. So, I decided to check out […]