Grocery Mama

Too hot to cook?

Check out these no-cook salads—and because they are packed with protein from tuna, beans, cheese and nuts, you’ll feel full without turning on the oven!

 

You’ll look extra hot if you keep your salad healthy!  Check out these simply scrumptious healthy salad tips:

 

• Limit extras like croutons and bacon bits

 

• Use a variety of greens like spinach, leaf lettuce, arugula, dandelion greens, kale, watercress and basil leaves – full of flavor and nutrition!

 

• Don’t pile on fried meat – use heart healthy tuna -- a quick, easy protein (much lower in fat, saturated fat and cholesterol than many other protein choices) that works for lunch or dinner -- and you don’t even have to drain OR refrigerate StarKist Flavor Fresh Tuna Pouches before opening!

 

·         Keep your pantry stocked with salad-friendly canned veggies (like Del Monte Corn) to add pizzazz (and extra nutrients!) to your salad

 

• Try squeezing some fresh lemon and olive oil on your salad, or use salsa, instead of drenching your salad with dressing

SOUTHWEST TUNA SALAD

Ingredients

1   bag (10 oz.)  washed salad greens

1   can (15 ¼ oz.)  DEL MONTE® Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn , drained

1   (7 oz.) pouch or 2 (3 oz.) pouches  StarKist Flavor Fresh Pouch® Tuna, (Chunk Light or Albacore)

1   can (15 oz.)  50% less salt black beans , rinsed and drained

½   cup  low-fat ranch dressing

½   cup   mild or medium salsa

Directions

Place salad greens in large bowl.

Top with black beans, corn, and tuna.

Drizzle with dressing and salsa. Toss before serving.

 

Blue Cheese Green Bean Salad

Ingredients

1/3    cup   blue cheese or gorgonzola cheese

3    Tbsp  olive oil

2    Tbsp  red wine vinegar

1    can (14-1/2 oz.)   DEL MONTE® Cut Green Beans , drained

1    cup   red and yellow cherry tomatoes , halved

1/2    cup   chopped walnuts

1/4    cup   sliced green onions

Directions

Mash cheese with oil and vinegar in bowl.

Toss with beans, tomatoes, walnuts and onions.

Serve on a bed of Romaine lettuce, if desired. Season with salt and pepper to taste, if desired

If you love carbs - you need this cook book

 

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THE CARBLOVERS DIET is much more than a diet book; it’s a life plan that unveils the truth – eating carbs is the only proven way to get and stay thin!  Written in collaboration between Health magazine’s Editor-in-Chief Ellen Kunes and Senior Food & Nutrition Editor Frances Largeman-Roth, RD, the book reveals how to enjoy these formerly forbidden foods. Imagine enjoying Coconut French Toast or Homemade Scones for breakfast, hefty Pesto Turkey Club sandwiches for lunch, and Pasta Primavera or Salmon with Parmesan Potatoes for dinner? With the CarbLovers plan, it’s the reality. And while other diets forbid between-meal nibbles, CarbLovers actually requires two snacks a day … and by “snack” we mean Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, a bag of potato chips, or a foamy latte! 

 

THE CARBLOVERS DIET also offers readers the following:

• Why a breakthrough ingredient called Resistant Starch can keep you satisfied for longer and which are the top Resistant Starches that you should be eating everyday;
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• Why you’ll feel happier and more energized when you include the carbs you crave in your diet;
• A step-by-step 7-Day CarbLovers Kickstart Plan developed by registered dietitians on the Health staff and a 21-Day Carb Immersion Plan with 75 simple recipes; and 
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Henkle Helps Get Kids Fit

In the past thirty years, obesity rates have tripled in the US, while school budgets for health and fitness have only gotten tighter. Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit (www.HenkelHelps.com) is doing its best to combat these issues by rewarding one deserving school in the US with $25,000 to be used toward providing enhanced health and fitness education, equipment, technology, resources and service for their students and community.

 

This campaign has a simple mission – to help schools, communities, and families nationwide address the urgent health and fitness crisis among our nation’s youth, while acknowledging the budget crisis faced by schools across the country. The winning school and sweepstakes winner will be announced in January 2011.

 

WHAT:            Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit will reward one deserving school with $25,000 to be used towards providing enhanced health and fitness education, equipment, technology, resources and services for their students and community. Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit will also launch a sweepstakes to win $5,000 in fitness cash to help improve the health and fitness of the winner and their family.

 

                        Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit was created to help schools, communities, and families nationwide address the urgent health and fitness crisis among our nation’s youth, while acknowledging the budget crisis faced by schools across the country.

 

The Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit campaign is endorsed and supported by the American Council on Exercise (ACE), America’s leading authority on fitness and one of the largest fitness certification, education and training organizations in the world.

 

 

WHY:              Obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years—a trend that means, for the first time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected lifespan than their parents. Moreover, we spend $150 billion every year to treat obesity-related conditions—yet the median physical education budget for schools in the United States is only $764 per school year.

 

“Students who are fit and healthy are more ready to learn. Physical education is a critical contributor to physical fitness, health and academic performance,” says NASPE President Dr. Stephen C. Jefferies, professor and director of graduate studies, Central Washington University—a statement that Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit takes to heart.

 

 

HOW:              Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit encourages parents, students, educators and community members to visit http://www.HenkelHelps.com to nominate their local school by answering a fundamental question with inspirational answers: “What Would Your School Do with $25,000 to Improve Youth Fitness?”

 

Finalists will receive a free Flip video camera to create a brief video that bring to life the health and fitness issues facing their school and their plan for making the most of the $25,000 prize.

 

Consumers will vote online at http://www.HenkelHelps.com to select the $25,000 winning school entry. Consumers can also visit http://www.HenkelHelps.com to enter the Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit Sweepstakes.

 

 

WHEN:            Essay nominations will be accepted starting August 1, 2010 through September 30, 2010. In October 2010, ten (10) finalists will be chosen by Henkel and the American Council on Exercise (ACE).

 

The Henkel Helps Get Kids Fit 2010 $25,000 winning school and sweepstakes winner will be announced in January 2011.

 

 

WHO:              Henkel Helps

Established in 2007 by Henkel — the company behind some of the nation’s leading consumer brands such as Dial®, Purex®, Renuzit®, Right Guard®, and Soft Scrub®. Henkel Helps mission is simple: support the efforts of communities nationwide to make people’s lives easier, better and more beautiful.

 

Henkel

Henkel is the company behind some of America’s best-known brands. From Dial® soaps to Purex® laundry detergents, göt2b® hair styling products, Right Guard® antiperspirants, and Loctite® adhesives, Henkel brands are part of your daily life. Henkel has grown rapidly in North America during the past several years and now generates about 20 percent of worldwide sales in this region.

 

The American Council on Exercise (ACE)

The American Council on Exercise® (ACE®) is a nonprofit organization committed to enriching quality of life through safe and effective exercise and physical activity. As America’s Authority on Fitness, ACE protects all segments of society against ineffective fitness products, programs and trends through its ongoing public education, outreach and research. ACE further protects the public by setting certification and continuing education standards for fitness professionals. 
Visit www.acefitness.org for more information.

Under 500 calorie recipes

I just found some great recipes on the Kraft Website. They have a bunch of quick and easy 500 calorie or less recipes for all of us watching what we eat!

 

A new way of rating recipes

Ok, I just found this new site called Yummly.com. It rates recipes on how they taste in a few categories. I typed in chicken to see what it came up with and already found a few to try out!

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Meet Yummly.com: the world’s first intelligent, semantic search platform for food and recipes. Yummly is revolutionizing the way people interact with food on the internet by radically simplifying and personalizing the search process. The website launched on June 22 to rave reviews and is rapidly becoming the Web’s premiere destination for the more than 214 million cooking enthusiasts in North America.

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Powerful filters and search features allow Yummly to ‘understand’ you and your preferences (like Netflix for movies, Pandora for music, and Amazon.com for shopping), aggregating more than 500,000 recipes from the top cooking sites you already love like AllRecipes, CHOW, The Food Network, and Epicurious.

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Happy Recipe Hunting!!!

4th of July Grilling Tips and Recipes from Pace

Grilling Tips and Tricks from the Pace Kitchen

Savory Skewers:
Use large toothpicks or small wooden skewers to present complementary food for entrees, salads or soups. For example, arrange one or two small skewers of cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves, and cubes of fresh mozzarella on a salad.

Meat Matters:
Drain marinated meats well before grilling. Excess marinade or oil can drip into the flames, causing flare-ups and scorching on the surface of the meat.

Always slice cooked meats across (against) the grain. The "grain" is the direction the muscle fibers run, and cutting across the grain shortens the fibers, making the meat more tender.

Produce Pointers:
Ripen hard avocados or green tomatoes by placing in a paper bag with an apple. The apple emits a gas that helps speed ripening.

When cutting corn off the cob, it's easiest to do it on a rimmed baking sheet. That way, the corn kernels aren't as apt to fly all over the work surface.

Use the right tools:
Always use tongs, not a fork, when turning food, to keep juices from escaping.

Find the right Pace:
For marinating with Pace, the Pace Kitchen recommends either Picante Sauce or Salsa Verde.

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Grilled Skewered Shrimp
Prep: 20 minutes
Grill: 10 minutes
Makes: 6 servings (2 skewers each)

2/3 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
1 can (about 8 ounces) tomato sauce
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1. Stir the picante sauce, tomato sauce, sugar and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add
the shrimp and toss to coat.
2. Thread the shrimp on 12 skewers.
3. Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the shrimp for 10
minutes or until they're cooked through, turning and brushing often with the picante
sauce mixture. Discard any remaining picante sauce mixture.
Tip: For even easier preparation, you can buy frozen large shrimp already peeled and
deveined. Just thaw and use instead of the fresh shrimp.

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Pace® Rib Eye Steaks
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Makes: 4 servings

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 beef rib eye steaks (about 1 pound each), 1-inch thick
1 jar (24 ounces) Pace® Picante Sauce
1 package (8 ounces) Monterey Jack cheese (2 cups)
1 small onion, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced (about 1 tablespoon)
1 small tomato, chopped (about 1/2 cup)

1. Heat the oil in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Add the steaks and cook for
about 10 minutes or until medium-rare, turning the steaks over halfway through
cooking.
2. Add the picante sauce and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 10
minutes.
3. Divide the cheese between the steaks. Cover and cook until the cheese melts. Top
with the onion, pepper and tomato.

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Simply Spicy Grilled Chicken
Prep: 5 minutes
Grill: 40 minutes
Makes: 4 servings

3/4 cup Pace® Picante Sauce
3/4 cup barbecue sauce
2 pounds chicken parts, skin removed
1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
2 green onions, sliced (about 1/4 cup)
Orange slices (optional)
Fresh thyme leaves (optional)

1. Stir the picante sauce and barbecue sauce in a small bowl. Reserve 3/4 cup for
the rice.
2. Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the chicken for 20
minutes. Brush the chicken with the remaining picante sauce mixture. Grill for 20
minutes or until the chicken is cooked through, turning and brushing often with the
picante sauce mixture. Discard the remaining picante sauce mixture.
3. Cook the rice according to the package directions without salt. Stir in the reserved
3/4 cup picante sauce mixture and the onions. Serve the rice with the chicken.
Garnish with the orange slices and thyme, if desired.
Serving Suggestion: Serve with grilled zucchini and sliced ripe tomatoes topped with
chopped fresh basil. For dessert serve pineapple chunks.

Nutritional Values per Serving : Calories 552, Total Fat 14g, Saturated Fat g,
Cholesterol mg, Sodium 736mg, Total Carbohydrate 51g, Dietary Fiber 2g, Protein
49g, Vitamin A %DV, Vitamin C %DV, Calcium %DV, Iron %DV

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Grilled Tomatillo Tuna Steaks
Prep: 20 minutes
Marinate: 30 minutes
Grill: 10 minutes
Makes: 6 servings

1 1/4 cups Pace® Salsa Verde
6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon lemon juice
6 tuna steaks (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1 medium avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped (about 1/2 cup)
4 green onions, chopped (about 1/2 cup)

1. Stir 3/4 cup salsa, 2 tablespoons cilantro and lemon juice in a 3-quart shallow,
nonmetallic dish or resealable plastic bag. Add the tuna steaks and turn to
coat. Cover the dish or seal the bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2. Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the tuna steaks for 10
minutes or to desired doneness, turning them over once halfway through grilling
and basting often with the marinade. Discard the remaining marinade.
3. Stir the remaining salsa, cilantro, avocado and green onion in a small bowl. Serve
with the tuna steaks.

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Firecracker Flank Steak

Marinate: 1 hour
Prep: 10 minutes
Grill: 10 minutes
Serves: 8

Ingredients:
1 jar (16 ounces) Pace® Picante Sauce
2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 beef flank steak  (about 2 pounds)
Hot cooked rice
Chopped fresh parsley

Directions:

Stir the picante sauce, orange juice, oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, mustard and ginger in a shallow, nonmetallic dish or gallon size resealable plastic bag. Add the beef and turn to coat. Cover the dish or seal the bag and refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.

Lightly oil the grill rack and heat the grill to medium. Grill the beef for 10 minutes for medium-rare or to desired doneness, turning the beef over once during grilling and basting often with the picante sauce mixture.

Heat the remaining picante sauce mixture in a 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 10 minutes or until the mixture is thickened, stirring occasionally.

Slice the beef and serve with the picante sauce mixture and rice.  Sprinkle with the parsley.

For a flavor twist, substitute 1 can (about 20 ounces) crushed pineapple, undrained, for the orange juice.

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