July 5th, 2008 — , Dining out, Health, Restaurant, healthy eating from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Last week I shared some of my travel secrets on how I manage to eat healthy when traveling. This week I’m going to focus on eating away from home again - but this time more in the dining out arena. So this applies whether you are traveling as…
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June 28th, 2008 — , Choices, Dining out, Health, Recipes, Traveling, Whole Food, healthy, nutrition from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
I’m going to do something a bit different for the next two weeks. I have two trips coming up where I’ll be traveling in a car for 2 days to a course in BC, and overseas for work. So I thought I’d talk about how I deal with that in …
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June 21st, 2008 — , Dark Leafy Greens, Health, Recipes from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
We eat a lot of steamed and cooked dark leafy greens and are always looking for and coming up with new ways to dress them up with different flavors. I love figs and a little crunch adds texture - so this recipe works great. You can never have too mu…
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June 14th, 2008 — , Burgers, Curry, Health, Indian, Lentils, Patties, Recipes, Spiced, healthy, low fat, recipe, vegan, vegetarian from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Rob loves lentil burgers! We’ve made several different varieties now, I had no idea there were so many options. This one caught my eye because we love Indian food and anything with curry in it. Lentils have so many benefits including: low-fa…
Related StoresJune 7th, 2008 — , BBQ, Barbeque, Chicken, Dijon, Grilled, Health, Marinade, Recipes, Whole Food Recipes, barbecue, healthy, vegetables from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
As promised, this chicken dijon marinade is our second week of recipes for the BBQ or grill. We put this one in the fridge overnight to marinate, along with last week’s Garlic Herb Marinated Vegetables. The dijon flavor totally permeated the c…
Related StoresMay 30th, 2008 — , BBQ, Barbeque, Grilled, Health, Herbs, Marinade, Mushrooms, Peppers, Recipes, Roasted Vegetables, Whole Food, Whole Food Recipe, barbecue, recipe from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Well I figured it is almost summer here - knock on wood - so best time to have some BBQ or grilling type recipes, with a healthy twist. So here is the first of a couple, let’s start with marinated vegetables. You can eat them as a salad, or p…
Related StoresMay 24th, 2008 — , Health, Recipes, Roasted Vegetables, Root Vegetables, Whole Food Recipes, vegetables, whole foods from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
We love roasted vegetables, especially in the winter and this recipe is great tasting with a zesty orange sauce. I’ve used three of our favorite root vegetables here but I’ll often mix it up and put in sweet potatoes, rutabaga, or even chop…
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May 17th, 2008 — , Beans, Black bean, Burgers, Health, Recipes, Whole Food Recipe, fiber, garbanzo beans, protein, red bean from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
This week’s whole food recipe will be a compilation of various bean recipes Darlene has done over the past year. These recipes include black beans, red beans and garbanzo beans. Darlene is away showing her art this weekend, so I (Rob) will be posti…
Related StoresMay 10th, 2008 — , Bean, Black bean, Corn, Health, Peppers, Recipes, Salad, high fiber, recipe from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
This is another gem from one of my favorite recipe books Vegan Planet cookbook. This recipe sounded good and did not disappoint. I modified it slightly as I didn’t have any olive oil in the house, and I added tomatoes and we were happy with m…
Related StoresApril 26th, 2008 — , Chili, Health, Mexican, Mole, Recipes, Vegetable, chocolate, vegetarian from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Yes I said CHOCOLATE! This Vegetable Chocolate Chili Mole is amazing!
If you’ve ever eaten as a real authentic Mexican restaurant, you’ve probably seen something with “mole” sauce on the menu. I’ve got one book that say…
April 19th, 2008 — , Health, Lemon, Miso, Recipes, Sauces, Tahini, Whole Food, Whole Food Recipe from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
We are always looking for healthy sauces and dips to make that are both tasty and multi-purpose, as well as being healthy. This Miso Lemon Tahini Sauce fits the bill perfectly. We both love miso and Japanese food in general, so this is a nice addit…
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We are always on the lookout for a great bean or lentil burger that we can make a huge batch of and eat for days. We have come to really dislike the store bought ones for the lack of taste and large amount of salt and other preservatives and unhealt…
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April 12th, 2008 — , Health, Recipes, avocado, dip, healthy, sauce, spread, wasabi from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
I found this great sauce which is both healthy and tasty in the Vegan Planet cookbook, one of our favorites. You can use it as a spread, a dip or a sauce on just about anything. As you can see in the photo, we put it on lentil or bean burgers. [……
Related StoresMarch 22nd, 2008 — , Burgers, Flaxseed, Health, Kale, Lentils, Meatless Burger, Recipes, Walnuts, Whole Food Recipes, fiber, high fiber, low fat from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
These lentil burgers with kale, walnuts and flax are a convenient food for us around our house. The flax seeds and kamut flour hold the burgers together without egg or other unhealthy options while kale is one of the 10 most nutritious foods you can e…
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March 15th, 2008 — , Green smoothie, Greens, Health, Recipes, fruit, smoothies, whole foods from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
Last week’s recipe was a St Patrick’s day green soup which is a favorite around our house. Continuing with our “green theme” for the month of March, in honor of St Patty, We’ve got Darlene’s favorite green smoothie …
Related StoresMarch 8th, 2008 — , Dark Leafy Greens, Green, Health, Recipes, Saint Paddys, Saint Patricks Day, Soup, healthy, vegetables from Darlene @ Former Fat Guy Blog
I am posting this recipe for Super Green St. Patrick’s Day Soup a week early so you can get the needed ingredients and be ready on the 17th. Rob and I created this recipe from a combination of a few different ones and just made it up as we went …
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