Finally Getting Fit

I’m answering this one a tad bit later than anticipated… Things have been a bit crazy around the JM household lately getting prepared for a trip first to Canberra (Australia’s capitol) for a writer’s conference and then to the coast to visit some New South Wales friends.

I love being a freelance writer, but taking a vacation is hard work! (Hehe.)

For this week’s Monday Mailbag, we didn’t have a question. Instead…

So, instead of answering a question this week, share some of your favourite healthy recipes with your readers!

Fun! I love recipes. Here are a couple of my favourites:

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

(To be honest, I’m not sure of the measurements. I usually just toss things in…)

Yoplait vanilla yogurt (Regular or lite, your choice)
Milk (Skim or full cream – your choice)
Strawberries (I usually put in about six)
½ - 1 banana (depending on how much smoothie you want and how much banana taste you like)
Cinnamon (make sure you use regular cinnamon and not cinnamon with sugar added)
Ice cubes (if it’s a hot day and you want your smoothie colder than usual)

Put it all in a blender and there you go. Yum yums. And cinnamon is great for helping to balance your blood sugar, so don’t be afraid to be liberal with it – just so long as it’s not the sugar included kind!

Quick and Easy Salmon Wraps

(Again on the measurements…)

1 wrap (I usually get the super-thin, long, square ones. You can get gluten-free, wheat-free, whatever free depending on your diet)
Tomato sauce (not ketchup! Think pasta sauce)
Feta cheese (the real stuff made from sheep or goat)
Thin slices of smoked salmon

Put some tomato sauce on your wrap, leaving a third of it clear so you don’t have sauce squishing all over the place when you wrap it up. Crumb up some feta and put it on the sauce. I prefer to put the feta on first because the sauce holds it in there better. Put one or a couple (depending on the size) slices of salmon on it and wrap it up!

Then put it on the grill, the sandwich grill, or whatever else. You can, of course, mix and match ingredients to your heart’s content.