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- Ingredients
- 1 cup baby bella mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 cup zucchini sliced
- 1 cup egg beaters
- 1 teaspoon pizza seasoning
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup fat free mozzarella cheese
- 16 slices Turkey pepperoni chopped
- Ingredients
- 1 cup baby bella mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup zucchini, sliced
- 1 cup egg beaters
- 1 teaspoon pizza seasoning
- pinch of salt
- 1/4 cup fat free mozzarella cheese
- 16 slices Turkey pepperoni, chopped
- Recipe
- In a 8 inch non stick pan, spray with olive oil and add veggies and cook on medium high for 7 minutes. Remove from heat and prepare pan for eggs. In a bowl, add seasonings and egg beaters and whip. Add the chopped turkey pepperoni and add to greased 8 inch omelette pan. Cook for 5 minutes, using a spatula to allow uncooked egg to go onto pan. Flip omelette over when the middle is mostly cooked. Add cheese and veggies and fold and cook for 3 minutes and serve.
- Cast iron skillet
- Baking sheet
- Knife
- Smoker for tomatoes
- Blender
- 1 pkg Twin Dragon Egg Roll Wrappers divided
- 1 15.5 oz canned black beans drained
- ½ cup green onions chopped
- ½ cup red bell pepper chopped
- ¼ cup jalapeno deseeded and chopped
- ¼ cup cilantro chopped
- ½ cup zucchini diced
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp oregano
- ¾ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- ¼ cup vegetable oil for frying
- 6 tomatillos husked and washed
- 2 garlic cloves
- ¼ cup cilantro
- ½ lime juiced
- 1½ tsp salt
- 1 whole jalapeno
- ½ onion
- Place 6 unhusked tomatillos on a pan into a smoker filled with cherry and hickory wood and smoke for an hour. If you do not have a smoker, Roast tomatillos in oven on broil for 10 minutes.
- Place smoked tomatillos into a blender and add the rest of the ingredients and blend.
- In a bowl, add the black beans, chopped veggies, spices and cheese and mix well.Add ¼ cup oil to cast iron and heat on low.
- Unwrap egg rolls and remove one wrap and place on a cutting board. Add 2 Tbsp. of filling in the middle and wrap according to packaged directions.
- Place each completed egg roll on a baking sheet until you have about 16 egg rolls. Increase heat on cast iron to medium heat.
- Add 3 egg rolls to the pan and fry for 2 minutes on each side until lightly browned. Remove and place back on the baking sheet. Meanwhile, turn oven on to 425F.
- Once egg rolls have all been fried, Place baking sheet into oven and bake for 5 minutes until perfectly crispy.
- Serve with tomatillo salsa and a side of shredded lettuce.
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- Low vitamin D may cause gallbladder stone formation
- Gall bladder removal may reduce vitamin D and magnesium levels. This may be due to reduced absorption of fat soluble vitamins (D, E, A and K).
- People with compromised liver or digestive function are often vitamin D deficient. Exposure of skin to the sun’s UVB rays enables body to manufacture vitamin D. However, this process occurs in the liver and kidneys. Here people with a sluggish liver often do not manufacture vitamin D adequately.
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Low Carb Pizza Omelette
February 25th, 2021
This Pizza omelette is a delicious one serving recipe for low carb and low glycemic eating lifestyle.
I really enjoy eating pizza but we we have a bad relationship with each other. ha! I have found alternatives to enjoy the delicious flavors of pizza while maintaining and focusing on creating a healthy eating lifestyle.
While many talk about intuitive eating and not denying ourselves of eating our favorite foods, I’ve learned about the fact that one can have food triggers.
Do you know that how we relate to food can create unhealthy habits in our life? When I’m in stressful situations I used to reach for food but not just any food. I’ve learned in the last year that my “comfort foods” are fatty foods but then it would make me gain excess weight and even more so because I didn’t have a gallbladder.
My point is, we need to know ourselves and what we run to in stressful situations and that in essence and in the long run, it will prove to be more harmful than anything else.
Pizza Omelette
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Fiesta Egg Rolls with Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
February 7th, 2021We love appetizers as a dinner option especially since I have 3 kids. They love trying new foods but do not get me started on egg rolls. It makes dinner much easier and sometimes fun too! Thanks to JSL Foods for sending me egg roll wrappers to create this Fiesta Egg Rolls!
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Continental and Fusion Foods
One of the important things for me when it comes to raising my kids is making sure that they have a developed palate. I definitely knew I did not want to have picky eaters so I made sure that early on, as toddlers, they would experience all kinds of cuisines. As a Latina, everyone immediately assumes that I make Mexican and Chilean food all the time, but it is not how I grew up. My mother cooked and created dishes that incorporated different cuisines. I know some chefs do not like the term “fusion foods,” but it is what makes sense to me.
My mother’s Asian food might have a certain twist, and her Mexican food would be her own version with her flair. That is how I have started cooking as well. I love traditional international cooking, but sometimes the way my brain works, I go outside the box and fuse different cuisines.
Egg Rolls
Egg rolls are probably one of my girls’ favorite appetizers when we go to an Asian restaurant. We usually do not order enough and well, we end up making a dinner out of it. It is easy though because we can feed our kids between egg rolls and spring rolls. HA!
When I was given the opportunity to create my own, I decided to make a fun version of my own. I do not usually make a lot of fried foods but I opted to go authentic on the way egg rolls are usually prepared. I had my 5 year-old help with the preparation and the results ended up being very positive!
Black Bean Egg Rolls with Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
This is a quick and delicious recipe that can be made basically with pantry items. What can you do with a can of black beans? Many things, but this egg roll recipe will make everyone in your household pretty happy.
My husband smoked 6 tomatillos while he was making other dishes so that I could have my tomatillo salsa to make this dish complete. If you love smoking, this can really add additional dimensions to your salsa!
My kids loved this recipe and enjoyed it after playing the in the snow for 2 hours!
Fiesta Egg Rolls with Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
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Smoked Tomatillo Salsa
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Where to find!
You can purchase Twin Dragon Wrappers at Walmart, Albertsons, Shaw’s, Von’s, Stater Bros, Fred Meyer, QFC, Safeway, Associated Stores, Giant Stores, Shop N Shop, Winco, and Price Chopper! If they are not in your local store, ask them to carry Twin Dragon Wrapper products!
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A Week After IV Drip Therapy at Nucell Regenerative Health [Review + OFFER]
January 24th, 2021
Update
A week ago I had an awesome opportunity to do something to improve my health by trying out IV drip therapy. If you have not been updated yet, you might not know that I have lost 90lbs and I am currently working on losing another 45 pounds in order to have a healthier BMI. Despite these health successes, I continue being deficient in several vitamins. I have been suffering with bouts of depression and it came to my attention that perhaps I was lacking several vitamins. I know for a fact that B12 and Vitamin D are vitamins that have been issues for me. The fact is, even though I have been eating healthy and focusing on foods that can provide these for me, my body cannot absorb them them orally through foods or supplements.
No Gallbladder and History of Hepatitis
One thing I have learned about myself and what I have needed to do for years is understanding how my body works. I had my gallbladder removed almost 20 years ago and I have been pretty inconsistent with the way I should be eating and what vitamins do or do not do for me. In fact, it has been an issue for me in SO many ways but I will not get into that in this post. I also had hepatitis while in 8th grade and I know that pretty much has had an an impact on my health in so many ways.
Because I do not have a gallbladder there is a greater chance I am largely deficient in Vitamin B12 and D based on a numerous amount of scientific articles and cases. Here is another bit of evidence:
Gall bladder Disease and vitamin D deficiency
Further Study
Since I started doing a little more digging I realized that not matter how many oral supplements I took, my body was not absorbing and has NOT been absorbing them like normal folks. While I know my levels are low, I am currently awaiting for more lab results and conversations with my physician, but in the meantime, a lot of my reading lead me to IV drip therapy.
IV Drip Therapy
When I was introduced to NuCell Regenerative Health I found out that there was an effective way to deliver nutrients and vitamins to the body through bypassing the digestive system. The specific supplements are added to an IV and are administered directly into the bloodstream, making nutrients available for immediate use to recharge, rehydrate and regenerate anyone’s overall wellness.
If you go to NuCell’s site and check their IV Treatment Menu, you will be impressed with what they offer. In a season of fear and anxiety, it is time to focus on ways to improve and strengthen our bodies in a safe and efficacious way that does not stress our bodies. If you are not sure what vitamins you are deficient in, NuCell does offer bloodwork through Spectracell by focusing on micronutrients otherwise, there are IV treatments to improve health in the following areas:
Depression
I decided that since I had history of low Vitamin B12 that I would try the Depression drip which includes Vitamin A, B1, B3, Folate, and B6, B12, Magnesium, Zinc, and Copper. I visited NuCell Regenerative Health in Narberth, PA and sat in their cozy offices while the IV bag infused for 2 hours. I relaxed in a comfy chair while I read. It was so easy to go in and receive treatment.
I waited a week to share with you how I felt. While I have had great energy with a brand new eating lifestyle, I had amazing energy without feeling blue this whole week. Initially I felt super energetic after infusion on the same day, but perhaps that was just a mental experience, but in fact, I pretty much felt wonderful during the week with no issues. I managed 10,000 to 15,000 steps daily and felt pretty unstoppable.
IV Treatment Frequency + more services
How often is one to be infused? Well, if you can afford to do it monthly then it is encouraged. It also depends on how deficient one is, but rest assured that there are medical professionals involved and you can set up a free 30-minute TeleHealth Call in order to find the right service.
Not only does NuCell Regenerative Health offer IV treatments, but they also offer stem cell therapy, PRP {Platelet-Rich Plasma) therapy, and Prolotherapy, which is a non-surgical and natural treatment to heal and regenerate joint and ligament issues.
Want to know more? NuCell is offering a FREE Online event called Everything You Need to Know about Regenerative Medicine Treatments: for Optimal Health, Healing and Vitality.
Want to Try?
Are you local and interested? I already had a few folks on Instagram asking me about this experience. Mention my handle or blog name, singerinkitchen or Opera Singer in the Kitchen, and receive 25% off your first IV drip.
If you do try it, please let me know how it was. Knowing more about your health and your body is important. Do you own reading and investigating and try to solve issues naturally!
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Skin Routine with TruSkin Vitamin C Serum
January 9th, 2021
After I became a mom I really let go of a lot of routines that I had for myself in order to focus on my babies and my home. Little did I know that almost 8 years would go by before I started taking care of my skin and myself as well. I had a chance to try TruSkin Vitamin C Serum for about 2 weeks and I actually like how my skin feels.
A little about TruSkin Vitamin C Serum
TruSkin has a philosophy to simply help each individual reveal their flawless skin. They only uses plant-based, vegan, and vegetarian ingredients without including any parabens, sulfates, phthalates, and polyethylene glycols. Especially important is knowing that it is formulated in the United states and are cruelty free and dermatologist and clinically tested.
So we know about Vitamin C when it comes to oranges, but how do we get it on our skin? Vitamin C Serum uses a stable form of vitamin C that stays potent longer without it needing high levels of preservatives.
What does TruSkin Vitamin C do for the skin?
Active vitamin C targets dark spots, fine lines, and over all tone while nourishing, protecting, and feeding the skin. In addition to the vitamin C, the serum contains a high concentration of aloe vera that calms and soothes the skin. I definitely feel that every time I applied the serum to my face.
One of the great things I liked about this serum is knowing I could use it day or night. When I first applied the serum, I was surprised to see that it was cloudy. I learned that it is cloudy because TruSkin uses a unique form of vitamin C called sodium ascorbyl phosphate (SAP). It has a salt molecule attached to a natural preservative, which allows TruSkin to keep lab-engineered preservatives very low. When added to the liquid formulation, it gives it a soft, creamy, or cloudy color.
Review
When I first started using TruSkin Vitamin C Serum, I made sure to do a patch test for 24 hours just to make sure my skin did not react. While it is recommended, I always do that because I personally have sensitive skin. I started using it by washing my face and then drying. I used my favorite facial toner by Dr. Haushcka, and applied TruSkin Vitamin C Serum. I added a 2-3 drops and applied to my face. I actually needed an additional 2-3 drops for the rest of my face. As the serum dried on my face, I felt my skin tighten.
I like that feeling but it also felt dry which is why I applied the TruSkin Vitamin C Moisturizer. I actually stayed with a clean face some days in the week without applying makeup. I liked how my skin felt. I look forward for my dark spots by the corner of my eyes to disappear as I continue to use TruSkin Vitamin C Serum. I really like knowing that I am keeping my skin healthy and nourished with well-established products.
Be on the look-out for TruSkin’s new logo stating: “New Year. New Look. Like you, TruSkin is ready for a fresh start. TruSkin is welcoming 2021 with a new look!”
Where to Find
TruSkin Vitamin C Serum has over 37,000 reviews and ratings on Amazon. While you can purchase on Amazon, if you purchase at truskin.com, you get a 10% discount using the code MOM10. Check out my giveaway on Instagram for a chance to win a bottle!
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Nutrition for Longevity Meal Delivery- A Healthy New You {Review}
December 7th, 2020We are coming to a new year which means that as you make plans to become healthy or set goals for yourself, look to Nutrition for Longevity as an option to help you reach your goals. Eating healthy has never been so easy. They have the same precision nutrition with calorie ranges and macro ranges from The Longevity Diet to support a healthy lifestyle, but all the work is done for you by our Registered Dietitians and in-house Chefs. Check out my review below.
Update
I realized it has been a WHOLE year since I have published a post here but let me tell you that it was all meant for a reason. I turned to Instablogging for a year because it was about all I could manage with the lifestyle I was focusing on. I realized after 10 years of blogging and focusing on various ways of eating, I never really knew what was best for me nor did I take the time to really realize my issues. I am sorry that after many years of sharing recipes that I was inconsistent in my messages. I will be the first one to let you know that I was just trying to find my way, my purpose and my identity.
Healthy Me
After a year of focusing on my personal health journey I want to announce to my readers here that I have lost 90 pounds* with Optavia and I have regained my life and am now a health coach and a lifestyle blogger. Both things have solidified for me and I have a purpose behind everything I do right now because while I have had interest in health and nutrition, I really did not know how to really focus on it.
After focusing on nutrition and unhealthy habits for a year, I am very excited to share that it is possible to achieve your goals in a healthy way.
Nutrition for Longevity Meal Delivery
While I have been enjoying being at my initial goal weight, I have transitioned to maintaining and losing weight to reach my second goal in a slower manner. One thing I have enjoyed learning is intuitively understanding what and how my body responds to foods. In comes brands like Nutrition for Longevity which is a company that focuses on meal delivery, giving options to busy individuals who need a break in meal planning or even breaking down the calorie and macro ranges. Imagine this being a farm-to-table delivery service.
No more meal planning, shopping, prepping and cooking, Nutrition for Longevity does it all for you, just heat and eat. I chose the 3-day Pescatarian meal plan because I have been eating a lot of fish on a normal basis. This meal kit features three partial days of meals per week based on the Longevity Diet, ensuring I get at least 10 servings of fruits and vegetables, 25 grams of fiber, and less than 30% of your calories from fat daily. Each day I enjoyed a ready-to-eat lunch and an easy-to-cook dinner with a recipe card to guide me through making my own artisan meal.
Sample Pescatarian Meals
Here is one of the meals I enjoyed with my husband. It was nice to be able to grab something out of the fridge to eat after preparing my girls their lunches. As a homeschooling mother, I am making meals 3 times a day and sometimes these meals look different. I had my work cut out by having a Cold Soba Salad.
These meals are sealed in BPA and Phthalate free recyclable trays each individually sealed to eat salads fresh or heat and eat dinners. If you’re on the go, you can freeze them to enjoy later. These meals are gluten free and plant-forward to help you get the needed fiber, fruits and vegetables in your diet.
Every week Nutrition for Longevity comes out with different meal options that suit your lifestyle. If you are eating 3 times a day within a certain calorie range, there is an option for you. If you are eating vegan, there is a plan for you. Either way, if you are uncertain, there is a team of Registered Dieticians that are available to chat with and give anyone a consult.
Review
I chose the 3-day trial meal plan that delivered 3 days worth of lunches and dinners. The packaging was very well packed and all the meals looked fresh. I get to chose my delivery day, which was a Wednesday for me. All ingredients are SO amazingly fresh and sourced. All these meals are created by the company’s Executive Chef and is curated using produce that is brought to customers’ doors within 48 hours of coming together.
I definitely enjoyed the variety of fish for my dinners like haddock and shrimp to huge salads for lunch with a mixture of healthy grains and noodles. I wish I had ordered breakfast in my order because it is an important meal of the day. Even though I enjoyed my meals, I was not really feeling salads when I received my plan. With a colder climate, I felt more like a soup or hot meal. Sometimes I had my dinner for lunch because I could have something hot. Since each meal ranged from 400-450 calories, sometimes I left out the dressings in my salad in order to add more protein.
