Meet Amari Cheffer MS, RD, LDN
I learned a lot from you and appreciate the things you shared with me. I'm slowly, but surely making changes and I'm really enjoying it!
Recent Blog Posts
2012 Food Trends
Every year experts try to predict what the new popular trends among foodies will be. Below are 12 Food Trends for 2012 that are on currently the rise! 1. Salt – Forget Morton. If it’s not Himalayan or Northwest Indian Salish-inspired, alder-smoked, it’s so 20th century. Salt is in chocolate, on caramels, and sailing off store shelves. It’s the finishing touch to multiple dishes. At The Spice House in Chicago, popular salts include Hawaiian Black Lava Sea Salt, Chardonnay Oak Smoked Sea Salt, Truffle Salt, Vulcan’s...
read moreWhat Recycle Numbers Really Mean
First I wanted to share a video I recently saw called “Story of Stuff” by Annie Leonard. This video makes you re-think all of the “stuff” you own and where it came from. Secondly, plastic. Ever wonder what those numbers on the bottom of recyclable plastic containers really mean? Me too. Upon learning that my recycle drop off site accepts #1, #2, #3, #5, and #7 plastics I began researching what these number really mean. There is a lot of great information about the type of plastic that these numbers are referring to, but I was less...
read moreNew Year’s 2012
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful time ringing in the New Year last night! My favorite part about New Year’s (other than making new resolutions), is reflecting on the previous year’s accomplishments. What I accomplished in 2011: Traveled to New Orleans to run the Mardi Gras Half Marathon Got engaged to my high school sweetheart Moved to a new apartment in Old Town Ran the Chicago Rock and Roll Half Marathon Ran the September 11th Chicago Half Marathon Completed the Warrior Dash in Wisconsin Ran the Monster Dash on...
read moreMeal Planning 101 – Recap
So here we are again, a whole week gone by. Sometimes half of the frustration of meal planning is that things throughout the week may not always go as planned. No matter how well you plan for yourself, there is always a wrench or two thrown into the equation, that’s life. Check out my weekly meal planning goals here. That being said, here is how my week panned out: Monday – We had Vegetable Quinoa Soup with Garlic Crostini. Will wanted a grilled sandwich to go with his soup so I used some leftover bread, mozzarella cheese, bacon, and...
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