Baked Sweet Potato Fries {Weight Watchers' Recipe}

Back when I was in high school, one of my best friends' mom was on the Weight Watcher's diet...that or she just really loved using their recipes. Whenever we would have roasted chicken, or other items that may usually come with fries, her mom would always make sweet potato fries from her Weight Watchers' recipe book - all I can say is that recipe is what started my obsession with sweet potato fries.

The recipe is so easy and fairly quick to make, and in the end you have tender and delicious sweet potato fries.

http://www.food.com/recipe/crispy-sweet-potato-fries-weight-watchers-215655

Ingredients:

2 lbs large sweet potatoes, scrubbed

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Half the potatoes, then cut into 1/2 inch wedges.

Toss with oil, salt and pepper in medium bowl.

Arrange the potatoes in a single layer on a nonstick baking sheet.

Bake, turning once, until browned and crisp, about 35 minutes.

Serve & Enjoy!

Take Care,

Leanne.

Binge Eating Recovery

Are you addicted to sugar, or turn to foods that aren't the best for you from a healthy eating stand point in times of distress. I know I've been there before plenty of times; you have a really bad day and turn to comfort foods and then "I'll just have 2 cookies" turns into a whole demolished batch of cookies (or whatever your go to comfort food may be).

Once you go on a binge, I can be very hard to snap out if it, as you will most likely be craving that sugar high the very next day. Here are some tips to help you break that binge cycle and get back on track.

http://eatcleanmakechanges.tumblr.com/BED

Always remember, do not sit around feeling guilty or bad about yourself afterwards as this really will not help you in the short or long term. Accept the choices that you made and move on with positivity, it's a new day after-all.

Take Care,

Leanne.

Cut The Cravings

I don't know about you, but I get crazy cravings some times; I will want chocolate to the point where I cannot stop thinking about it and will have to get some to munch on. If I don't give in to it at the time, I will be sure to still crave it 3 days later until I satisfy that craving.

If this sounds familiar, let both try substituting healthy foods for the junk foods that we crave. Easier said than done right? But there are reasons that you crave certain things, other than you saw someone with it, or were watching The Food Network. 

Take a look:

http://www.friendsthroughfood.com/blog/craving-substitutes-for-unhealthy-food/

As you can see, most cravings are due to deficiencies in vitamins and minerals in your diet. So when you crave sugary foods like doughnuts or cookies, you should eat some fresh fruit or dairy to replenish your body's stores of carbon, phosporous, sulphur, or tryptophan. 

Also, sometimes when you think you are hungry, you're actually just thirsty; so try drinking a tall glass of cold water (cold water burns more calories because your body works harder to warm it to body temperature), and wait 10-10 minutes to see if you still feel hungry.

I hope this will help you (and me as well).

Take Care,

Leanne.