Bacon Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

Bacon Balsamic Brussels Sprouts

If you think you HATE brussels sprouts (like I did), you must try preparing them this way!

Ingredients:

EVOO

Bacon

Onion

Brussels sprouts

1 cup balsamic vinegar

Salt & pepper

Directions:

Cook bacon lightly in a pan and lay flat on paper towel

Heat EVOO in pot on medium heat

Rinse the sprouts and drain in collander

Cut sprouts into halves

Add chopped/sliced onion (if desired)

Add brussels sprouts and cook until leaves start to brown 

Add basalmic vinegar

Cover pot with lid and reduce heat to low

Simmer until tender

chop bacon into pieces and add to pot

Salt and pepper to taste

Enjoy!  

Not all smoothies are created equal

There is a big fad now in the health world with smoothies. Everyday I see people posting their not-so-healthy fruit smoothies on Pinterest and Instagram and I have decided to post about how you can actually LOSE weight drinking them.

First of all... Don't ever use sugary fruit juice!!! It's best to use water as the liquid or all natural juice like Simply Orange or POM juice. Just don't go crazy with the juice because it does add a lot of calories and sugar. 

I personally like to use organic produce and the biggest thing that people don't realize is that 80% of the blender should be greens/veggies and the other 20% is fruit. Honestly, you only need a small amount of fruit to make it sweet and cover up the greens. 

If you keep those things in mind when making healthy smoothies, you will be much better off

Ps. NEVER use arugula in a smoothie unless you don't mind a peppery taste. I love it for salads but not for my smoothies!!!