Lo-Mein, Pork Chop, Shanghai Bok Choy

This is a dinner-sized plate (~10-12"). Notice portions.

You have your lean protein from the pork chop, vegetables as as its own portion and mixed in with the noodles, brain-energy carbs from the al dente pasta, and (minimal-saturated) fat dispersed throughout.

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Happy Healthy Juicy Balanced, Proporationed Dinner!

Trader Joe's Bacon & Spinach Salad Review!

There's a lot of food out there. With so much to choose from, it's hard to tell what's healthy and what isn't. So HealthyButJuicy is starting a new series of food/product reviews! Want something tested and reviewed? Comment below your requests and we might just try it! :>

Salad = Healthy, right? An olio of fresh produce and unsaturated fat for dressing usually is but 'salad' has come a long way in how we classify the dish. Depending on what's in it and how much you eat, salad can actually be more unhealthy than a value meal at McDonalds! Seriously.

In this episode of HealthyButJuicy Reviews, we taste and rate Trader Joe's Bacon & Spinach Salad. We love Trader Joe's but just like Whole Foods, their products aren't always necessarily good for you. By law, ingredients are listed by weight; this product's name (unfortunately) is not much different and, well, the name says it all.

We love salads and getting pre-made ones like this is a great means of 'fast food' when grabbing a quick bite for lunch. But how does this salad rate in terms of nutrition, value, and taste? Watch and find out!



What kind of salad have you eaten lately? Comment below and tell us about it, we'd love to hear! :>

What A Nutritionist's Daughter Eats

If you ever wonder what a nutritionist's daughter eats, this is something along the lines of what it looks like: From left to right: Noodles, No-Salt-Added Stew [Pork, Tomatoes, Edamame, Carrots], Baby Bok Choy— all on an alphabet plate! :>— accompanied by Whole Milk.

You've got your carbs, protein, vegetables, fiber, rainbow, fat, calcium, and explosion of taste. It's a win-all situation— good and good for you!

So what are you feeding yourself and/or your kids these days? Comment below, we'd love to hear! :>

Happy Healthy Juicy Feeding Our Future Right! :>

Winter Squash--Out. Summer Ones--In.

So it's been months, and perhaps feels like eons, since you last got your daily dose of vitamin D naturally— by the sun converting its precursor embedded on the surface of your skin. Slowly but surely the mercury is rising and layers are being shed but never, it seems, fast enough.

Full satisfaction will be realized only when you find yourself frolicking in the fields in nothing but your birthday suit..

    ..or am I flying solo on that one?..


But anyway, after that long-haul winter, I'm sure we all eagerly await the beautiful weather, potential hours breathing fresh air, beaches and pools, backyard/rooftop bbq's..

In hungry anticipation, the wait is over. Whether you can whip out the real outdoor grill yet or not, there's always the pan ready for the your indoor range. So tuck away the winter squash because summer squash is looking pretty good these days. All it takes is a little oil and freshly ground pepper and you're golden.



Happy Healthy Juicy Zukes!
Great source of vitamins, minerals, & fiber, low in calories to get you Speedo-ready just in time for summer.. fields!

Best of Convenience Food in the Grocery Aisles

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Sweet & Salty, Creamy n' Crunchy

Breakfast, snack, mini-meal... call it what you like. It suffices for all..



I'm not really a fan of these Multi-Grain Cheerios, which could also be called Multi-Colored Cheerios, because that's what GM does to it for consumer reassurance. Corn, oats, SUGAR, THEN barley, wheat, rice, etc.. I'm eating them because I got a bunch of free boxes from somewhere.

As for the yogurt: Yes, artificial ingredients as well [gasp!], but the convenience of individual serves had me sold. There are a lot worse things... Will work on integrating my own blueberry yogurt into my diet soon, summer is acomin' our way. Until then, enjoy the nosh!