Eat breakfast. Every day!
Start with fresh fruit. For example, an orange, 1/2 grapefruit, whatever fruit is ripe, the equivalent of 1/2 cupful. Then have an egg or 1 ounce of low-fat cottage or farmers' cheese or 2 very thin slices of Canadian bacon or 2 slices of very crisp bacon. Also include, if you like, 1 thin slice of whole wheat or health bread toast. Or choose, in place of bread, 3/4 cup whole grain cereal and 1/2 cup skim milk. You may have tea or coffee, decaffeinated if you prefer, black or with skim milk. Vary breakfasts as much as possible. Don't get in a rut. Stay away from sugar.
Fruits adding up to 1/2 cup:
1/2 grapefruit, iced or baked, or its juice
1 medium orange, sliced, sectioned, or its juice
1 medium peach, fresh or steamed
1 medium Bartlett, Comice, or Bosc pear, fresh or steamed
1 small apple, fresh or steamed
1/4 cantaloupe
1/8 honeydew, Spanish or casaba melon
1/2 cup berries, any kind
1/2 small papaya
1/2 cup ripe mango
1/2 medium banana
1 tangerine
3 apricots, fresh or steamed
1/2 cup fresh pineapple
2 small fresh figs
10 grapes
3 small stewed prunes with 2 tablespoons juice, no added sugar
1 kiwi fruit (a delicious, funny-looking green fruit with brown fuzz all over it; just peel and slice it)
Eggs:
You need protein to start your day with: 1 egg, soft-boiled, hard-cooked, poached in water or skim milk, or baked in a covered ramekin or cooker. Or scramble it without butter (prepare pan with nonstick vegetable spray), but add 1 teaspoon cottage cheese and you'll enjoy it more. And and omelet with 1 added egg white, some herbs, or a few gratings of Parmesan cheese, will set you up for the day. Remember that the calories are concentrated in the yolk; a medium-size egg has 52 calories in the yolk, 15 in the white. If you are too worried about calories and cholesterol, skip the yolk. While the yolk has more calories than you might think you would like, it has, among other things, iron, copper, and Vitamin A, and you need them all.
Friday, July 31, 2015
Introduction to the GreenHouse Spa
"Since 1965, The GreenHouse has been a destination for women from across the globe who have sought to maintain a more harmonious balance between mind, body and spirit in a serene and restorative setting. Located just outside of Dallas in Arlington, Texas, this acclaimed luxury destination spa is idyllically situated in an elegant Southern-style mansion surrounded by ten acres of lush, manicured gardens. What distinguishes The GreenHouse from other spas is our personalized service and our impeccable attention to detail. Our warm and gracious staff aims to provide each guest with an experience that is uniquely hers."
Trip Advisor, 2010
"The GreenHouse Spa was owned by Great Southwest Corporation with promotional assistance from Neiman-Marcus and Charles of the Ritz, it soon became one of the most famous spas in the world. I was invited to join the staff as Food Consultant and was involved in planning and preparations from the very beginning.
The GreenHouse was established as a haven of escape for women. I contend that regardless of what kind of food you eat, or how many calories it contains, you will enjoy it more if it is served with style and flair. My menus provided contrasts not only among the flavors and textures of the foods served but also--and this is most important--among the colors. Serving implements and accessories should complement each other as well as the food. To go with the Limoges, Aynsley, and Herend china, I chose Irish linens in pastel colors. The linens selected for the elegant formal dinners are appropriate background for the Royal Crown Derby and Limoges china, the Waterford crystal, and the sterling silver. Informal luncheon around the indoor pool is served on Italian pottery that carries out the garden theme of lunching among blooming flowers and plants."
Helen Corbitt, 1979
Sadly, the GreenHouse Spa is no longer in service. They just couldn't compete with the in-house spa deals at hotels and cruise ships. The days of one-on-one spa vacations of this type are long gone, but it is fun to imagine what it was like if even just through the foods that were prepared and served to the guests. You can, you know! Helen Corbitt's GreenHouse Cookbook will let you do just that. The book contains a months worth of menus and recipes. Now, back then the guests were only given 850 calories which sounds unthinkable, but with just a little tweaking you can up the calories to a range you are more comfortable with and still lose weight, especially if you accompany this diet with an exercise routine. I read other places that if you take your desired weight and multiply it by 10, you will get the amount of calories you need to consume a day to reach that weight.
I have stalled out or plateaued in my personal weight loss journey and I am not a patient person, so if something doesn't work, I change it! I will follow Helen's GreenHouse Diet exactly as written the first few days (I may need to add snacks and these few days will tell me yes or no) just to see how things go. Join me! I'll post the weeks menu so you can.
Trip Advisor, 2010
"The GreenHouse Spa was owned by Great Southwest Corporation with promotional assistance from Neiman-Marcus and Charles of the Ritz, it soon became one of the most famous spas in the world. I was invited to join the staff as Food Consultant and was involved in planning and preparations from the very beginning.
The GreenHouse was established as a haven of escape for women. I contend that regardless of what kind of food you eat, or how many calories it contains, you will enjoy it more if it is served with style and flair. My menus provided contrasts not only among the flavors and textures of the foods served but also--and this is most important--among the colors. Serving implements and accessories should complement each other as well as the food. To go with the Limoges, Aynsley, and Herend china, I chose Irish linens in pastel colors. The linens selected for the elegant formal dinners are appropriate background for the Royal Crown Derby and Limoges china, the Waterford crystal, and the sterling silver. Informal luncheon around the indoor pool is served on Italian pottery that carries out the garden theme of lunching among blooming flowers and plants."
Helen Corbitt, 1979
Sadly, the GreenHouse Spa is no longer in service. They just couldn't compete with the in-house spa deals at hotels and cruise ships. The days of one-on-one spa vacations of this type are long gone, but it is fun to imagine what it was like if even just through the foods that were prepared and served to the guests. You can, you know! Helen Corbitt's GreenHouse Cookbook will let you do just that. The book contains a months worth of menus and recipes. Now, back then the guests were only given 850 calories which sounds unthinkable, but with just a little tweaking you can up the calories to a range you are more comfortable with and still lose weight, especially if you accompany this diet with an exercise routine. I read other places that if you take your desired weight and multiply it by 10, you will get the amount of calories you need to consume a day to reach that weight.
I have stalled out or plateaued in my personal weight loss journey and I am not a patient person, so if something doesn't work, I change it! I will follow Helen's GreenHouse Diet exactly as written the first few days (I may need to add snacks and these few days will tell me yes or no) just to see how things go. Join me! I'll post the weeks menu so you can.
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