The Healthy and Wealthy You

Cheers! Here is to YOUR vibrant good health!

Who doesn’t love to eat?  People who gather talk about the weather but eventually the conversation turns to the topic of food, isn’t that so?

What to eat and how to prepare it can be a dilemma.  Some people are working full time; they may even hold down two jobs just to keep body and soul together.  Others don’t like to cook.  There are folks who declare they have no time to shop for foodstuffs and furthermore, they may not know HOW to cook.  I actually know people who insist they do not have a clue WHAT to purchase for their meals.

People like those risk their wealth AND their health by habitually eating in cafes, ordering take-out or plucking something from a grocer’s freezer to microwave.

SIDEBAR: Microwaving can be hazardous to your health and wealth.  It is highly advisable NEVER, NEVER to use a microwave oven under any circumstances! END SIDEBAR.

But your humble blogger digresses.

If you struggle to manage your menus you will find The Dinner Diva of utmost value. You might like to see what she has to offer.  It will amaze and delight you, I’m quite sure.

The Dinner Diva can help you with your wealth management, also.  She can help you save money with her shopping tips, recipes, planning ideas AND she has a strong affiliate marketing program that can help you earn money.

The Dinner Diva is one of the sponsors of this blog.  We are delighted to have this relationship. We cordially invite you to visit her website by clicking on these words and get the 411 on how to be at the top of your game, healthy and wealthy and happy through and through.

As always, we hope you’ll leave a note on our ‘door’ by commenting.  For you who are shy, you are welcome to remain anonymous.  We value your opinions.

Connie Baum

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NOTE: If you are inclined to be a “foodie” you may appreciate the food ideas offered at the Food Stamps Cooking Club blog, which is guaranteed to help you save lots of grocery money!

The whole reason why this blog exists is for YOU.  I am passionate about people.  I want them to be vigorously healthy in every aspect of their lives.

If you are interested to learn about how to amp up your health you have options!  For one thing, you can visit the partners whose ads adorn this page. The Dinner Diva is a whiz when it comes to planning meals and preparing them.  The Rapid Cash Marketing Team-that would be Jeff Wellman, Dixie Brown, and Paul Counts-can help you in the “wealthy” department.  As for the Lay Off Your Boss bunch–don’t even get me started about how Jeff Wellman and Dixie Brown can infuse new energy into your finances!

The Healthy and Wealthy Team, along with the Food Stamps Cooking Club Tipmaster sends out messages about saving money on food periodically.  If you like, you can go to http://www.thehealthyandwealthyyou.com  and put your name on the list.  We do not badger you about buying stuff and we do not stuff your Inbox.  We also keep your email address under our hat!  We just want to encourage and support you to be healthy and wealthy.

Here is a way cool website to help you with food ideas: http://snap.nal.usda.gov  I learned about it from Alice Lockett, who is a NUTRITIONIST with the Feds!  She was kind enough to enlighten me about a number of websites that support people who are doing their best to make ends meet.

Here is a tip to help you feel better physcally:  Eat fresh veggies and fruits.  Get plenty of sleep and drink lots of pure water.  Exercise, especially now since the weather is more conducive!  Now, that’s no different from what your mother taught you.  THE TRICK IS DOING IT.

The “trick,” if there is one, to being healthy or wealthy is TO TAKE ACTION.  So, what will YOU DO now?   
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Connie Baum

It is a bone of contention between my peeps and me that Hallowe’en is not my favorite holiday.

Oh, sure.  Time was when we created a “House of Horrors” for our kids and their friends.  We took the windows facing the front porch out so kids could gather on the porch and  reach through the openings for their treats, handed to them by a hideous, cackling witch.  That would be yours truly.  We used that same arrangement fin order for them to touch “cat entrails” (spaghetti) “critters’ eyes” (peeled grapes) and the “fur of dead animals” (a fluffy rug).  That was the year they had to “drink blood” which was red powdered drink mix with just enough cherry flavored gelatin to make it sticky and believable.  The children were so ‘scared’ by our ghoulishness that word got around… …we must have had every boy and girl in town taste our concoction at least one time!

I traipsed all over town Trick or Treating with my own youngsters.  We would all  be in costume, carrying the obligatory treat bag.  It’s no wonder I gained weight during that time period.  Those kids couldn’t eat ALL that candy by themselves.  One year I was so close to delivery of a new baby that the only costume that fit me was a clown’s!

In those days every Sunday School in our little town made sure every Hallowe’ener had a UNICEF container so the children could learn about giving to those less fortunate than themselves.

We had a fortune telling “booth” in our house once.  I was Madame BOO and we kept the house dark, except for the flashlight on Madame Boo’s table.  The children had to file in, have their fortune told and Madame Boo ‘predicted’ what their treat would be.  The kids loved this schtick so much that most of them returned.

When I was a kid-remember, I am older than dirt-my family had to be away from the house one scarey October 31st.  Mom left a jar full of dimes on the porch with a note, asking the kids to take their dime and spend it wisely.  When we returned, the jar was still on the porch, and most of the dimes were there, too.  Can you even imagine that happening in today’s world?  I think NOT.

Over the years it seemed to me that the Trick or Treaters turned into taller and greedier beggers; hence, my disdain for the holiday.  To those who voice their objection to my “Bah! Humbug!” attitude regarding Hallowe’en, I simply offer that I GOT OVER it, the way you get over the measles.  I OUTGREW it.

This year, however, I am heartened to learn that educational projects are being sponsored by children’s museums, strip malls, and dental clinics.  The children are encouraged to attend these events in their costumes, treats are offered and they learn something important about dental care, history, and such like.  Families can be involved in these kinds of pursuits, as well.

I was astonished to note that even the media outlets are encouraging people to MAKE costumes in lieu of tossing cash in the direction of the retailers.  This move was no doubt the product of Wall Street’s malaise.  But it is a fabulous idea to get whole families creating together, working together, making some memories.  I can get my arms around that.

Well, if I did not have prior plans for Hallowe’en I might consider parlaying my own creativity into some sort of get up…with this face – well, there was a good reason why I played the part of the witch all those years ago and age has not been generous or benevolent in that respect! 

 But thank goodness I won’t be needing that clown suit this time around! 

This Hallowe’en I could dress up disguised as The Dinner Diva!

Connie Baum

   Menus and meal planning are ongoing events.  As soon as the dinner table is cleared someone is bound to pipe up and ask about snacks, about the next meal, even about next Sunday’s dinner.

   Would you love to have some personal assistance in this regard?  I have some ideas to share: Menu Mailer,  for example, is a life saver.  It helps you create great meal plans and lays out your grocery items just with the click of a mouse!  The Dinner Diva HERSELF has taken all the heavy lifting out of meal planning and menus.  I hope you will give her the opportunity to see for yourself. SavingDinner.com is THE way to go. Leanne Ely and her mastery of the culinary arts has simplified MY life…her home made mixes are standard fare at our house and she practically INVENTED chicken ‘stretcher’ meals!  She will show you how to easily plan your food to be HEALTHY and that will help you in the WEALTHY department.

  Here is healthy food idea from a Canadian publication that came to me from a Toastmasters Club pal:  (Thanks, Ralph)  It is cost effective as well as tasty:

“Balala” Your humble blogger has no clue what that means, but it sounds classic!

1 can Garbanzo beans, rinsed & drained

1/2 can black beans, rinsed & draned

1 tomatoes, seeded & chopped

2/3 cup chopped onion

1/4 tsp garlic powder

3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1/8 to 1/2 cup parsley

Combine all and mix well.  Chill 15 to 30 minutes before service.  Serves 4.

270 calories  13 g fat  0 cholesterol and 10 g protein

–Emily Tarbell

  So there you have it, kids!  That’s what’s to eat.  You now have some new tools from  The Dinner Diva , plus you have a yummy salad for those who put their toes under your dinner table. 

  Now, I should like to propose a toast to YOUR good health and YOUR wealth!  Bon Appetit!