Kids Can Help with Thanksgiving Preparations with Free Printables

As a 30-year teacher, 25-year mom and 10-year homeschooler, I know how to make activities kid-friendly. Take holiday preparations--don't just plunk kids in front of the TV. Put them to work helping. Good for them, good for you. Here are ways kids can help with Thanksgiving making free printable decorations and crafts. Ways Kids Can Help With Thanksgiving Preparations

Thanksgiving Diet Tip: Eat Mostly Veggies and Fruit

I've lost 83 pounds, 40 in the last 5 months. I've been writing a series of articles on how I lost weight. Thanksgiving is a rough time for us dieters as we look down the barrel of the biggest food fest in the western hemisphere! Diet wisdom varies on fats, starch, meat, salt, dairy--which are the worst for weight loss. Sometimes dairy is the culprit. Then health gurus say it's starch. From my experience, it's not so much about what you don't eat as what you do.  Diet Tip of the Day: Eat Mostly Veggies and Fruit

Diet Friendly Thanksgiving Alternative Recipes-- Cajun Jambalaya

I’ve lost over 80 pounds and I am doing the dance of joy! This holiday season I am not going to blow that hard work. So I'm preparing low calorie Thanksgiving menu recipes with food swaps
I used to lose. I’m going to keep using recipe substitutions to finish my last 25 pounds to reach goal and to maintain the weight I’m at. Today’s recipe:

Low Impact Jambalaya—I love Cajun jambalaya but it’s high calorie made the regular way. I make this base recipe and set some aside for me. Then I add the ingredients that add the calorie jolt. The orange dish in the image is jambalaya. The side is purple cabbage. I'll keep adding diet substitutions to get us through Turkey Day!  Diet Recipe of the Day Light and Yummy Cajun Jambalaya