Tips To Eat Less Without Really Trying

I am terrible for mindless eating.  Whether it is boredom eating, comfort eating or just being on the run without healthy options available, I am likely to make a bad eating choice.  I thought I would share some of the tips that work for me: One of the best ways to eat less without trying […]

What The Bleep Is Slimming World?

While I envy the results of those on paleo diets and doing the whole30 challenge, I want to make eating healthier budget friendly and make meals both of us can enjoy together – and he will not go for missing out on key foods (key to him at least).  Slimming World is well known in […]

Healthier Chicken Nuggets: Panko Breaded Chicken (Big Boss Fryer Recipe)

To  go with the healthier fries I mentioned earlier, a craving for McDonalds led me to try making my own chicken nuggets.  After some trial and error, I followed a very simple recipe with no flour and panko bread crumbs which seem to stick better without the added flour. Healthier Chicken Nuggets Recipe 1 chicken […]

Healthier Fries: Big Boss Oil-Less “Fried” Potatoes

We have had a TFal ActiFry on our wish-list for a while but are trying to stick to our budget, so when I saw the Big Boss Oil-Less Fryer on sale at shop.ca for $119 minus a load of coupons – $15 coupon, $10 bonus, $25 paypal rebate and $20 ebates rebate) just days after […]

Healthier Potato Leek Soup Recipe

Potato leek soup is one of my favourites.  It is just so warm and comforting on a cold day – you really can’t get much better than a comforting soup when you come home on a winter day.  My usual recipe however calls for butter, flour and cream and would eat away at my calorie […]

Slimming World Meal Planning Ideas

After trying many different meal planners, this one I made based on the one from the Dairy Farmers of Canada is the one that works best for me.  For my Slimming World Meal Planner I separated the area for meals and under each can mark down my superfree foods, free foods, healthy extras and syns.  […]

Slimming World Recipe: Syn Free Fries in the Big Boss Fryer

Slimming World Friendly Recipe - Healthier Fries In The Big Boss Oil-less Fryer

We have had a TFal ActiFry on our wish-list for a while but are trying to stick to our budget, so when I saw the Big Boss Oil-Less Fryer on sale at shop.ca for $119 minus a load of coupons – $15 coupon, $10 bonus, $25 paypal rebate and $20 ebates rebate) just days after […]

Slimming World Recipe: Healthier Potato Leek Soup

healthier potato leek soup slimming world recipe

Leek and potato soup is one of my favourites.  It is just so warm and comforting on a cold day.  My usual recipe however calls for butter, flour and cream and would eat away at my syn count fairly quickly.  So using my usual recipe and checking on the one from Slimming World, I modified […]