Jen-uine Nutrition

While we were in San Francisco this summer, my sister decided to order an omelette with mushrooms, spinach, onions, cheese, avocado and peppers. I had a bite of her omelette and it was very delicious. Basically, if you have that omelette for breakfast and not a lot of the hash browns, you're having a pretty well-balanced breakfast, because you are having the healthy fats from the avocado, dairy from the cheese, some vegetable from the onions, peppers as well as healthy fungi from the mushrooms.  In addition, you should try to have some carbohydrates from the toast because they help you to get energy for the day. Overall, I'm proud that my sister had such a balanced breakfast. :) Some of the benefits of having a balanced start to the day are increased productivity, better mood, and less stress. So I suggest to all of you that you wake up early or just not past 11:00 and go to a workout class and make sure to have a heart-healthy breakfast!  Thanks for reading my...

9-18-17 So it took me about two weeks to figure out what to have for lunch in my dining halls. Since lunch doesn't particularly have any specific foods that make you think of lunchtime, you can imagine I was not very happy with the options. The food varied every day but not by much. For example, lunch usually offered pizza, pasta, boneless wings with different sauces on it every day, salads and burgers. For me personally, I believed that these kinds of food did not make me feel satisfied in the middle of the day. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty good but I was never satisfied with the nutrition information that was associated with it, mainly because I didn't know the exact ingredients. However, after exploring a little more into the dining hall, I found that there was actually a sandwich station where they have what look like fresh meats and condiments. After this discovery, I made my lunch a sandwich with turkey, salami (sometimes), lettuce and mayonnaise on a kaiser roll...

My family and I recently went to Disneyland over the summer and although it's an amusement park, it has excellent options for healthy meals at fairly affordable prices. While I was there, I got the Pan-seared salmon served on a house salad with various nuts, raisins, and other toppings. Salmon is always my go-to dinner because you have the omega-3 vitamins that support a healthy lifestyle as well as the satisfied feeling, but not stuffed feeling after you finish it. I recommend having some sort of fish once every two weeks because it is a good source of protein, good source of potassium, and overall does not make you feel bloated. Here's some ways to fit salmon into your daily meal plan schedule: First, if you don't like fishy tasting foods, doctor up your salmon by putting salt, pepper, paprika, creamy sauces, or any spices that you love on it. Trust me, you won't even taste the fishiness. Second, salmons can actually be meal prepped for a couple of days, where y...

   So I recently entered college and as everyone knows, college dining halls are not five star restaurants. I go to Montclair State University and typically eat at Sam's place, one of the two unlimited swipes dining halls. Now, when I entered college, I knew that I wanted to keep up with the three meals per day. So, every morning, no matter the time of my first class, I head over to the dining hall and have a healthy serving of scrambled eggs. In my opinion, it is difficult to mess up scrambled eggs, so the eggs here are not that bad, especially if you add salt and pepper to spice it up. On days where I have a class at 10:00, I typically will have an omelette with spinach and cheese and surprisingly, it is delicious.  To sum up my college tips, the three most important pieces of advice I can offer a student would be:  1. Have three meals a day because you will definitely need it. No matter how you fit it into your schedule, it is vital. 2. Stay out of your do...

Many people might think that since enchiladas are a juicy Mexican custom, they are unhealthy and not a good thing to eat when trying to lose weight or having a specific diet plan. However, any food can be made into something healthy but still delicious. The recipe down below is a perfect example of how a cheesy and fatty dish can enhanced to incorporate healthier selections. Also in the picture below, i added some tomato and cucumber salad to the meal to get even more vegetables and to freshen the dish up. I also included steamed broccoli with a little bit of garlic because it is extremely easy to make and it makes the dish even more diet-friendly. The Recipe 1 can Campbell's Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup or 98% fat free Cream of Chicken Soup 1/2 cup sour cream 1 cup Pace Picante Sauce 2 teaspoons chili powder 2 cups chopped cooked chicken 1/2 cup Monterey Jack Cheese 6 each flour tortillas, warmed 1 small tomato chopped (half a cup) 1 green onion sliced (about 2 tab...

If you've ever gotten bored or tired of regular eggs and toast, then this is the breakfast for you!! I know that during the summer when I'm waking up to the same thing, I no longer look forward to that delicious meal. So one day, I was watching some YouTube videos and I saw in a morning routine that someone had combined your ordinary toast with an egg. Soon enough I was making this super easy breakfast and actually looking forward to getting up and making it. Down below, I have listed the simple "recipe" and the benefits to this meal. Additionally, there are some tips when making this or any egg recipe. The Recipe One piece of bread (for a healthier option, get a loaf that says exactly "100% Whole Grain") One egg The Benefits Quick breakfast for on the go, if desired. Combines the healthy carbohydrate in the morning for energy and the protein from the egg. Therefore, almost fulfilling the requirements of the health plate/pyramid (shown to the...

Most people these days are always on the run whether it be for work or school, it seems no one ever plans time for breakfast. However, while popular belief may say coffee will wake you up enough for the rest of the day, this is actually completely false and extremely unhealthy. Your body is a machine and when it doesn't get the proper nutrients in the morning, it will not work to the usual levels. While coffee may have caffeine, this will actually make your body more hyper than it should be. If you don't have breakfast or some type of protein for breakfast, your body will assume you should be sleeping. When the caffeine wears off then, your body will be left feeling extremely groggy and exhausted. Because while your brain may have been working extremely hard, your body was unable to recognize that therefore your different levels of energy will not be consistent. One breakfast I would recommend to people who don't have time to just sit down and enjoy breakfast, is an egg...