Jen-uine Nutrition

Hi everyone! So I've decided that I am going to post on Fridays from now on! Mainly because I only have work on Fridays and just homework due the next week so I will be able to complete quality work for this blog! A couple of nights ago, this is what I had for dinner since I have been trying to avoid a lot of carbohydrates and eat more protein and nutrient dense foods (more nutrients than calories). However, this night since I had not had any pasta the entire week, I figured I would reward myself. So, I had a (half) pastrami on rye sandwich (took off the Swiss), a summer pasta salad, and a cucumber salad. I am also going to try something new below; breaking up my meals. Pastrami on Rye Mustard, 3 teaspoon ----- 9 calories Pastrami,  2 slices -------- 82 calories Rye bread ----------------- 65 calories Summer Pasta Salad Bow tie pasta 1/2 cup -- 90 calories Shallot -------------------- 7 calories Feta cheese (1/4 cup)----150 calories Cucumber Salad Cucumbe...

Hi everyone! I apologize for not posting last week but I've been extremely busy. I am back on my normal schedule and hope you all enjoy the next few posts to come! So, I know in the morning it is easy to skip breakfast and/or have a really unhealthy cereal with some whole milk, or even a pop tart. But please, take the extra five minutes to just eat some breakfast such as eggs, a fruit, and a grain. Typically, I will eat an apple on my walk to class but today, since I had a little more time, I had an omelette, Raisin Bran, and a banana when I will typically have scrambled eggs and pepper. As for the healthy alternative, what I mean is that instead of a sugary cereal such as froot loops or pop tarts, you can have Raisin Bran which helps with gut health as well as a banana or apple for natural sugars, rather than processed sugars. Trust me when I say that making and eating scrambled eggs can take only 10 minutes since scrambled eggs cook fairly quickly and they are quick to eat. Th...

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...