Lily's Health Pad

Thanks to every one who entered the Mary’s Gone Crackers Giveaway!  I am pleased to announce that the winner is….. Rachel @ Working Out Wellness. Congrats, Rachel!  Please e-mail me (LilysHealthPad@gmail.com) your address  so that you can claim your prize. *** On a completely separate note…                                                        Tonight at 10 p.m. EST, CBS is [...]

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  Have you entered my Mary’s Gone Cracker’s giveaway??!!  The contest ends TOMORROW at 10 p.m. EST.     I made the BEST dinner tonight.  Seriously.  Out of this world! Sticking with the theme of walnut oil, I present to you… Walnut Oil Pesto Pasta  Ingredients: Walnut Oil Pesto* (recipe below) 2 cups whole wheat [...]

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First thing’s first.  Don’t forget to enter my Mary’s Gone Cracker’s giveaway!!  The contest ends on Friday. So, today’s eats weren’t so exciting.  I’ve been very busy lately, and my meals reflect that!  I’m still eating healthfully.  I just haven’t had time to eat creatively. Breakfast   Breakfast was Nature’s Path Optimum Cranberry Ginger cereal.  [...]

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Today was beautiful in SC!  The temperature topped off around 60 degrees.  Perfect running weather.  My training plan called for 3 easy miles, but I had my hopes set on 6.  You just never know when the weather will change.  I have to take advantage of the sun when I can!  In fact, it’s supposed [...]

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Good evening! And happy Monday to all.  Interested in some news that might brighten your Monday?  Zesty Cook is hosting a blog makeover giveaway!  Head on over to his blog to enter. Here’s something that brightened my Monday. Oatmeal with vanilla soymilk (a bit too much!).  Plus some cashew/almond/dried cranberry trail mix. Wait.  What’s that [...]

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Hey guys! I’ve just arrived home.  On Friday afternoon, I had class at The Citadel, so Thursday evening I left for Charleston.  Sorry I didn’t get around to blogging.  I don’t like to spend my weekends with Stephen chained to the computer. We had a busy weekend!  We attended an oyster roast, watched lots of [...]

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Today’s eats were inspired by my urge to empty my fridge, freezer, and cupboards.  I have many foods that are 1) approaching their use by date or 2) have simply been taking up space way too long.   Breakfast Apple cinnamon oats topped with homemade granola bar crumbles and almonds. I had been working on [...]

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While Stephen and I were on our Amazing Savings Road Trip, we discovered a find! Stephen picked up this treasure, deciding that we should make our own General Tso’s chicken for dinner.  Remembering a recent Whole Foods trip, I had something different in mind.  I wanted to recreate the General Tso’s tofu from the hot [...]

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Friday evening brought snow to the entire state of South Carolina!  And not just flurries.  This was the real deal.  I’m not one to get excited about snow (I grew up in the Midwest), but this truly was something. I left home around 4 p.m., and as I drove, it was snowing hard all the [...]

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Not following me on Twitter but you want to?  Click here Don’t have me in your reader but you want me there?  Click here. *** Well, folks, somehow I’ve managed to get myself sick again.  This truly is bizarre, as I rarely have to make trips to the doctor.  But In the past 3 weeks, [...]

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