Sunday, September 30, 2012

Souptober: Week 1 Menu

This week at Andie's Kitchen I will be serving hot the following soups!



Monday: Wedding
Tuesday: Ginger Carrot
Wednesday: Chile Verde
Thursday: Curry Butternut Squash
Friday: French Onion
Saturday: Broccoli Cheese
Sunday: Potato Leek

If there is a soup that you would like to try please call or text me telling me that you are going to attend that specific day. For the open hours for Andie's Kitchen please look at the blogpost Andie's Kitchen: Souptober! If you are unable to attend a day and very much desire a bowl, please let me know to freeze you a bowl's amount. For freezing and saving for a later date the fee is a flat $5.00

This was Souptober: Week 1 Menu. Please stay tuned for more updates on Souptober.

Andie's Kitchen: Souptober!

I am planning on doing a Soup filled month. I will be making soup everyday for the month of October.

It will be called SOUPTOBER! And it will be Souptastic!

Here's what Andie's Kitchen hours will be:

Monday: 815-930 pm (yes it is a late soup day)
Tuesday: 700-930 pm
Wednesday: 600-630 pm (yes it's a short day)
Thursday: 700-930 pm
Friday: varies, call me for open hours
Saturday: see Friday
Sunday: see Saturday :)

Please you must make a call ahead reservation, otherwise there is no promise I will have enough soup for you. Soup will cost $2.50-$5 depending on the soup that day and the cost of the ingredients.

You should definitely stop in at least once this month for a tasty treat.



This was Andie's Kitchen: Souptober! Please stay tuned for the menu!

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Healthful Tips: 7 Key Steps to Better Living

7 Key Steps to Better Living.

These steps are the seven key messages from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

You should seriously consider these steps.

>Balancing Calories<
Step 1. Enjoy your food, but eat less of it.


Step 2. Avoid over sized portions.
Oversized.
haha, but really this is oversized:

Actually over sized.

It should look more balanced like:





>Foods to Increase<
Step 3. Fill half of your plate with Fruits and Vegetables. If you don't think you like them, find some you do like, there are 100's of fruits and vegetables on this abundant plant. God has really blessed us with choices.



Consider trying a different color every day!

Step 4. Change out half of the grains you eat to whole grains. Don't mistake whole for multi-grains.


Step 5. Change your milk to fat-free or 1% fat. Also change your milk products: yogurt, half & half, and sour cream.


>Foods to Reduce<
 Step 6. Look at food labels and try to consume less Sodium. The simplest way to do this is to eat less processed foods. 


Step 7. Dink water instead of other drinks.


This was Healthful Tips: 7 Key Steps to Better Living. Stay tuned for more Healthful Tips.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Fall Semester: Beginning with a Cold

I have been asked to keep you guys updated! I'm sorry I have been MIA. I started off this new school year with high hopes and a cold. The school year is still going great, only I my workout and fitness challenges have been slack. I do plan to restart the fitness challenge of stretching next week, so the 3 week challenge will start back as soon as I move into my new condo!

And, as soon as my cough is under control I plan to start 4 weeks of boot camp. I found the regiment on Women's Health.

This is what the first week will look like:

Day 1: Cardio + Abs
20 minutes cardio (mini trampoline, biking, running, dancing etc.)
1 minute plank
100 sit ups

Day 2:  Cardio + Arms
25 minutes cardio
25 bicep curls (low weight)
25 tricep kickbacks

Day 3: Cardio + Legs
30 minutes cardio
25 squats
25 sumo squats
1 minute wall sit

Day 4: Cardio + Abs
30 minutes cardio
25 bridge ups
1 minute 6 inch hold

Day 5: Cardio + Arms
35 minutes cardio
35 chair dips
10 pushups

Day 6: Cardio + Legs
40 minutes cardio
40 leg lifts per leg

Day 7: Rest

Hopefully my body will be ready to start the 4 week boot camp regiment next week when I start my flexibility challenge. Pray for complete recovery!

This was Fall Semester: Beginning with a Cold. Stay tuned for updates on Fall Semester!