25 Things that are Keeping you Overweight

I know most of these but this article is a really helpful reason for why you may not be losing weight. You've started working out and eating healthy but you still aren't loosing weight find out why!

25 Things that are Keeping you Overweight

Yummy Healthy Knock off "Chewy Bars"

So I am in love with this granola bar recipe I found (and changed significantly) on another blog! Though I have not quite found an exact mixture that sticks together, for now my Chewy bars are more like Chewy Bites. So here's the basic recipe feel free to add different yummy ingredients to flavor or enhance your bars!!

Chewy Granola "Bars"

• 4.5 cups of Rolled Oats
• 1 cup Flour
• 1 tsp. Vanilla 
• 2/3 cup Melted Butter (can also substitute coconut oil, bars come out crunchier)
• 1/2 cup Honey 
• 1/3 cup Packed Brown Sugar
• 1 cup Shredded Coconut (I use the sweetened kind, next time I'm going to try the unsweetened)
• 1/2 cup - Cup of mini chocolate chips or other fresh fruit spices etc. (I think I'm going to try apple cinnamon next!)
• I also add a few healthy pinches of ground flaxseed, it's good for you and you can't even tell it's there! 

Bake at 325 degrees for 18-22min. and there you go, cheap and easy granola your family will love! I have to make a batch every few days for two of us! We just love it! It's amazing warm too, would make a great dessert!!

More than just a "Burger"

50/50 Burger - Muddy Waters Cafe - Wooster, Ohio

The world burger doesn't do the 50/50 burger at Muddy Waters Cafe in Downtown Wooster, Ohio justice. This burger is the burger you will crave for years after you've had it that you will compare all other burgers to. This burger is 50% ground beef and 50% bacon. Then they go ahead and add on some more bacon and cheddar cheese! I added guacamole (which was perfectly tangy and delicious) and mushrooms, it was on perfectly grilled brioche that had an almost crunchy grilled inside layer, it was to die for! I am thinking about getting it tomorrow night again for dinner! Plus the burger is only $7.75!

Muddy Waters Cafe - Wooster, Ohio

Sidetrack Grill - Yipsilanti, MI

 While visiting Michigan this weekend my boyfriend and I stopped at the Sidetrack Grill in Yipsilanti, Mi. Sidetrack is famous for their burgers and has been on Opra (generally good food advice) and several news shows so we had to stop! I got their 1/3 lb burger with, bacon, avacado, queso, and marinated portabella.

I had high expectations, and I was sadly let down. I was amazed to find that I found a far better burger in Wooster, Ohio my home town earlier last week at Muddy Waters grill the 50/50 burger was inspired and beyond amazing read post on that for more. My burger at Sidetrack was just normal ground beef, barely seasoned, cooked perfectly, with decent ingredients. My fries, tasted like I was drinking a pint of strong beer, if you like that the fries were amazing if not, not so much.

Plus note the last line for two of us burger and fries, I had a pop it was $34.00, my delicious 50/50 burger was $23.00 for the two of us!

Here were my quick notes right after we ate:
Meat- ok
Bacon- amazing
Fries- beer!
Avacado- fresh slices
Queso- American
Portabella- big good
Bun- good nothing special ok toasted
2 for $34 plus tip

Day 2- Veggie Day!

Hello!
  So today is Day 2 of my 7 Day Detox and it's veggie day! Last night before bed I made some fresh green beans and potatoes in my crock pot. I started off and ate my two delicious potatoes and then ate some green beans (I have plenty left for later!). I am glad they turned out if you look at last night's post you can see the recipe I used/made up for my green beans! The onion soup packets taste good I did alter the recipe a little to this:

Green Beans and Potatoes

• 2 lbs Fresh Green beans ends snapped off and snapped in half
• 2 packets Lipton Onion soup mix (feel free to mix it up and try new soups!)
• 1/2 a large onion
• water
• sea salt

1. After snapping the green beans I put the potatoes, green beans, and loosely diced onions into the crock pot. I barely covered the mixture with water and added the soup packets. I cooked on high for about 45 min then let sit on low over night, I may have slept in too late because they were a bit over done, but still delicious!

For the Love of Food

If you couldn't guess by my diet page, or my Pintrest, I LOVE food! I'm a newly reformed picky eater! I love trying new foods! For years I was that girl that "didn't like anything." After my three months spent in Mexico I have been redifining my pallet, I'm even trying different dishes at my favorite restaurants (I've traditionally been very devoted to a favorite dish at local restaurants)! I am so pleasantly surprised by all the new foods I am enjoying! As I make my way around the country (hopefully, I have the travel itch bad!) I will blog about my favorite foods I've found in restaurants, yummy things I've made!