Greek Yogurt

I like to eat it with berries, chocolate chips and cocoa. It is great substitute for sour cream and can be used in cake mixes too.

You can use it to bake in place of buttermilk in muffin recipes. It is very creamy. I have tried it in potato salad instead of mayonnaise, it definitely makes it tangy. My favorite brand is Fage.

Sweet & Salty Combo

If you have a nice balance, then the sweetness or saltiness will enhance the flavor of the dish. When you make a chocolate cake, the little bit of salt heightens the flavor.

1. I like almond or peanut butter with oats because it adds the sweet salty combo.
2. I love dipping my French fries in my milkshake.
3. I love trail mix that is sweet and salty.
4. I like to eat cookies that have peanut butter in them along with slight coating of salt.
5. I like chocolate covered pretzels and apple slices with peanut butter for a snack.
6. I watch my salt and sugar intake but I do splurge now and then.
7. I splurge on sea-salted caramel candy or kettle corn. The sweet and salty texture crunch is satisfying.
8. Sweet potato fries or fried sweet potatoes are a good mix of sweet and salty.
9. I love biscotti too.

Breads I Like

I love bread of all kinds. I like to eat it on its own or with meals.

1. I can eat a bunch of warm crusty bread with lots of butter.
2. Bread is my favorite especially garlic bread or a simple bruschetta bread.
3. Nothing smells better than freshly baked bread and nothing tastes better than warm bread from the oven with melted butter.
4. I love Artisan bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
5. Nothing beats a nice, crusty piece of Italian bread with some minstrone soup! Minestrone is full of veggies and beans, proteins to help offset the carbs.

Smoked Food

I enjoy some smoked food from time to time. Grilling at high temperature and burning fats create bad chemicals.

I love smoked chicken breast and salmon.

How To Drink More Water?

I believe that water consumption is extremely important.

1. The key is to always have a bottle of water with you and you would be surprised how much you can consume with just sipping here and there.
2. Make sure to drink water with every meal, even a small amount.
3. I keep two bottles of water on my nightstand in the bedroom. Drink it in the middle of the night when you become thirsty or when you first get up.
4. You can track your water intake in any health app.

Smoothies

I love fruit smoothies. Strawberry, banana and pineapple are my favorites. Macha green tea smoothie is very healthy with great anti-oxidants and cancer fighting ingredients.

Smoothies taste great and make me feel good about having something healthy. I usually add one or two greens to them for extra health benefits.

Healthy vs Harmful Food

Natural products, grown without pesticides and artificial additives are good for you. The yogurt is more healthier option. Most harmful food is anything fried, especially french fries. You want proteins, dairy, vegetable and carbs in good proportions.

The healthiest food are foods which have the most nutrients and minerals. Unhealthy foods contain saturated fat, high sodium and high sugar levels. Processed foods with additives you cannot pronounce are the unhealthy food.

My Favorite Sandwiches

1. I love grilled cheese tomato sandwich. I switch up the types of cheese. I usually like Cheddar, Provolone and Mozzarella. Sometimes, I load them with veggies too. I always like pickles on my side.
2. I love peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a cold glass of milk.

I like both of them because I can customize the sandwiches based on my taste.

Cheesecakes

I haven’t found a cheesecake yet I did not like! I like some even more than others is my best defense!

The differences between Italian style cheesecake and just the American cheesecake is the former is made with ricotta cheese and the later is made with cream cheese. So the former is little bit lighter and drier. I love pineapple cheesecake.

I generally buy cheese cake sampler from couple of different places. Cheesecake has so many different flavors. I choose my indulgences carefully!

Coffee

The unlimited coffee accessibility in workplace doesn’t help people curb their consumption.

I love drinking iced coffee drinks in the morning when I get up as I feel like it makes me more alert and just starts off my day better.

I also love to experiment with new coffee drinks.