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Five D’s to Avoid Mindless Eating

Do you find yourself eating when you’re not hungry? In this article, “Six Ways to Avoid Mindless Eating,” author Amanda Chan quotes registered dietitian Keri Gans, author of The Small Change Diet. To avoid mindless snacking, Gans suggests the Five D’s: delay, determine, distract, distance, and decide. Wait before you grab that bag of chips. Decide if you are in fact hungry. If not, distract yourself with something else (go for a walk?) or distance yourself from the tempting snack. As you start your day, think about and prepare your snacks and meals so you don’t find yourself starving and at the vending machine or fast-food window.

Cape Horn Hike This Sunday, October 9, 2011

We are headed to the gorge for a hike this weekend, and I would love for you to join us! Cape Horn is a brand-new trail that just opened on the Washington side of the gorge. It’s about a thirty-minute drive from Portland and has awesome views of the gorge, plus a couple of waterfalls!

Call Anne as 503-705-4762 if you would like to join us. We will leave Portland at 8:30 and be home by 2:30.

 

 

Greek Chicken Recipe

The Greek Festival is happening this weekend! This is one of my buddy Laura’s favorite Portland traditions and this month she offers her take on a super easy and delicious baked Greek Chicken. Thanks Laura!

GREEK CHICKEN

Any chicken on the bone – I used 10 drumsticks

Plain yogurt – a cup or two

Fresh chopped garlic – two large cloves

Zest of one lemon

S&P

Salt and pepper the chicken (I left the skin on) and lay in a glass 9×13 pan. Mix chopped garlic and lemon zest into yogurt and pour on top of chicken, coating it evenly. Bake for 1.5 hours at 350, turning chicken half way thru, until golden brown.

So moist it falls off the bone – tasty! Serve with Greek salad.

Muddy Boot Festival 2011

Here’s a recap from the Muddy Boot Festival last weekend – I shared a booth with acupuncturist Leela Longson and Naturopath Shani Fox.

What fun! I met a lot if cool people, visited with some of my clients, and scored some cool goodies, more on that later….

It was plenty hot but luckily we had shade (thanks Leela!) and the classes were being held indoors in the a.c.

On Saturday I was super busy with massages.  I heard some great music from the Freak Mountain Ramblers.

KBOO was there as well.  If you haven’t tuned in to the boo check out the schedule here.  Their Saturday lineup includes country, bluegrass, the dead and the blues.

Sunday the music continued with Sugarcane who covered the Talking Head’s “This Must Be The Place” one of my favorite songs!

Casey Neil and the Norway Rats closed the show and their set included a cover of Toots and the Maytals “Pressure Drop”

Our next door neighbor was Haley with Chiyu Confections.  I sampled some of her delicious mushroom and herb infused chocolate truffles.  She sells her goodies at Peoples Farmer’s market year round.

I also met Nate from Enviofuel.  He converts your Diesel rig to run on vegetable oil.  And yes his truck smells like french fries.

Hopworks was there with cold beers.  I waited til almost five on Sunday before cracking an IPA, I had to have something to go with my pizza from TasteBud!  I also scored a bottle of Organic Syrah from Klickitat Winery.

I sampled Lion Heart Kombucha watermelon flavor and was surprised at how mild it was.  This is a good brand for first timers or those who don’t like the vinegary taste of Kombucha.

 

I signed up for renewable energy with PGE and NW Natural and got some mineral sunscreen from Schmidt’s Beauty.  Truce Designs had these really cool bags locally made from recycled materials like old sails.  I loved the design elements and weatherproof factor of the bike bags and large duffels – perfect for travel.   The best booth prize goes to Tracey and Sara from Living room Realtors who had a couch to relax on.

 

Do you have a party or event coming up?  Call Anne and she will bring her massage chair and some relaxation to your guests.  503-705-4762