![]() ![]() Practicing mindful eating is a good habit to form and one I’m still working on. It gives it more freshness, texture, and flavor, too. I like to add in vegetables into recipes that don’t normally call for it. Everything in moderation, right?!Ī plate full of one color is no fun, plus it doesn’t have all the nutritious vitamins and minerals that a plate full of colorful fruits and vegetables has. If I’m enjoying a dessert, I want to really enjoy a dessert. Now as for desserts…they only get modified some of the time. Limiting the salt, choosing leaner meats more often, adding more color to meals, using low-fat dairy products, or baking rather than frying are all easy things I usually try to do. I wouldn’t call them the healthiest, but making simple changes can drastically improve their nutritional quality. In the Midwest, casseroles, jello salads, and meat and potatoes are staples. But allowing ourselves the freedom to have foods, helps to control our intake. Diets are ineffective solely because of that-the diet can’t last and you’ll always go back to what you couldn’t have while on your diet. I’m glad we have that taken care of.ĭepriving ourselves of food only makes us want it that much more. Oh, and 3) I love to run…which I guess is good due to my first two favorites. ![]() ![]() ![]() Before I get too far along, there are two things you should probably know about me: 1) I love sweets and 2) I can’t get enough peanut butter. In my life, though, I have five main ones (guidelines, really) I try to fit into my daily life and are also the core of my blog. I don’t think we should feel completely restricted in what we’re “allowed” to eat-there’s no way I’m passing up Mom’s Orange Tapioca Jello at Christmas (if that’s not Midwest, I don’t know what is)! In a food- and diet-crazed world, there are a lot of “rules” by which people want you to abide by in order to “be healthy”. In the Midwest, people enjoy eating and gathering together at the table. But I also know life is about enjoying it and restrictive diets can be…well, restrictive and not enjoyable. See all our domestic cooking vacations in the USA.As an RD, I know a thing or two about living well and eating healthfully and I hope I can pass along some of this knowledge to you. And of course, we wanted to include a cooking class! We knew we wanted to include a foodie tour that would get people off the beaten track and into Chicago’s neighborhoods. Also, great bars and taprooms! We knew we wanted to leave time for exploring on your own – either shopping on the Magnificent Mile, perusing the world-renowned museums, or exploring the famous architecture, according to your own interests. Great food of course, and Chicago has a ton of it, from hot dogs to Michelin stars. When designing our first domestic tour, we thought a lot about what travelers to Chicago would want. Don’t have time for a week in Europe? Don’t have the funds for a trip abroad? Prefer to stay close to home? Want to catch a Cubs or Sox game? There are a lot of great reasons to try our new, 3-night foodie experience in Chicago. Big news today – new tours, offered in the U.S.! We have been pondering this step for a while, and are thrilled to start with our own hometown, Chicago. ![]()
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