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We all love fries, don’t we?!  Some of us even crave them.  They’re so tasty and can really satisfy a salty craving.  The question is, “How can I eat something I really like but ensure it is healthier?”  

PrepTime: 5 minutes

CookTime: 30 minutes

TotalTime: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

·        2 large sweet potatoes

·        1 tbsp of olive oil

·         Course salt & pepper (to taste) 

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.

Cut thesweet potatoes into 1/2 inch strips or wedges and toss in the oil and salt & pepper.  Arrange in a single layer on a nonstick baking sheet (uncovered).  Place in oven for 30minutes, turning once.  Enjoy! 

Before

After

Another great thing about making homemade sweet potato fries is that you simply will make them anyway you like: spicy (add cayenne pepper or red chili flakes), sweet (add cinnamon and Stevia),or savory (add curry powder, rosemary or garlic).  Any way you do it, these “fries”—baked inside oven with abit of heart-healthy olive oil—are lower in fat than deep-fried, possess a lowerglycemic index than white potatoes, and they come filled with antioxidants.  ***But remember, despite the actual fact that extra virgin olive oil is heart healthy, it really is also high in calories so don’t overdue it.

If you’re much like me and you enjoy dipping your food, you can accompany your homemade sweet potato fries having a homemade dipping sauce.  Start with a 1/4 Cup of fat free Greek yogurt (a good way to obtain protein) and add…

For a spicy dipping sauce try adding 1/4 cup of chipotle salsa or hot sauce.  

For a sweet dipping sauce try adding a squeeze of honey or Stevia and cinnamon. 

For a savory dipping sauce try adding your preferred curry sauce or BBQ sauce. 

So yum!  Now the actual question is, “Who’s making homemade Sweet Potato Fries today?!” 

Cheers to health in life, 

Amanda   


PS: Should you be hosting Superbowl Sunday this weekend these sweet potato fries are a great addition in your healthy snack line-up! 

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Wednesdays are already said to become essentially the most difficult day with the week with the Biggest Loser Resort. It is “hump day” and individuals are usually having to address a bit harder to get with the day. I find this to get the same inside my own life. Wednesdays seem to be the most difficult to me and that i find myself craving some sort of sweet treat to have me through or enjoy on the end of a long day. Treats that I have eaten within the past usually do not coincide with a healthy life style, so that as I’ve made changes in my own life I have sought hard to discover treats that do! Thank you, Chef Cameron Payne, to be amazing! Chef Cameron has created all from the recipes used at our Biggest Loser Resorts. He includes a gift, to repeat the least, and i am just glad which he is sharing it with all the rest of us!

Since it really is Wednesday and all, I believe it really is only fair only share with you a favorite from Chef Cam’s repertoire!

Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee

Serves: 11
Serving Size: 2 ¾ oz

2 ¼ C. Fage® Yogurt
1 ½ Packages Vanilla Pudding Mix
1 C. Coconut Milk
½ t. Agar
¼ Vanilla Bean

Topping:
5 ½ t. Cane Sugar

Start by whisking coconut milk and agar together and putting it to boil. Just when it starts to boil turn the heat down to your light simmer, and let heat for 4-5 minutes. Blend all ingredients together well. Pour mixture into a pastry bag, or Ziploc® with a corner cut off, and squeeze 2 ¾ oz portions into porcelain ramekins. Place all ramekins in refrigerator to chill. Dessert ought to be set up in about 2 hours. Just before serving desserts, sprinkle ½ t. cane sugar evenly on top, and fire it off with torch, prior to the top from the Crème Brulee is caramelized.

Let me know that which you think after you’ve tried it! YUMMY!!!

XOXO

SARAH

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We are so excited to possess Chelsea Settles from MTV’s hit reality show Chelsea Settles here at our Utah resort for the next four weeks! Chelsea is this kind of beautiful individual, inside and out, and were so happy to have her here to share with you her energy and positive outlook with this guests.

Chelsea graduated college at 324 pounds. She has big dreams and it is well on her way to achieving all of them! She just so happens to get touching lives down the way with your ex attitude and success. She has lost over 100 pounds simply by her very own efforts to create healthy food choices and also to exercise! As Chelsea continues along her journey of weight reduction and self discovery, she’s got chosen to really dedicate herself and concentrate on some great non-scale victories for that next week at the Biggest Loser Resort in Utah.

Thankfully Chelsea has decided to look at us along with her along her journey! You’ll be able to follow her experience on the resort each day here on her blog, as well as follow her on twitter and facebook! I, personally, have LOVED getting to learn this amazing girl and that i am excited for one to all do the identical through her blog. Enjoy!!

XOXO

SARAH

We are so excited to have Chelsea Settles from MTV’s hit reality show Chelsea Settles at our Utah resort for the next four weeks! Chelsea is this type of beautiful individual, inside and out, and we have been so happy to own her here to share with you her energy and positive outlook with this guests.

Chelsea graduated college at 324 pounds. She has big dreams and it is well to be with her approach to achieving all of them! She so happens to become touching lives across the way with her attitude and success. She has lost over 100 pounds simply by her very own efforts to make healthy diet and exercise! As Chelsea continues along her journey of weight-loss and self discovery, she gets chosen to essentially dedicate herself and concentrate on some good non-scale victories for your next month with the Biggest Loser Resort in Utah.

Thankfully Chelsea has decided to adopt us with her along her journey! You’ll have the ability to follow her experience in the resort each day here on her blog, as well as follow her on twitter and facebook! I, personally, have LOVED getting to understand this amazing girl and that i am excited for you to definitely all do the identical through her blog. Enjoy!!

XOXO

SARAH

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There is often a portion of healing and rejuvenation that takes place at Fitness Ridge that I’ve been really anxious to share with you! Let me take you when camping to the spa.

At the finish of each and every long and exhausting day we open up our spa being a location for guests to relax, heal, and unwind. Yesterday was considered one of those long and exhausting days for me and i also knew exactly some tips i needed! It’s my job to opt to get a traditional Swedish massage since they feel so good and are so relaxing, but as of yesterday evening my opinion has officially changed. I still love a fantastic Swedish massage, but I was introduced to something We’ve never experienced before, and it absolutely was amazing! It’s known as the lomi lomi massage in support of one of our gifted therapists performs this incredible massage.

Meet Marie.

Marie is fantastic in every modalities she performs, but this kind of massage requires a gift and he or she has it!

Lomi lomi is a massage originating in Hawaii and traditionally used being a healing practice of native healers, a luxury with an aid to digestion, and restorative massage inside the family. Like all endeavors in old Hawaii, lomi lomi is conducted with prayer and intention. I had never met Marie prior to your massage but from the end I felt like I can wrapped my arms around her like we’d been friends our whole lives. Her power to connect with people using this modality is amazing.

Several different oils are utilized throughout this massage, which did greater than I expected!

My least favorite thing about a massage is when fast some time goes. Sometimes I’m just like the therapist is rushing to get through everything prior to 50 minutes are up. But with Marie I kept wondering only had accidentally booked an 80 minute massage since it felt want it just kept going and going. Turns out it turned out only 50 minutes, but she just flows so well who’s felt like a lot longer, that we LOVED! I do not want to hand out all of the secrets of the lomi lomi because I’d like you to go through it yourself once you come, on the other hand definitely suggest booking at the very least one lomi lomi in your stay. Since Marie is our only therapist that performs the lomi lomi, you’re thank you for visiting call and book way before you even arrive! And make sure you allow me to know what you think! I’m already ready for the next one!

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There is a part of healing and rejuvenation that takes place at Fitness Ridge that I have been really anxious to share with you! Let me take you with me to our spa.

At the end of each long and exhausting day we open up our spa as a place for guests to relax, heal, and unwind. Yesterday was one of those long and exhausting days for me and I knew exactly what I needed! I usually opt for a traditional Swedish massage because they feel so good and are so relaxing, but as of last night my opinion has officially changed. I still love a good Swedish massage, but I was introduced to something I have never experienced before, and it was amazing! It’s called the lomilomi massage and only one of our gifted therapists performs this incredible massage.

Meet Marie.

Marie is fantastic in all modalities that she performs, but this particular massage requires a gift and she has it!

Lomilomi is a massage originating in Hawaii and traditionally used as a healing practice of native healers, a luxury and an aid to digestion, and restorative massage within the family. Like all endeavors in old Hawaii, lomilomi is conducted with prayer and intention. I had never met Marie prior to our massage but by the end I felt like I could wrapped my arms around her like we’d been friends our whole lives. Her ability to connect with people using this modality is amazing.

Several different oils are used throughout this massage, which did more than I expected!

My least favorite thing about a massage is how fast the time goes. Sometimes I feel like the therapist is rushing to get through everything before the 50 minutes are up. But with Marie I kept wondering if I had accidentally booked an 80 minute massage because it felt like it just kept going and going. Turns out it was only 50 minutes, but she just flows so well that it felt like a lot longer, which I LOVED! I don’t want to give away all the secrets of the lomilomi because I want you to experience it for yourself when you come, but I definitely suggest booking at least one lomilomi during your stay. Since Marie is our only therapist that performs the lomilomi, you are welcome to call and book way before you even arrive! And make sure you let me know what you think! I’m already ready for another one!

I drove to work yesterday with my hands clinched so tight to the steering wheel that my knuckles were white and I couldn’t feel my fingers. The fog was so thick in Ivins, UT that I couldn’t see more than 20 feet in front of me. I worried about all of our guests out on their hikes that morning and wondered what they were experiencing not being able to see anything. I assumed because I couldn’t see anything around me from where I was that everyone must be experiencing the same thing. I failed to realize that sometimes when you climb to higher ground you can escape the fog and can see clearly.

When you start feeling so stressed and bogged down and you are tempted to throw your healthy eating and exercising out the window because you can’t see much change anyway and it feels too hard, remember what is above that fog. Choose to stick it out and climb above it and you’ll find that the view, the result, is incredible.

XOXO

SARAH