What Ellen’s Lovin
International Women’s Day March 8, 2020
I am so grateful to have strong women in my life to be role models especially in my family. Both grandmas, my sister and my mom have taught me hard work, persistent, standing up for yourself and others and being supportive. As well as kindness, love and gratitude. They have been great teachers. Here’s to all the amazing women in my life who I cherish the lessons taught and our friendship.
I want to give a shout out to Libby Roach and her work for recognizing women (Ladies First) who are making a difference doing what they do and the challenges they have overcome in the food industry.
What Lynn’s Lovin
More than Food
March is Nutrition Month and this year, Canadian dietitians like me will be talking about how healthy eating is about so much ‘More than Food’, encouraging Canadians to consider not only what they eat, but how they eat.
Why is this theme important? Dietitians do love food and believe in its potential to enhance lives and improve health, but we know it is also much more complex than simply prescribing nutrients to be healthy. We take a broad view of all the factors that impact healthy eating – including how we eat. This includes food literacy, food culture and traditions, food availability and sustainability. This campaign recognizes the healthy eating habits that are part of the New Canada Food Guide. http://www.canada.ca/foodguide
I encourage you to take time this month to evaluate your eating habits with the guiding principals below:
- Eat meals with others
- Be mindful of your eating habits
- Take time to eat
- Notice when you are hungry and when you are full
- Cook more often
- Plan what you eat
- Involve others in planning and preparing meals
- Enjoy your food
- Culture and food traditions can be a part of healthy eating
Happy Nutrition Month!
What Jenn’s Lovin
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What’s Your Style?
Have you ever really taken the time to name your style? I mean literally put words (3 to be exact) to your style? I didn’t even know this was a thing, nor did I realize the power and impact it can have until I met Suzanne, Founder of Your Shop Girl last spring.
Your style and clothing is a direct representation of your brand. It’s what people see first. Here’s the thing, if you know how to dress your amazing body and you know your ideal style, it can actually become something that requires little extra effort for you. In my experience it actually takes less time, less dollars and you’ll feel a heck of a lot better about yourself too.
Curious? Start by following @your_shop_girl on Instagram. The team shares many great tips or perhaps it’s your year to be bold, reach out and book yourself a style consult so you too can be on your way simplifying your closet, your shopping and maximizing your efforts. Any guesses on my 3 style words?
Eat Well…Ellen, Lynn & Jenn
Macaroni and cheese and weiners
Oatmeal and eggs.
Avocado and ketchup.
Peanut butter on a bacon and cheese hamburger. It’s delicious.
balsamic and strawberries!
I don’t really have a quirky food combo! Maybe raw duck yolks with steak?
I love hashbrowns eggs and baked beans
peanut butter and potato chips. thanks
kimchi and mac and cheese
Love peanut butter in soup – kind of odd but great taste
Bacon and ketchup… yuck, I know. LOL
Adding a slice of cheddar cheese to my beef & barley soup
Peanut butter and bacon on a toasted Pumpernickel bagel
peanut butter, banana, bacon
macaroni and cheese with applesauce
strawberries and black pepper
cream of wheat with maple syrup
cauliflower and hot sauce
chocolate and beets
Apple cider vinegar on salad and lemon juice
Butter and brown sugar sandwich.
mangoes and chili flakes
cheese and pepper jelly
olive oil IN cake batter (i.e., olive oil cake)
chocolate and avocado
peanut butter and bacon
haggis and potato chips.
chocolate and avocado to make icing.
mushrooms and sauerkraut
bacon and honey
chocolate ice cream and chili flakes
nothing really. I don’t like a lot of savoury/sweet food combinations – e.g., peanut butter and jelly; pork and applesauce etc.
cheese and ketchup sandwiches
peanut butter, potato chips, and hot sauce
Raw egg yolks and crispy pig’s ears!
Peanut butter and banana sandwich.
Frozen Crunchy Cheetos and Warm Nacho cheese dip.
Grilled Cheddar cheese sandwich with dill pickles
I like dipping my French fries in mayonnaise.
Shrimp & avocado sandwich.
I put sweet corn, bacon and a fried egg on my ramen all the time. It is so good, and so easy for a quick upgrade.
Sardines and Jif Peanut Butter on crackers
Peanut butter and ketchup on toast
I like smoked salmon lox with capers and cream cheese–maybe not quirky, but the best I could come up with! I did enjoy mango with chili powder at Heritage Days, too.
Pancakes with peanut butter!
Guacamole with hotsauce on toast
I like having broccoli and pepperoni on my pizza.
peanut butter and apple slices
popcorn and pickles
orange and onion
Bran muffins and cheese
Cream cheese and honey
I love cheeze wiz, onion and potato chip sandwiches!
I love Roasted Red Pepper hummus on everything (salads, veggies, egg salad sandwiches, tuna salad/sandwiches, grilled cheese, pizza, & French toast)
Apples and marshmallows!
Fries dipped in honey
Peanut butter and onion sandwiches.
chicken and pickles (try it!)
I love beer batter fish but I like it with mashed potatoe’s
dill pickles dipped in guyanese pepper sauce
Mash potato with cheddar cheese sandwich
Hmm beet and berry ice cream.
Crumbled Lays Ripple chips on my Mac and Cheese or sour cream and red jello mixed together.
canned spaghetti and canned beans mixed.
Peanut butter and mayo on whole wheat!
Bacon on any kind of dessert
Peanut butter and bacon sandwich
peanut butter and banana sandwiches
I love pancakes and fried bananas with maple syrup.
Catalina Salad dressing on Roast Beef
I love shellfish deep fried in canola oil. No Fin fish Please
I put tumeric in my smoothies.
Celery stuffed with peanut butter. My husband thinks this is weird but I think it’s normal and yummy.
A friend of mine talked me into trying nutella on garlic sausage. It was surprisingly good.
I put tumeric in everything.
I like peanut butter and raisins.
When I was a child I used to love butter and sugar sandwiches…now I find it hard to believe.
Ham topped with mustard
Spinach pancakes
Fruit and cottage cheese.
I still love celery, peanut butter, and raisins on top!
Nothing really but do like dipping my French fries in mayonnaise.
Peanut butter and raisins on toast
Pasta and bread is my best combo.
cranberry sauce on everything!
Peanut butter sandwich with chili.
Carrots dipped in Peanut Butter
Cheese and pickle sandwiches
Watermelon with salt sprinkled on it.
Dates, Soy Nuts, and Unsalted Nachos.
Eggs and baked beans.
I like eating apples with mayonnaise.
chocolate cake with ketchup
fried eggs, buttered toast with strawberry jam on it.
Macaroni and cheese with home-made applesauce.
tuna & pickle sandwich.
peanut butter and lettuce
Potato Salad Sandwich
Cheese and popcorn
Mustard and onion on white bread sandwiches
mango and shrimp paste
Flakes of ham and spicy relish sadwiches
Oatmeal mixed with salted caramel protein powder, and almond milk
Ketchup added to mushroom soup
Peanut butter, lettuce and mayonaise sandwich
cranberry juice apple cidar vinegar flax meal and fresh lemon keeps me healthy
I can put whole grain mustard on pretty much anything savory
A toasted bacon and brie open faced sandwich.
Dates stuffed with blue cheese and a pecan on top.
Not to quirky but I like toasted bagel with butter and honey
Love to Win!
Peanut butter and banana sandwich.
Bacon & Cheddar Smokies – Topper – Coleslaw and Hot Peppers ! “Some Like It Hot”
Hash browns and eggs
cantaloupe and ginger
cheese and strawberry jam sandwiches
I love sandwich with sardines, red onions and mustard.
I love tuna on melba toast.
I like 99% dark chocolate with prunes or dates.
Peanut butter, banana and mayonnaise sandwich.
Leftover spaghetti fried in olive oil.
Garlic butter on everything.
My weird combo is vegetables and cheez whiz
Potato chips on sandwiches. yum
Love so many of those already listed! My ‘most quirky’ and not recommended guilty pleasure is butter + crunchy nut butter (any type, as long as no other added ingredients) by spoon, straight from the jar. Sometimes I substitute mayo for the butter.
I really dont have a quirky food combo. I love sugar on my perogies does that count lol
Peanut Butter & Bacon Sandwiches
Mayo & Salt’n Vinegar Chip Sandwiches
weird combo green apples and ranch dressing lol
Cooked, thinly sliced beef dipped in raw egg.
I actually don’t think i have any weird food combo quirks – i guess i use ranch dressing instead of ketchup sometimes (i do not like ketchup and am not fond of most condiments). I love to use hummus and avocado instead of mayo in sandwiches.
I love eating a thick grilled cheese sandwich on rye with a side of sweet mixed pickles!
Sauer kraut and milk soup! This is really delicious and healthy.
Hot cross buns and peanut butter.
I love honey mustard on crackers!
Macaroni and cheese and hot dogs
peanut butter and cheese
Pickles and salt and vinegar chips.
Pizza and orange juice
That would be cottage cheese with mashed bananas and cinnamon. Tastes much better than it sounds!
Strawberry jam and bacon sandwiches!
onion and balsamic potato chips with mayo
rice and ketchup
Pizza topped with regular style potato chips.
tomato soup and hotdogs
Pineapple on pizza :). Thanks!
Sauerkraut and pastrami -yum
I don’t think I have one…lolz
Lean ground beef, sauteed with garlic, pepper, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard, served with Brussels sprouts, and … more mustard.
mustard on Graham Crackers
Apple bacon pizza. It sounds weird but it’s delicious!
I kinda like apple pie with ketchup on top. Someone who used to live in the house with us taught me that weird combination.
I love blueberry waffles with melted cheddar and a fried egg on top
Fried bologna sandwiches
pizza and chocolate milk!
baked beans with cheese on toast
Mayonnaise on grilled cheese sandwiches
French bread, Swiss cheese and chocolate
Pecans and blueberries!
One man’s quirky food combo is another man’s normal… Just sayin’… 🙂 I suppose by North American standards my quirkiest combo is grilled sardines, grilled manchego (or some other fresh goat’s cheese), olives and red wine.
Bacon and olives.
I like to dip my fries in a mixture of mayo with a bit of mustard mixed in.
My fav. mix is celery with peanut butter
Apple toast peanut butter and syrop
I like a pizza with pineapple, feta and banana peppers! Weird combo but it works
My husband’s favourite – turkey pepperoni dipped in hummus!
Mine ia banana and peanut butter
carrots and mustard
Plain ruffle chips with worchestshire sauce. The whole family loves this treat!
I love dipping apple slices in peanut butter! 🙂
using waffles to make sandwiches, like spicy mayo and fried chicken.
I recently made a weird boiled coleslaw dressing with canola oil, vinegar and pretty much a dozen unconventional spices. The slaw was a mixture of cabbage, red & orange peppers, and red onion. I discovered that this wild slaw sure jazzes up a cottage cheese lunch!
I recently discovered the peanut butter, pickle, and siracha combo. I really like it!
Lately I’ve been enjoying the Gluten Free Popovers, it’s always great when you can have Gluten Free options. Keep up the good work. Have a good day be safe
@kareemslick
bacon dipped in ketchup!
I love roasted red pepper hummus on everything including: veggies as a dip, spinach salads, egg salad sandwiches, tuna melts, grilled cheese, mashed potatoes, and the list goes on……
Pringles and Applesauce.
Spinach in my meatloaf
sour cream and pineapple
chaffles with pepperoni, pizza sauce & mozarella on top – cooked in the air fryer for about 5 minutes! best low carb pizza substitute!
grilled pineapple and tobasco sauce
balsamic and strawberries