Cheryl's Soup Kitchen™
Interview with a Healthy Pleasures Subscriber
After she graduated from college, Sarah used to have three or four pots of soup cooking on the stove at a time. This wasn't at all unusual for her . . . until she got married and had kids. Now she's looking for inspiration, a little weight loss, and a way back to the good old soup-cooking days.
Sarah shared her story with me and offered to interview me about the Soup Kitchen. She was interested in finding out if the class could re-ignite her interest in making soup, and she thought you would enjoy hearing it.
Here's the interview. It's just 12 minutes!
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If you want to know more about Sara and why she's so interested in taking Cheryl's Soup Kitchen . . . go here
Upcoming Teleclasses & Programs
Cheryl's Soup Kitchen (New Dates and Times)
Program Dates: Wednesdays, March 22 and 29, 2006
Time: 7:00 - 8:15pm Central (5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern) >> details and register here
Tofu Basics
Date: Tuesday, March 14
Time: 7:00-8:15pm CST (5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern) >> details and register here
What to Eat When You Leave Out the Meat
Date: Tuesday, April 4
Time: 7:00-8:15pm CST (5pm Pacific, 6pm Mountain, 7pm Central, 8pm Eastern) >> details and register here
Body Balance
8-week Tele-Program (April - May) (details coming late February)
Ask Cheryl
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How good for us, health wise, are the Healthy Choice, Lean Cuisine, etc. meals? I always wonder if the vegetables are as good for a person as any frozen vegetables. The meals are so convenient, but are they really healthy meals? Thanks, Bonnie | |
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Hi Bonnie: This is a very interesting question. When you read the ingredients on the box, (like I know you do) look for any fake ingredients--additives, fillers, preservatives, etc. But that will give you just half of the answer. And don't judge a meal just by the calories. Calories are only a fraction of what makes up good nutrition. There's one big aspect of what makes a meal nutritious that people rarely think about. What do you think it is? Click here for the rest of the answer.
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Books I Love
14,000 Things to Be Happy About - Barbara Ann Kipfer
If you've ever really wondered about how you could be happier, get this book. It reminds you of 14,000 things to be happy about.
In the book's introduction, Barbara Ann shares that she started this book when she was in sixth grade - recording in a tiny spiral notebook, little things that made her happy. Twenty years later she's amassed and archived more than a million bytes of pleasure. Here's a charming quote from Barbara Ann, "Sometimes, on a gray day, I flip through this collection to cheer myself up; often I use it to get ideas about what to cook for dinner or something fun to do with my son on the weekend." As you flip through this 612 page compilation, you're convinced that "happiness comes from noticing and enjoying little things in life."
The last item in the list is "dozens of places to curl up with a book."
Blue Bird of Happiness
Have you ever thought how it might be nice to be happier? I did several years ago, so I chose "gratitude" as my theme that year. I had read that gratitude was the foundation for happiness. And it is.
I used a string of small orange beads for this practice. Seeing them on my bedside table reminded me to be grateful every night before going to bed. As I touched each bead, like using a rosary, I'd think of something I was grateful for. And because there were 110 beads, I had to dig deep.
I did this exercise every night for a year and it changed my life. It's pretty easy for me to turn around a bad mood now. I just think of several things I'm grateful for.
Want to take up the challenge to practice gratitude this year? Get some beads and get started. Here are some examples to start you thinking about how infinite your options for gratitude are:
See how this works? And don't just blast through your gratitude exercise. As you touch a bead, pause to FEEL grateful for each thing that occurs to you. See it in your mind's eye. Soon gratitude will start rising in you like steam.
The number of things you can be grateful for is infinite. You might divide your gratitude into subject areas to make it easier to come up with 110 (or more!) things every night. Yes every night (or morning). Your general categories might include these kinds of things: people, places, things, thoughts, your body, things in nature, skills, personality traits, sports, books, activities, pets, spiritual things, miracles, your job, favorite foods and drinks, etc.
If you have kids, teach them how to do this exercise. Give them a set of 10 or 15 beads. Practice gratitude as a family ritual. The world could use more gratitude.
Imagine how much happier your day would be if you were grateful for simple, every-day things.
Upcoming Teleclasses & Programs
Cheryl's Soup Kitchen (New Dates and Times)
Tofu Basics
What to Eat When You Leave Out the Meat
Body Balance
8-week Tele-Program (April - May) (details coming late February)
In order to keep this newsletter short so you can read it quickly, I'm splitting off the tips section for the clubs. They'll come next week. I hope you like that idea. We'll try it out.
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