Friday, June 25, 2010

Hand Blenders - A Dieter's Best Friend

Hand blenders are a little known kitchen legend, and can be such a useful tool for so many kitchen users, and the diet group is no exception. This is one place where the hand blender comes into its own, as it is small, easy to use and quick to clean.

One of the most frustrating things more than half the population of the US goes through is the age old weight loss battle, and getting food that is tasty yet low in calories can be a real nightmare. The frustration of doing this can be the nail in the coffin for the diet, and the bad eating habits quickly return.

However, investing in a hand blender could well change all this for you. This low cost simple kitchen tool can be worth its diet weight in gold. One of the best uses for the blender is a nutritious tasty fruit smoothie. The blender is so much easier to clean and maintain than the more expensive juicer, but does virtually the same job. The hand blender squashes down the fruit and creates a nice smooth pulp, which you can then add water or fruit juice to, and use the blender to mix the ingredient up thus creating the perfect smoothie drink that you will love.

The same can be said of your favorite vegetables. If you cook them all up and add them all to the blender cup that comes with the hand blender, you can use this powerful kitchen tool to create the most delicious soups that you will just love eating. The best thing is that the hand blender is completely safe to be used in hot liquids, so you will not need to make the vegetables, then cool them, then create the soup and then reheat it. You can simply cook, squash while hot and serve it immediately. Any vegetables can be used as the blender is more than capable of dealing with them, and if you like you can also add low fat cuts of meat creating some luscious savory dishes at the flick of a button.

Remember kitchen safety, and do not put your hand anywhere near the blade when the hand blender is switched on. Although when unplugged from the wall the blades are not that sharp, when switched on they are moving incredibly fast and would easily do some serious damage to a finger. Do not immerse the top of the unit in water. Only the bottom is waterproof, and this can be put in water to be cleaned. Remember that you need to disconnect the power before you try and separate the two parts of the unit, for cleaning
purposes.

You will soon find that the diet boredom is a thing of the past and you will be having massive amounts of fun creating the perfect fruit smoothies and vegetable soups. Hopefully as an added bonus you will also find that the weight is dropping off and the scales are going down too!

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Camping Checklist and Camping Essentials

One of the most difficult things about getting ready for camping is getting organized and trying to remember what gear to bring. I have been using this list for over 15 years- modifying it slightly here and there. Its amazing how little camping has changed. Even when you add children to the mix the stuff to bring doesn't change all that much. Over the years we have found that it is actually easier to keep most of this packed up and set aside for camping. So we have a bin filled with things like table cloth for picnic table, tablecloth clamps, can opener, corkscrew, cutlery, etc. Everything we need is there and we don't have to worry about packing. Most these I picked up at garage sales or dollar store.

Personal Items to Take CampingToothbrushes/Toothpaste
Shampoo
Deodorant
Soap
Razor
Sunscreen
Bug Repellent
After Bite or similar ( Tip: After Bite is just ammonia. Use a Q-tip and dip in dollar store bottle of ammonia)

Grilling and Cooking Supplies for Camping

Coleman Stove or similar
Hibatchi or portable grill
Cutlery
Serving Spoon
Paring Knife or sharp knife
Frying Pan or Griddle
Can Opener
Cooking Tongs
Drinking Glasses
Corkscrew
Lighter
Aluminum Foil
Colander/Strainer ( try and drain spaghetti without one!)
Salt/Pepper/Garlic Salt
Dish Soap ( I use this for hand soap as well)
Flipper ( for pancakes, eggs, etc)
Vinyl Tablecloth and clamps
Dish Towels
2 Pots- 1 medium , 1 Large
travel coffee mugs- will keep coffee and tea hot

Other Camping Equipment to Bring

Sleeping Bags
pillows
air mattresses
Camping chairs
Flashlights- 2 for every one
Lantern
Propane for stove/lantern
Plenty of batteries!
Tarps and ropes
whisk for inside of tent
dishcloths
Clothespins ( to hold towels and wet clothes on rope clothesline)
firestarter or quick start sticks
scissors
First Aid Kit ( including Tylenol, band-aids, sunburn relief, polysporin,)
Drinking Water and/or Water Container
ziplock bags ( great for keeping stuff dry in cooler)

Food & Cooler (This is pretty personal)

Nice To Haves:

Beach/Sand Toys
Lots of Towels
CD Player radio
lots of books
camera
beach blanket or picnic blanket
deck of cards/dice
ball/toys for kids

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