Hi, I'm Britne Shabbott and welcome to Shabbott's Habits, a blog devoted to attaining a healthier lifestyle by forming long-lasting healthy habits.
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Tag Archives: fruit and yogurt
A New Habit and Blog Changes
Today I start my new Shabbott’s Habit: Empty Out Empty Calories So, for the next four weeks (From Aug. 2 – Aug. 29), I will limit my consumption of empty calories. Goodbye gum and candy Goodbye fruit juices and soda (yes, diet soda too) Limitations on alcohol (2 drink max 1-2 days per week) Limitations on baked goods and sweets (only special occasions, for example, at weddings; and only in small quantities) I also hope to replace empty calories with more nutritious and well-balanced snacks. I often find myself busy at work and then grab something convenient, but not necessarily … Continue reading
Mango Chipotle Cilantro Chicken
Mango. Chipotle. Cilantro. Chicken. All ingredients that I love. So I knew when I saw the Chipotle-Mango BBQ Chicken over at Pip & Ebby that I had to make it. I made some adjustments (like adding lime zest and brown sugar and subbing red wine vinegar for rice vinegar) to suit my own taste buds, but really the credit goes to Pip & Ebby for their innovative combination of flavors. The great thing about this sauce is that its both sweet and smoky at the same time. I could see this smothered on fish or even used as a condiment … Continue reading
Feeling better
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been feeling a little under the weather. I don’t know if I was actually sick or if I simply had post-vacation blues, but I took the day off from the gym to nab a little extra shut-eye. I’m feeling much better now. Revived! Breakfast this morning was a big bowl of fresh strawberries (1.5 C serving fruit) with yogurt and raw oats. If you haven’t tried raw oats as a topping, you really should. Their flavor is hard to explain, but is slightly doughy. Almost like a raw cookie dough – and who doesn’t like … Continue reading
Recipe Mix Up
Something unexpected happened today. I saw a recipe for Bran Flax Muffins on the back of my Bob’s Red Mill package of flax meal and decided that I would make the muffins to share with all of you today. I organized the ingredients, preheated the oven, snapped a bunch of step-by-step photos and baked. Then I tasted them. They’re meh. Not bad. Not great. Because, as the Hubs said “they don’t really taste like anything.” Then I made dinner using a vegetable that I had never cooked with before – Kabocha Squash (wiki it). This round green veggie is sometimes … Continue reading
Playing Catch-Up
I said that I would be back to my normal daily posts today. Which brings something to mind. Do you know what the worst part of vacation is? Going back to normal. I have some serious post-vacation depression going on today. From my lack of sleep last night (I’m used to going to bed late and sleeping late) to my lack of motivation to get to the gym this morning. Oh yeah, and there was no white-sand, sunny, tropical island to visit today. Boooo. Instead of beaches, this morning started with an old oatmeal friend: low sugar maple oats with … Continue reading
Family-inspired Mango Salsa
When I was in Connecticut this past weekend, I went over to visit my sister-in-law. Our conversation went something like this: Sis: “Hey, Mike made me the most amazing meal the other night. I almost posted a pic on Facebook just for you.” [Mike is her chef husband...I know, I know, how lucky is she?] Me: “What was it?” Sis: “Fish with pineapple mango salsa. It was sooooo good. And healthy too! The mango salsa just had mango, pineapple, red onion, lime juice and cilantro. You could put it on chicken too. You should make it for your blog!” Me: … Continue reading
