Would You Like a (Skinny) Margarita With That Sun?

So, as I drive home after a day at work with the window's down, on a Friday, with 30 degree temperatures, a smile lights up my face as it is that time of year again.

The time where it is gorgeously hot with a warm breeze at night, and what a better way to say hello to the weekend then a margarita on the balcony, soaking up the sunlight before it fades into night.

What is that I hear you say? Summer is approaching and you are wanting to watch your waistline? Not a problem! A recipe I have dug up called "Skinny Margarita" is only 118.4 calories, compared to your usual 311 calories. BRILLIANT! Just what every woman wants to hear right?!

So how do you create some of this magic? Well, it is simple! Right in the vicinity of your home!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of lime juice 
• 1 cup of water
• 20 drops of stevia
• 6 oz tequila
• 2 oz fresh-squeezed orange juice
• Ice
• Salt for the glass rim- for an extra touch!

Steps:

1. Make a pitcher of margaritas by stirring all the ingredients together and taste it to alter sweetness levels
2. Add an additional (optional) stevia
3. Serve in your salt-rimmed glass over ice!

Serves: 4 glasses

Too easy right, all within 10 minutes and you could be looking at this on your balcony too, but actually enjoying it!!

Bring on summer (and that slim waistline at the same time too)!!!

Food For Thought

Thought of the day for food....

I battle what I feel to be an ever-ending war between my mind and stomach about wanting certain foods, that are not particularly the best to have, especially late night studying for university exams!

I found this table which has proven to be rather trust-worthy (based on social experiment on myself of course) and interesting. Where our minds have such an awareness of foods, but however the chemicals it requires are depicted to the brain in what seems to be the most unhealthiest manner, even when there are plenty of other alternatives. 

It was not until this year, after leaving school last year, that I have really had a conscious awareness of foods and appreciated them a little bit more, especially the good foods (or junk) that have had to be cut out of my diet.

I find this table as rather an alternative to the saying that you are what you eat, because you are essentially fooling your mind into thinking it is consuming for example a salt saturated heavy food such as chips, when you are just eating a nice piece of fish.

An interesting read and definitely something to keep in mind when next hungry and ready to binge!

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