North Carolina Snow Storm

Well, it's Friday late afternoon, January 29th, and a major winter storm has started here in our neck of the woods.

Current forecasts say snow, sleet, and freezing rain will impact us for the next 38 hours of so.

If the past is any indication, we'll lose power tonight or tomorrow and will be without electricity for anywhere from a few hours to as long as five days (the longest we've ever been without power in this house).

So if you're emailing us and we're not answering with our usual less than 24 hour response time, it's because we're huddled in a cold house with no power for the computer, furnace, or water heater.

Let the fun begin!

Chet "I Hate Freezing Rain" Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com/blog

Snack to Lose Weight

This weight loss tip may come as a big surprise, but if you want to shed some pounds, you need to...

Snack between meals!

Whoa, what a great idea, eh?

You see, the human body wasn't designed to eat three meals a day, scheduled at the same time each day, the way most of us do.

Indeed, our bodies are always working, churning away and burning energy whether awake or asleep.

So instead of consuming your daily quotient of calories in three meals, spread 'em out over four or five or six mini-meals.

Remember, though, success only comes if you eat smaller meals.

You do NOT want to eat six full-sized meals every day!

By approaching your eating this way, you'll boost your metabolism, not get as hungry, and lose weight at the same time.

Try this simple tip and see if it doesn't work just the way I said it would. :)

Chet "I Snack to Lose Weight" Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com/blog

High Energy Snack Balls

Hey, I'm a bit late with this, but Happy New Year, everyone! Here's wishing all of us a happy, healthy, peaceful, and creatively productive 2010.

Speaking of productive, let's start the New Year with a snack ball recipe from my free Amazing Cookies newsletter that'll give you an energy boost and a healthy little high any time you're starting to fade...

High Energy Snack Balls

1 cup dried apricots
1 cup dried figs
1 cup dates
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup unsweetened coconut
1/2 cup almond butter
1/2 cup honey

Grind apricots, figs, dates, and raisins in food processor, each ingredient separate.

Add unsweetened coconut.

Mix almond butter and honey.

Combine the fruit mixture and almond butter mixture.

Roll into balls and chill in refrigerator.

You better make a double recipe with this one because these things go fast.

If you have an energy bar or energy ball recipe you'd like to share, please use the "Comments" link below to do so.

Until next time,

Chet "High Energy Snack" Day
Editor, The Natural Health Circus
http://chetday.com/blog