Dinner At the Hoy's!!

Last night was one of the first nights that I got to make one of my favorite dishes.....CHILI!!! I absolutely love chili, but during the summer months in Chicago, chili is a big no no. The weather is much to warm for that. So with the season coming to an end, and Fall being right around the corner, I felt it was a safe dish to make. My family and I are vegetarians so I got a chance to put my own tasty spin on this famous dish. So here is my Hearty Vegetarian Chili recipe:

Ingredients:
1 bag of MorningStar Grillers Crumbles
1 pkg of Lawry's Chili Seasoning Mix
Salt
Pepper
Dry minced Garlic
Lawry's Seasoning Salt
Chili Powder
Cumin
Oregno
2 cans of Vegetarian Chili Beans
Shredded Cheddar Cheese (Optional)
Sour Cream (Optional)

I like to start by cooking my MorningStar Grillers Crumbles

Next I add my seasonings and Lawry's Chili Seasoning Mix:

Then I add in the 2 cans of Chili beans and 1 can of water:

The finished product is amazing and very tasty! Add your favorite condiments such as cheese, sour cream, crackers, etc.

Happy Eating!!

"Wait" Loss for Women!

Ok I know what you guys are thinking, and yes, I meant to spell wait that way! The topic today is weight loss, but I want to talk about what many people focus on while working out, the amount of time we wait before we see results. Now I want to first say that I too have been guilty of standing in the mirror after a day of working out and saying "why am I not thin yet"? But the reality of it ladies, is it's going to take time before we see the results that we want to see. Being healthy should be your motivation and main focus and the rest will take care of itself. So here are just a few tips on how to stay focused on health and not your weight.

 Tip #1: Eat clean! What that means ladies it that you have to eat whole foods with natural fiber, vitamins, protein, etc. Fresh veggies, lean proteins and fruits and legumes are great ways to boost your metabolism and stay healthy.

 Tip #2: Eat several small meals instead of three large meals. To boost your metabolism and to prevent yourself from storing fat, eat every 2-3 hours.

 Tip #3: Exercise at least three days a week if possible. Even if you can just get in a 30minute walk a day, do something to stay active. To make working out more fun try working out with a partner or group of people. My husband is a fitness trainer and we workout together all of the time. Here is a video of us doing our couples workout! I hope you guys enjoy!

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Healthy Hair + Healthy Eating = Healthy You!!!

Ok naturals, as I promised, this blog will be about more than just natural hair. After all, it is called Natural Hair, Body and Beauty right? So the topic of today will be healthy clean eating. As well all know, what you put into your body is just as important, if not more important, than what you do to the outside of your body. You can wear beautiful clothes, have natural hair, amazing makeup or natural beauty, but none of that would be possible without eating healthy and clean. In order for our natural hair to stay strong and beautiful we must take care of what's going on inside. But don't fear, eating healthy is fun and there are great food choices out there. I, for those of you who don't know, am a vegetarian. When most people hear that, they usually think I only eat salads! Well I assure you that my meal choices are amazing and very tasty! So here is one of my favorite meal choices as a vegetarian.
Couscous Salad Cups

Ingredients

2 cups organic vegetable broth (such as Swanson Certified Organic)

1 cup uncooked couscous

1 cup shredded carrot 

1/2 cup chopped green onions 

1/2 cup diced English cucumber

1/2 cup diced plum tomato 

1/2 cup Pomegranate-Orange Dressing

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

1/4 cup chopped fresh mint

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 

8 Boston lettuce leaves 

Preparation

Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork; cool.

Combine cooled couscous, carrot, and remaining ingredients except lettuce leaves in a large bowl; toss well to combine. Spoon about 2/3 cup couscous mixture into each lettuce leaf.

Happy Eating Naturals!

Keeping It All Natural

Hello World! I want to introduce myself and give you an idea of who I am and what this blog will be about. That's right you've guessed it,  Natural Hair, Body and Beauty! I have decided, like so many of my beautiful sistah's out here, to go natural. It has been 3 months since I have started transitioning, and about 7 months with no relaxer or chemicals on my hair at all. So you can imagine I am extremely excited! I will share on here tips about natural hair for women and kids, how to express and love your natural beauty with or without makeup and also how to eat healthy,clean and natural whole foods. I am very happy to be able to share with you my journey as well as hopefully you guys will share with me your journeys as well. I will be having giveaways on here as well as video tutorials of natural hair product reviews, hair tutorials, exercises, and recipes that I am dying to share with you. I hope to hear from you all soon. Remember to stay tuned in because I will have so much to share!
Tiffany Jones Hoy