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Hope everyone is doing well today. Stay safe!

Halloween decorations

We have made Halloween decorations for our office.

Step One - Clean the pumpkins and spray paint them in color of choice.

Step Two - Arrange the pumpkins, light a candle and enjoy!

So true!

Visitor

We have a visitor in the office today. Love it!

Orange Turkey with Rice and Green Vegetables

Great dinner with some added vitamin C.

Ingredients 

• 1 pound skinless lean turkey fillet
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion
• 1 ¼ unsweetened orange juice
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 oz small broccoli florets
• 1 large zucchini
• 1 large orange
• 1 oz pitted black olives
• Salt and pepper
• 6 cups cooked brown rice

Directions

1. Cook the rice according to the packaging.
2. Chop the onion.
3. Cut the turkey into thin strips.
4. Heat the oil in a large skillet and fry the onion and turkey, stirring, for about 4-5 minutes, until lightly browned.
5. Add the orange juice and the bay leaf and seasoning. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and cook the broccoli, covered, for 2 minutes. Add the diced zucchini, bring to a boil, cover and cook for 3 minutes (be careful not to overcook the vegetables). Drain and set aside.
7. Peel the orange (make sure to remove all the white pith as well). Slice the orange into thin wedges and then cut each slice in half.
8. Stir the broccoli, zucchini, cooked rice and orange slices into the turkey mixture. Gently mix together and heat through for a couple of minutes until hot.
9. Transfer the turkey rice to a serving plate and garnish with the black olives

Enjoy!

Cranberry Energizer

Perfect pick-me-up smoothie for a fall day like this. Have a great day!

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups cranberry juice
• ½ cup orange juice
• 1 cup fresh raspberries
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Directions

1. Pour the cranberry and orange juice into a blender and mix gently.
2. Add the raspberries and lemon juice. Process until smooth.
3. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Tools for losing weight

Hope you had a great weekend!

Losing weight can be easy if you have some good tricks in your back pocket. Like these:

1. Decide what your goal is.
2. If you have a bad day – don’t give up. Take back control right away!
3. Take only one serving and stick to it. No seconds!
4. Use a measuring tape to track your progress, not a scale.
5. Plan each meal ahead.
6. Always have healthy snacks in your bag (nuts, apple etc).
7. Make it a daily challenge to add an unexpected activity (take the stairs, park far away, take an evening walk etc)
8. Put yourself first and dare to say no if someone offers you food you don’t want to eat.
9. Enjoy being in control of your life and your choices.
10. Smile, be proud to be in control. Be sure of that you are going to make goal and look forward!