1) Eat breakfast everyday.

2) Plan your daily meals

3) If you eat out for lunch, choose the smaller portion food entree's.

4) Choose healthy snacks between meals.  yogurt, fruit, nuts.

5) Make a shopping list before grocery shopping.

6) Plan and prepare fish and vegetarian meals at least once a week.

7) Eat dinner every night, preferably before 7:30 PM                                                                                            

2 medium onions, sliced

1 Tablespoon chili powder

1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin

1 Tablespoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

1  4lb lean bottom roast

1 (8oz) can tomato sauce

2 cups picante sauce

1/2 cup water

Combine first six ingredients and toss well.  Set aside.

Trim fat from roast.   Coat Dutch oven with cooking spray, place on medium high heat til hot.  Add roast, brown on all sides.  Combine tomato sauce, picante sauce, and water.  Pour over roast. Add onion mixture and bring to a boil.  Cover, reduce heat, and simmer              4 1/2 - 5hours, or until tender.

1 can (20oz) crushed pineapple (undrained)

1pkg (4serving size)Jell-o vanilla instant pudding and pie filling

1Cup thawed Lite Cool Whip topping

1 Angel food cake (homemade or store bought)

coconut (optional)

Maraschino cherries (optional)

Mix pineapple and pudding together in a large mixing bowl.  Fold in whip topping.  Spread mixture on cake, sprinkle with coconut and cherries.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

2 Family size tomato soup (Campbell's tastes best)

1 package Italian Sausage (hot Italian will make soup spicey)

1 bag of frozen cheese tortellini

1 large yellow onion

2 small zucchini

2 small yello squash

6 large carrots

Basil and Oregano

Cut up sausage into bite size pieces.  Chop onion.  Cook sausage and onion with lid on until sausage is fully cooked.  Add soup and equal amount of water.  Add dried basil and oregano.  Chop up vegetables and add to soup.  Bring soup to boil and then simmer for as long as you like.  Fifteen minutes before serving, add frozen cheese tortellini.