Jessica Seinfeld's "Deceptively Delicious" and "Double Delicious" Cookbooks

Jessica Seinfeld has created two incredible cookbooks --"Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to get your Kids Eating Good Food" and "Double Delicious: Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives." Sure the first one is meant to get kids eating healthy, whole foods, but these recipes can help anyone to make healthy choices in the kitchen. Seinfeld sneaks vegetable purees into everything, even desserts! I thought pureeing all of the vegetables would be a pain, but it was so simple. You can even prepare a whole bunch of pureed portions and freeze them for another day. I decided to try and make the chicken cannelloni dish, which uses cauliflower puree, and whole wheat lasagna noodles (or any other healthy alternative; gluten-free will work as well). I have never successfully made anything from a cookbook. It was absolutely delicious and I didn't feel guilty grabbing seconds. Seinfeld's books include nutritional information, shopping lists, photos, and fun comments from her family about each recipe. Check out her website or head straight to Amazon for a sneak peek!

Hot Yoga

The key to staying fit is finding exercises that you actually enjoy! I used to think that yoga was just breathing and stretching, and couldn't really replace a work out. I had tried it a few times, and it felt great, invigorating, but I never felt like it was an effective way to shed pounds. Readers, if you haven't tried hot yoga, you are seriously missing out! There are many kinds of yoga and hot yoga, but I recommend Bikram hot yoga. It comprises 26 poses which were developed by Bikram Choudhury from Hatha Yoga. The poses are done in sequence, and each is repeated. These poses work every part of the body. The room is heated to 105F or 40C (which I think is relaxing all on its own). Why the heat? The warmth allows your muscles to loosen, and for you to push your body. The heat combined with the yoga purifies your body, eliminating toxins, waste, and other impurities. When I left that studio, I felt like a new person.