Healthy RD Challenge: Day 2

How are you doing with the #HealthyRD Challenge? I hope you are doing well. Don't be discourage if you've hit some roadblocks on your journey to becoming healthier. Obstacles are a normal part of change. Here's a reminder of what I've done for the Healthy RD Challenge: Day 1.

What is the Healthy RD Challenge?
This is my challenge for each of us to take one step a day on the road to being healthier . . . the healthy road or #HealthyRD if you will. If you participate in the #HealthyRD challenge, make sure you use the hashtag #HealthyRD and tag or tweet me, @RDtipoftheday, for a chance to be featured! I am sharing the five healthy choices I'm making each day this week. 

Healthy RD Challenge: Day 2
Today, I worked on my garden, which is my #HealthyRD Day 2 healthy choice. My grandfather has a large garden . . . or a small farm depending on your viewpoint. I love the idea of growing things, but do not love the idea of meeting snakes in the garden. I do live in the South you know. I thought I would follow in my grandfather's footsteps with very small baby steps.

I love cooking with herbs and spices. Adding herbs to your recipes is a great way to add flavor without adding fat or sodium. If you are watching your dietary sodium or fat intake, try adding herbs to add flavor without adding fat or salt.

I started growing some herbs around Valentine's Day and Easter. I keep them indoors in a sunny spot because it still cold outside. I currently have basil, rosemary, sage, and mint. Since I recently started growing herbs, I would greatly appreciate any tips you have to keep herbs alive. Please comment on the blog, tag me on Instagram, or tweet me, @RDtipoftheday, with tips to keep my herb garden alive and healthy.

How will you choose to be healthy today?

Check with your personal RD or MD before starting a new diet or exercise program to make sure it is healthy, safe, and the right choice for you.

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Happy Easter: Easy King Cake

Happy Easter! When I think about Easter, I think about faith, family, food, gratitude, and celebration. In Louisiana, celebrating the Easter season is just that . . . a celebration for a season. There's the Christmas season, which is followed by Epiphany, Mardi Gras, and Lent. Lots of celebrating!

One of the foods I associate with this season of celebrating is King Cake. Traditionally, King Cake is a sweet bread that is similar to a coffee cake or cinnamon roll. It can be filled with various fillings, like cream cheese, strawberry, blueberry, pecan praline, or left plain. It is covered with a white icing and purple, green, and gold colored sugars. The sugars are said to represent justice (purple), faith (green), and power (gold). The three colors are also said to represent the three wise men who searched and found Christ. There is usually a small, plastic baby in the cake to represent baby Jesus. The person who finds the baby is suppose to bring a King Cake to the next gathering. 

I have a recipe for a made-from-scratch King Cake from my friend Claudette. Claudette's recipe makes a sweet, delicious yeast bread. You are welcome to make your dough and icing from scratch, but my recipe is an easy, short-cut recipe for King Cake.

RDtipoftheday's Easy King Cake
Ingredients
1 tube cinnamon rolls
Icing (from cinnamon roll package)
Purple, green, and gold sanding sugar

Instructions
Unroll cinnamon rolls into long strips of dough. Braid 3 pieces of dough together and attach ends to form an oval. Cook according to package directions. (My package said 350*F for 12-16 minutes. My dough was done around 12 minutes, so keep an eye on the dough). 

Ice the cake with your icing. 

Sprinkle on the sanding sugar alternating purple, green, and gold. Work quickly before the icing is set. 

How easy was that?!? This is a great recipe for your kids or new bakers. It is simple, quick, and delicious. I hope you enjoy this recipe, and Happy Easter!

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