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Real Value: Home-cooked meals

Pylona — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 06:10:47 +0000

The Real “Value Meal” Sitting Down to Eat With Family

Posted on January 20, 2012 by rebeccascritchfield

Fox News Debate: Fast Food Delivery Vs. The Family Meal

Fast food is so pervasive in our society. Many times, it’s more accessible than a grocery store with fresh produce. Family mealtimes are becoming a thing of the past, due to time-poor duel working parents, and kids involved with a myriad of extracurricular activities.

Many of you may have heard recently that Burger King is now going to be experimenting with a delivery service in the DC metro area. For an extra $2 you can get your meal delivered to your home (just like a pizza). This is not what the D.C. area or our Nation needs. Now we don’t even have to get in our cars to pick it up? Fast food should be LESS accessible in this country, not more. We need to get back to family mealtime, cook with our kids, and care more about the benefits this provides – no matter how busy we are.

Just this week I was asked to be on Fox with Neil Cavuto to debate the BK delivery news.

Click image below to watch video (then come back and read the post)

As I mentioned in the clip, I am not opposed to ordering delivery as a backup. I don’t even want to take away hamburgers! I just feel that for you and your family’s health and wellness, it’s just as fast to make a home-cooked meal, and the result is higher quality food, enjoyed with the people you love. All you need to do is a little planning and make some time in your schedule. The benefits to your health and well-being outweigh the cost of your time and there is research to prove it.

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Memorable Meals Personal Chef VA DC MD

Pylona — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:28:50 +0000

Pylona

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:28:47 +0000 – Memorable Meals Personal Chef VA DC MD

Pylona

My name is Pylona Young, visionary behind Memorable Meals, a personal chef service serving the Washington, DC Metropolitan. I combined my genuine love for people and passion for cooking to create a business that embodies the values instilled by my grandmother. I truly believe serving others is the greatest gift. My vision is to make [...]

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering – Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget

Memorable Meals Personal Chef VA DC MD

Pylona — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 05:28:47 +0000

Pylona

After sensing a great need, Iâ??m excited about working with people who have dietary restrictions (Celiac disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diabetes, etc). At the core of my business my team believes that you should â??let your food be your medicine and your medicine be foodâ?? (Father of Medicine- Hippocrates). We understand the frustration and challenges of dietary restrictions, and my team wants to help.

To find out more information, please visit us on the web at www.memorable-meals.com

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering - Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget

Eight Health Benefits Of Consuming Fiber

Pylona — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:39:02 +0000

Pylona

Eat more fruits and veggies!

Fiber is absolutely wonderful! It’s inexpensive and easy to access– increase your fiber intake by eating more fruits and vegetables.

Eight great reasons to eat more fiber:

*1 Binds with potential carcinogens for their removal

*2 Lowers blood pressure

*3 Improves healthy cholesterol metabolism

*4 Controls blood glucose

*5 Reduces systemic inflammation

*6 Promotes growth of healthy bacteria

*7 Lessens risk of heart attack, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, obesity and certain cancers

*8 Creates satiety (the state of being satisfactorily full and unable eat any more)

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering - Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget

Are you on track with your New Year resolutions?

Pylona — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:30:14 +0000

Pylona

What kind of New Year’s resolution have you made for 2012? I am sure at least one of them has to do with losing weight. You are not alone; many of us start out with grand plans to lose 15 to 20 pounds so we can be ready for the beach. By week three half of us have already fell off of the bandwagon.

Unfortunately, as many people have found over the years, this strategy does not work. Research has shown that diets don’t work. Indeed some people lose weight initially, BUT the weight plus more tends to return shortly after. Instead of focusing on “I’m too fat” or “I want to be skinny,” focus on living a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle encompasses every aspect of your being: body, mind, and soul.

Five Focus Areas

A Good Diet: To replenish your body’s nutrient stores and gain energy you must eat nutrient-rich foods! Your body is a machine and can not run off of donuts, chips, and diet soda. Make sure each meal consist of a lean protein, a vegetable, and a starch.
Enough Sleep: According to the National Sleep Foundation we should get seven to nine hours of sleep to relieve strain on the body from daily activity.
Adequate Exercise: Thirty minutes of aerobic activity each day can do wonders for you! It promotes cardiovascular fitness and muscular flexibility. To strengthen bones and muscles add weight training twice a week.
Mental Exercise: Yes, your brain needs a workout too! Find activities that stimulate your mind like reading a book, putting together a challenging puzzle, or Sudoku.
Stress-Relief: A healthy lifestyle incorporates relaxation techniques that can range from yoga and meditation to an intense game of basket ball.

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Memorable Meals Personal Chef VA DC MD

Pylona — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:01:17 +0000

Pylona

To find out more information, please visit us on the web at www.memorable-meals.com

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering - Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget

Memorable Meals Personal Chef VA DC MD

Pylona — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:01:32 +0000

Pylona

After sensing a great need, I’m excited about working with people who have dietary restrictions (Celiac disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Diabetes, etc). At the core of my business my team believes that you should let your food be your medicine and your medicine be foodâ?? (Father of Medicine- Hippocrates). We understand the frustration and challenges of dietary restrictions, and my team wants to help.

To find out more information, please visit us on the web at www.memorable-meals.com

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering - Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget

What you eat does matter!

Pylona — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:42:48 +0000

Pylona

We have all heard the phrase you are what you eat and we know we should make better choices. It is time for us to APPLY that knowledge. We can help you take the first step.

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering - Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget

Pass the Purple Hat in Memory of Cancer Victims

Pylona — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:44:19 +0000

Pylona

I received this from a good friend, Ellen Yates of N2shape and I wanted to share.

IN honor of women’s history month and in memory of Erma Bombeck who lost her fight with cancer.

IF I HAD MY LIFE TO LIVE OVER – by Erma Bombeck

(written after she found out she was dying of cancer)

I would have gone to bed when I was sick instead of pretending the earth would go into a holding pattern if I weren’t there for the day.

I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a rose before it melted in storage.

I would have talked less and listened more.

I would have invited friends over to dinner even if the carpet was stained, or the sofa faded.

I would have eaten the popcorn in the ‘good’ living room and worried much less about the dirt when someone wanted to light a fire in the fireplace.

I would have taken the time to listen to my grandfather ramble about his youth.

I would have shared more of the responsibility carried by my husband.

I would never have insisted the car windows be rolled up on a summer day because my hair had just been teased and sprayed.

I would have sat on the lawn with my grass stains.

I would have cried and laughed less while watching television and more while watching life.

I would never have bought anything just because it was practical, wouldn’t show soil, or was guaranteed to last a lifetime.

Instead of wishing away nine months of pregnancy, I’d have cherished every moment and realized that the wonderment growing inside me was the only chance in life to assist God in a miracle.

When my kids kissed me impetuously, I would never have said, ‘Later. Now go get washed up for dinner.’ There would have been more ‘I love you’s’ More ‘I’m sorry’s.’

But mostly, given another shot at life, I would seize every minute, look at it, and really see it . . live it and never give it back.

STOP SWEATING THE SMALL STUFF!!!

Don’t worry about who doesn’t like you, who has more, or who’s doing what
Instead, let’s cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

If you don’t mind, send this on to all the women you are grateful to have as friends.

Maybe we should all grab that purple hat earlier.

Please send this to five phenomenal women today in celebration of Beautiful Women’s Month.

If you do, something good will happen–you will boost another woman’s self esteem.

KEEP IT LIT!

IN MEMORY …..

These are the colors that represent the different cancers.

All you are asked to do is keep this circulating, even if it’s to one more person, in memory of anyone you know who has been struck by cancer.

A Candle Loses Nothing by Lighting Another Candle.

Please Keep The Candle Going!

This one I do ask that you please send on.

By sending this on, you will think and realize how you’ve been blessed, up until now.

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A home-cooked meal: is it a thing of yesteryear?

Pylona — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:36:10 +0000

Pylona

What do you envision when you think of home-cooked meals? For many people, those words conjure up impressions of a family sitting together at the dinner table, freshly prepared healthy foods, and feelings of warmth and love. Having nightly home-cooked dinners is appealing to everyone, but who has time to cook? Unfortunately, with the demands of everyday life many busy professionals do not.

You day-dream about how wonderful it would be to have fresh food that is not loaded with preservatives and strange ingredients you cannot even pronounce. I am sure you have thought thatif you had an infinite amount of time you would prepare nutritious, balanced meals every night for your family and sit down at the kitchen table. Everything would be made from scratch just like your grandmother made it… then you are jolted back to reality. Reality is many of us do not have the time or energy to cook like that every day.

I will let you in on a little secret… you can still have healthy meals every day with your family and without the hassle of working up a sweat in a hot kitchen! Memorable Meals is the solution to all of your dining needs. Having busy lives no longer requires you to sacrifice your health; let us take care of dinner which will help reduce the stress in your life!

STOP accepting substandard options such as unhealthy fast food, delivery, and frozen meals as your only alternative. Give us a call today! (571) 306-3256

Memorable Meals Personal Chef and Catering - Passion for food – a personal touch – meals that you will never forget