Biggest Losers Contestants and Jillians’ Reuben Recipe
The Biggest Losers contestants for the new season have been announced!
Here is the list!
•Jesse Atkins, 28, law clerk; St. Paul, Minn.
•Montina Cooper, 35, singer/songwriter; Houston, Texas
•Jessica Delfs, 27, bridal consultant; Tucson, Ariz.
•Richard Deroque, 54, pediatric physical therapist; Conway, Ark.
•Alfredo Dinten, 43, futures commodities trader; Staten Island, N.Y.
•Sandy Dolan, 30, stay-at-home mom; Fort Worth, Texas
•Brendan Donovan, 32, special education teacher; Boston, Mass.
•Tina Elliott, 58, retired homemaker; Boring, Ore.
•Sophia Franklin, 28, high school counselor; Germantown, Md.
•Patrick House, 28, sales representative; Vicksburg, Miss.
•Adam Hurtado, 26, nonprofit manager; Santa Ana, Calif.
•Allie Ishcomer, 22, student; Moore, Okla.
•Burgandy Keel, 35, stay-at-home mom; Eagle Mountain, Utah
•Shanna Masten, 38, math teacher; Pima, Ariz.
•Lisa Mosley, 31, sales representative; Norman, Okla.
•Mark Pinkhasovich, 31, bartender and recruiter; East Brunswick, N.J.
•Corey Pinkerton, 27, life coach; Fairbanks, Alaska
•Elizabeth Ruiz, 31, medical assistant; Lawrence, Mass.
•Aaron Thompkins, 29, graphic designer; Kent, Ohio
•Ada Wong, 27, project coordinator for high-tech company; San Francisco, Calif.
•Anna Wright, 39, administrative assistant and songwriter; Atlanta, Ga.
Recognize any names? A friend, neighbor or your local bank teller?
The Biggest Loser is really a fun but inspirational show to watch. If you’ve never seen it, you really must catch it at least once!
If you want to lose weight along with the contestants, here’s a great recipe
to get you started!
Jillian’s Reuben Sandwich
Ingredients
* I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spray
* 2 ounces lean corned beef (2 slices)
* 2 slices whole-grain rye bread
* 1 ounce low-fat Swiss cheese (1 slice)
* 1 tablespoon low-fat Thousand Island dressing
* sauerkraut to taste
Instructions
1. Coat a skillet with butter spray.
2. Make a sandwich with the remaining ingredients.
3. Grill sandwich on both sides until cheese melts.
Yield: Serves 1
500 Calories, 15g Fat, 22g Protein, 322mg Sodium, 3.8g Fiber, 40g
Carbohydrates
Follow the Biggest Losers contestants this season. Cheer them on and lose weight with them!
Recall on Ground Beef Affects Eastern States-Could Your State Be One?
The latest recall on ground beef, announced yesterday, affects Eastern states and your state could be one of them.
Here we go again friends. Eggs, deli meat and now ground beef. At least we know our folks at the FSIS are earning their paychecks this month!
Approximately, 8,500 pounds of ground beef products was recalled by Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. because of contamination with E.coli 026.
Three illnesses related to the tainted meat have been reported; 2 in Maine and 1 in New York.
The recall is considered a Class 1 which means “there is a reasonable probability that the use of the product will cause serious, adverse health consequences or death.”
The recalled ground beef contains the USDA establishment number “EST.9400,” an identifying product code of “W69032″ and a “use/freeze by” date of July 1. The USDA says certain BJ’s Wholesale Club stores in Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia received the products this summer.
Although the “use by date” is July 1, officials are urging us to check our freezers to be sure we are not storing any of the tainted beef. The meat was sent out on June 11 to distribution centers where it was repackaged and sold under different retail brand names. The FSIS will release those brand names as soon as they are available.
Symptoms of the E.coli 026 bacterium are bloody diarrhea, dehydration and in serve cases, kidney failure.
For more information regarding this recall on ground beef which affects the eastern states, call the Cargill consumer line at 800-788-4953.
Stock Up On Coffee – Prices Rising
Coffee lovers, stock up on coffee 
Poor harvests and bad weather are forcing the costs of coffee up.
Real coffee lovers will never quit (including me). If the price goes too high though, I may have to cut back on my daily quota.
Try this delicious iced cappuccino recipe I found on the Folgers site!
Aztec Cinnamon Chocolate Iced Cappuccino
INGREDIENTS:
- 1/4 cup Magnolia® Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 2 tablespoons Smucker’s® Chocolate Fudge Spoonable Ice Cream Topping
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup Folgers® Classic Roast Coffee
- 1 cup ice
- Whipped cream
- Ground cinnamon
- PLACE sweetened condensed milk, chocolate topping, vanilla, cinnamon, brewed coffee and ice in blender container. Process until smooth.
- GARNISH with whipped cream and cinnamon. Serve
Serve immediately.
Stock up on coffee, enjoy an iced cappuccino and ponder how high prices would have to go before you would give up coffee?
