Share It’s one of Jamba’s very popular “all fruit” smoothie.  Most of their original smoothies contain frozen yogurt or sherbet, but not this one.  It’s just juice and frozen fruit!  Jamba Juice’s 16 oz size has 240 calories.  My home version is very close at 238 calories for the same 16 oz serving. This fiber [...]

Share Rustic and delicious describes this fabulous French toast sandwich. I created this new twist on French toast by stuffing it with two different reduced-fat cheeses, sliced apples and topping with a cinnamon/sugar mixture.  One entire sandwich has 378 calories and 10 grams of fat.  So satisfying, you can easily share one. I’ve compared this [...]

Share Hi Everybody, Happily my site is growing, thanks to all of you…Due to the high traffic on Skinny Kitchen this month, we’re having to update the site to make it run faster.  Today between 1:00-4:00 PST we might be down intermittently.  After that, if you can’t open the site, you might need to refresh [...]

Share The friends in my life have always been very important to me. I feel so lucky to have them. I do include in my friends, my very best friend, my husband and my 2 longest friends, my mom and sister. But, when just talking about girlfriends, my 3 very best friends, Lerena, Shelly and [...]

Share This sweet and savory stew is unbelievably easy to make, soooo delicious and ready in 35 minutes. It’s not only tasty, it’s nutritious and beautiful to look at. This exotic stew has a wonderful blend of flavors and spices including a hint of cinnamon.  It’s served over fiber rich whole wheat couscous.  The skinny [...]

Share Here’s a wonderful recipe you can enjoy guilt-free!  I’m simmering chicken thighs in a rich tomatoey sauce loaded with mushrooms, onions and sweet peppers.  Boneless, skinless, chicken thighs are very popular to use in healthy recipes these days.  Just by removing the skin and sauteing the veggies is a small amount of oil, this [...]