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Brown rice salad with whey dressing

April 8, 2020 by Ariel Leave a Comment

A fun salad that you can eat warmed up or cold with a nice crunch and a sweet whey dressing.

Top it with a poached egg and make it a meal or enjoy it on it’s own or as a side.  Personally, the version with the poached egg is my favorite and with a few droplet of hot sauce it’s even better!

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Filed Under: Eggs, Popular Diets, Proteins, Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian Tagged With: black olives, brown rice salad, corn bits, dressing, fresh basil, lemon juice, mirin, poached egg, whey

Grilled Maple Salmon Salad

March 19, 2013 by Ariel 2 Comments

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I was reading one of my contracted model’s blog the other day and she was asking for diet tricks and recipes.  I have to admit that the word “diet” scares me till no end and I much prefer to keep a healthy everyday lifestyle and work on my portion control then go on a diet because most of the time I don’t stick to it and I get either frustrated for not eating what I want or I loose too much energy by not eating enough or the right things.  Plus, most of the time when the diet is done and you’re back at your normal eating habits, you gain everything you had lost and sometime a bit more.

As a model, worrying about my waist line is part of my everyday job you’ll say and that’s kind of true.  But I don’t believe in dieting and I don’t believe in starving myself.  Yes, I’m a model and what I look like is important but I will never starve myself because I simply love food way too much.  Over the years I had to adjust my eating habits, learn to work out the right way everyday and stop myself from buying easy and fast processed food.  I learned to make everything myself from scratch and to be honest, I’m glad I did!  These days I much prefer to never eat pizza again because I’m too lazy to make my own dough, sauce and everything than buying one of those pre-made versions.  If I haven’t made it from scratch, I simply don’t eat it.  It’s that simple.

Agreed, it’s annoying at time because you’re really craving for something specific that you just don’t have on hand but it’s a great way to learn self control.  If you really want to eat that specific thing, you just have to make it from scratch and try to make it healthier than the store bought version.  Everything is possible and as long as you keep to this rule and work out everyday, you’ll be fine in my book.  It has been working for me for the past 5 years now and I’ll never go back to my old eating habits.

Now to talk about about this salmon recipe…  It’s easy, fast and very good for you.  I don’t think I need to convinced anyone about the greatness of omega 3 and fatty acids.  It’s good for you, good for your brain and so dam delicious.  Like any other “fatty” fish like the salmon, we have to eat it in moderation but I think once a week is ok if you’re really a salmon addict or at least once every 2 weeks.

The contrast of the salty fish with the maple syrup (my obsession) and the sourness of the green apples drench in lime juice is amazing!  This amazing salad will keep you feeling full for the rest of the night or pump you up full of energy to go do over 1 hour of cardio.  Hope you’ll enjoy this recipe as much as I do 🙂

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Filed Under: Fish, Maple Flavored, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables Tagged With: ariel ebel, arielrebel, baby spinach, black sesame, brain food, Canadian, corn, filet, green apple, grilled, healthy, lime juice, low sodium, mache lettuce, maple, meal, mirin, omega 3, OMEGA3, recipe, red onion, salad, salmon, white sesame

Marinated Carrot Fries

August 31, 2012 by Ariel 1 Comment

Ok so here’s another fun recipe featuring the amazing vegetable that is carrot!  Like I told you recently, I bought a TON and I have to go over all the possibilities of what you can do with them…  These carrot fries could be present as a side dish or stand alone as a snack… also don’t forget that it’s much more healthier than regular fries!  I had them marinate for 24 hours for even more great taste… trust me, you want to try them!

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Filed Under: Recipes, Side Dish, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: carrots, fries, garlic, ginger powder, mirin, recipe, seeds, sesame, side dish, soy sauce

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