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Makes 8 (3-skewer) servings Prep time: 15 minutes
Start to finish: 10 minutes Ingredients
3 tablespoons trans-fat-free margarine
2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce, or more to taste
1 teaspoon canola oil
3 (6-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 24 (1-inch) cubes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 celery stalks, cut into 24 (1-inch) pieces
Blue Cheese Dipping […]

Even though the sight, smell, and taste of pumpkins are oh-so-autumn, but you don’t have to wait until holidays to enjoy this tasty dessert. Keep some canned pumpkin, an excellent source of vitamin A, on the shelf year-round to enjoy this treat in any season!
Gingered Pumpkin Pudding Ingredients:
1 cup canned pumpkin
3/4 cup whole milk
1 large […]

To lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you eat. Every good weight-loss plan has the same two parts: food and physical activity. Wise food choices can help you eat fewer calories and daily (or almost daily) physical activity helps you burn off some of the calories you consume. You lose weight more […]

I do not believe it an accident that the heart is chosen for the symbol of love.
At the very core of God’s greatest creation is the heart- when the heart stops so does life. I believe the same is true of love. When love stops - so does life.
To love someone is not to say […]

According to Dr. Steven Pratt MD caffeine is not as good for us and our energy levels as we might think. In his book Super Foods RX Diet, there are some foods that boost our energy level more effectively. These foods contain minerals, vitamins, and other nutrients that naturally work against inflammation, help recover faster from […]

This is just a reminder that Valentines Day is right around the corner. Day after tomorrow to be exact, the day we get to buy a little something for the sweetheart in our lives. There is still time. Don’t forget that important heart… our sweetheart.

February is national heart month and we are all aware of the work that goes on by unsung heroes. The lab techs, the nurses, the folks in the office of the local Heart Association, the list goes on for a long way…So let us be some of those HealthyHeart Folks that tell these folks thank you […]

Roy and Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping

This combination of moves may bring unwanted attention at the bus stop, but it is a workout exercise that will definately get the heart pumping. It requires no special  exercise equipment, can be done in public if we are not shy people and do not mind a bit of attention, and it […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping
I knew very little about this heart disease prior to my hearing the words from a doctor saying “You have Congestive Heart Failure. Your heart is enlarged and not pumping correctly.” I was scared from the tips of my toes to the top of my head and at once felt I could […]

 Roy & Heidi Mercer’s HealthyHeart Shopping
Our local wellness center is doing a promotion that is fun and has really boosted the  “walk for wellness”  awareness in our town. First we were assigned to teams, or if we wish we could find  our own team. Each team is made up of eight people.
The team has a […]