Nominate Nubian Fitness Goddess for Black Weblog Awards

Dear Nubian Fitness Goddess Fans:


We need your help  to Nominate Nubian Fitness Goddess for the Black Weblog Awards.


What are the Black Weblog Awards?

The Black Weblog Awards is around to recognize and showcase those Black bloggers in the blogosphere who are doing great things and making moves.

To that end, here are our top five reasons that the Black Weblog Awards exists:

• They help guide people to the best. These awards serve as recognition as those who are doing the best in our shared craft of blogging.
• It helps Black blogging continue. Whether you want to acknowledge it or not, when it comes to technology, Black people have always been early adopters, and blogging is no exception. As the craft becomes more mainstream and less democratized, the art of telling our stories or sharing our knowledge becomes greater with increased recognition.
• It is a great help to new readers or discoverers of these other realms of the blogosphere. There is no single “Black blogosphere”. Just as the Black experience spans through many different points throughout the diaspora, so does Black blogging. While the entirety of it is still largely unknown to most people, those who discover Black bloggers and what they are talking about can take their exploration further to see many different perspectives on the Black experience and how they are being documented.
• It is a boon to Black bloggers. Black bloggers can be strengthened to create more content through recognition, not to mention gather an audience who may be hungry for their point of view.
• It shows that we matter and that we are here. Our lives, our stories and our voices matter. Issues that are important to us matter. And more importantly, looking back through history and how it is documented is important for future generations.

Nominations and Voting

Nominations – April 18 – May 7, 2011

Voting – May 16 – June17, 2011

Live Awards – Los Angeles – July 9,2011

Go to http://blackweblogawards.com/nominate/


Enter your Name and email address.


Then enter http://thefitnessgoddess.blogspot.com for the following categories:

1. Best Group Blog
    
2. Best Health or Wellness Blog
    
3. Blog to Watch
    
4. Best Lifestyle Blog

Lastly, Click Submit.

Nubian Fitness Goddess thanks you for nomination, support and readership.

Soul Food Sunday and Healthy Eating Tips

This week's Healthy Soul Food Sunday recipe comes from Black America Cooks . It is Roasted Eggplant, Greens, and Okra. I know sometimes I struggle to get enough veggies in my diet so I figured I would share this dish loaded with vegetables. Check the Black America Cooks site for even more ideas!!


Healthy Eating Tips:
If you are looking to eat healthier try cooking two to three healthy dishes over the weekend. It may sound like a lot of work but it will make it easier to eat healthy during the week. Try to prepare baked chicken to go with the Eggplant dish and one more entree (such as turkey meatloaf). Then during the week you add a side of brown rice and frozen veggies to one of you entrees for a quick dinner.

To make dinner even quicker pick up a a bag (or box) of frozen brown rice from trader joes (and some local grocers).

Roast Eggplant, Greens and Okra (EGO)

1 package (16 ounces) frozen chopped turnip, mustard or collard greens
1 package (20 ounces ) frozen okra slices
1 large eggplant, unpeeled, trimmed, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunk
1 large yellow onion, trimmed, quartered, broken into wedges
1 package (6 to 8 ounces) sliced mushrooms, or to taste
1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
1 package (6 to 8 ounces) cocktail tomatoes, halved

Heat oven to 425 degrees. Place half the frozen okra and greens on a foil-lined rimmed sheet pan sprayed with oil. Repeat with the second pan. Top each sheet evenly with eggplant, onion wedges and mushrooms. Add tomato paste by teaspoons over the vegetables. Toss with your hands or use a wooden spoon to blend in tomato paste. (The brilliance of the tomato paste is how well it blends with the small amount of liquid given off by the defrosting frozen vegetables.) Top with tomato halves. If using a larger pan, such as a paellera or any huge, deep casserole, place everything in one deep pan.
Place on top and bottom oven racks, if using two baking pans. Place paellera or casserole on a rack in the center of the oven. Bake, checking and stirring with a wooden spoon every 15 minutes, until vegetables are tender and beginning to brown, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from oven. Let sit about 20 minutes before adding to recipe or refrigerating for later use.

Have a Healthy Week!

Soul Food Sunday

Soul Food Sunday: Feed Your Soul Without Packing on the Pounds

We all love a good Soul Food Dinner but unfortunately one dinner can be 800+ calories and loaded with sodium. So we decided that we would share weekly Healthy and Tasty recipes for you all so you can enjoy your Soul Food and keep your figure tight. We also want you to share your healthy recipes with us.

Today's Recipe: Sweet Potato Pie
Sweet Potatoes have a ton of health benefits. They have low gylcemic index and have anti-oxidant properties. Today's Soul food recipes come from the Black Women Losing Weight Forum. It is low calorie and low fat but full of flavor. Give it try and let us know what you think!

Sweet Potato Pie

Yield: 16 servings
Serving size: 1 slice
Each serving provides: Calories: 147, Total fat: 3 g, Saturated fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 40 mg, Sodium: 98 mg, Total fiber: 2 g, Protein: 4 g, Carbohydrates: 27 g, Potassium: 293 mg

For the Crust

• 1¼ cup flour
• ¼ tsp sugar
• ⅓ cup skim milk or soy milk
• 2 Tbsp vegetable oil

For the Filling

• 1/4 cup white sugar
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• ¼ tsp nutmeg
• 3 large eggs, beaten or egg substitute
• ¼ cup canned evaporated skim milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 cups sweet potatoes, cooked, mashed

To start:

1. Preheat oven to 350° (Fahrenheit).

To prepare crust:

2. Combine flour and sugar in bowl.

3. Add milk and oil to flour mixture.

4. Stir with fork until well mixed. Then form pastry into smooth ball with your hands.

5. Roll ball between two, 12-inch squares of waxed paper, using short, brisk strokes, until pastry reaches edge of paper.

6. Peel off top paper and invert crust into 9-inch pie plate.

To prepare filling:

7. Combine sugars, salt, nutmeg, and eggs.

8. Add milk and vanilla. Stir.

9. Add sweet potatoes and mix well.

Putting it together:

10. Pour mixture into pie shell.

11. Bake for 60 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

Cool and cut into 16 slices.

Share your recipes! Email us at nubianfitnessgoddess@gmail.com