Robin Shea – Paula Deen

Paula’s Perfect Plate: Hoecakes

Robin Shea — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Success is a strategy! That’s ALL. It’s no more complicated than having a few simple strategies and stringing them together! With proper planning and methodical placement of treats and indulgences, there is NOTHING you cannot enjoy! Even Paula’s famous HOECAKES!!!

This Paula’s Perfect Plate starts out slow and easy with a breakfast favorite of 2 eggs over easy and a side of whole-grain toast! Next up is a mid-morning snack rich in protein and healthy fats to keep you satisfied: almonds, peanut butter, and celery. Lunch is one of my favorite hearty soup recipes, Salmon Corn Chowder, followed by a light afternoon snack of a Whole Wheat Muffin topped with Sliced Pear and sprinkled with Gorgonzola Cheese. All of this deliciousness leads right up to dinner when you will enjoy Paula’s delicious Southern hoecakes that perfectly sop up her Shrimp and Greens from her latest book, Paula Deen Cuts the Fat.

This menu has my mouth watering and my taste buds satisfied!

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

If you would like more information on my H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. Ladder, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Oh, Savannah, How We LOVE You!

Robin Shea — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Paula has introduced me, as well as the rest of the world, to the most magical city—Savannah! Magical is the word Paula uses to describe her fair city, and magical is the perfect word! What a beauty with her moss-covered trees forming a lace canopy over nearly every street. In addition to her visual beauty, the air is lightly perfumed with the gentle fragrance of magnolia trees laced with citrus. Savannah engages all five senses and helps cultivate the sixth!

Today’s Paula’s Perfect Plate is dedicated to the magical city of Savannah. This delicious menu blends robust flavors, exciting variety, and ample servings to create a menu as unique as its inspiration.

The day begins with a Savannah Omelet with Shrimp, Cherry Tomatoes, and Scallions with a side of fresh fruit, followed by a yummy mid-morning snack of lightly salt-and-peppered tomato slices and a helping of low-fat cottage cheese. You will not be disappointed with lunch when you enjoy Paula’s Eggplant Lasagna and my Grape Salad. In the late afternoon, treat yourself to my Protein-Rich Spinach Salad. Finally, wrap up the day with a dinner to die for… Cowboy Rib Eyes with Caramelized Mushrooms and Shallots with a heaping serving of steamed broccoli with lemon wedges!

It’s hard to believe that this Savannah-inspired menu is also part of a perfectly balanced day’s nutrition!

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

If you would like more information on my H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. Ladder, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Everyday Inspiration

Robin Shea — Mon, 07 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Finding Everyday {inspiration} in the simplest pleasures is a key ingredient to a successful lifestyle transformation. The 80/20 Lifestyle uses H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. as one of six foundational pillars of support. When you shift your focus from a deprivation diet to a lifestyle that encourages discipline, indulgence, balance, and daily inspiration you have a winning recipe!

Everyday {inspiration} is about embracing moments and sharing love through family, food, fashion, home, health, and design.

I found everyday {inspiration} in this delicious Paula’s Perfect Plate menu.

The day begins with a simple and easy combination of healthy cottage cheese, fresh strawberries, and organic honey. The morning snack is a delicious combination of eggs and tuna, while lunch is a culinary masterpiece of grilled shrimp with a delicious watermelon salad. The afternoon snack doesn’t disappoint either thanks to my chocolate-dipped fruit with sea salt. Finally, dinner is Paula’s grilled pork tenderloin with pineapple salsa and steamed lemon broccoli. See? Everyday {inspiration} can be found in every bite!

To learn more about Paula’s Perfect Plate, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Auto-Magically

Robin Shea — Mon, 24 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

It is so amazing how tiny little steps in the right directions can auto-magically heal your life. Whether the healing takes place in relationships, health & fitness, or personal finance, it all begins with the first small step.

Today’s Paula’s Perfect Plate is a delicious example of how small steps can add up to wonderful change. Enjoy a day that begins with Eggs Florentine, from Paula’s Perfect Plate, for breakfast, followed by a morning snack of crunchy almonds; lunch is Paula’s delicious Quinoa Salad served with grilled chicken, followed by an afternoon snack of carrots and hummus. Finally, wrap the day with an amazing Seared Ahi Tuna served over Paula’s Colorful Broccoli Slaw.

This Paula’s Perfect Plate is an example of a flavorful, balance of healthy fats, low-fat proteins, and healthy carbohydrates.

Enjoy the benefits of a small-step transformation, and watch your life AUTO-MAGICALLY improve!

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

If you would like more information on my H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. Ladder, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Protein from the Plant Kingdom!

Robin Shea — Mon, 12 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Do you have a difficult time imagining your life without a main course of beef, chicken or pork? Reducing the amount of animal protein you consume could lead to tremendous health benefits.

So many of us carnivores shy away from the idea of vegetarianism because it simply does not appeal to our taste buds, and the idea of never again enjoying a thick, juicy steak seems ridiculous! However, sticking to a plant-based diet a few days a week could lead to a restructuring of your entire metabolic profile and a reduction in risk of heart disease, cancer, inflammatory diseases, and more—not to mention an improvement in weight management.

A semi-vegetarian or flexitarian diet is one that is plant-based with the occasional inclusion of meat products. So, rather than saying, “I’m a vegetarian,” say, instead, “I’m a flexitarian,” and enjoy the best of both worlds!

Although the day begins with eggs, I consider this a semi-vegetarian menu—I guess it depends on your idea of vegetarianism. Regardless, this menu is no sacrifice, as it is packed with flavor and loaded with health benefits.

It all begins with Paula’s Eggs Florentine out of her book, Paula Deen Cuts the Fat. Next, enjoy a morning snack with my delicious Cucumber and Tomato Salad. Lunch is rich with flavor and variety thanks to Paula’s hearty Zucchini Boats and a fresh, steamed vegetable medley. In the early afternoon, take time out to snack on some steamed edamame dusted with sea salt. Finally, enjoy my Lentil Soup with Spinach and a whole grain baguette for a satisfying and delicious dinner.

For more information of designing your own Perfect Plate, click here!

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!

Robin Shea

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Snack Your Way Through The Day

Robin Shea — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

From a very young age, we are taught to eat three designated meals each day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. The typical time lapse between our three staple meals is roughly 4-6 hours with a 12-hour “fast” during our nightly rest.

If you are a person that feels hungry between meals, here are two things to consider:

1. QUALITY: The quality and combination of the nutrition you are consuming at each meal greatly affects satiety. In order to stay full and satisfied for longer periods of time, consume all three macronutrients at each meal (healthy fat, lean protein, and fibrous carbohydrates). If your meals are imbalanced or lack quality nutrition, the result will be premature hunger, extended digestion, lethargy, weight gain, disrupted sleep patterns, and more. Click here to download a handy printout with helpful reminders.

2. SNACK: Snack all day long! I eat like an infant, opting to have five to six 300-to-400-hundred calorie meals (snacks) a day. I always feel full and satisfied, my blood sugar is stable, and my energy stays elevated all day long. (No wonder babies are such happy little beings!)

Take a look at this Paula’s Perfect Plate and SNACK ON!!!

Start the day with Paula’s hearty, delicious and perfectly balanced Savannah Omelet with Shrimp, Cherry Tomatoes, and Scallions. Follow that up with a morning snack of fresh tomato slices, and a lightly salted hard-boiled egg. Lunch is equally as delicious with my Protein Spinach Salad and Cold Summer Soup. Next, enjoy a mid-afternoon snack of raw almonds and cottage cheese. This snack will keep you feeling satisfied right up until dinner when you will enjoy Paula’s Scallop, Pineapple, and Vegetable Skewers.

Eating healthy is never a sacrifice when you plan, prepare, and practice the basic rules of The 80/20 Lifestyle.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!

Robin

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Easy Breezy Summer

Robin Shea — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

And just like that, summer is coming to an end. The easy, breezy pace of summer is often replaced with hurried mornings, long workdays, and evenings packed with sports practice, homework, and fast food. As I see it, we have two choices:

1) Embrace the harvest! The end of summer is also the peak of harvest, so rather than stressing out about complicated recipes, allow Mother-Nature to create flavor for you! OR

2) Run home to (unhealthy) familiar. If you are new to Healthy Lifestyle Transformation and you have not yet made it through a complete calendar year, the change of seasons can often derail your new habits.

Here is my advice to survive the end of summer without running home to the unhealthy familiar!

1) Keep meals simple, fresh, flavorful and easy.

2) Plan your meals.

3) Make frequent quick shopping trips.

4) Enjoy seasonal foods that are at their peak of flavor.

This Paula’s Perfect Plate is packed full of harvest freshness beginning with a heart-healthy breakfast of fresh-sliced vine-ripened tomatoes (lightly salt & peppered), blanched almonds blended into freshly wilted spinach and 2 scrambled eggs topped with Parmesan cheese. Your morning snack is equally as delicious and full of crazy-delicious flavor: a whole-wheat muffin with pear, gorgonzola and walnuts drizzled lightly with honey. Lunch is one of my favorite recipes from Paula Deen Cuts the Fat, Arugula and Peach Salad with Poached Chicken. Your afternoon snack is sure to satisfy with another one of my favorite Paula Deen recipes, Beet and Vidalia Onion Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing. Finally, to wrap up this flavor-packed day, we have two recipes from my Pareto Stone Recipe Collection, Salmon Corn Chowder served with a Broccoli Sunshine Salad.

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

If you would like more information on Robin Shea’s Pareto Stone Cookware, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Perfectly Imperfect

Robin Shea — Thu, 28 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

What does the perfect nutritional day look like to you? No matter what it looks like, always be sure to include a little H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. (see the chart at the bottom of the page to see what I’m talking about)! Of course, delicious flavors are one way to create happiness. When I am building one of Paula’s Perfect Plates, my first ingredient is always flavor. When diets are void of flavor and variety, they are also void of joy and happiness. Joy and happiness are so important to the journey of reinventing our relationship with food. If we starve ourselves too long of the primal need to be joyful and happy, we will develop a strong, unquenchable desire to binge in search of our lacking happiness. So, you see, you must factor in JOY and H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. into every recipe!

This weeks Paula’s Perfect Plate is a rich, indulgent, flavorful look into culinary joy & happiness. It starts with Paula’s Frittata with Mushrooms and Spinach followed by a morning snack I created, Chocolate Dipped Fruit with Sea Salt and Pistachios. Next is a very indulgent lunch—my delicious Gorgonzola, Caramelized Onions and Pancetta Pizza on a Whole Grain Crust. Our afternoon snack is a bit lighter because we loaded our morning and afternoon with most of our indulgent calories. Nonetheless, my Crisp Chickpeas are perfect to snack on or throw in a salad. I wrap this day up with Paula’s amazing Greek Chicken Kebabs resting on a bed of mixed greens!

This Paula’s Perfect Plate is a bit more indulgent than most but still falls into the framework of a healthy day. I went a bit over on my carbohydrates and salt (not much), and I fell a bit short on my protein—all in all though, the perfectly imperfect day.

Remember, if we micro-manage every aspect of our nutrition and remove all wiggle room, we may also be eliminating the joy & happiness that is so very important to long-term, sustainable weight management!

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

If you would like more information on my H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. Ladder, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Fresh Out of the Garden Flavor

Paula Deen — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

You may not believe this, but I did not taste my first tomato until I was 19 years old! I was one of those kids that turned their nose up at most everything; I was picky (to say the least). All of that changed one summer day in Louisiana when my 88-year-old Papa, Jeff Ruston, made me sit down at his table to taste a freshly picked beefsteak tomato, sliced and lightly sprinkled with salt and pepper. He opened my taste buds to the flavors of the garden and not only won over my taste buds, but also my heart. Because of my Pa, I want to encourage everyone to enjoy garden fresh flavors.

Gardens are blossoming right now. Make the most of the summer harvest by consciously working recipes into your daily meal plan that take advantage of the garden. If you need inspiration, I’m here to help!

This week’s Paula’s Perfect Plate is a mouthful of flavor in every bite starting with protein-rich cottage cheese for breakfast served with local honey and freshly picked strawberries, followed by a morning and afternoon snack rich in vitamins and flavor, Paula’s delicious Southern Tomato Sandwich and Beet and Vidalia Onion Salad with Creamy Horseradish Dressing from Paula Deen Cuts the Fat. Lunch does not disappoint and is a simple combination of delicious grilled chicken breast with a spinach garden salad loaded with hard-boiled eggs. We wrap this garden-fresh day with a Mediterranean White Fish served on a bed of Roasted Red Peppers, Wilted Spinach and Caramelized Onions.

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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Paula’s Perfect Plate: Color Me Healthy!

Robin Shea — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0000

From a very young age, thanks to my mom, I knew the value of a colorful plate. Once my brothers, sisters, and I were old enough to dish up our own plates, Mom would always look it over to make sure we met her 3-color rule. Her requirements were simple and understandable; she would say, “I want to see 3 colors on your plate.” My Mom didn’t speak the modern day language of macronutrients, k-cals, carb/protein/fat ratios etc.; she spoke a much friendlier ‘kid version’ of nutritional balance. This simple rule will benefit us all.

Red = Protein

Yellow = Fats and Carbohydrates (breads, rice, pasta)

Orange, Green, Blue, Purple = Carbohydrates (fruits and vegetables)

Little did I know she was nutritionally spot-on!

Many nutritional zealots would argue that these guidelines over-simplify nutritional balance, but for a young girl that felt a tremendous desire to live a healthy life, they were the perfect start to what evolved into a lifetime committed to healthy living. Coloring your plate healthy is easily understood by anyone and played a large role in setting the foundation for what would later become my understanding of nutritional balance.

Let’s take a look at a day full of color with Paula’s Perfect Plate! We begin the day with my rich, Crustless Tomato, Basil, Spinach Quiche, a side of cottage cheese and sliced tomato. First snack of the day is one of my summer favorites and perfect for sitting by the pool—Hurricane Fruit Salad (the rum is optional). Lunch is two of Paula’s favorites, grilled Turkey Burgers and Broccoli, Bell Pepper, and Carrot Slaw. The afternoon snack is my uniquely flavored, fresh, crunchy salad made of Jicama, Mango, Coconut Milk and curry! Dinner never disappoints with my famous Peachy Mustard Pork Chops and a large, fresh spinach salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, and egg.

For more information on how you can build your own perfect plate, click here.

Until Next Time… LIVE INSPIRED!!!

Robin xoxo

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