Laura Favorite Lentil and Salmon Chowder Soup

5 Simple ingredients

1 tin of lentils
1 can sockeye salmon
4 cloves of garlic or 1 tsp
1 medium onion chopped
1 tbsp Cajun spices or other spices preferences

Sautee onions and garlic in non stick skillet for 2 to 3 minutes
Add canned salmon, saute for additional 2 minutes
Add lentils and let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
Flavor to taste.
Taste great with rice or whole grain pasta
Note: I like very spicy food so I add additional peppers to mine.
Enjoy

Laura Creavalle

TOTALTRAINER AND LAURA CREAVALLE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

TOTALTRAINER AND LAURA CREAVALLE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

Laura Creavalle light and fit recipes now available via the TotalTrainer on demand
integrated training and nutrition platform for the club fitness industry

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., and SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO, CANADA – Sept. 22, 2009 – TotalTrainer LLC, and trainer, fitness chef, cookbook author and former pro bodybuilder Laura Creavalle today announced a partnership whereby Laura Creavalle light and fit recipes will be made available via the TotalTrainer integrated training and nutrition platform for the club fitness industry.

Launched today, (See: TotalTrainer Launches Integrated Training and Nutrition Platform for the Club Fitness Industry), TotalTrainer is an on demand platform for the delivery of personalized fitness training and nutrition guidance, designed to help health clubs and gyms deliver optimal fitness results, maximize client satisfaction, and generate new revenues.

As part of TotalTrainer’s efforts to provide users with ultimate choice and flexibility, the system offers access to more than 300 healthy light and fit recipes from Laura Creavalle. These easy-to-prepare recipes and enable TotalTrainer users to create meals -- such as Shrimp Kebabs with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Basil, and Steak Fajitas -- that help support their fitness goals.

“We’re ecstatic to have someone of Laura’s caliber as a TotalTrainer partner,” said Darin MacDonald, president and CEO, TotalTrainer LLC. “Laura has had such a tremendous impact in the fitness world and in the area of nutrition, which is so critical to overall health and wellness. Her recipes aren’t just healthy, they’re also easy to prepare and taste great.”
“I’m incredibly excited about this opportunity to expand the Laura Creavalle brand via the TotalTrainer system to reach fitness enthusiasts interested in eating healthy,” said Laura Creavalle. “It’s an ideal partnership, as both the TotalTrainer and Laura Creavalle camps share a passion for fitness and educating the public on the importance of diet in supporting a fit and healthy lifestyle.”

About TotalTrainer
TotalTrainer provides personalized training and nutrition planning delivered via leading-edge technology to help gyms, health clubs and trainers deliver optimum fitness results and client satisfaction, and maximize revenues. Our goal is to revolutionize the fitness industry by becoming the defacto standard in integrated training and nutrition technology. There’s training and then there’s TOTALTRAINING. For more information, view our website at www.gototaltrainer.com.

About Laura Creavalle
One of the most successful female bodybuilders of the 90s, Creavalle was the first woman to win the Ms. International title three times, was twice runner-up in the Ms. Olympia contest, and holds the record for the most consecutive Ms. Olympia appearances -- 12 from 1988 to 1999.

Today, Creavalle is a chef, trainer and author of numerous cookbooks focused on healthy cooking. She has traveled extensively to Russia, Czechoslovakia and the Middle East giving nutritional seminars and training professional chefs in the preparation of low fat cuisine. Creavalle cookbooks include: A Taste of Club Creavalle and the Lite Lifestyle, and is a feature editor for Muscle and Fitness magazine on low fat cooking in the publication’s Muscle Fare Column. She has also operated Club Creavalle Training Camp, teaching exercise principles, healthy meal preparation, weight management and nutritional planning to support athletic endeavors.

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Pumpkin Pineapple Bread

Quick and easy breads

½ c whole wheat flour
¾ cup quick-cooking oats
½ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 (8 ox) can crushed pineapple packed in juice, undrained
1 cup cooked, mashed pumpkin
½ cup chopped pecans (optional)

Combine the flour, oats, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice and stir to mix well, add the pineapple, including the juice and the pumpkin and stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Fold in the nuts, if desired. Coat a 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread the batter evenly in the pan and bake at 350 degrees 45 to 50 minutes or just until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf come out clean. Remove the bread from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes. Invert the loaf onto a wire rack, turn right side up and cool before slicing and serve.
Yield 16 slices, calories 84 Fat 5g , Protein 2.5grams, carbohydrates 17 grams


Here is a great simple and easy recipe for the holidays. Great for pot luck parties and the good news you can make it in advance.
Serve at you brunch or breakfast you can add cream cheese and enjoy.

Check out my ebook Laura’s Light & Luscious Cuisine at
Recipes from www.clubcreavalle.com

Great Low Fat Dips

Laura Creavalle proudly presents LipSense by SeneGence & Dips by Epicure Selections
Stop by Laura's Lips & Dips Event
Date: Wednesday, August 27th between 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Love Your Lips
Have you heard the buzz? LipSense® long-lasting lip colour by SeneGence is guaranteed to last from 4 -18 hours!
Do you want lipstick that Won't Kiss Off? Bring your favourite wax lipstick and we'll custom blend a perfect match using LipSense® wax and lead-free lip colour that is actually good for your lips.
The LipSense® Guarantee: We guarantee the claims we make about our products when they are used as a system. That is why LipSense® liquid lip color is initially sold in set form to the first-time buyer. The Basic Lip Collection contains a LipSense® liquid lip colour, a Moisturizing Gloss, and an Ooops!™ Remover. It is important to remember that the long-lasting properties of LipSense® are preserved by using our Moisturizing Gloss. Our Moisturizing Gloss also helps to keep lips moist and plump. The Ooops!™ Remover is especially designed to erase those Ooops!™ mistakes that can occur when applying the lip color.
Love Your Dips
With over 20 years of experience in the fitness and cooking industry, Laura has combined both of her talents, from being a champion body builder to training chefs around the world, authoring cookbooks, and being a regular contributor to Muscle & Fitness magazine, to create the most innovative meals to suit any nutritional needs. Laura is excited to share her latest discovery with you, Epicure Selections.
Sample some incredible creations which feature the dip mixes, spice blends and herbs available through Epicure Selections. These sodium, gluten and MSG-free creations are sure to inspire your entertaining effort this holiday season.
What is Epicure Selections you may ask? Epicure Selections is a Canadian owned and operated company that specializes in seasoning blends, spices, dip mixes, flavored vinegars, rubs, Belgian chocolate, fine cookware and much more.
Simplify the preparation of everyday meals with our herb and spice blends. Epicure's versatile dip mixes, including Herb & Garlic, Pueblo Bean, and Lemon Dilly, can also be used as herbal blends in dishes. Our vast selection also includes exotic offerings from the global pantry, such as Spanish Saffron, Malay Seasoning and pure Belgian Chocolate.
Having Epicure products on hand makes it simple to create your own professional looking gift baskets for Christmas, house warming, or wedding shower gifts. Wrap one up for a hostess gift at your next dinner party.
Epicure's Caribbean Sweet Potato Salad
3 large sweet potatoes, cut in 1" pieces
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 tsp VE Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
1/4 tsp VE Madras Curry
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tbsp lemon or lime juice
1 cup diced celery
1 tbsp VE 3 Onion Dip Mix
VE Salt & VE Pepper to taste
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Place cubed potatoes in mixing bowl with vegetable oil, VE Jamaican Jerk Seasoning and VE Madras Curry. Turn out on baking sheet.
3. Bake for 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Turn over halfway through.
4. While potatoes are cooking, whisk together mayonnaise, lemon or lime juice, diced celery and VE 3 Onion Dip Mix in bowl. Season to taste with VE Salt and VE Pepper.
5. Stir in hot potatoes. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Benefits for Women Lunch and Learn

Please MARK your calendars and Plan on attending this great event, Men always welcome to attend and can join.
Welcome to The Benefits for Women website. A non profit organization dedicated to helping like minded women connect and grow their businesses.

Benefits for Women is pleased to announce that our next lunch and Learn is August 14 at Carruthers Creek Golf Centre and every month they will be held the second Thursday of the month.
Tickets $25.00
We will bring you great speakers to help you grow your business.
Thursday July 10, 2008 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Carruthers Creek Golf Centre
650 Lakeridge Rd. Ajax

August is Mind Boosters with Laura Creavalle. Laura will teach you how to give your business a kick start through the use of easy to follow Exercise and Nutrition.
It has been said that exercise may improve mental health by helping the brain cope better with stress, and that healthy eating plays a crucial role in your ability to withstand times of extra stress. Carbs, protein, fat, vitamins and minerals are all important for energy, mental concentration, and emotional stability.
Laura will share a few easy to prepare tasty low fat recipes. (They are part of her "A Taste of Club Creavalle" best selling cookbook)
You will benefit from using a few of Laura's techniques to increase your energy and fuel your brain and help your business.

Laura Creavalle is a World Champion Bodybuilder, speaker, nutritional and exercise consultant, who provides services to the corporate and private sectors. She consults regularly with executives from a variety of fields, to help create wellness and stress reduction synergistic solutions in the work place.

Prior to her current position, Creavalle's career was in bodybuilding and she holds 3-Ms. International and Ms. Extravaganza Championships titles. She was further a top Ms. Olympia. Competitor for 13-years, winner of the Caribbean Women's Body Building Championship and overall winner in the Ontario Body Building

to register for this event call:
Monica Olenroot 905-426-8822, email monica@dch.ca
Credit card required to hold seat.
YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND.
Cancellations required 48 hours before the event to avoid paying event fee

Canadian Child Fitness Tax Credit

Find out how you and your child can benefit with the Fitness credit. Register for Club Creavalle summer strength training programs, sport specific hockey, soccer and baseball etc.

We offer personal fitness training, online training and nutritional programs.
Our low fat cookbooks in print or ebooks.


The children's fitness tax credit lets parents claim up to $500 per year for eligible fitness expenses paid for each child who is under 16 years of age at the beginning of the year in which the expenses are paid. For more info go to http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/whatsnew/fitness-e.html

One on One Personal Training for weight loss

Laura Creavalle - Owner of Club Creavalle Personal Training Studio
Laura is a fitness expert who specializes in helping people just like you build lean shapely muscle, shed unwanted body fat, and achieve dramatic results that others will notice.
In more than 20 years as a fitness professional, Laura has personally consulted with clients internationally. She is certified to train the trainers and has people worldwide achieve their weight loss. As the only Canadian to be inducted into the Bodybuilding Hall of Fame, Laura has inspired individuals through her low fat cookbooks and online training videos to achieve the results that they want. Each program is made to measure and personalized to your goals. Results guaranteed when you follow the program.
Years of experience coaching and motivating individuals of all shapes and sizes Laura Creavalle knows from winning the Arnold Classics what it takes to achieve results. The journey can be fun, frustrating and what it takes is commitment.
Laura has written many articles on proper nutrition and is an international speaker and workshop leader. Her achievements for herself and her clients through online training videos, one on one training or Boot camps deliver a program that will deliver results every time.

How many trainers do you know that have been at the top? Laura has been a commentator for ESPN, is a monthly contributor to Muscle and Fitness for over 15 years. Laura Creavalle will show you how to achieve the results you desire. Be part of her exclusive worldwide network that have achieved a loss of body fat, inches and increased their energy.