A warming hearty meal for fall! Courtesy of Allrecipes.com

Ingredients: • 2 pounds ground beef • 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, drained • 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce • 2 onions, chopped • 1 green bell pepper, chopped • 2 cloves garlic, minced • 3 tablespoons chili powder • 1 tsp cayenne pepper (or more if desired!) • 1 tsp each ground coriander and ground cumin (optional) • 2 teaspoons salt • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper • 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions: 1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. 2. Combine ground beef, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, onions, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a […]

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a Body mass index (BMI) ≥27. b BMI ≥30.

Who isn’t tempted by a little fun-sized trick-or-treating candy? From the tiny Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups to the Snickers bar you can wrap your hand around, there are Halloween candy jars everywhere these days. Remember, the little indulgences add up — just because they’re small doesn’t mean they are calorie-free. Take a look at the chart below and see how your fave candy stacks up.

1 TREAT SIZE (FUN SIZE) CALORIES FAT (G) SUGAR (G) 3 Musketeers 63 2 10 100 Grand 95 4 11 Almond Joy 80 4.5 8 Baby Ruth 85 5 10 Butterfinger 85 4 10 Charleston Chew 30 0 10 Dots 70 0 11 Heath Bar 77 4.7 8.7 Hershey’s Bar 67 4 7.7 Jelly Belly Jellybeans 35 0 7 Kit Kat 70 3 7 M&M’s (Plain) 73 4 11.5 M&M’s (Peanut) 90 4.7 9.1 M&M’s (Peanut Butter) 95 4 11.5 Milk Duds 40 2 6.3 Milky Way 80 3 10 Milky Way […]

Ingredients:

1 medium golden beet 1 medium red beet 1 jalapeno chili – seeded 2 tbsp. Fresh lemon juice 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice 1 tbsp honey ¼ tsp. salt ¼ tsp fresh ground pepper ½ cup extra virgin olive oil 5oz. baby arugula 2 cups loosely packed frisee ¾ cup roasted salted pistachios roughly chopped 4 oz. goat cheese crumbled 1 whole pink grapefruit cut into segments

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350. Wrap each beet tightly with aluminum foil to create a packet. Bake in over until tender 1 to 1.5 hours Process jalapeno, lemon juice, lime juice, honey, salt and pepper in a blender until combined. With blender running add oil in a slow steady stream processing until smooth. Remove and reserve ¼ cup of the dressing. Unwrap beets and toss together with reserve ¼ cup of dressing in a large bowl. Chill until cold about 15 minutes. Add arugula, frisee, pistachios, goat […]

Try this delicious and healthy take on an old favorite!

Ingredients: 1 medium sized spaghetti squash 2 cups marinara sauce 4 mild Italian turkey sausages 1 Cup frozen spinach, defrosted and with excess liquid squeezed out ⅓ Cup ricotta cheese ½ Cup mozzarella cheese Flat leaf parsley for topping (optional)

Directions: Spaghetti Squash: • Preheat oven to 400°F and line a baking sheet with foil. • Cut the spaghetti squash in half lengthwise, drizzle over some olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. • Place the squash cut side down on the baking sheet and roast until tender, about 30 – 40 minutes. • Let the squash cool for about 10 minutes before scooping out the strands with a fork and placing them in a bowl. • Reserve the squash skins, placing them cut side up back on the foil lined baking sheet.

Turkey and Spinach Sauce: • Heat a small skillet over a […]

With winter fast approaching and with a long season ahead of us, hair removal might not be on the top of your mind. But while you’re bundling up and hiding under layers of blankets, you should be thinking about laser hair removal.

That’s right, winter is the ideal time for laser hair removal

While each situation varies, laser hair removal can requires several sessions to complete an area. What this means is that several appointments may be necessary to catch all the hairs.  This can take place over a couple months, so starting in the winter ensures that you will be ready by the next summer.

As the temperature heats up, our minds turn to bikini season and laser hair removal. Salons get booked up in no time with people hoping to get their laser hair removal done in short order meaning you might not get the appointment times you want. Lower appointment volume in […]

This September come into the Lefebre Clinic and save 50% off all our TruSculpt Body Shaping services! Blast away cellulite and be the sculptor of your own body.

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After an absence from attending our office, many of you are holding back returning because of guilt or embarrassment that you have regained some weight.  At our clinic, we are quite aware of this and as a result, we continue to pass on many reassuring ideas that have helped our restart patients deal with much of their guilt and negative self talk- which in turn has helped steer them back on the right course. Many times I have said that I should have a blinking neon sign at our front office door that says: “LEAVE YOUR GUILT OUTSIDE AND COME ON IN.”

Following are key concepts that will help reassure you, decrease your guilt and get you back on the right track:

REMEMBER:

It takes a lot of courage to restart. It is human nature to feel guilty to think that we have let ourselves or others down. Therefore, taking this first step is a […]

Ingredients:

1 crumbled breakfast sausage patty/ link 1 tbsp finely chopped onion 2 tbsp finely chopped red bell pepper ½ oz mozzarella 1 large Portobello mushroom

Directions:

Spray frying pan with Pam and warm. Add crumbled sausage meat, onion and bell pepper. Cook until the sausage meat is done. Remove the stem and gills from the mushroom cap, wipe with damp paper towel and put aside. Put meat mixture into mushroom cap and place the mushroom back in the same pan. Top with mozzarella and cover pan with lid. Heat on low until cheese is melted The mushroom will sweat a bit. You can either keep the juices or discard. Serve on a small plate.

Allowances: Makes 1 serving. Count each serving as 1 ½ protein (group 6)

Come see us on April 11th and 12th at the BMO Centre in Stampede Park for the spring edition of the Calgary Woman’s Show!

This show is full of great exhibits (over 300 of them), samples, free swag, fashion shows, entertainment, and will include beauty and home décor tips. It will also include appearances from Sharon Case (The Young & The Restless) and Antonio Sabato Jr. (Actor & Model).

Get your tickets here. Or stop by our Lefebre & Burke office for free tickets, while quantities last.

The spring edition of the Calgary Woman’s Show is going to be fabulous. Stop by our exhibit and have a first-hand look at our products and services. This is also your chance to ask us any questions you may have about our services. We are looking forward to seeing you!