Healthy Mother's Day GiftsPosted on May 09, 2012
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Treat Mom to Epicurean Lite This Mother's Day!
Mother's Day is less than a week away! Are you still searching for a last minute gift for Mom? Look no further, Epicurean Lite Gift Certificates make great gifts! The gift of tasty, healthy, prepared meals is sure to please Mom!
For our Epicurean Lite clients, we are offering a special deal on Gift Certificates.
Purchase a Gift Certificate for Mom and receive a 30% credit (of the amount of the gift certificate) on your next Epicurean Lite order!
Epicurean Lite would also like to wish a very Happy Mother's Day to all Moms!
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Is your company hosting a Health Fair? We would love to be a part of it and spread the word about how Epicurean Lite can be a partner to a healthier lifestyle. Send us contact information of who to work with in your organization and we will get you set up with meals for a healthy lifestyle!info@epicureangroup.net
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Featured Meals & Family Package Special
Potato Leek & Shallot Soup
Chicken Fajita Salad - served on a bed of shredded Romaine and topped with seasoned chicken breast strips which is tossed with corn, black beans, green peppers, Pico de Gallo and our salsa. Topped with Lite sour cream and grated cheddar cheese. Baked Yellow and Blue Corn tostada chips on the side - Ole!
Beef Tenderloin Sandwich on Wheat with Piquant Mayo - Marinated and grilled beef tenderloin - cooked medium rare - on wheat with blanched purple onions, shredded Napa cabbage and our house made Piquant mayonnaise on the side with fresh fruit
Special Deal of the Week:
Order Vegetable Lasagna packaged Family Style for 4 or more and receive a 20% discount. Simply place the request in the notes section of your order and we will make the adjustment.
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Health Tip
Secrets to a better, smarter, workout
Want to stay in shape this spring? Easier than you think! Here are 5 unexpected truths that researchers have recently uncovered about staying fit.
1. You don't have to run a marathon to stay fit. Recent reports about exercise and mortality concluded that a person's risk of dying prematurely from any cause drops nearly 20% if he or she goes from not exercising to doing light physical activity (like walking) for 30 to 60 minutes, 5 days a week
2. Running won't ruin healthy knees. Most experiments suggest that running can actually protect knees. It may prompt cartilage cells which cushion the joint, to divide and thus regenerate.
3. Up beat music can rev up a workout. In a recent study, college students rode stationary bikes while listening to music. While they weren't aware of the change, they altered their riding tempo as the music changed.
4. Stretching before a workout is counter productive. Study after study has shown that static stretching does not prepare muscles for activity. It actually makes them weaker. Dynamic stretching or moving your body through a range of motions leaves your muscles and joints much better prepared.
courtesy of Gretchen Reynolds
For more workout tips visit parade.com/fitness
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Our Guarantee To You
Epicurean Group wants you 100% satisfied with our food and service. If you are not, then we want to know and we will gladly refund your money
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News & Health Tips 05 06 12Posted on May 02, 2012
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We are introducing a new main course salad this week! The Asian Pacific Salad is sure to be one to try! See the full description below!
With so many choices of food to eat, we hope that you know that we expect you to be able to actually enjoy your food vs. just eating it! Epicurean Lite has made a business of preparing meals that are not only for sustenance, but for pleasure. Let the “epicure” blossom in you and make a plan to thoroughly enjoy what you eat!
By the way, Epicurean Lite Meals are also portioned for you, made with little (always healthy!) or not fat – with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in each meal. A great way to enjoy your day more! Always looking for ways to make you the happiest of customers!
Order Epicurean Lite, have it when you want it, and enjoy food that is prepared by chefs who really care about what you eat and how your food tastes!
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Epicurean Lite = Convenience
Making your weeknight evenings easier, healthier and maybe even tastier!
Let us know how many you want to prepare for and leave the rest to us!
*****Remember Epicurean Delight & Epicurean Lite for Family Packaged Meals*****
Special Deal of the Week
Order King Ranch Chicken served with Mexican Rice & Salad dressed with Honey Dijon Mustard in a Family Pack for 4 or more & receive 20% discount
Place your order and add the note to family pack in your notes – we will make your price adjustment
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Need Boxed Lunches for an Office Meeting?
3 Perfect Choices –
· Asian Pacific Salad with marinated & grilled chicken breast
· Beef Tenderloin Cobb Salad
· Grilled Shrimp Caesar over Romaine with croutons
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Health Tip
Transformation Nation: Million Dollar YOU
If you feel tired all of the time, talk to your doctor. Persistent fatigue could signal a medical condition such as sleep apnea, an under active thyroid or anemia. For more video health tips, go to: Parade.com/oz
Courtesy of Dr. Oz
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Featured Meals
REMEMBER – all 1800 breakfasts include Fat-Free Greek yogurt
Summertime Quiche – made with mostly egg whites, sautéed vegetables –with fresh fruit
Shrimp Caesar Salad – served over tender Romaine leaves, housemade croutons and low-fat Caesar dressing that will never make you feel that you have skimped on flavor!
Chicken Marsala over Mashed Potatoes and Carrots with Thyme on the side– simply delicious and satisfying!
Poached Salmon over Brown Rice Pilaf served with oven roasted Butternut Squash & Broccoli
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Our Guarantee To You
Epicurean Group wants you 100% satisfied with our food and service. If you are not, then we want to know and we will gladly refund your money
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Order Online Today
For meals delivered or picked up on Monday, May 7, 2012, kindly place your order by May 4, 2012 - by 10:00 a.m. at www.EpicureanGroup.net
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Weekly News & Health TipsPosted on April 17, 2012
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The weather is awesome – it really feels like springtime!
May is a very busy month – Plan ahead and enjoy your own event!
• Graduations
• Baptisms and Confirmations
• Showers
• Mother’s Day
• End of School Parties
CALL US NOW @ (713) 860-0041 to plan your next gathering!
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Epicurean Lite = Convenience!
For your daily meal routine - if your refrigerator is empty and your tummy is empty, let Epicurean Lite fill the gap (and help create more of a “gap” in the way your clothes fit)
EPICUREAN LITE = CONVENIENCE
On the run? What would it be like to have a healthy meal in your fridge at all times?
Benefits:
• No temptation to eat poor choices
• Enjoy at your convenience
• At your desk or at your dining room table
Mealtime has never been so easy, delicious, more convenient and good for you, too!
Enjoy Epicurean Lite at your leisure!
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Boxed Lunch Ideas
• Butter Lettuce, Grapefruit, Pecans and Champagne Vinaigrette over our French Lentil Salad – Vegetarian option
• Marinated Sirloin Salad – with sliced New Potatoes, julienned peppers, and a tangy sweet garlic dressing
• Chicken Riviera – composed with Green Beans, Great Northern Beans, over curly green leaf lettuce, quartered Roma tomatoes and hard-cooked egg, garnished with capers and Kalamata olives
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Health Tip
Managing stress! May sound “easier said than done”, but a necessity for keeping your sanity and your health…
• Balance work, home, and play.
• Get support from family and friends.
• Stay positive.
• Take time to relax.
• Get 7-9 hours of sleep each night. Make sure kids get more, based on their age.
• Get help or counseling if needed.
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Featured Meals
Vegetable Fritatta – made with one our favs – red Swiss chard, mostly eggwhites, sautéed onion and a little Parmesan cheese
Grilled Chicken on Greens - Chicken breasts marinated in soy sauce and pineapple juice and grilled, then sliced and placed over a bed of fresh green leaf and red tip lettuce, topped with walnuts and crumbled Bleu Cheese and green onions flanked with sliced Granny Smith apples and topped with our signature homemade honey Dijon mustard dressing
Sirloin Beef Fajitas – marinated and thinly sliced top sirloin, served with grilled onions and green peppers, Borracho Pintos and flour tortillas – No need to fight the traffic to enjoy great Tex-Mex!
Split Pea
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
Check out all of the a la carte options – great for snacks or extra meals!
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ORDER ONLINE TODAY
For meals delivered or picked up on Monday, April 23, 2012, kindly place your order by April 20, 2012 - by 10:00 a.m. at www.EpicureanGroup.net
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Our Guarantee To You
Epicurean Group wants you 100% satisfied with our food and service. If you are not, then we want to know and we will gladly refund your money
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Weekly News, Deals & Health TipsPosted on April 16, 2012 Good Afternoon!
Spring has arrived in all its glory! Spring flowers are in bloom and so is the pollen!
Our “Health Tips” this week include a few little ways to manage
severe allergies that many of us in Houston deal with in any change in season.
With spring unfolding, parties and gatherings with family and friends are a given – sometime traveling from afar.
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What would it be like to enjoy your precious time with them and have “food goodies” conveniently on hand to serve?
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How would it be to plan a little get together with a few friends – get the house cleaned and have your food arrive without lifting another finger?
Think that sounds inviting? Epicurean Delight will put a menu together that is sure to please your crowd – and your budget!
A few ideas to get you thinking of how easy it can be are – whether casual or formal, just let us know and we will help you with a menu to delight!
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Chili Con Queso con Carne with chips $ 14.00 per quart
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Parmesan Artichoke Spread $ 16.50 per quart
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Split Brie (8") crusted with dried fruits, nuts and preserves - baked and served with crackers or sliced baguettes (serves about 12) $ 28.00
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Marinated and Grilled Tenderloin of Beef 4 lb. (serves 10 - 12) and includes mini rolls and horseradish Mayonnaise $ 89.00
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Tray of Imported and Domestic Cheeses - garnished with vegetables, served with crackers and breads (serves 25 - 30) $ 75.00
DEAL OF THE WEEK!
Chicken Mushroom Artichoke served with Herbed Brown Rice Pilaf and Broccoli-
Family Pack minimum 4
Save 20% - our office will make the price adjustment
NEED Boxed Lunch at the office? Order ahead and save 15%. We will drop off for a small delivery fee!
Ideas:
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Mediterranean Beef Tender Salad
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Memorial Drive Salad
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Ginger Lime Shrimp Salad
Healthy Tips of the Week
To get through the allergy season a little more comfortably, try these tips!
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Add lime to your water. Lime acts as an antihistamine and contains more bio-flavonoids than other citrus.
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Use a pinch of petroleum jelly on the inside of your nostril – it catches pollen before entering the nasal cavity.
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Eat more Salmon – Omega3 Fatty acids have anti-inflammatory properties which may reduce itchiness and swelling.
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Up your Magnesium intake – this mineral relaxes airways which help ease congestion.
Featured Epicurean Lite Meals of the Week for delivery/pick-up April 16, 2012
Breakfast
English Breakfast Pot – discovered by Savannah in London last year, it incorporates grated Granny Smith apple, Greek Yogurt 0% fat-free, oats, raisins, blueberries and cranberries and gets yummier everyday!
Lunch
Mediterranean Beef Tenderloin Salad –tender slices of marinated Beef Tender over a bed of greens with extra veggies, Feta cheese, Kalamata olives and hummus on the side with flat bread- always gets RAVE REVIEWS!
Dinner
Poached Salmon with Leeks Fennel, roasted Sweet Potatoes and Zucchini ribbons – an elegant healthy dish to enjoy with no guilt!
a la carte
Soup - Chicken Tortilla Soup
NEW THIS WEEK! Grilled Vegetables on a pre-sliced ½ of Focaccia Bread, served with our house made Basil Mayo – almost a meal in itself! Serving hint – toast your focaccia while heating your vegetables for great flavor and texture!
For delivery or Pick-up of Epicurean Lite Meals on Monday, April 16 th, please place your order by 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2012 online at www.EpicureanGroup.net
100% Satisfaction Guaranteed
Epicurean Group wants you 100% satisfied with our food and service. If you are not, then we want to know and we will gladly refund your money
Have a healthy and delicious week!
Epicurean Lite Weekly NewsPosted on January 23, 2012
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One of our customers told us yesterday that they hoped that we didn’t have to work as hard for all of our other clients as we did for them – in this case, to make sure they received their order in a timely manner! As I thought about that – and I believe she meant it as a compliment, the thought occurred to me that we always want to be thought of as a service that cares about you, works to make your life simpler, and is truly interested in whether or not you enjoy your food, that you have it on time, or what ever the issue might be that day!
If it weren’t for you, well – we wouldn’t be here doing what we do!
So thank you – all of you!
And, if you like what we do for you,
“Like” us on Facebook page and follow us on Twitter!
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Need Boxed Lunches for an Office Meeting?
3 Perfect Choices
• Beef Tenderloin Cobb Salad
• Bombay Chicken Salad
• Grilled Chicken Ceasar Salad
Call us now to order 713-860-0041
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Epicurean Lite Family Packaging & Special Offer
Making your weeknight evenings easier, healthier and maybe even tastier!
Let us know how many you want to prepare for and leave the rest to us!
Special Deal of the Week
Grilled Vegetable Lasagna in a Family Pack
for 4 or more & receive 20% discount
Place your order and add the note to family pack in your notes – we will make your price adjustment
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Health Tip
Courtesy of Michael Roizen, M. D. and Mehmet Oz, M. D.
Increase the odds of living longer!
The odds are increasing that you will see the other side of 90 – the number of nonagenarians has tripled since the 1980’s. Tips to get there:
• Stay Active - - 30 minutes a day and totaling 10,000 steps every day is vital for staying young
• Get enough – whole grains, fruits and veggies and low-dose aspirin
• Get next to none of the following: Saturated Fats, Trans fats or added sugars
• Sleep – 7 – 8 hours every night
• Manage Stress - meditate or take 2 15 minute deep-breathing breaks daily
• DO NOT SMOKE
• Stimulate your brain with fun challenges
• Support “village’ movements – neighbors helping each other – programs that let people live independently at home
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Featured Meals
Blueberry Pancakes – made from scratch and topped with Maple syrup
Bombay Chicken Salad – tossed with mango chutney, celery and green onion and served with fresh fruit and zucchini bread
Grilled Salmon Sandwich on a Wheat Bun served with Roasted corn and Wild Rice Salad and fresh fruit
Chicken Cacciatore - Chicken Breasts simmered in a deep flavored sauce of tomato, garlic, mushrooms, white wine and herbs - served over creamy Italian Arborio rice and a side green salad served with our house low-fat vinaigrette
Pecan Crusted Fish and Chips – prepared with a tender codfish filet, seasoned with house made Asian pecans and served with Sweet Potato chips – crisped in the oven, along with a side of slaw seasoned with ginger, garlic and a little soy sauce – all garnished with lightly blanched – still crisp snow peas
French Lentil Soup
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Satisfaction Guaranteed
Epicurean Group wants you 100% satisfied with our food and service. If you are not, then we want to know and we will gladly refund your money
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Order Online
For meals delivered or picked up on Monday, January 23, 2012, kindly place your order by January 20, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at www.EpicureanGroup.net
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