Ingredients: 2 cups butternut squash 4 tablespoons butter 1 cup cooked quinoa 3 cups chopped kale ½ cup pumpkin seeds 2 cups full fat goat cheese ¼ cup pomegranate seeds Salt and ... Continue Reading
Recovery Fuel: Healing Ginger, Mushroom, and Chicken Soup
Prep time: 5 minutes Cooking time: 4-5 hours Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 4 cups chicken broth 2 inch piece fresh ginger, sliced 1 inch piece fresh turmeric, sliced 3 cloves garlic, peeled and ... Continue Reading
Small Gifts and Stocking Stuffers for Foodies
Whether you’re the foodie or you know someone who is, edible gifts and kitchen gadgets make great small gifts or stocking stuffers. I’m not usually a “gadget girl” when it comes to the kitchen as there are ... Continue Reading
Stop Cheating On Your Diet Through Strategic Indulgences
Have you ever watched a NASCAR race? The supercharged cars, driven by the best in the world, zoom around the track at lightning speeds. Of course, the cars can’t go forever—they have to take a break and ... Continue Reading
The Anthropological Argument About Carb Consumption
For many thousands of years, humans survived as hunter-gatherers. Only in the past several thousand, an evolutionary blink of the eye, have we shifted to a diet in which grain-based, high-carbohydrate, and ... Continue Reading
Are Meal Planning Services Worth It?
Shopping and preparing your own food is the hardest it has ever been in our modern life. We work more, are constantly connected online, and just want to crash when we come home. Food gathering and ... Continue Reading
Fuel to Be Strong: Nutrition for Strength Athletes
Let’s face it: most of the quality nutrition information comes out of the bodybuilding community and is aimed at bodybuilders. And that makes sense. Nutrition plays a huge role in improving body ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: High Protein Quinoa, Butternut Squash, and Black Beans
Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 2-4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 tablespoons Kerrygold butter 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ cup of red onion chopped ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: BodyBuilder’s Dream Egg Bake
Serves: 6-8 (large slices) Ingredients: 1 cup organic spinach 1 cup organic kale 4 tablespoons butter, sliced 1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions or red onions 1 tomato, sliced ... Continue Reading
Breast Feeding and Bigger Brains
The human body is a marvelous, complex mechanism, one that is surprisingly self-sustaining and self-repairing. When given the proper nutrients, it can produce everything needed for growth and ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: Hearty Oatmeal Four Ways
These oatmeal recipes are perfect for a hardgainer or an athlete looking for energy and nutrition to fuel workouts. Steel cut oats are essential grains that are full of magnesium, B-vitamins, calcium, and ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Chicken and Wild Rice Crockpot Meal
Classic comfort is a meal in a slow cooker. The moment cool weather begins to set in, I am immediately in what I call “crockpot mode.” A countless number of meals have been prepared via slow cooker ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: 30 Minute Buffalo High Protein Pasta Skillet
Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 box of gluten free pasta 2 tsp of extra-virgin olive oil 1 small yellow onion, diced 1 clove garlic, ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Triple Protein Avocado Boats
Ingredients: 3 avocados 2 cups Red Pepper Hummus (recipe follows) 6 large eggs Olive oil Salt and pepper Parsley Instructions: Preheat oven to 350F. Lay out parchment ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: Pineapple Triple Protein Smoothie
Pineapple Triple Protein Smoothie Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 2 cups fresh kale 1 cup coconut water/almond milk/full fat organic milk 1 cup pineapple frozen 1 ... Continue Reading
Comfort Fuel: Vegan Roasted Tomato, Squash, and Coconut Milk Stew
Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 60 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients: 10-12 roma tomatoes, halved lengthwise 4 cups winter squash, peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped 1 onion 2 ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Frittata with Fresh Vegetables and Bacon
Frittata with Fresh Vegetables and Bacon Yield: 8 slices Ingredients: 12 large eggs 5 organic turkey or beef bacon slices, cut into small chunks ½ cup red onion 2 cups of baby ... Continue Reading
Nourishing Date and Almond Energy Smoothie
Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: 3-5 moist organic medjool dates 3 Tbsp almond butter 2 Tbsp coconut oil 2 Tbsp coconut manna 1 cup coconut milk or coconut water 1 ... Continue Reading
Fast Fuel: Gluten Free Low Carb Chicken Cordon Bleu Bake
Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 4-6 organic chicken breasts 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 egg, mixed 6-8 thin slices smoked turkey bacon or bacon 4-8 ... Continue Reading
Vegan Yam, Lentil, and Ginger Stew
Prep time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 30 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 1 cup red lentils, rinsed 5 garnet yams, peeled and chopped 2 Tbsp fresh turmeric 4 Tbsp ginger, grated ... Continue Reading
Easy Egg and Yam Bake
Easy Egg and Yam Bake Prep time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 60 minutes Serves: 4-6 Ingredients: 4 Tbsp Kerrygold butter 2 large sweet potatoes or yam, diced 2 cups spinach ½ ... Continue Reading
Post Thanksgiving Recovery Smoothie
Green Recovery Smoothie Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: Green Recovery Smoothie Prep time: 5 minutes Serves: 2 Ingredients: ½ cup frozen pineapple 1 ... Continue Reading
Hardgainer Fuel: Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Hardgainer Fuel: Pumpkin Pie Smoothie Serves: 2 Ingredients: 1 frozen banana 1 cup full fat greek yogurt ¼ teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice 1 cup full fat milk 1/4 teaspoon of ... Continue Reading
A 4 Course Thanksgiving Meal Fit for Workout Royalty
Traditions. I personally think that no matter your athletic aspirations or health inclinations, you shouldn’t forgo traditions. That being said, I also think you shouldn’t forgo your health. It’s a sticky ... Continue Reading
