Be A Fitness Role Model
Who’s watching you? Getting fit and healthy is an individual journey. It takes focusing on yourself, your choices, your progress, and ultimately your results. And so it’s easy to be fooled into thinking that it’s all about you. Sure, it is about you, but at the same time, each and every choice that you make, and action that you take, is being noticed by someone. Who’s watching you? Your kids. Kids care very little...
Creamy Apple Celery Salad with Protein
If your sweet tooth is acting up again right before bed then consider trying this crunchy, sweet, creamy salad. While any type of apple will work in this salad, I find that honey crisp, pink lady or sweet tango to taste the best. Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com Recipe Ingredients Serves 4 2 cups pink lady or honey crisp apples, cored and chopped ¼ cup thinly sliced celery 1 Tablespoon raisins 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 cup plain,...
Eat Healthy and Exercise: Choose Hard Now or Hard Later
Let’s face it, getting and staying fit and healthy is hard work. There’s all the effort that you have to put out in making wholesome meals. There’s the will power that you must muster in avoiding unhealthy (TASTY!) foods. There’s the energy that it takes to get out of bed early to get in a workout before the day begins. There’s the struggle to lace up your shoes at the end of a long day to head out and be active rather than diving...
HEALTHY French Fries
Yes, this is happening! Real healthy fries that taste AMAZING and are made with BAKED PARSNIPS! Most people love fries, however, regular fries really are so bad for our fitness. All that unhealthy fat and all of those calories are hard to justify eating very often. And having a belly full of greasy fries never feels too awesome. Nothing comes as close to tasting like real, authentic fries than these baked parsnip fries. If you are a...
BEST Protein Pancakes
Traditional pancakes are filled with carbs, grains and a plethora of simple sugars – not something you’d consider healthy. In fact, eat pancakes regularly and you’ll find your fitness results quickly disappear. However, this simple, wholesome, protein-packed pancake recipe is the exception. I’ve reduced the carbs and sugars from flour and sugar while replacing them with protein from cottage cheese, protein powder and eggs. This means...