The Sum of Your Lifestyle Choices
Today is a big deal… You woke up this morning and began making choices. You chose whether or not to exercise, to eat a healthy breakfast, or to do something productive. You chose whether or not to eat that doughnut, to sleep in, or to watch an extra hour of TV. At the end of each day the sum of your choices pushes you in a distinct direction. It could be pushing you in the direction of fitness and health, if your choices were...
Rainbow Roasted Veggies
Eating plenty of fresh vegetables is an excellent, healthy choice. The fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants contained within will do wonders for your energy levels and overall health. Here’s a simple recipe for roasting vegetables that’s a wonderful side dish for dinner. Use whatever vegetables you have on hand, or seek out the full spectrum of colors for a natural vitamin boost. Courtesy of RealHealthyRecipes.com Servings: 6...
Salmon and Lentil Packets
Here’s a recipe for all of you who tell me that you don’t know how to cook. With this simple technique of folding ingredients in a parchment paper packet and baking it in the oven, anyone can make this delicious, nutritious, fitness meal. This recipe combines tender salmon fillets with fresh kale, savory lentils, tangy cherry tomatoes in a refreshing cilantro dressing. It’s refreshingly delicious, especially considering how healthy...
Workout Results: You Get Out What You Put In
Have you ever noticed how two people can do the exact same fitness routine for a period of time and one will have breathtaking results while the other looks the same as when they started? Why is that? It’s frustrating when you are the person going through a fitness routine without seeing dramatic results. Might make you look for a reason outside of yourself to blame, such as genetics. In reality, the thing holding you back is...
Focus On Progress Not Perfection To Lose Weight and Get Fit
Do you follow fitness stars on social media? Their perfect, chiseled body images popping up in your news feed to give you just the right amount of motivation to get you into the gym. Or does it? Striving for perfection usually doesn’t work. Quite frankly, perfection is unattainable and will always leave you falling short and feeling bad about yourself. Instead I like to remind myself of this quote: ‘Strive for progress, not...
Teriyaki Beef Meatballs
Teriyaki is traditionally a sweet sauce that is made with refined sugars or corn syrup, sneaky ingredients that contribute to obesity and disease. It has a very pleasing flavor, with a wonderful balance of savory and sweet, and so it’s easy to consume a surprising amount of sugar grams when enjoying a meal flavored with teriyaki. In this recipe we are making a healthier, low sugar version of teriyaki. If you are a lover of...
Ground Turkey Spaghetti Sauce
Making a big pot of rustic spaghetti sauce is one of the most gratifying things you can do as a home cook. The welcoming aroma rising from the pot makes coming home a heartwarming experience. To make this Ground Turkey Spaghetti Sauce as good-for-you as it is good-smelling, I’ve packed it with ground turkey, loads of chopped veggies and mouthwatering Italian flavors. Serve it up over veggie noodles or braised cabbage for a...
Faux Fried Chicken Apple Skillet
Is there anything better than single skillet dinners? I wish every meal only required a single pot, pan or skillet! That would sure save us some clean up time. This recipe, for Skillet Fried Chicken with Apple, is everything that a comforting, cold weather dinner should be. The chicken is lightly coated in coconut flour, giving it the feel of fried chicken without the extra fat, calories and guilt. Apple cider and fresh apples along...
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