Since I always get clients asking for new ideas, but stipulate the need for quick, easy and convenient — I decide to submit the occasional recipes that will fit these specifications (new ideas, fun tasty easy meals, throw together rather than gourmet cooking, and of course healthy, non-processed and easily transportable)!! TRY THIS RECIPE OF THE WEEK: great substitute to stopping at the the fast food drive throughs!! Egg soufflé Spray a muffin tray with non stick spray. Add 2 – 3oz egg whites int each section (1 oz = 1 […]
Nutty choc smoothie
Perfect to serve your Valentine: Nutty Chocolate smoothie (3 – 4 servings) ½ cup raw cashew nuts 1 ¾ cups water 1 cup plain yogurt ¼ cup cocoa 5 tablespoons honey 4 tablespoons chia seeds 1 tablespoon vanilla extract Blend cashews and water into a puree ( cashews dissolve and you basically create cashew milk.) Add the yogurt, cocoa, honey, chia seeds and vanilla extract to the blender. Blend all the ingredients together. Taste and adjust the sweetness as desired.
NUTRITION FIGHTS SYMPTOMS OF FATIGUE
ILANA KATZ MS, RD, CSSD One of the most common complaints I hear from friends, clients and co-workers, is that they are all exhausted. Now don’t get me wrong, yes, I am working with many endurance and ultra-endurance athletes who train up to twenty hours per week. One’s knee-jerk reaction is “well, no wonder… all that training” meaning training logically elicits exhaustion, right? Believe it or not, no wrong – research has shown that physical activity, particularly endurance should generate invigoration (1,2) So why then are we a nation […]
Blasting Stubborn Fat
Would you like to know the secret to blasting stubborn fat? First, a riddle. Which came first – the chicken or the egg? …. Did you ever figure that one out? Arguing about whether nutrition or diet is more important to your weight loss is almost as impossible to answer. My mother has been heard to say that she could never be as thin as I am because she can’t run a marathon. Well, I don’t like to argue with my mother but her lack of running isn’t the issue. […]
