I really love sliders. There’s something so appealing about mini burgers for one, and I just love stacking things! Ever since I made the Sweet Potato Sliders last week I’ve been eyeing up vegetables looking for just the right size, shape and texture to hold a burger together – minus a traditional bun. I wanted [continue reading]
I saw the most amazing sweet potatoes the other day and I was thinking I should turn them into burger buns. You could easily create a vegetarian or vegan burger, even a breakfast burger with this fun idea! So many possibilities….here’s mine to get you started! Sweet Potato Sliders You will need: knife, cutting board, [continue reading]
My recipe for today’s totally awesome Ginger Pear Green Smoothie: 1 pear 1 lemon- juice of 1/4 cucumber 1/4 cup fresh spearmint 3 T hemp seeds 1 chunk fresh ginger 3-4 stalks kale, de-stemmed 1-1.5 cups water One of my readers who is doing the Body Fuel System wrote me last night because she has [continue reading]
Here’s a super easy, delicious and awesome Fitness Food Dinner Idea. If you’re a regular on my website or in my Instagram feed you’ve seen my Sesame Herbed Turkey Bites in other great recipes I make (like Fire-Roasted Awesome Tomato Soup, or Gluten-Free Pizza with Pesto). I wanted to make them the other night but [continue reading]
I made it to Austin! The first place I went was Whole Foods, right downtown. It’s one of the coolest Whole Foods I’ve ever been to – as it should be, it’s their flagship store! Even though I’m living out of a friend’s kitchen and won’t have all my own cookware for a few weeks, [continue reading]
A little inspiration to carry you through the New Year – and to all who are new to my feed welcome! One of my favorite ways to stay on top of my clean, healthy Fitness Food lifestyle is to make Daily Food Journals. I talk about this awesome strategy a lot in the Body Fuel [continue reading]
The power of greens can inspire greatness!! So this cinnamon stick might look like a pretty garnish but if you’re familiar with my green smoothies, you know I use spices a lot in them. It’s not just to make them palatable, it’s actually because spices contain powerful health-boosting compounds and nutrients. For example, cinnamon can [continue reading]
To me, Fitness Food is exactly what it sounds like: healthy food that supports lean gains, steady energy and stable blood sugar and a high activity level. It’s all about balance and equilibrium in the body, not about counting calories or eliminating foods – unless you experience food allergies – learning about the nutrient density [continue reading]
It was awesome being in the tropical island paradise where I spent last week (Cook Islands, New Zealand) but can I just say I cannot live without KALE?! This was awesome. I have a day stopover in LA on my way back to Denver, just enough time to hit Whole Foods off Santa Monica Boulevard [continue reading]
I made this tasty chocolate-peppermint protein shake post-workout and it ruled!! 1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I use Raw Chocolate by Garden of Life) 5 frozen strawberries 1 cup almond milk 1/8 tsp peppermint extract Blend, blend blend! If you want your smoothies to come out creamy and perfect every time, check out the Blendtec [continue reading]