Who doesn’t love eggs?? Someone with an egg allergy (which I was worried I was for a short time) but aside from them, almost everyone enjoys some kind of egg dish at breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack. It’s one of the easiest proteins to cook & eat – often being ready to eat from ‘in the… [Read more…]
August 23, 2011
I got home from work at 7:30 tonight. I was very tired. I wanted to just put my head on my pillow & sleep till 3am when I’d inevitably wake up starved because I went to bed without dinner. I had chicken in the fridge. I don’t love chicken, it wouldn’t be that hard for… [Read more…]
July 24, 2011
It’s extraordinarily simple why we get fat. Or is it? Researches & the companies that pay those researchers would prefer you think it’s a large problem with 1 single answer. “Americans’ get fat because of carbs!” “It’s because of fat!” “Fatness is linked to a gene!” “Fatness is linked to calories in/calories out!” There’s enough… [Read more…]
July 15, 2011
One common complaint from those in the “not eating healthy foods as often as they should” camp is that it costs more money to buy healthy foods. To that – I say Balderdash!! <–does anyone remember that game in the 80′s? So much fun! For the overall argument that healthy foods costs more, I tell… [Read more…]
June 25, 2011
ProKine was invited to speak Thurs night to a group of beginner runners training for their first 5/10K. So I headed up to meet with these newbies & have a fun talk about nutrition & running! While they were beginning runners, the lessons hold true for any level athlete, so take a read-through of what… [Read more…]
June 9, 2011
Recently, an article was run in U.S. News & World Report, outlining the “top diets”. The article is grossly inaccurate when it comes to reviewing the Paleo diet, and serves to further the fact that much of what is in “mainstream media” is not based in facts. The science is clear, as noted by Dr.… [Read more…]
June 2, 2011
We made it through the 30 Day Challenge! “Made it”…hm. It’s not like we survived a climb up Everest or something. I don’t know if “made it” is the right word. Because, when you think about it, it isn’t really that hard to change your eating habits. Dealing with a traumatic event in your life… [Read more…]
May 31, 2011
PS: My hair looks ridiculous in this pic, it was 100% humidity & my hair was in a sopping wet ponytail, thus, I look like I’ve got nothing but a curly mop on my head. cute. I posted on FB what I ate for a pre-race dinner. 2 shrimp skewers, pile of asparagus, 1/2 a… [Read more…]
May 26, 2011
That’s the finish line I’ll be heading toward this Saturday! On the field at Soldier Field in Chicago after completing 10 successful miles! I know that it’s almost summer (not really if you live in the Midwest, rain, bah!) but we busted out the crock pot to make a soup out of the leftover bits… [Read more…]
September 3, 2011
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