Frozen Yogurt for Lunch?

The other day while out running errands, I came across two different women in two different places doing the same thing:  eating a large vat of frozen yogurt as their lunch.  Both happened to be having conversations with people about what they were eating, which I overhead, partly because they were both in very close […]

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Certified Organic, or Just Organic?

Such a confusing topic; not too different from the labeling of grass fed meats! I went to a farmer’s market I hadn’t been to before this morning, and had several quite valuable conversations with a few of the vendors, all of whom were selling produce. If I’m in my usual stomping grounds, I know which […]

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McDonald’s and the Olympic Games…Perfect!

According to McDonald’s website, they “became an official sponsor of the Olympic Games in 1976 and have a longstanding commitment to the Olympic Movement. At the 1968 Olympic Winter Games, McDonald’s airlifted hamburgers to U.S. athletes competing in Grenoble, France, who reported they were homesick for McDonald’s food.” Nothing like a nice big bite of good […]

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Ultrarunning “Cuisine”

In no uncertain terms, the ‘food’ that is offered to athletes giving their heart and soul to an ultra race is, unfortunately the same as, if not worse, as what is offered to athletes during an ironman triathlon.. I say this from first hand experience; while I’ve only run 50 milers, my husband has run […]

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