Save Print Holiday Pumpkin Soup Author: Nell Stephenson Recipe type: Entree Cuisine: Paleoista Serves: 4-6 What better way to nourish your body on a cold winter’s night than a cup of homemade pumpkin soup? By adding a nice, healthy dose of fat, we balance out the glycemic load of this seasonal squash, promoting balanced energy (and warm belly!) […]
Read More ›Staying with friend or family during the holidays who are slightly less than understanding about your ‘crazy’ diet which excludes grain, dairy and sugar? It can be tricky, to say the least, to stand your ground when you’re in someone else’s house, especially if that house tends to be stocked with chips, cakes, cookies and […]
Read More ›Let’s be honest. Are you listening to that little angel on your shoulder telling you to keep on course with your exercise + mindful eating? Or, are you starting to tip the scales more in the other direction, towards that little devil, and finding yourself loosening up your commitment to the 6 am spin, as […]
Read More ›How many of you can recall the days of the early 90s when we thought that fat-free equaled eat as much as you want? From Entenmann’s Fat Free Cakes to Snackwell’s Fat Free Cookies, that decade was remarkable not only in the sense that we saw a heightened version of a diet trend gone terribly […]
Read More ›OK, OK, I know. Cheat? What on earth? Before you jump to the conclusion that I’m going to tell you to do a cheat day each week during the holidays during which you partake in Egg Nog Lattes, Pumpkin Bread and Christmas Cookies, hold on one sec. We’re not talking ‘cheating’, but strategic eating […]
Read More ›Over the years, I’ve written many a blog post about how to stay healthy and fit during the holidays, without depriving yourself of the enjoyment of the season. With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, it’s official: the holidays are more than officially here! Beginning tomorrow, stay tuned for weekly healthy eating and exercise tips, […]
Read More ›What’s the hype about overnight oats? It seems I’ve been seeing a lot of recipes, blog posts and newsletters indicating they’re a great way to start the day. So what, exactly, are overnight oats? Just that! Oats that have soaked overnight in any liquid, from water, to nut milk to dairy milk and more. Sometimes […]
Read More ›I was out this morning on a nice, long trail run. No agenda, no plan, no structure… just running. One of the nice things about this time of year, post racing season, is the opportunity for a small stretch of time to just get out and do what you feel like doing on any given […]
Read More ›Up the fat. As in… change the macronutrient composition of what you’re eating. I write that not in jest but in all honesty, if I don’t emphasize that the goal is not simply to add fat, but to eat a variety of different types and sources of fats instead of the breads, the pastas, the […]
Read More ›Hard to believe it’s already been almost three weeks since Kona – still reflecting… Time flies. Downtime is always in order immediately following any big evert, in order to let the body rest, recover and rejuvenate. But how about the mind? One of the main reasons I ever got into Ironman in the first place […]
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