Rest Day 12/6: What’s for Lunch and Where are you eating it?

Rest Day 12/6:

What’s for Lunch and Where are you eating it?

Here’s a good post from Alex Black of Wicked Good Nutrition on a desk lunch that will step up your game a little bit!

Happy Desk Lunch! Tuna Avocado Bowls

Cat WorkingIf you’re like many Americans, you probably have a desk job, at which you sit 7-9 hours per day, and/or eat your lunch at said desk most of the time.

And sadly, I do it too. And sometimes it can get challenging to pack good meals. You have to plan ahead or you end up eating junk. You have to bring stuff you like, because, when you’ve had a rough day, awesome food is just more appealing than boring food. However, the inspiration to write a blog post about it didn’t come until I stumbled upon this tumblr, called “sad desk lunch”. It is basically a running photo blog of the meals people eat at their desk. Some don’t look too bad, but most to me look pretty, well, sad.

But don’t worry, I’m here to save you from the boredom! Every now and then I’ll start posting the meals I eat for lunch at my desk. They’ll usually be either portable or made from ingredients that can be stored an assembled in a typical office kitchen. My first recipe is tuna avocado boats with Dijon mustard and dill. They’re almost Paleo (minus the Greek Yogurt) and delicious!

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Rest Day 11/22: Happy Thanksgiving! – Tips for Healthy Holidays!

Rest Day 11/22:

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you have a great Thanksgiving and get a chance to eat some good food with friends and family.  Below is a great post from Alex Black of Wicked Good Nutrition on how to enjoy yourself and stay healthy this holiday season!

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GOBBLE GOBBLE! Tips for a Healthy Thanksgiving Holiday

Thanksgiving marks the first feast of the many you’ll eventually have during a typical holiday season. While Thanksgiving is a time to eat good food, celebrate family and cultural traditions, and enjoy being around loved ones, it can be those things without completely derailing the diet you’ve been crushing lately. Because, the holidays don’t have to be a 6 week hiatus from all healthy habits. Here are a few tips to help you stay on track AND enjoy delicious, tasty foods this holiday season.

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Rest Day 11/15: What do you eat before a workout?

Rest Day 11/15:

What do you eat before a workout?

Checkout this post from Alex Black of Wicked Good Nutrition for some good info and ideas.

What Should I Eat Before a Workout??

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Posted on November 14, 2012 by Wicked Good Nutrition

Deciding what to eat day-to-day can be challenging. Choosing the best thing to eat – a meal that will give you energy to perform without making you feel too full, sick, or hungry – can be even more challenging. Every workout is different, so how you fuel for each one will be different too. You probably wouldn’t eat the same breakfast before a 2K test as you would before a 10 mile run. Read on for some basic pre-workout meal guidelines and some ideas for before a workout.

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Rest Day 10/28: What’s your favorite Pumpkin food?

Rest Day 10/28:

The fall/Halloween season is in full swing and Pumpkins are all around.  Here’s a great post from Alex Black of Wicked Good Nutrition on why they’re so awesome!

Pumpkin Awesomeness

These days fall is almost synonymous with pumpkins, and October is National Pumpkin Month. Pumpkin spiced lattes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins… one New York Times writer has even argued that pumpkin is the new bacon.

Not only is it fun to carve pumpkins and a delicious addition to any meal or snack, pumpkins and their seeds also offer some health benefits.

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Rest Day 10/14: What’s keeping you from going Paleo?

Rest Day 10/14:

Here’s a great post from Alex Black of Wicked Good Nutrition on going Paleo!

Sometimes the hardest thing about going Paleo…

Is cooking awesome food. So try this Paleo chili…

It’s not that you can’t ever make and eat awesome Paleo food, it’s that you have to know how. Changing how and what you cook can be a huge challenge, and a lot of first-time Paleo eaters end up eating the same chicken, vegetables, eggs, and fruit everyday. Well, that gets boring fast. So, since it’s October and finally getting cold again, it’s time for some awesome chili!

The first Paleo recipe I made was a chili, and let’s just say I used a bad recipe and it was not delicious. This time, I teamed up with a man who had a better recipe, and let me tell you, this was some of the BEST chili I have ever had. It’s not the typical “short, easy, fast” recipe I like to post. It takes about an hour of work and a few hours to simmer, but it’s well worth the wait. Give it a try, and share how you liked it. Or, if you think you have a better recipe, share that too!

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