Food

A Self-Experiment with Intermittent Fasting, and My Lessons in Hunger vs. Appetite

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As a health, nutrition, and fitness professional, I read about different philosophies and lifestyle (diet, workout, etc) strategies. A. Lot. Much of the time, the only way I can recommend or suggest/educate people about new things to try is to try it on myself first. I realize that many people hear the word fasting and …

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What I eat After I Work Out (and the best snack I’ve ever had)

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People are constantly asking me what they should eat before, during (!), and after a workout. I do think there is some variability regarding what works best for different people. As a result of that, I’m just going to tell you what I do, and why it works for me. I generally do not eat …

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Working Out Smarter, Not Harder.

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Since the newest spin on my exercise/activity habits involves working out “smarter, not harder,” I’ve really gotten more into functional training. Right now, I’m primarily doing a lot of low-moderate-level cardio, interval timer strength/cardio training (with a variety of intensity levels), and yoga (the teacher training I’m doing helps push me to keep it a …

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Pizza Flavored Kale Chips, Dark Chocolate Avocado Pudding, Smoothies, and the Ugi Ball

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On Saturday, I participated in the Finger Lakes Wellness Fair. I had four things to focus on while I was prepping: seminars I was giving on bone health, nutrition for athletes, and smoothies, plus healthy snack demos/samples. What I learned: ditch the seminars and just give people food! I did have amazing conversations about my …

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A new snack, a new appreciation for riesling, and a new workout tool

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I’m running around like crazy this week…not to say that some of it isn’t for fun! A new client of mine and I were exploring ideas for better afternoon snacks—ones that don’t mess so much with blood sugar (like chocolate covered pretzels). I came up with these (and named them J Balls, after my client): …

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Fage (pronounced Fa-yeh!) – What you need to know about your greek yogurt

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My friend forwarded me an email she sent to Fage regarding their yogurt. I thought it was interesting enough to share…. —–Original Message—– From: Jena Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 7:01 PM To: Inbox Subject: hormone free? organic? Is Fage greek yogurt growth hormone and antibiotic free?  Where do you buy your milk?  Thanks. ———- …

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