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NUTRITION NEWS
Meal Preparation
I've always admired Wally and the Beaver; whenever they came home from school, there was Mrs. Cleaver, with her perfectly applied lipstick (I'm assuming it was red) and a warm, homemade chocolate chip cookie for each of her boys (I'm also assuming they came right out of the oven, and that they were chocolate chip.)
What Mrs. Cleaver had that many of us don't have in this generation, is extra time. She had all day to make her cookies, clean her house, run errands and prepare meals for her beloved family. In today's world, with two parents who work, kids with homework and school projects, music lessons and sports, yes, it can be difficult to prepare homemade meals in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Let me rephrase, it can be difficult but it's not impossible. Many people don't prepare meals in advance and it creates havoc when everyone in the household is searching frantically in the fridge, looking for food to eat for breakfast or lunch. What happens when food/meals are not available? Well, that's when trips to fast food joints take place and when people raid their co-workers' desks at work and resort to eating junk because there is nothing else and they are so desperately hungry to eat something, anything! :p. So because we don't want this to happen to you and we want to help you succeed with healthy eating during the week so you are in control of what goes into your body and your family's, here are some tips:
- Get your family together to plan a weekly meal menu; allow the kids to have input on what they want to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
- To make it simple, have the same foods available for breakfast and lunch during the week. It may be "boring" but it will save time and it will be easier to stay on track. Leave "variety" for the dinners.
- Select two days to prepare your meals during the week (we suggest one weekend day and Wednesday).
- Wouldn't life be grand if you only had to go to the grocery store once or twice a week instead of every night after work? By planning ahead and buying items according to your meal menu, you should be able to purchase most of your items once per week (with the exception of some fresh veggies.) Buy food in bulk; freeze your meats...we even buy extra milk and freeze it.
- Ask for help. If everyone contributes to the actual physical work of the food preparation, i.e. cutting up veggies and fruit, making bread, etc. I guarantee they will appreciate even more the amount of work it takes into making a meal. It not only saves time but will allow you to spend more quality time with the family.
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GREETINGS!
Our last trip of the summer was to my favorite place in the world, Yosemite! And as a bonus, I convinced Kim to go backpacking with me.
It is shocking how many Bay Area people have never been to Yosemite, which is one of the most popular destinations on the PLANET.
That's me on my way to catch NO fish!
I hope these pictures inspire you to take the 3.5 hour drive if you have not already. Where we went was called Young's Lakes and it is up in Tuolumne Meadows (around 10,000 feet!), which is still part of Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite Valley is around 4,400 feet above sea level, while Tuolumne Meadows starts around 8,700 feet! As you can imagine, the scenery is quite different and spectacular.
If you want to go camping anywhere in Yosemite during peak season you will need reservations, which start 5 months in advance for most places and fill up within MINUTES. I told you it was one of the most popular places!
I hope you enjoy it's beauty as much as we did.
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Secret Sample of my New Book!
For those of you who have been around me recently you know that I am pushing to publish two books by December, well, three now, and I'm almost there!
For now I will keep everything a surprise, except for this secret sample section on spirituality, FOR MY CLIENTS ONLY, a gift to you.
Thank you all for your support, I will keep you updated on the arrival of the complete set of books. just in time for Xmas gifts! And I will have some great specials for you so get readyyyy.
Click here for the Secret Sample, but make sure you can devote some quiet time for reading and absorbing it, because it's a little DEEP. Happy reading!
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Autumn Cleanse (new version)
Autumn is here and it is time to bring in the new season with a cleanse. When the weather begins to cool down is a perfect time to start.
I am a big fan of doing one cleanse per season to keep my body free from toxin build up and maintain my energy high.
Check out many more reasons to cleanse right here.
I am also turning all of the seasonal cleanses into a small E-book that will be for sale at Amazon.com coming soon.
The E-book will be in a much more user-friendly format, as blog formats do not allow much graphics or other add-on's.
I hope you enjoy!
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RECIPE OF THE MONTH Lemon Bars Ok, I know what you are thinking and I agree. It isn't the "prettiest" looking bar you've seen. But remember what your mom taught you, it's what's in the inside that matters. Why spend your hard earned money on those "other" bars when you can make your own? Ingredients - 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
- 3/4 cup cashews
- 10 fresh dates
- 2 T coconut oil
- 2 T fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- zest of one lemon
Instructions - In a food processor, chop nuts until semi-coarse.
- Pit the dates and add to processor; chop and mix together well with the nuts.
- Add coconut oil, lemon juice, ginger and lemon zest and mix well.
If mixture appears to be a little too moist, add additional chopped nuts, about 1/4 cup.(note, you are not limited to macadamias or cashews-almonds are a great choice too.) Refrigerate for a couple of hours to set and cut to size. The bars can be a bit sticky, so recommend wrapping in plastic wrap or wax paper and keep cool until ready to eat. Another way to do it is to simply store it all in a jar like peanut butter, and take spoon fulls out when needed. What's great about these bars is the sky is the limit! Eliminate the lemon and ginger and add a couple teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice. Or add a teaspoon of vanilla extract, some nutmeg and cacao powder...use your imagination and create flavors your whole family can enjoy! This is still a work in progress for us, but we are enjoying the process. :) (Great for lunches or post workouts! ) |
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THANK YOU for making my job my PASSION!
Sincerely,
 
Miles the Mascot & Chris Hallford
Exercise Progression
Dedicated to Making an IMPACT on your Health
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