Using a kitchen knife, cut down either side of the backbone of a free-range chicken and discard the spine (or use it in your next homemade stock!). Open up ('butterfly') the bird and place it open side down on your work surface. Place the bird, Then, grab your meat tenderizer tool to pound the breast […]
Read More ›Many clients ask, "What do you eat in order to prepare for a day of training?". Since my husband and I are both prepping for IM World Championships again this year in Kona, (8wks away), weekends usually mean big volume and intensity together. Today, we each rode over 100 miles and then had a hard […]
Read More ›I can't say it enough- so here's another post about the same old topic- MOVE YOUR BODY! Don't have time to exercise? Make it! I've seen even the busiest executive or single mom of three find a way to make it fit. Don't like it? Try something new! If you're tired of your mom's 1983 […]
Read More ›I received the following email from a reader and am sure others likely have similar questions: Hi, Nell, What do you eat during your long endurance rides and runs? I find that I have to have protein during extended runs since straight carbs in the form of gu or a carb drink like gatorade (ick!) makes me too […]
Read More ›This is NOT a list of the the top ten most healthy Paleo foods, or the ones with the most protein, or the ones that caveman most likely ate. Rather, this is just a list of ten foods that you might want to have ready to eat, stocked in your kitchen, pantry & fridge, so […]
Read More ›Here's the label from a popular diet shake that's an integral part of one of the weight loss programs on the market: Whey Protein Isolate, Fructose, Calcium Caseinate, Natural Flavor, Cellulose Gum, Maltodextrin, Salt, Magnesium Citrate, Soy Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Gum Arabic, Carrageenan, Mono and Di Glycerides, Magnesium Oxide, Stevia, Ferric Orthophosphate, Ascorbic […]
Read More ›NO!While you're right to think of grain as the first choice to pack on weight (think about what is fed to cattle in stockyards to fatten them up- GRAIN or added into commercially available pet kibble as a filler- GRAIN), getting too lean while following THE PALEO DIET doesn't mean it's not a good fit […]
Read More ›YES!BUT- here is the caveat:EVERYTHING I WANT TO EAT IS PART OF THE PALEO DIET. Honestly; no joke. I don't secretly walk around dreaming of eating bagels, pasta, cake and cheese. Yes, it did take a little getting used to, but when I discovered in my late 20's that I had developed an allergy to […]
Read More ›"I've purchased a half a cow many years ago and it was a good deal overall but grass fed meat is getting much easier to get fresh. My question is geared more to nutrition, how long does meat stay and what is the best way to defrost?" Great question from one of my readers! First […]
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