Marketplace.org featured a great article on this very topic in late fall of 2014; which is a far cry from what many children are served during lunch at school. Of course, the idea is great, but how would it be paid for? It’s obviously far more economical to serve highly refined, mass produced food versus […]
Read More ›Wondering how to lose that weight, once and for all? Let’s tune in to see how the USDA recommends you go about doing just that. Visit their site and do a search for weight loss, and you’ll be taken to this page, where you can scroll down a to the bottom to find a link […]
Read More ›Drink it up and meet your daily recommended needs for Calcium, according to the USDA. And to clarify, it’s not just milk, it’s low fat milk. That’s it. The whole suggestion in its entirety doesn’t mention anything about how if you’re consuming dairy, it should at least be grass-fed, organic and local. […]
Read More ›Funny, I thought there were three: carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Apparently, I was wrong. According to the USDA, there are five: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods and dairy. And we should be mostly eating these foods, and avoiding empty calories, which, as per their site include “calories from solid fats and/or added sugars. Solid fats […]
Read More ›Oh, I know I am opening such a can of worms! But let’s have a little fun here. This week, the theme is going to be focused on recommendations from the USDA and breaking them down to see what, if any credibility they have and looking a little deeper into where the suggestions […]
Read More ›Ah… what a way to spend the morning. I’ve just gotten back from a lovely, aerobic ride along PCH. Two and a half hours was the extent of it today as I’m in full taper mode for next week’s LA Marathon. I opted not to do the ride fasted, for no other reason than […]
Read More ›Last week, during an initial consultation with a client based in Holland, I began the call with the typical Q&A. I like to get a sense of the background of each person I work with and learn a bit more about how they learned about Paleo, what their health concerns are, nutritional background as well as […]
Read More ›Load up on bagels, bread and sports drinks the day before a race. Eat all you can at the pre-race night pasta party. Finally, when you cross that finish line, it’s time to down the cookies and more coca cola in order to replenish those glycogen stores. You deserve it, you’ve earned it, right? […]
Read More ›How many people do you know who feel they need to recover from a workout with a smoothie made with a whey- based protein powder? And how many of those people differentiate between recovering from a six hour Ironman training ride and a one hour strength session in the gym? Through no fault of their […]
Read More ›Last week, I focused on National Heart Month, with blog posts on what Paleo foods help to promote heart health. Actually, let me rephrase; all Paleo foods help heart health! I simply chose some of my favorites to illustrate a balance of fats, proteins and carbohydrate to outline how following a Paleo regime is far from […]
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