I love peanut butter. I have been known to come directly home from the grocery store, leave the bags on the counter top, rifle through the bags until I find the jar, unscrew the lid, tear off the foil and inhale the sweet, salty scent for a long moment before eating it out of the…
Category: eating clean
Recipe? What Recipe?
http://www.foodhism.com/ I love posting my recipes. And let me issue a disclaimer: My recipes are not things you will find in a Betty Crocker Cook Book. I didn’t go to culinary school and I rarely use measuring cups. At the grocery store I have a list for basics, but outside of that it’s basically a free…
Kick You in the Face Clean Pancakes
I have an obsession with pancakes. Making them, eating them, creating new recipes… it’s far and away one of my favorite comfort foods. Pancakes have become somewhat infamous with my circle of friends and family. Notably, my three-year-old once threatened our beautiful Golden Retriever, Molly that she would, “Kick you in the face if you…
Happy Valentine’s Day…
I love holidays. All of them. Every single one. I don’t care if Hallmark and other companies diabolically collaborate on these days to extract as many dollars out of us as possible. I love the spirit of the days, how people seem to smile a bit more, meet the eyes of strangers, take a reflective…
Valentine’s Day is all About Heart…
In honor of Valentine’s Day I am sharing some of my favorite heart healthy clean recipes you can share with your Valentine, take care of your heat, and take it easy on your wallet. I have never been a fan of going out to eat on Valentine’s Day. I’d much rather stay home, open a bottle of Cabernet,…
Cooking Clean Challenge
Last week, while hearing Jim lament some of his nutrition challenges and comment on his ambitious marathon goals for May I decided that I would issue him (and myself) the ultimate challenge. Make the average guy undergo a nutrition make-over to get more clean, lean, and mean before May 1st. My approach to clean eating…
The Fitness Tech Podcast #16: The Trek, a Frozen Burrito Race, Ultra Runner Jason Jaksetic and Fat Fast Food!
On a blustery Friday night I joined Jim and Jamie to talk nutrition, the recent races, a new ultra-marathoner friend, and an upcoming challenge I’ve issued for Jim. We were live on uStream recording #16 for the Fitness Tech Podcast. If you want to know when the podcast is live, follow Jim on Twitter at…
Casey’s Journey
As I’ve mentioned, I want to include posts from friends, family, and blog readers who have had their own health and wellbeing experiences that are so amazing they have to be shared. Casey is one of my best friends. She is an amazing running partner, friend, and support system. I’m so lucky to have her…
Quinoa Stir-Fry
I had to make a quick meal tonight and I have stopped buying brown rice until I get through my bad of Quinoa and to be honest, I’m not sure I am even going to buy the brown rice anymore given all the benefits of quinoa. I made a simple and delicious stir fry tonight…
The Truth about Quality Carbohydrates and The Glycemic Index
Whew! What the heck does that title mean? Admittedly, that blog title is a mouthful but an important one and can help you choose what kinds of carbohydrates are the most effective and most nutritious for your system. This post is going to put your brain to the test, there may be a little math…
Leaving a Path 