Archive for March, 2012
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Mar 30, 2012
No CommentsA Gift for a Runner
When you decide to do your first marathon, you get a giddy-school-girl-crush-kind-of feeling. Little butterflies well up inside – but no one else seems quite as smitten. “Hmmm,” said my husband, “and what are we having for dinner again?” People who run a lot are unimpressed because, well, they run a lot. A few say...
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Mar 26, 2012
2 CommentsVegan Truffle Brownies
Warning – these are indescribably scrumptious. Every bit as chocolate-y as any egg and butter containing brownie with less fat, calories and sugar. I am in love. And, I promise, no hidden black beans, dates or greens in these brownies. Straight up yumminess here. Are these healthy? Well, calling a brownie in any form healthy...
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Mar 21, 2012
8 CommentsWhy I’m Rethinking This Running Thing
While I’m not new to fitness, I’m relatively new to running. I picked it up in 2009 out of guilt. As a trainer, I was coaching runners — telling them how to achieve their goals — but I felt like a big imposter. See, I hated running. No, I really, really hated it. But, I...
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Mar 18, 2012
1 CommentA Twist of Tahini for Your Next Salad
So, I finished off the last of the green dip – super yummypureed white beans, avocado, cayenne, parsley and lemon juice – but was still hungry. In an attempt to get more raw back into my life, I also polished off the radishes and a good number of baby carrots – but all left me...
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Mar 13, 2012
No CommentsOne Change to Improve Your Health
“This study provides clear evidence that regular consumption of red meat, especially processed meat, contributes substantially to premature death,” said senior author Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. You may have heard by now. If you want to increase your chances of living a long, healthy, disease-free...
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Mar 13, 2012
No CommentsFavorite Vegan Conveniences
While following a vegan lifestyle is an amazing way to shift to more whole, unprocessed foods, you need some indulgences and conveniences now and then. Here are a few of my favorites: So Delicious Creamer — Comes in Regular, Hazelnut and Vanilla flavors and makes your coffee creamy and smooth. My husband, a former “cup -of-chemicals”...
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Mar 08, 2012
No CommentsGood Question
They are only kids you say. Let them have fun and eat what they want now. Kids are too young to worry about what’s in their food. My child won’t eat anything healthy, but at least she’s eating. It is too hard to get him to eat healthy food. I don’t have time. …Or worst...
