Tag: breakfast

Fix How You Fuel Your Body

Posted on March 11, 2021 by - Health Blog

Breakfast, The Most Important Meal of the Day

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? It lights our inner fire and gets us ready to tackle the day ahead. How many of us are currently on a weight-loss journey and the breakfast shown on the right in this picture is our regular? ⁠If it is, STOP.⁠ Fix how you fuel your body.
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Special K & Other Like Items⠀

Eating cereals like Special K and being even HUNGRIER only a few hours later is super common. What happens is when you are eating for fat loss, your body has to be put in a caloric deficit BUT, not all calories are created equal. One bowl of special K cereal and milk usually has somewhere between 300-400 calories. ⁠The problem is Special K Cereal is mostly CARBS with little protein and fat and the sugar rush from the cereal will give you with a blood sugar spike.
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Proper Fueling

Veggie Frittata Muffins

Posted on February 27, 2021 by - Health Blog

Stop to Smell the Roses

Our world moves at a much faster pace than it did just a few decades the go. I think many people agree that as a society we needed to slow down a bit. Honestly, I think the pandemic has helped with that. It forced many to slow down and stop to smell the roses. I know it did for me. COVID-19 forced me to re-evaluate my priorities placing family and my health at the top. In the meantime, I found some great recipes that I want to share with you, including one for Veggie Frittata Muffins. 

Since so the convenience of going out to eat was not available, my family cooked more at home. Spending time together as a family prepping meals together was fun and a great way to bond and build memories in the process. I’ll admit, it took up a good amount of time, but it was well worth it seeing that in the process we demonstrated to our daughter how to prepare healthy foods.

Not only did the pandemic make me realize the importance of slowing down, but also the importance of preparing healthy foods, especially since gyms were closed. We had to focus even more so on what we were fueling our bodies with. It’s 75% about what you eat and only 25% the exercise piece. Therefore, even if only focusing on nutrition and only walking, you can still lose weight and/or stay in shape. Below I’ll attach a recipe for Veggie Frittata Muffins that you can prepare. Making sure I load you up with plenty of healthy recipes to keep you on track so you can reach your goals.

A Healthy Breakfast Casserole

Posted on February 15, 2021 by - Health Blog

BREAKFAST: TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT

Not only is fueling your body with the right kinds of food important, but so is the timing. Let me briefly go over what I mean then send you off with a healthy breakfast casserole recipe to add to your arsenal. With that said, personally I’m the type of person needs to start my day by eating breakfast right away or else I get “hangry” (if you’re not familiar with that term…. hungry + angry = hangry…. You can ask my family, it’s not pretty when it happens). Then, there are people like my husband who can wait until lunch time to eat. Honestly, it’s a matter of personal preference. Stick with what you do. Creating a healthy, sustainable lifestyle is all about making small adjustments to what you’re already doing.

Healthy Homemade Granola

Posted on January 14, 2021 by - Health Blog

A Tasty Vegan Breakfast Recipe

As promised in previous posts, I will continue to send healthy recipes your direction. Building up a library filled with nutritious options is an important part of living a healthy lifestyle. Fueling your body with the right types of food will make you look and feel amazing. Today I’m passing along a healthy homemade granola breakfast recipe. This is another easy recipe to make. Also, it’s a nice way to switch things up in the morning. And even better, it’s vegan!

  • PREP TIME: 10 minutes
  • COOK TIME: 30 minutes

Fueling Your Ferrari

Posted on January 11, 2021 by - Health Blog

A High Performance Machine

Food is fuel for our bodies. It gives us the energy we need to survive and perform daily activities. Think of your body like a Ferrari. Fueling your Ferrari properly is very important. Ferraris are high performance vehicles that require premium gas to function properly. Your body is no different. In order for your body to perform its best, you need to fuel it with health foods. You wouldn’t put junk fuel in a Ferrari’s tank so why do that to your body? 

Proper Fueling

With that said, have you been fueling your Ferrari with nutrition food? If not, time to start doing so. Health and fitness are 75% about what you eat and 25% about the movement/exercise piece. Doing both are clearly important, but if you have to start anywhere, I recommend to start with getting your nutrition on track.

I had a client who broke her leg a couple weeks into her program. The cast and crutches (as well as eventually the boot) made even walking a challenge so applying pressure to the foot wasn’t an option and working out was limited. Therefore, we devoted lots of time and energy to her eating habits. Even though her movement was limited, she lost over 10 pounds just by focusing on fueling her body with the proper nutritious food. It wasn’t easy or fun. She grumbled about not being able to have Starbucks Frappuccinos and McDonald’s Frappes, but now being down almost 25 pounds, she can say it was worth it. She learned that those type of foods do not provide her body with the right kind of nutrition it needs in order to get results and perform its best.