Nutrition

A Few (too many) Words On Food

February 8, 2012

Pam and I have been talking A LOT, ad nauseum you might say, about food these days. We recently had a dinner party where we threw healthy nutrition off the Smith Family Bus and replaced it with a week (and a half) of the “high everything” diet. That is high calories, sugar, flour, grains, alcohol, [...]

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What’s Your Peanut Butter & Honey

October 27, 2011
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After a few days of good, hard training (and good nutrition) I feel like I’ve got myself under control. Blogging for accountability, running/crossfitting, and eating well is the perfect solution to keeping the number on the scale in the “green zone.” I know, I know…I’m more than a number. But the number still matters. My [...]

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6 Simple Steps

October 25, 2011

This is taken directly from the Welcome Letter to the 77th issue of Endurance News which is put out by Hammer Nutrition: Hydrate every day. Drink between half of your bodyweight in ounces and one gallon of water a day (i.e., if you weigh 120 lb, drink between 60-128 ounces every day). Massively lower your [...]

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What’s For Dinner: Slow Cooked Curry Pork Roast with Butternut Squash and Carrots

June 22, 2011
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In February, my wife bought me a slow cooker for my birthday. I’d been hounding her about itwanting one for a long time and was really happy when she brought it home. So far, I’ve really only used it for making a few roasts. I thought I’d share my favorite recipe so far. I totally [...]

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New Nutritional Infographics—Goodbye “Food Pyramid”

June 10, 2011

In case you haven’t heard, the recently revamped Food Pyramid from the USDA has been replaced with a new graphic called “My Plate.” This infographic: Has been blogged about continuously over the past few weeks, so I don’t have much to say about it other than I think it looks nicer and is easier to [...]

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