10 Best Foods and Drinks for Exercising You know exercise is key if you want to stay fit. But did you know that what you eat and drink can help you reach your fitness goals faster? By feeding your body the right nutrients you can ensure it’s getting the raw materials it needs to help you power through your workout and build and repair muscle afterward. Jumpstart your exercise program with these 10 essential food and drinks. OatmealWhen it comes to priming your muscles for a workout, carbs are your best friend. CoffeeIf you’re a java junkie we have happy news for you. OystersThese mollusks are loaded with iron, needed to build hemoglobin, which delivers oxygen throughout your body. AlmondsIt may sound counterintuitive, but the more intensely you exercise the more damaging free radicals your body produces. RaisinsSkip the energy bar and fuel up with a small box of raisins instead. WaterThink you need a sports drink during or after exercise? SalmonIf you’re pumping iron, salmon could make you stronger. Your thoughts...
3 Ultra-Satisfying Vegetarian Fall Soup Recipes Image via: Sneakerdog Every year, when it starts getting cold, I crave soups and stews packed with greens and garlic. To me, it’s the ultimate comfort food: hot, healthy, and vegetarian. I love to experiment with seasonal ingredients like apples and butternut squash, and add in favorites like spinach and hot spices. Here are three filling, unbelievably delicious meat-free soup recipes that will be in rotation in my soup pot this season. Garlic, Chickpea and Spinach Soup By Sneakerdog 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 onion, chopped 2 teaspoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons ground coriander 5 cups vegetable stock 12 ounces potatoes, diced More after the jump! 15 ounces can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2/3 cup Silk(tm) cream (or other non-dairy cream) 2 tablespoons light tahini 7 ounces spinach, shredded cayenne pepper salt and pepper, to taste Heat the oil in a saucepan and cook the garlic and onions until soft and golden. Makes 4 cups Serves 6 to 8
Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich A guacamole grilled cheese sandwich has been on my to try list for a while now and since I was making the bacon guacamole on the weekend I figured I would just pick up double the ingredients and make both. The basic idea behind this grilled cheese is quite simple and it started out with just adding guacamole to a grilled cheese but with the success of combining salty bacon-y magnificence with cool and creamy guacamole I could not resist adding a few slices of bacon to the sandwich. I also had some leftover corn tortilla chips from dipping on the weekend so I decided to crumble a few of them and add them to the sandwich for texture. Like all grilled cheese sandwiches this one is pretty easy to make though you want to try to remember to pull the guacamole out of the fridge early so that it can come up to room temperature before adding it to the sandwich. Does this grilled cheese sandwich look good? Bacon Guacamole Grilled Cheese Sandwich Servings: makes 1 sandwich Printable Recipe Directions
www.entrepreneur 50 Amazingly Helpful Time-Tested Tips for the Kitchen | Life Hackery - StumbleUpon You know all of those helpful kitchen-related suggestions that old-timers are so willing to share with the younger generations? These little tips and tricks might be called “kitchen hacks” these days, but they’re still the same good old nuggets of wisdom that they always were. As with any old wives’ tale, hack, or tip, your mileage may vary. Some of these gems have been around for several lifetimes - and according to most grandmas, they really work. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 50 Things You Should Stop Buying & Start Making As a society, we have become over-reliant on “ready made” products. We have lost the ability to make things from scratch. Rather than blend up some peanuts to make delicious, tasty and fresh peanut butter, we’ll spend many dollars on a jar from the store that contains artificial preservatives, unnecessary packaging and that simply lines the pockets of huge, unethical multinational corporations. Aside from foods, you can also make your own personal care products, beauty and make up products, cleaning products and home accessories that taste, work or look better than store bought, without the harmful chemicals and toxins and free from excessive, earth damaging packaging. Foods Homemade Ketchup – This ketchup won’t brake the bank, tastes better than the real deal and contains no added sugar – so it’s nutritionally good for the whole family. Peanut Butter – It is so simple to make this pantry staple it would be silly to buy it. Want to learn more about making your own foods? Next Page >>>
Sandwicherie Instead of picking holes, eat them. •graham bread (two slices for each sandwich) •eggs •butter •ham •cheese •tomato •spring onion •mustard •salt •pepper Butter one side of each slice of bread. Toast bread on a slightly buttered pan. Cut holes in one slice of each sandwich. You can use 'holes' to make mini sandwiches. Spread some mustard over one slice of bread for each sandwich (on the non-toasted side). Top with ham. Top with cheese. Top with holed bread. Dice some tomato. Chop some spring onion. Crack the eggs and separate the white from the yolk. Comnbine egg whites with tomato, spring onion, salt and pepper. Place some mixture in each hole. Gently top with yolk. Bake for 10-15 minutes at 180C. Smacznego!
Wine Fruit Snacks - Gummy Wine Hearts - Not For Kids - Great for Your Body! - I’ll cut to the point here, and I’ll explain much more about the health benefits of gelatin tomorrow, but I invented fruit snacks made out of wine yesterday (at least in my mind I invented them—maybe it has been done before?). They were amazing. So, I refined the recipe a little, and made them again today… and they were even more amazing! Wine Fruit Snacks – Wine Gummy Bears (or Hearts—whatever shape you want to make them!) 1 cup wine 4 Tbsp gelatin (I always use this kind) 1/2 tsp stevia (optional) 2 -4 Tbsp maple syrup (I always use Grade B, but any kind will work) Note: The amount of maple syrup you use will depend on (1) how dry your wine is and (2) how sweet you want your gummies! Also, you can double or triple this–it works just the same! In a saucepan, warm the wine on low heat. Once your mixture is ready, either use a spoon to fill a mold or dump the whole batch into a pan (for square cut gummies). Put them in the fridge to set. Happy #WineFriday!
Wine Notes: Antica Terra was up to the challenge of 2011 harvest View full sizeBRENT WOJAHN/THE OREGONIANAntica Terra winemaker Maggie Harrison (right), sorting grapes with Megan Iversen, says despite challenges posed by weather and locale, 2011 could end up the wineryâs finest yet. If 2011 had been a typical year, the wine-grape harvest would have happened two months ago. But 2011 was an anomalous year. The Willamette Valley experienced the coldest April through June on record. The remainder of the summer was colder than average; one OSU horticulturist declared it the coldest growing season in more than 50 years. However, September was spectacular, with a string of days hitting higher than 90 degrees that were counterbalanced by cool nights. All that added up to what may, for some local wineries, be the vintage of the decade. One such winery is Antica Terra. I visited Antica Terra on its most frenetic harvest day in early November and asked winemaker/partner Maggie Harrison what set 2011 apart for them.
Recipe for Mujadarra (Middle Eastern Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions) Mujadarra (pronounced moo-jha-druh and also spelled Mujadara, Mujaddara, Mujadarah, and Mujadarrah) is a humble middle eastern dish of lentils, rice, and caramelized onions. This is a recipe where the flavor becomes much more than you'd expect from the simple ingredients used. Years ago I started ordering Mujadarra at a now-closed Salt Lake restaurant which served it with Middle Eastern Tomato Salad around the the plate, the perfect way to eat it if you have tomatoes and fresh herbs on hand. Rinse lentils, then add water and cook at a low simmer 20-30 minutes, until lentils are soft. Start cooking 3/4 cup long grain rice, either following the directions on the package or using a rice cooker like I did. Peel onions, then cut into quarter-slices to make 3 cups sliced onions. Heat olive oil in large heavy pan, then add onions and start to brown over medium-low heat, stirring every few minutes. Here are my onions after ten minutes, just starting to get brown. Printer Friendly Recipe
Paleo Recipes Here it is: The master index to all of my free Paleo recipes that have appeared on Nom Nom Paleo over the years! (If you stumbled on this page while looking for Paleo diet recipes but don’t know what Paleo’s all about, read up on it here.) Want my recipes in a super-powerful, insanely flexible meal planner that’ll allow you to choose and filter ingredients and dishes according to your personal preferences? Go check out the Real Plans meal planning tool—it’s a life changer! Hungry for more? No iPad? Now let’s get cooking! Coconut Butter Ghee Guacamole Homemade Vanilla Almond Milk Leon’s Caper and Anchovy Miracle Sauce Magic Mushroom Powder Mango + Avocado Salsa Paleo Cran-Cherry Sauce Paleo Herb Gravy Paleo Mayonnaise Paleo Ranch Dressing Paleo Sriracha Spicy Peach Barbecue Sauce (Peachy Pork-A-Bobs) Spicy Tomato Basil Sauce (Guest Post from Virginia’s for Hunter-Gatherers) Tonnato Sauce Umami Gravy Whole30® Sriracha Pressure Cooker Bo Kho (Spicy Vietnamese Beef Stew) Pressure Cooker Crispy Potatoes Kohlrabi
www.highexistence Did you know that it takes 30 days to form a new habit? The first few days are similar as to how you would imagine the birth of a new river. Full of enthusiasm it gushes forth, only to be met by strong obstacles. The path is not clear yet, and your surroundings don’t agree. Old habits urge you to stay the same. But you need to stay determined. So, take a moment to reflect on the question ‘Who do I want to be in 5 years?’ Check out this short TED talk first to get inspired: Now pick one or more challenges and stick with them! However, be cautioned, picking too many challenges at the same time can easily result in a failure of all of them. #1 Write a I-Like-This-About-You note/text/email each day for someone (Easy) This is the perfect way to let someone else know you care. #2 Talk to one stranger each day (Hard) This is a great one to cure approaching anxiety. #3 Take one picture each day (Hard) #4 Re-evaluate one long-held belief each day (Intermediate) Do you love yourself? We recommend:
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