Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
Spaghetti with meatballs may be one of my all time favorite comfort foods. The only problem with this dinner is that I like to eat a biiiig helping of the pasta and am left feeling overly stuffed every time. I recently discovered a wonderful substitution for the noodles: spaghetti squash. To begin making tonight’s dinner I preheated…
Before (and after) setting out on a morning five mile run with Sadie, I fueled up on homemade nutty apricot granola. I actually made the granola with the intention of using it as a topping on yogurt or oatmeal throughout the week, but considering the amount I already ate this morning and how delicious it is,…
With lean ground beef leftover from last night’s dinner and a boyfriend who is a self-proclaimed “meat man,” I wanted to find a way to incorporate the beef into tonight’s dinner but avoid having burgers again. I am a big pizza fan and with a package of Joseph’s lavash bread sittin’ comfy in my fridge, I figured…
Bust out the mittens!!! Today was the first hint at chilly weather in Florida. How exciting! It was actually in the 60s, which for me is fleece-wearin’ weather. Sadie was especially nutty on our morning walk and a man sitting on a bench by the lake even said “Hot damn it’s cold out here!” So…
This morning I woke up in the mood for something super sweet for breakfast. My workouts also serve as brainstorming time for my breakfast and since I was running intervals this morning, I thought the traditional runner’s fuel would be a great breakfast: bananas! I decided to make a mock bananas flambe as a reward…
After a long day on the boat yesterday, the family enjoyed kickin’ back, relaxing and watching some football (well, the boys watched football anyway). While Ryan and my dad were deeply involved in several different games, my mom, sister and I got together to make Ryan’s birthday “cake.” (Ryan’s birthday is not until October 5, but my…
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