Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness
“DOG PARK!” Ryan and I yell these two simple words to get Sadie all hyped up for a trip to the dog park (as if she actually needs any help getting excited). After yelling and dancing around with the dog, we piled into Ryan’s 4Runner and headed for Sadie’s stompin’ grounds. Sadie was feelin’ awfully friendly and ran…
I grew up a mushroom hater. The taste, texture, color and overall look of the fungus repulsed me. The fact that it was called a fungus certainly didn’t help. After learning to love sweet potatoes and broccoli a couple years ago, I thought I should give mushrooms another chance. A couple months ago I bought…
I loooove oatmeal and the sticky, creamy consistency that comes with a big bowl of hot oats. Barley has always reminded me of oatmeal, but in a slightly more chewy, less creamy way. Yesterday I cooked up some pearled barley and refrigerated it to toss into my Greek yogurt this morning. WOW! This combination was…
With only two days left until the official start of fall, I couldn’t wait any longer to get my apartment in the autumn spirit! Ryan stepped away from keeping tabs on his fantasy football players for a minute to help me reach the “holiday box,” stuffed to the brim with decorations to get the apartment through…
In a less-than-intelligent move, I took Sadie on a 5-mile run at 11 a.m. in the mid-day Florida heat today. It was an intense sweat fest, a decent work out and, as it turns out, a great way to wear out my looney dog. She was passed out on the couch five minutes after we…
Clearly the name of this blog does not disguise my intense love for peanut butter. The salty yet sweet goodness of the creamy spread has always been a favorite of mine. Since peanut butter is high in calories and fat by nature, many companies have created alternatives to this nutty creation. After reading reviews and hearing…
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