I love me some turkey meatloaf! Especially when it’s a high protein meal with hidden vegetables and lots of flavor! My boys especially enjoyed this recipe and managed to eat all of their dinner. It only took 5 minutes to mix all the recipes together then put in a baking dish to bake for one hour. I found the original recipe for this Quaker Oatmeal Prize Winning Meatloaf here. — 1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef or turkey 3/4 cup Quaker®…
Clean Eating: Banana Muffins
January 24, 2013Our family always has a few ripened bananas by the end of the week so I make use of them to create my husband and sons favorite snack: miniature banana muffins! I love them because they are only around 50 calories each and 12grams of carbs (give or take). I’ve been asked to post this recipe for some time so I apologize for the delay! Just to let everyone know… you can substitute anything to make this more gluten or…
The Belly Ball workout
January 22, 2013January 21, 2013 The end date of my fitness calendar was set for January 19th. This past weekend I was going to film my core workout DVD for the Belly Ball and shoot for Max Sports and Fitness magazine. The road to this moment has been a bumpy ride filled with endless days with the boys, sleepless nights, events, birthdays, nonprofit marketing, errands, work and late workouts. In the midst of those trials I not only feared my overall conditioning,…
Clean Eating: Grain-Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie
January 22, 2013A reader, Tabitha, posted this recipe on my Facebook timeline and it intrigued me. Why? Because there’s no flour involved! It literally only has 7 ingredients to the recipe. The Main ingredient??? CHICKPEAS! I made it in a food processor and it took just minutes to make. My only deal is that the dough comes out more ‘wet’ than what I am used to, especially compared to the Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies I had made minutes earlier. (when my baking…
Healthy Eating: Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
January 22, 2013I love to bake and I have all the ingredients for most anything in my cupboard. Today, I decided to bake something mildly healthy since I’m still on a celebratory eating holiday (for two days) after completing my various shoots this weekend. I did some research and found THIS recipe. It was very easy to make. It turned out pretty good – definitely doesn’t taste like a real chocolate chip cookie as it lacks the buttery and sweet taste I’m…
a Non-Runner’s Running Advice
January 11, 2013I always “hated” running. Whenever I think of it, I think of my 7th grade P.E. teach, Mr. Parker, who seemed to favor the athletes in class, versus the mediocre students (so I thought) like myself. We were required to run a mile weekly and I remember the entire class dreading “The Mile” when the time approached. I can still hear Mr. Parker’s British accent saying, “Stop saying we are running “the” mile today. We are running “a” mile”. I…
How to weigh yourself.
January 8, 2013I weigh myself once a week, in the bathroom, nearly naked, right when I wake up in the morning. I also ensure that I had my ‘cheat meal’ at least 3 days ago (to make sure the bloat went away) and I’m not retaining water due to excess salt, PMS, or stress. I found that my best ‘weight’ days are when I had adequate sleep and didn’t eat a heavy dinner the night before. So since my weekends are sprinkled…
Clean Eating: Spaghetti Squash
January 7, 2013This past holiday I had dinner at my husband’s family’s house and they served spaghetti squash (in addition to regular spaghetti). It was the FIRST time I ever tried it. I always saw it pictured somewhere on the internet but I was always too intimidated to try it. Little did I know how really easy it is to make! All they did was cut it in half, puncture the squash and place it in the microwave for around ten minutes.…
Fitness Role Model: Alma Gutierrez
January 3, 2013Last year I developed a strong friendship with a former acquaintance named Alma Gutierrez. I met her a couple years ago while she was a child care provider. She joined my local mom-me fitness group a couple years ago when she was on play date with the boys she was caring for. She saw a bunch of moms doing lunges and squats at the park. One of our mothers asked, “Would you like to join us?” Alma said, “No, it’s…
Resolving to Say NO.
December 31, 2012December 31, 2012 As I write this there is just two hours left of 2012. I’m in a quiet hotel room. My sons are sleeping on a sofa bed and I just submitted my last magazine article before deadline at midnight. All day I’ve been thinking about the screensaver quote on my laptop. It says, “If your dreams don’t scare you, they’re not big enough.” I saved it nearly a year ago because it really hit home for me. I’m…