The Bitter Truth About Chocolate

Long (Easy) Run (click to see stats) 11.25k (1:00:01) Avg. Heart Rate = 147 bpm Max. Heart Rate = 154 bpm Avg. Pace = 5:20 min/km Best Pace = 4:30 min/km Calories = 1069 Temp = 11º SOTD: ‘Gold on the Ceiling’  by The Black Keys It’s the Easter weekend, and you know what that [...]

Asparagus: The Big Stink

I have a confession to make:  I LOVE asparagus.  It has to be just about my favorite vegetable and I incorporate it into my own meal plan about 4-5 times a week.  Funny that as a child I hated it but, then again, like most kids, I hated just about anything that was green in [...]

Kale Waldorf Salad

So now that training has resumed, well, the weights and plyometrics part anyway, the real calorie burning can begin.  So it’s time to bring on the healthy recipes and I vow to load you up with many more of them than I did last year…promise! This recipe for ‘Kale Waldorf Salad’ was forwarded to me [...]

Fiddleheads!

They say that when “God closes a door he opens a window”, and this is very evident right now in the Produce aisle at my local supermarket.  The season for my beloved pomegranates has long since passed but, HELLO!, something just as equally awesome has replaced them – Fiddleheads! A ‘whatsit now‘, you ask?  A [...]

Udo’s Oil

Okay, so I’m dying to know what the big whoop is about ‘Udo’s Oil’.  Apart from having a funny-sounding name, why does everybody preach on and on about the benefits of this miraculous stuff?  Isn’t oil just the liquid form of fat?  How is that any good for you?  Wouldn’t you really want to avoid [...]

Tightwad Triathlete Tip #1

Triathlon is not a cheap sport by any means.  Even after you’ve forked out the dough for all your equipment, specialized clothing, assorted protein bars and energy drinks, gym memberships, race fees, not to mention the cost to get there to compete in the first place (especially if you’re interested in competing Internationally as I [...]

Excellent Eggplant Parmesan

I have recently switched to that of, largely, a vegetable based diet and, as a result, I have had to search out healthy alternatives for my usual steak dinners.  Fortunately for me, I have learned that eggplant is naturally low in calories, making them an excellent choice for anyone looking to lose weight or just [...]

Chocolate Mango Protein Smoothie

I like to begin my day with a fresh, healthy and yummy smoothie and I have acquired a number of recipes that I draw on regularly.  Today was a bit of an experiment, but it definitely paid off in dividends.  Not only is it high in protein, fat, carbohydrates, calcium, potassium, iron, dietary fiber, vitamins [...]

The ‘Leftover Breakfast Supreme’

Once a week I get to play hooky from work and stay home.  I still have to work, mind you, but I get to do it all in the comforts of my own home for a change.  I was a bit trepidatious at first about working from home as I tend to struggle with focus [...]

The Great Protein Bar Showdown (Part I)

I have become more interested lately in workout nutrition as I am also starting to get to those longer distances where it nearly demands that you bring along a little something for that added little push at the end.  It’s more a case of simply needing the gas, or in this case, calories in the [...]