Resource: All-natural Authenticity, Rocky Plains L...

Today Dave and I found an incredible local foods supplier that is also an invaluable reminder to be ever diligent in our scrutiny of  food purchases. It’s a sorry state, but the truth is that today our we cannot afford complacent trust in potentially misleading labels, even those so wholesome seeming as natural, and even organic.  For my Colorado friends, this same farm store is also a genuine gem of a resource, one...

Quickpost: Great Guide, Fish Fantastic or Poisson ...

I love seafood, and rely on fish a great deal as a delicious source of lean protein. In fact, recently I particularly upped my tuna and salmon intake,  as I’ve become much more conscious of endurance athletes’ higher-than-average protein needs.  Ironically, however, shortly after Dave and I concluded “more might be better” regarding protein and naturally began incorporating more fish into meals, I...

Quick post: World’s Healthiest Foods

It’s Sunday morning, and I’m feeling a little selfish, rather guiltily so. Yesterday, I was catching up (euphemism for snooping) on Facebook, and I saw a post from my friend Lareina calling out for favorite sites and/or blogs focused on healthy eating and recipes. My first thought was, of course, why doesn’t she read my blog; my second was, oh good, she’ll join my Facebook group (a healthy recipes...

A Closer Look at Agave

This post springs from a certain preoccupation I’ve had lately, and is more of a topic for discussion than the usual recipe share and experiment, though there are a few recipes included at the end. Recently I’ve been finding myself repeating one of life’s most basic lessons and catch phrases in odd contexts: what comes up surely must come down. It makes sense when talking gravity, or evaporation. But lately...

Busy Athlete’s Black bean and Kale Quinoa, 3 ways,...

My friend Amanda (see Ironclad Resolution post) and I are collaborating on a project involving coordinating workouts and nutrition for endurance athletes. One of the most common struggles for endurance buffs, or any busy person who is health and fitness conscious, is finding time to focus on high quality nutrition while fitting in high quality workouts, alongside the usual busyness of life, job, family, etc. Here’s a...

“Money Meal” Lunch (and Phoenix race r...

As of this past weekend, I have a happy new pre-race nutrition routine, at least where marathons and other athletic endeavors that actually  benefit from carbo-loading are concerned: the classic pre-race pasta dinner at lunchtime. I don’t know why I haven’t thought of this before. Then, the best part, a stack of pancakes plus something lip-smacking salty a few hours later (that’s just my personal addition...