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Working the PM shift means (a) cycling to work, (b) sleeping at odd hours, and (c) craving dinner foods for breakfast and vice versa. Potatoes are kinda an anytime food.  And based on their shape they have different names, which correspond with breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Pretty random, but interesting (to me at least).  Hash?  Breakfast.  Wedges?  Dinner.  Fries?  Lunch.  Cubes?  Dinner.  Shoetrings?  Lunch.  Which am I missing?    I don’t know what meal this was actually.  There was coffee involved, which also doesn’t help narrow it down much.  😉   Yummy.  I sprinkled nooch… Read more >

There’s no introduction that could do my dad justice.  Both he and my mom have taught me so much that has undoubtedly shaped the person I am today.    [family dinner at Millennium 2010] Having parents raise you with an emphasis on health means that no matter how far you stray from what you were brought up on (I’m looking at you – college years) you always have a solid foundation to fall back on.  My mom made wholesome, well-rounded meals every night that we ate as a family.  Vegetables were always present and dessert… Read more >

Prepare to be insanely jealous because this next birthday post comes from my middle sister Laura.  You know, the one who has been traveling the world for nearly 8 months now. I got to spend time with her on the Euro leg of her fun (in Paris and parts of Spain), but since then she’s been to dozens of other countries spanning multiple continents.  Now you guys can live vicariously through her like I have been…cheers!   A guest blog for the birthday girl!  Happy Birthday Sister!!! Though I have always been open to all… Read more >

They seem to come up with new terms and definitions for anything and everything these days.  Case in point, drunkorexia. Drunkorexia: depriving oneself of food as a way of “saving calories” for booze.  I’m fairly certain this phenomenon is mostly seen in the college age bracket, but you never know.  I lived in a sorority house for two years and there was definitely a mix of healthy and unhealthy dietary habits – as well as drinking habits.  You don’t need to be a registered dietician to know that replacing vital nutrients with alcohol is a… Read more >

I’ve professed my love for Brendan Brazier in the past (many times in fact).  I have his other books, Thrive and Thrive Fitness, which taught me so much about nutrition as it relates to training.  During my summer of funemployment I became obsessed with all things thrive.    So imagine how excited I was when my father-in-law returned from Expo East with this!!!  [insert shrieks of joy here] I’m still reading it, but I already love it.  Like his other books, he shares his knowledge about how beneficial raw foods are in terms of maintaining… Read more >