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Health Benefits

Sausage, Kale and Butternut Squash Soup

by Penny November 20, 2010

When I am at the gym in the early morning hours, I spend about 15 mins on the bike, warming up. I take that few minutes to leaf through whatever new magazines are out. So many good recipes right now because of the holidays, this one looked really good, with one minor substitution.
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Quinoa-Stuffed Poblano Peppers

by Penny November 14, 2010

The market had some pretty nice poblano peppers this week and this is a recipe that I have been wanting to try. If you cannot find poblanos, you could try green peppers. The flavor of the dish would be a bit milder, but you could always add a little more spice!
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Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Pork Tenderloin

by Penny November 11, 2010

The secret to this recipe is in the pork. Usually, this type of recipe would have used a pork shoulder or pork but and you would spend a great deal of your prep time skimming fat out of this meal. I chose a pork tenderloin and trimmed the fat before cooking for a tender and [...]

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Fat Burning Superfood – Dry Roasted Almonds

by Greg October 7, 2010

Many people (and some in the media) still think of Almonds as fatty, high calorie and salty – more or less a junk food.
Ok, yes almonds are a high fat food. But almonds are high in monounsaturated fats. These are the same kind of positive healthy fats found in olive oil and this type of [...]

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Falling Short on Your Fruits and Vegetables?

by Greg September 11, 2010

Most of us know that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the risk of many leading causes of death while also playing a significant role in helping Americans getting leaner. The CDC has just released their annual report and it shows that only an estimated 26.3% of adults consumed vegetables three or [...]

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Fat Burning Superfood – Kiwi Fruit

by Penny September 9, 2010

For those working on a fat burning diet one of the ongoing struggles is finding good tasty, clean food. I love to experiment with different foods and Kiwi fruit is one of the healthiest pieces of fruit that you can find. Because it isn”t as well known as the more popular super fruit blueberries, it [...]

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Fat Burning Tips – Interval Treadmill

by Greg August 27, 2010

I’ve been working out for a long time and I have a hyper competitive personality (Penny stop laughing) and since I no longer compete in team sports I have turned this competitive energy into competing against myself. At some points during the year I change my workout cycle and concentrate on increasing muscle mass. My [...]

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Spinning Class!

by Penny June 21, 2010

We talk about food a lot – but it’’s not all about what you eat – it is also what you do. The ”balance” is about incorporating all parts of your lifestyle into a healthy, fit, happy way of life. You do have to be conscientious about what you put into your body, but you [...]

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Spices for Health

by Greg April 28, 2010

We decided to take a bit of a break from writing for the last couple of days since we have past 100 posts. We decided now was the time to take a breath and re-evaluate where we’ve been and where we want to go.
While the general idea of the blog was to talk about things [...]