Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Chickpea Cacciatore – A High Protein Vegan Meal!

This chickpea cacciatore makes an easy, inexpensive and delicous, high-protein vegan meal. It can be made in less than 30 minutes, you can make it ahead of time and it tastes great the next day! While I’ve got you here, a couple of things to tell you about. 1. I’ve got an e-book in the works…stay…
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5 Ways to Steam Vegetables Without a Basket — Tips from The Kitchn

When it comes to cooking, there’s rarely just a single way to do something. In the case of steaming veggies, a steamer basket is certainly handy, but you don’t necessarily need one. Some of these tools and methods are a little … let’s say, creative, but they’ll get you to where you want to go. Now repeat after me: No steamer basket, no problem!

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15 Ingenious Indoor Garden Ideas to Steal — Apartment Therapy

No patio? No problem. You can still build a lush summer garden inside your four walls, no matter how much living space you have.

From Apartment Therapy → 15 Indoor Garden Ideas for Wannabe Gardeners in Small Spaces

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10 Beautiful Ice Cream Cones That Are Made for Instagram — The Summer Scoop

It could be argued that the Cronut from Dominique Ansel Bakery was the first Instagram-forward food. It’s been three years since its inception, and the amount of meals — especially desserts — that have been created in the name of social media has grown. And now that it’s finally hot out, you’ll be seeing these ice cream creations all over your Instagram feed.

From unusual bubble cones, to ice cream that’s truly jet-black, here are the 10 summer cones that are ready for their close-up.

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This Year’s Summer Solstice Yoga In Times Square Is On A Monday (Your Boss Will Understand)

Ready or not, summer’s here! OK, almost here. And it’s time for massive outdoor yoga events. Marking the season’s grand commencement, of course, is the annual Solstice Yoga in Times Square which just opened for registration today. For over 10 years, yogis have taken to the center of sweaty NYC (the world?) to salute the […]




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Recipe: Avocado Pickles — Recipes from The Kitchn

Firm, underripe avocados used to be something I avoided at all costs. I was in it for the instant gratification of a soft, creamy avocado that could be instantly split open and spread on toast. That all changed the day I discovered avocado pickles. While I once scoffed at a bin filled to the brim with hard avocados, these are the very ones I now happily load in my basket to bring home because there’s something just as delectable to do with them.

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5 Ways to Actually Enjoy Eating an Underripe Avocado — Tips from The Kitchn

Did a bin of firm, underripe avocados dash your hopes for a piece of avocado toast once again? Take a minute to wallow in disappointment, and then follow my lead because I can help you enjoy that underripe avocado.

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Should You Buy a Spiralizer? 3 Reasons to Say Yay. — It’s a Spiralized Life

Space in my kitchen is at a premium. One-trick culinary ponies are fun, but take up precious space — so why did I buy a spiralizer? Like many others who were trying to make the move to more vegetables and fewer carbs, the zucchini noodle poked its head up from the great internet world of health food blogs and said eat me.

If you’re on the fence about buying one, here are three arguments in favor of the trendy tool du jour.

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The 3-Step Technique to Roasting Frozen Vegetables — Tips from The Kitchn

Here at The Kitchn, we’re big proponents of frozen vegetables. While we do try to reach for fresh vegetables when we can, there’s no denying the convenience and affordability of frozen, which is why we always have a few bags stashed in the freezer.

Growing up, the frozen vegetables I ate had been cooked in the microwave until mushy and limp, which is a shame because now I’m of the opinion that the best way to enjoy them is actually by roasting. As it turns out, frozen vegetables also have the ability to cook up just as nice and crispy as fresh do in the oven. The secret is an easy, three-step method that ensures roasted perfection every time.

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5 Things to Declutter in Your Extra Hour of Sunlight — Summer Is Coming

The days are lengthening and the weather is warming up, which means it’s time to make space in the fridge for watermelons and chilled rosé. But before you start designing summer playlists or planning a wine party, here are a few quick projects to help you start the season fresh.

Don’t worry — there are no big pantry overhauls or oven cleanings on this list. All five projects are simple, one-hour-or-less ways to invite new energy in and get ready for laid-back living.

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Avoiding The Biggest CrossFit Errors

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It is always good to be in the “know” especially if you want to get into an fitness program like this,  So avoid the biggest CrossFit errors with these helpful tips for physical fitness and health.

Ways to Avoid The Biggest CrossFit Errors

There are times when you feel you need to give in to your temptation to take some shortcuts into your workout routines, just like the guy next to you that you start to notice cutting corners on some of the CrossFit routines just so he could finish his training. But you have more than enough reason to not envy him or even think about following suit.

You know better to not take shortcuts or risk yourself getting injured, especially with CrossFit training.

Kipping Without A Proper Base of Strength

Kipping pull-ups are one of the most popular routines in the CrossFit training program compared to dead hang pull ups.

“Folks who don’t have the strength to accomplish strict pull-ups or muscle-ups will often bypass the process of growing strength in the strict fashion and will learn kipping, and with that comes increased potential for injury,” says Logan Gelbrich, a CrossFit Games competitor and Level 1 trainer at CrossFit Los Angeles who also holds certifications in CrossFit Olympic Weightlifting and Coaches Prep.

Gelbrich pointed out that most notable are wear-and-tear injuries to the shoulder joint, like rotator-cuff and labrum tears.

In order to fix it, Gelbrich suggests to do at least five strict pull ups before doing kipping pull-ups or muscle-ups in order to prepare for proper base strength to pursue the routines.

Cherry- Picking WOD’s

It is important to be consistent in order to succeed at CrossFit and achieve your desired results.

“A lot of beginners to CrossFit are really focused on what the Workout of the Day is, and they realize that they’re better at some movements than others,” says Dusty Hyland, owner of DogTown CrossFit in Culver City, Calif. “So they conveniently find ways not to make it to the gym when the WOD calls for things they’re really inefficient at or lack coordination in. A great example would be jumping rope. A lot of people will skip a workout if there’re double-unders in it, especially if they’re brand new to CrossFit.

In order to establish that consistency, Hyland recommends two to three workouts for beginners that consist of a wide range of skills and movements to improve strength conditioning areas. Follow this up with increased intensity week over week and make sure there is the determination to stick to the program.

Put Your Mind Into It

Lack of engagement and determination to stay with the program is often a waterloo that leads to lack of motivation and a waning desire to push through with the training.

This isn’t a boot-camp class,” Hyland says. “We’re going to teach you how to move better, how to get stronger and how to be a more mobile human being so that you can do things outside of the gym for a long time. You need to be ready and prepared, bottom line. You can’t half-commit to this because it’ll just crush you.”

To address this, condition yourself to always put your mind into your CrossFit program. You can start by going to the gym on time instead of coming in late.

“Being on time is going to allow you to warm up, work on the things you need to work on and be ready to do the workout correctly. If you’re rushing the workout and rushing to leave, you’re going to get hurt. You need to be ready and prepared, bottom line, or you’re never going to be successful,” says Hyland.

Avoid overtraining

This training requires discipline and going beyond or short of expectations can be detrimental to your workouts.

Your training is only as good as your recovery,” Gelbrich says. “A lot of people — especially endurance athletes — get into CrossFit and see that a Workout of the Day is only eight minutes long and say, ‘That’s it? What else do I do with the rest of the hour?’ Given that there’s generally a shorter, more intense time frame, it’s hard for people to wrap their mind around the fact that training this way is enough. So overtraining happens, and people train more days per week than maybe they’re ready for, and they’re not able to recover, which kind of negates the premise of training in the first place.”

“People ask me, ‘Are two-a-days OK?’ Well, four-a-days are OK if you can recover from it,” Gelbrich says. “Very few people have a fitness level to do that, however. For some athletes, it’s perfectly appropriate to train three times a day, six days a week. If I did that, I’d be overtrained. So it really does depend on the athlete.”

Always make sure to know when you are overtraining or not. Pay attention to what your body tells you.

So pay attention to your programs and avoid the biggest crossfit errors in order to make the most of your workouts.

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