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Tag: Nutrition
September 17, 2013
Unusual Dream…
So, I had a really strange dream on the weekend. I thought that my lovely readers would get a kick out of it. I was dreaming that I was running a race. That kind of dream is not unusual, well, not unusual for me anyways! And I knew it was a race because I was a water/aid station. I was expecting the usual cups of Gatorade and water. But instead they were serving Chicago-style deep dish pizza slices! And in my dream, they were delicious!! I had authentic Chicago-style deep dish pizza when I was in Chicago last year for[…continue reading]
August 29, 2013
My Typical Breakfast
As I mentioned in a previous post, one of my new fall initiative to track my food intake more carefully. One simple part of this tracking is that I have the same breakfast almost every day. My typical breakfast consists of the following: Two slices whole wheat/grain toast Cream Cheese or margarine Microwave poached egg Banana Glass of Skim Milk I’ve had this same breakfast almost every day for much more than a year. It’s easy to prepare, and I think it’s pretty healthy. And I can prepare the whole breakfast in less than 5 minutes. Using the LIVESTRONG My[…continue reading]
July 17, 2013
Damn Artificial Sweetners
After my swim this morning, I reached for one of my trusty protein bars. From what I understand, getting some protein and carbs not long after a workout is important for recovery. I have a Premier Protein™ Bar Variety Pack with 15 bars that I purchased a few months ago from a local Costco. I looked over all the ones Costco had, and wanted a protein bar that maximized grams of protein with the fewest number of calories. This brand seemed to have the best ratio (30g of protein for 270 calories) with what I thought was no artificial sweetners.[…continue reading]
