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The Best On-the-Go Breakfasts for Runners

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Good morning! Runner’s World recently reached out to me about their first-ever list of the “ Best Packaged Foods for Runners. ” And, of course, in a perfect world, we’d all buy the freshest food available, but we all depend on packaged foods, too, for quick, on-the-go options. Being an athlete and runner myself, I know that finding a healthy choice with a short prep-time is super important. Runner’s World selected an expert panel of registered dietitians to identified the best foods while keeping healthy factors in mind, including: a preference for organic and non-GMO selections, simple/recognizable ingredients (e.g. whole foods, whole grains), taste, calories, and convenience. The selections were then divided into categories of the Best Foods for each specific meal to guide runners throughout the day: Breakfast , Lunch , Dinner , Fuel-Up (Pre-run, Mid-run, and Post-run selections), Snacks & Sips and Desserts . I actually had the opportunity to connec t with  Runner’s Wor

Sugar’s Day Is Done? A Review of Gary Taubes’ Latest Treatise, The Case Against Sugar

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In 2002, Gary Taubes penned a New York Times piece that questioned t he legitimacy of the presiding low-fat dogma. His article made a persuasive case for the safety—and metabolic urgency—of eating more animal fat and fewer carbs. It  shifted the national conversation on healthy eating and paved the way for the rise of the ancestral health community. If the experts were that wrong about a healthy diet, what else were they getting wrong? He expounded the arguments in the Times piece in his next two books,  Good Calories, Bad Calories and  Why We Get Fat . The first, which utterly demolished the conventional wisdom about saturated fat, was deeply influential for me. In this latest book, The Case Against Sugar , Taubes lays out a convincing case for sugar as the primary cause of obesity, diabetes, and other degenerative diseases “of civilization.” Many Taubes critics make a mistake. They take him too literally, quibbling on details while missing the big picture: The way he recommen

My Review of Wired to Eat: And One Important Word for Your Training

Written By: Kevin Cann I was lucky enough to get an early copy of Robb’s new book, “Wired to Eat.” Robb’s first book, “The Paleo Solution” was a fantastic resource. At one point I had all of my clients read it when they came into my gym. I do not do as much nutritional counseling as I used to, as my role has changed. However, I still recommend the guidelines laid out in the first book when clients ask me for nutritional advice. As good as the first book was, there were some shortcomings. People became cultish over what was considered paleo and what wasn’t. Everyone tolerated carbohydrates differently, even with the same exercise program, and some people swore they felt fine when they ate rice or beans. On top of those issues, the paleo diet can tend to be very restrictive depending on the source you follow. Robb’s new book addresses these issues. My favorite chapter of the book was “Personalized Nutrition.” Robb discusses a research study that looked at how 800 people responded to

Not A Snow Day

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We woke up to a very minor dusting of snow yesterday morning and, despite the fact that the roads were totally clear, school was cancelled. Hip hip hooray. (Don’t let the computer screen cloud my sarcasm!) For breakfast I had the BEST overnight oats! I added a swirl of peanut butter INTO the oats the night before rather than on top, and it was so peanutty good! I also used quick oats instead of rolled, and I think they get such a great texture. Raspberries embedded throughout. Mazen and I went to the gym mid-morning, where I did a workout and he socialized with his friends who all had the same idea. I hit up the elliptical, the sauna and the shower, and then we set off to have lunch with Matt. Since Mazen usually eats lunch at school, he doesn’t get many opportunities to visit Matt at Ivy Provisions during the day for lunch, so this was a good day to go. Mazen got a tour of the walk in fridge, which he loved. He reported, “My daddy is the boss of the sandwich shop!” on the ride

Everyday Sweet Potato + Kale Hash

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Heyyyyyy! So, here’s that  Sweet Potato + Kale Hash recipe that I mentioned yesterday. And, guys, it’s FOR SURE a new staple in our house. It’s easy, delicious, nutritious, and totally customizeable to your taste preferences… even what’s in your fridge, which is how this recipe actually came about. You guys remember my obsession with not wasting food, right? Well, my fridge had a half bunch of kale on its last legs as well as some ground turkey getting close to its “best by” date… and Qman has quite the affinity for  spiralizing , so you see where I’m going with this?? Long story short, the recipe was a match made in heaven, and it came together quickly and effortlessly, and now it’s a new favorite in our house! My favorite way to eat this hash is mixed with scrambled eggs for breakfast, but it’s sooooo incredibly versatile, which is why we’ve made it so many times in recent weeks. Seriously, the options are endless. You could totally eat it on its own… with a little hot sauce,