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What We Packed for the Beach (in 10 Minutes)

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Hi, guys! We got a late start today. Well, technically, I was up and at ’em getting work done before my boys woke up, but they slept in this morning. Not joking you, Quinn slept until 8:30 this morning. 8:30!!! People, this is the latest he’s slept in his whole life. We witnessed history in the making this morning! Haha! Anyway, we had a bit of a late start to our day (I also squeezed in a 4 mile run), so we threw together our things for the beach, including iced coffee, lunch, and snacks, in like 10 minutes. I’ve received a few questions from readers/followers about some of our favorites that we typically bring to the beach, so I wanted to share. Of course, today is just one of many beach days, but I hope it gives you some quick and easy ideas for healthy beach eats ! First up, obviously, was iced coffee! Mal and I are committed to our morning iced coffee routine! 🙂 We’re loving the boxed cold brew from Wandering Bear Coffee . They recently sent me some to sample, and we’re in ...

Dear Mark: Is Farmed Salmon Worth Eating?

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For today’s edition of Dear Mark , I’m answering just one question from the comment section of last week’s omega-3 post . It’s a short one, maybe one of the shortest reader questions ever, and it represents one of the few cut-and-dry stances in ancestral health. Humans are omnivores, seed oils are bad for you, no curls in the squat rack, and farmed salmon is toxic poison. Right? Maybe not. Mike asked: What’s with the pic of the farm raised salmon? First of all, I’m not certain that salmon was actually farm-raised. Second, while I’m on the topic, allow me to make the case for farmed salmon. That may surprise you. For years, I’ve been a huge proponent of wild-caught salmon . It’s the only one I ever buy or consciously seek out at restaurants. I’ll eat farmed salmon if it’s the best option available, or if I’m a guest and that’s what’s for dinner—and do so happily, by the way—but I’ve always been a wild salmon guy. However, not everyone has the means to buy fresh or frozen wild-...

Girls’ Trip to Martha’s Vineyard

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Hi, guys! Happy Monday to you! How was your weekend? Mine was quite awesome and kicked off with a FUN girls’ night on Martha’s Vineyard. One of our friends from CrossFit has an incredible house there and invited a group of us to spend the night. It was SUCH a great time with a seriously wonderful group of women! In CNC fashion, let’s do a High, Low, High post to recap! 🙂 HIGH : Taking a SoulCycle class together! There was a pop-up on Martha’s Vineyard, so we started our visit with a seriously sweaty workout! LOW : The instructor was good, but he wasn’t all about the “party on a bike.” He was actually pretty chill, so the newbie ladies didn’t get quite the experience that the veterans raved about. Even still, we got our sweat on before going into vacation mode! HIGH : Heading out on a catamaran for an afternoon sailing adventure! My gosh, it was a blast! 🙂 LOW : Losing my Nantucket hat (pictured below) to the sea. It flew right off my head into the ocean! Whomp whomp. We...

Downtown, Downtime.

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Tequila? What’s tequila? I am not even sure I would like the taste of tequila in my ‘ritas anymore I am so used to them virgin-style. They’re so good! On Friday night, Thomas and I went downtown in heavy rain to see the comedian David Cross! My raincoat would not zip Before the show we had dinner at Zocalo. Of course we got the pepper. We can’t ever not get it. But we DID branch out away from our favorite salmon dish (which – gasp – they had changed up a little on the menu!) and got the scallops instead! So delicious with a carrot-vanilla sauce and smashed plantains underneath. Because five steps away our favorite ice cream was calling our name, we had to. I just wanted one bite and ordered a kids’ size, which was still too much! Somehow I fit it all in though and was uncomfortably full through the show! There was no photography allowed, but we did get a glimpse of Mr. Cross on the downtown mall before the show! He has been my favorite comedian since college, and Thomas ...