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Hi, guys! It’s almost the weekend, so I thought a good ol’ blog survey would be a fun way to kick off your Friday morning. Here are 25 random facts about me that may (or may not) surprise you. I hope you enjoy reading them – and feel free to play along in the comment section. Have a wonderful weekend, friends! 1. Do you make your bed? Sort of. I pull up the blankets and then put a “pug block” (aka pillows) at the top because Murphy often sleeps on our bed during the day, so I try to minimize the amount of fur that gets into it. 2. The first car that was officially yours? In high school, my dad gave me a 1976 Chevy Chevette. (Well, technically, my mom “bought” it off him for $500, but never actually gave him the money. I guess my dad just forgot about it?) I took a calculus class at a nearby college, and, on the drive there, the brakes in the Chevette gave out. It was so scary! I remember coasting into a parking spot and then just bursting into tears w...

Over the past two posts in this series, I’ve explained how a Primal way of eating can not only support a heavy CrossFit schedule, but elevate it. Today, I’m going to explain how going Primal can help fix a common complaint among CrossFitters: fatigue. No energy. No pep. A distinct lack of physical and psychological motivation to train, let alone hit PRs. This doesn’t just make it hard to finish workouts and make gains. It bleeds into the rest of your life and makes that worse, too. Here’s a typical query from a committed CrossFitter suffering from low energy. I feel like I have been doing everything right lately. Eating clean, working out everyday. But recently WODs that would typically do pretty well at have been killing me. To the point I am the last finished in every class. This came out of nowhere. What could it be? Anyone else experience anything like this? “Eating clean”: Eating too few calories and/or carbohydrates . We already know what’s wrong with that. “Working out ...

We’ve had such a fun week of outings! Mazen and I went to Toys R Us looking for a few pool toys. He is ready to start diving for rings! Naturally he gravitated to the LEGO section and refused to leave. Eventually we left with a snorkel and mask (the worst quality ever), a set of pool rings and more water balloons. All the pool stuff was 20% off! Lauren and I went on a little shopping trip of our own. I needed wedding shoes before my dress fitting next week, and I didn’t want to front $1,000 on Zappos or Nordstrom just to try on a bunch of pairs and send them back. So it made the most sense to drive down to Short Pump for the morning. I really wanted to try on this fancy brand from Nordstrom, but sadly the Nordstrom shoe section was terrible! They only have the formal shoes online, so we went to other shoe stores instead. I was also on the hunt for a white dress! I didn’t buy this one because it was just a little too expensive, but I did find one! I will report in my next weddin...

We all try our best to eat healthy and buy nutritious food for our families. But the amount of information, misinformation and just plain marketing speak we’re hit with every trip to the grocery store can make goal hard to achieve. “Many foods contain front of package nutrient claims that make you think you are eating a healthy food,” says Alissa Rumsey M.S., R.D., author of Three Steps to a Healthier You . “This so-called ‘health halo’ often causes people to overeat foods they think are healthy.”   A recent study, published in the Journal of Business Research , supports this theory. Researchers presented two different foods (a cookie and a granola bite) in two different packaging options (an unportioned bag or a bag that contained several individually packaged single-serving packs) to a group of 171 students. What they found is that the granola bites had a powerful health halo that that cookies did not — and that affected how much the students ate. So when faced with a full, u...

Sorry, that title is quite the stretch!! We had these Tuna Poke Bowls from the Cook Smarts recipe collection last night and they were SO GOOD! I think they are pronounced “poo-key,” right? Or poke as in “poke your eye out”? Someone please confirm because my Google search led me to both pronunciations! Nevertheless, they were awesome.They have layers of tuna, jasmine rice, avocado, cucumber, edamame, massaged kale, and a sriracha sauce. We ended up searing the tuna in a skillet so it was cooked on the outside and slightly rare on the inside. I was nervous about eating raw fish at home. But it was still 100% delicious. The sauce on top was the best part! And I loved the generous amount of massaged kale involved. Also – HOLLA to prep day! This meal came together in 10 minutes thanks to my rice cooker and prep! Plus it was so good I had it again for lunch today :  ) (I added a little Greek yogurt too this time!) This morning I had another appointment with Dr. Getty at...

Feeding infants is quite simple. There’s a ton riding on you getting it right, of course—a developing immune system, the fact that the kid’s growing an inch a week, a permeable blood-brain barrier, synaptic pruning—but the answer is usually always “feed them more breastmilk.” Even if you can’t nurse, you’ve got formula, which, for all its limitations, is a decent proxy for breastmilk and getting better all the time. Feeding children, however, is a different ballgame altogether. I’ve gotten a lot of requests for a post about children’s nutrition, so it’s long overdue. When it comes down to brass tacks, kids really are just small people. They aren’t a different species. They use the same nutrients their parents do. They need protein, fat, and glucose just like us. So in that sense, feeding kids is simple: Give them all the nutritious foods you already eat and know to be healthy. But it’s not easy. Adults have been around the block. We’ve already spent several decades eating, so ...

If you’re stuck in a rut eating the same old oatmeal, yogurt, or eggs for breakfast… shake things up with this ridiculously delicious Key Lime Pie Parfait. It’s creamy, tart, and full of fiber and nutrients that will keep you satisfied all morning long. These parfaits make a yummy cool summer treat!  The secret to this recipe is the avocado! That’s what gives it a rich and creamy texture that is soooo decadent. If you’re worried about the amount of fat in an an avocado, don’t be! Avocados are packed with healthy fats that have been shown to protect the heart and are also a good source of fiber and fat-soluble nutrients such as Vitamin E. You see, you need to eat fat in order to absorb all of the healthy goodness and antioxidants from the avocado, so it’s all good!  To get started, you’ll just need a blender and a few simple ingredients…  Add one peeled and pitted avocado, ¼ cup of culinary coconut milk , a couple tablespoons raw honey, a pin...