Saturated vs Unsaturated vs Trans Fats: Get the Facts!
October 31, 2011 Posted by 2 Comments
Saturated fats, unsaturated fats, trans fats…what do all these mean? These are the different types of fats found in foods that we eat. The difference is in their chemical structure, deeming some “healthy” and others “unhealthy.” “Unhealthy” Fats: Saturated & Trans Fats – excess intake of these fats are linked with increased rates of disease, such as heart disease. These fats are mostly solid at room temperature. Saturated fats – [...]
Future Injury Prevention – Functional Movement Screens
October 28, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
“Looking at 70 teams in 18 countries over 8 seasons, 9,000 injuries later, we have found that ‘previous injury’ is by far the greatest predictor of future injury in football” — Jan Eckstrand, Soccer Industry Medical Symposium 2009. Unfortunately, there’s not a thing you can do about previous injuries. So what can one do to prevent future injuries? Functional Movement Screens! One area overlooked, and desperately needing improvement is injury [...]
USA Swimming Videos: Garrett Cooks Simple Recipes
October 26, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
If you haven’t seen them, check out these two new cooking videos from Garrett for USA Swimming. They’re aimed at young athletes heading to a competition but apply to everyone. Need a quick, hot, healthy breakfast? How about an idea for lunch? These little ditties will give you some good ideas. Check them out.
Garrett as Emcee: Chefs Under Fire
October 21, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Since falling in love with food and cooking I’ve taken one simple approach, “continue pursuing my passion for food and cooking as much as possible, and see where it takes me.” When I began to get interested in food I had literally no idea what I wanted to do with it. Many times I still wonder where it will all lead. However, I’ve had some truly terrific experiences and opportunities [...]
Importance of Strength Training for Young Girls
October 19, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
The importance of proper strength training in the young, female, volleyball player: The sport of volleyball has evolved exponentially over the past 20 years. High school girls are now regularly competing at a level that five years ago was only found in an elite collegiate setting. Much of this evolution is due to the increased time commitment the athletes, and their families, are willing to give year after year. Girls [...]
Food Blog Action Day – Join the Movement
October 16, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
October 16th is a special day….Food Blog Action Day In tough financial times, those of us fortunate enough to live in the United States enjoy an abundance of good, tasty and mostly “safe to eat food.” We can chose to be carnivores, omnivores, vegetarians or even vegans. We can chose to be junk food junkies, fitness buffs, fitness slouchers or food and fitness freaks. While there are many in our [...]
Garrett Makes Homemade Ramen–Easy, Tasty!
October 14, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a huge daydreamer. Recently, a quarterly food magazine called Lucky Peach was released and has taken my daydreaming to a whole different level. Actually, Lucky Peach is more like a journey through one type of cuisine that will make your mind dance and your mouth water. Each issue is devoted to a particular type of cuisine, the inaugural issue being Ramen. [...]
Visual Treat: Historic Apple Box Labels
October 12, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Skookum. Sweet Sue. Schons. Scarlet Spice. Blue Cow. Cascadian. The names alone are pretty cool from historic Washington State apple box labels. You should see what all 600 plus look like!! (Click “Read more” for a direct link.) It’s not often that we send readers to another site. After stumbling across this visually-delightful collection, we had no choice. Hats off to Washington State Apples for sharing this resource. Please, please, [...]
Green Tomato Soup: Once-a-Year Treat
October 10, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Just once a year, usually during the first or second weekend of October, I strip the garden of the last tomatoes and make Green and Gold tomato soup. I wish I could say the recipe used each time is exact. It’s not. You see, I never know how many tomatoes will be left and the percentage of green to yellow to red to half-ripe. So this recipe, provides more guidance [...]