We Have a Winner for our Healthy Juicer Sweepstakes
November 30, 2011 Posted by 2 Comments
Congratulations to Rich from Northeast, Ohio. He’s the winner of our Healthy Juicer Sweepstakes. The team here at AthleticFoodie is delighted to help people eat well and live healthier lives. Rich shared a little about himself after learning that he won: “I have been experimenting a lot this year with various beef and chicken recipes on the grill & in my oven (for when it’s bad weather outside). Recently, I [...]
O Canada, Thanksgiving and Skeleton Racing
November 28, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
As a Canadian, Thanksgiving has always made it’s delicious, tryptophan-filled appearance in October; just before Halloween and quite a ways from Christmas. As a winter athlete, it also typically marked the beginning of a new sliding season. So while I had already celebrated Thanksgiving this year, my race circuit put me in Lake Placid, NY just in time to experience a second Thanksgiving; my very first American Thanksgiving! A village tucked away [...]
Thanks to All Our Readers
November 25, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
It’s been a great year for AthleticFoodie. We’ve added nutritionists, physical therapists, massage therapists, athletes and assorted foodies to our roster of writers. Garrett has produced food and nutrition videos for USA Swimming and SwimOutlet, taught cooking classes, given clinics and served as a speaker or emcee at a variety of events. Oh yeah, in addition to winning U.S. Nationals in the 100 freestyle and having a great international season [...]
Easy Tips for Feeling Good on Thanksgiving
November 23, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
My love for food and cooking makes Thanksgiving a real treat for me. Thanksgiving is not only a time to relax with family and friends, but also a time to gobble down a bit of food, too. Some of you, are already worried about all the extra calories you may be consuming over this holiday weekend, and in the holiday weeks to come. Have no fear, there are some simple [...]
Two new tasty side dishes for your Thanksgiving feast
November 21, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
Mashed potatoes are a staple at many Thanksgiving dinners. While it’s difficult to improve upon such a classic dish, it certainly is fun to mix things up! Start a new tradition this year by mashing an unexpected vegetable for your Thanksgiving dinner. Try my “Ricotta-Parsnip Mash with Caramelized Shallots and Pine Nuts” or “Curried Mashed Sweet Potatoes” for a delicious, healthy change of pace. Parsnips are a root vegetable that [...]
Dry Needling: Not Acupuncture; Has Many Benefits
November 18, 2011 Posted by 5 Comments
For you athletes or weekend warriors out there, that are nagged by chronic tendinitis problems or suffer from fibromyalgia, chronic pain, neck and back pain or headaches, INTRAMUSCULAR DRY NEEDLING, may be just for you. Or certainly an adjunct to your current rehabilitative treatment plan. Intramuscular Dry Needling is not acupuncture. In fact, the only similarity with acupuncture is the needle itself. With dry needling, you penetrate the skin, but [...]
Healthy Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup
November 16, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
In 2010 I spent five weeks as an apprentice at one of the most famous restaurants in the world called La Maison Troisgros. One of my huge passions is traveling around the world learning from great chefs. In the athletic world, I’ve realized that to be the best you must spend time learning and working with the best. I’ve applied this same concept to cooking and learning about food. My [...]
Tweet It up for a Great Cause: #FoodThanks
November 14, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
Do you ever think about everything that goes into putting food on your plate??? I’m not talking about shopping, cutting and cooking. Roll it back a little further…even back to the farm. A huge amount of effort goes into feeding us our three (or more) squares every day. For the second year running the nonprofit AgChat Foundation is planning a major social media effort leading into the Thanksgiving holiday to [...]
ACL Injury Prevention for Athletes
November 11, 2011 Posted by 1 Comment
Approximately 100,000 ACL injuries occur yearly in the US. What if it was possible to prevent even one of these injuries, and spare an athlete pain, recovery time, and frustration? Well, it is! ACL injury prevention programs have been shown to significantly reduce the incidence of ACL injuries among athletes; especially female athletes. Female athletes on average have a 4-6 fold greater risk of experiencing an ACL injury as compared [...]
Beta-Carotene = Antioxidants = Vitamin A = Health!!
November 9, 2011 Posted by Leave a Comment
My good friend from middle school once told me, that when she was little, she would only eat carrots and her nose actually turned orange! I wasn’t sure whether or not to believe her; it sounded too funny to be true. Turns out, the story was true. So, what was it exactly, that made her nose look like a carrot itself? Beta-Carotene. Beta-Carotene is a pigment present in many fruits [...]