At the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, where I'm currently a student, one of the core concepts is the idea of primary foods - the things that feed you and bring joy and satisfaction into your life that AREN'T food. Examples of primary foods are education, career, spirituality and relationships. In order to live a happy, healthy, fulfilled life, you need to not only follow a diet that fuels your body well, but you also need to have balance and contentment in your primary foods. If you hate your career, hardly ever get much physical activity, your finances are in shambles, and your life is full of toxic relationships, you are not going to be a really healthy person, no matter how many vegetables you eat every day. When the Happy Wives Club contacted me about writing a post as part of ... [Read More]
Archives for January 2014
Breakfast for Dinner & Oatmeal Almond Protein Pancakes
Hi there! I'm a day late in posting this, but in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day being yesterday, here are a couple of my favorite of his quotes: Ever have days that you feel like are just off? Today was definitely one of those days. I was having an issue with my Mac where 2 of the keys weren't working right, so I had to drop my computer off at the Apple store for a repair yesterday. Because of this, I had to work on my iPad and hubby's PC today, neither of which I know how to use that well, without any of my files or previous emails on hand. It was a pain in the butt but I worked through it without getting too frustrated, and luckily my computer was ready to pick up later on today. My off work day rubbed off on me when coming up with what to make for dinner. I had just come home ... [Read More]
Zucchini Puree with Oregano Cream
Happy weekend everyone! My Saturday so far has been lovely. I put my juicer to work for breakfast, finished up this week's IIN lecture, took Harley for a long walk, and visited the Morgan Hill farmers' market and health food store. Today was the first time I'd been to my town's farmers' market in awhile, and I forgot how much I love just walking around markets picking up local food. There's a certain energy at a market filled with locally grown food and the happy farmers and workers who sell it. My market picks: All of the apples I've been getting at food stores have been browning quickly and aren't as crisp. It's amazing how much crisper and fresh the apple is that I'm eating at the moment, along with some strawberries (Strawberries in January? Sure why not!) while sitting on my ... [Read More]
Foodie Loves Fitness Turns TWO!
Hello, hello! First thing's first: Using a random number generator... Jordan Lynn at Life Between Lattes is the winner of my giveaway for Chef Del's Better Than Vegan cookbook! I'll be emailing you for your address shortly. :) In other fun news, Foodie Loves Fitness turned two today! It's amazing to think about all that has happened in my life since this blog started. When I began the blog, my hubby had just deployed and I thought it was a good time to start a cool project. I loved food, cooking, and staying active, and had been reading health blogs for awhile. I didn't know what the hell I was doing (which is very evident if you read my posts at the beginning!), but I am so happy that I went for it and delved into this big yet somehow small world of healthy living ... [Read More]
Blueberry Lemon Oatmeal Flaxseed Pancakes
Hi there! Before I get to my awesome pancake recipe today, I have a few random things to share with you: 1.) This week I officially started school at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition! I'm really excited about the class and connecting with other students. I just feel like everything I've read, seen, and heard so far at IIN resonates with me so much and makes me feel so motivated. I'll definitely be sharing some concepts and ideas of the course that I find interesting throughout the year, so stay tuned! 2.) I'm in love with ordering canvas prints of neat photos I've taken. The above canvas is my latest order, which I got for $20 via a Groupon deal. The picture is from my trip to Livermore Valley last year during harvest season, and I'm pretty much in love with it. 3.) My giveaway ... [Read More]
My Latest Yoga Playlist {January 2014}
Hi friends! Hope that you had a fabulous weekend and made it through your Monday nicely. As I had hoped for, my weekend was pretty relaxing and uneventful. It included spending time with my hubby and puppy, getting a few work/school things done, watching football, running a few errands and cleaning my house. After being sore all of the last week from kickass workouts at the gym, I gave my body a few days to rest a bit with lower impact workouts. I went for an afternoon hike with my little family at the park down the street from us, Harvey Bear Ranch County Park. Beautiful scenery as usual, though it's still so yellow everywhere due to lack of rain in the Bay Area. I'm hoping we get a bit of rain so that I can see lots of green on my hikes sometime soon! Why hello ... [Read More]