kaburns1214 Mentor Group 2012 - CLOSED (Page 51)

OK.  Favorite healthy recipes.  I'll break them up by protein (or lack there of):

Shrimp:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/thai-coconut-curry-shrimp-10000001835298/

Beef:

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/beef-tagine-with-squash-50400000109584/

Good old flank steak rubbed with brisket rub (minus the sugar) and grilled

Chicken:

http://www.preventionrd.com/buffalo-chicken-enchiladas/

Pasta:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/01/spinach-stuffed-shells-with-meat-sauce.html

Soup:

http://www.preventionrd.com/money-matters-roasted-tomato-soup/

Sides:

http://www.eatliverun.com/caramelized-brussels-sprouts/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+eatliverun+%2528Eat%252C+Live%252C+Run%2529&utm_content=Google+Reader

Breakfast:

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/01/skinny-chocolate-chip-buttermilk-scones.html#more

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2012/01/baked-oatmeal-with-blueberries-and.html#more

Really I have yet to try something off Skinny Taste that tastes bad.  We stumbled across a lot of these when Cindy tried Weight Watchers.  Gina lists the point values of her foods.  Oh and I'll continue to post as we continue to try.

My favorite quick recipe is cubed sweet potatoes, quinoa, and collards with onions.  I saute the sweet potatoes in broth or olive oil until they are crispy.  I cook the collards, onion, and garlic in light coconut milk (I know it's not the healthiest, but my children and I need the fat).  You could omit the coconut milk and it would still taste great.  My kids eat this up!!!  **edited to add that I mix all of these things up into one pot once I've cooked them seperately.

I do lots of stews and soups.  I use Moosewood Vegetarian cookbooks all the time.  I'll have to see if I can link some of my favorites - California Kale, Tuscan bean soup, etc. 

I also make great Mexican tofu and quinoa stuffed peppers.

New favorite -

Navajo Stew (sweet potatoes, red peppers, onion, garlic, olive oil, cumin, tomatoes, chipotles in adobo sauce, cilantro, black beans served on flatbread or pita).  I'll see if I can link the full recipe later.

I know.  It's so unAmerican (is that a word? LOL). 

I'll watch basketball, but that's only because I was a center for 6 years.  Still is boring.

I just made this for the first time on Monday.  I saw it on Pinterest.  Yummo!!!

Vegan Tacos

2 Servings

2 cups Cilantro Jicama, Red Grape Salad - recipe below

4 corn tortillas, warmed in the oven
1 cup fresh chopped tomato salsa
1 can black beans, drained and heated
1/2 cup vegan cheese (melt over top tortillas - use broil setting on oven for a few minutes)
1 avocado, diced and folded with fresh lime juice and a pinch of salt and pepper
2-3 Tbsp vegan sour cream
hot sauce

To Make: Assemble your tacos any way you'd like!  I put the cilantro jicama salad on first, then all the other stuff.  You could use ground turkey, real cheese & sour cream if you don't want it to be vegan.

Cilantro, Jicama, Red Grape Salad

1/2 large jicama, peeled, thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 cup cilantro leaves and stems, finely chopped
1/2 cup organic red seedless grapes, halved
1/2 avocado, diced
1/4 tsp fine black pepper + salt to taste
1 lime, juiced
1 Tbsp olive oil (optional)
dash of cayenne or chipotle powder for heat – or finely diced jalapeño
To Make:
1. Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Toss well.
3. Chill for at least a half hour to allow flavors to marinate and mix.
Serve chilled

This salad should chill for at least a half hour.  We had a lot left over and it was even better the next day.

I would play along with the weight game but I really dont want to lose anymore weight until late summer or fall.  I will try recipes though.

As far as Super Bowl food...I think we are smoking a pork butt on the green egg. 

I have a sister that is getting into tris and she asked me to help her find a bike but she lives in Mississippi and I live in Georgia.  I told her to go to a bike store and ask them to let her know what size would recommend.  They told her extra small and tried to sell her a $3500 bike.  Anyway, does anyone know for sizes per height (ballpark estimate),  she is 5'4". 

Wrench science has an excellent online fit system that will get you real close (if not spot on) for a bike size. Click "Fit System". You have to register but it will save your measurements for you.

And pork butt on a Big Green Egg sounds great! 

I'll be headed to Jay's for the Super Bowl, I think he'd picking up some BBQ and we'll have the usual other snacks. Jay and his wife always have a good spread, most of it relatively healthy, at least compared to what I would be eating otherwise

Morning!  Still have the crud today, but feeling about 50% better.  I have a swim later today (or tomorrow morning if I work late again), and an easy trainer ride.

Tomorrow is an easy ride and run, followed by......Defensive Drive school.  Yep, I'll be sitting in a class for 6 hours - boo!  Only reason is because I got a speeding ticket (Going 16 over the speed limit - which is a bunch of BS, I was not speeding, it's a booby trap scam around here.) and even though I wanted to fight it, I knew I'd never win.  So, I agreed to traffic school for the ticket to be dropped.  Not happy about it, but don't want my insurance to go up.

Sunday is an 11.5 mile trail run.  Should be interesting with it raining tomorrow.  Mud mud mud!

WHats on tap for the Weekend?

Friday 1 hr Z2 run

Sat 2 hour Z2 Trainer ride

Sunday 1 hr Z1 run

My daughter who is 4 has double pnenioumia so I think I will be tied to the house. No Skiing

But there is always Syracuse Basketball and the Superbowl!!

thanks for the website.

since i got my green egg i have cooked everything on it- even pizza.  it is awesome and you cant screw it up.  i found out you can smoke just about anything- kinda like you can fry just about anything.

LOL.  I'm good.  Mixed up my pre-long run meal.  Not doing that again.

Double post?  Or two workouts?

Glad you got to do something.

Never heard of double pneumonia but that can't be good.  Hope she recovers quickly.

Uggh...poor girl. Hope she is better fast!

Glad you are back to training!How do you feel?

With all the talk about diet and nutrition, I have a question for you. I started a strength training program 10 weeks ago that called for no cardio for 4 weeks. I stuck to that  for the most part except for 2 prescheduled 5K's. I was eating clean already so no real change to diet. During that 4 weeks with virtually no cardio, I dropped 8 pounds like it was nothing. After the 4 weeks I started back with moderate cardio and my weight has been creeping up since with no change in diet. All last year, while training for the tri's and HM's my weight was pretty stable and I couldn't lose anything even at my most productive weeks,even though I always want to lose 5 pounds.

So, what is it about cardio that seems to keep the weight on? I log my food at myfitnesspal.com (Scott, anyone?)and I would love for someone to look at my food diary and tell me where I am going wrong. I try to eat at 40% carbs/40% protein/20% fat. Some days are better than others. Any thoughts?

Always good when you can get back into training!