Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Nutrition Challenge

I have heard some great feedback from all the nutrition challengers. Week one is the hardest part…you will start to feel better soon. Hang in there!!!! Your body is detoxing from all your past bad habits (some worse than others) so remember EAT MORE VEGGIES!! Your carbs/energy is coming from the vegetables so load up. Start to think outside the box…try new things, uses your assigned coaches, google recipes, talk to other members and get creative. You will see a huge difference in 30 days. Make sure you record, record, record. Write it all down…even the not so good choices. This is how the coaches can help you at the end of each week. You can leave your journals at the desk on Friday or Saturday so your coach can review it and give you pointers. Also make sure you have turned in your $25 for the buy-in. T-shirts will be ordered soon.

Salads are my favorite go to meal for lunch time. Its a great way to get lots of veggies in a meal and I love making my own dressings to change it up!

Here are a few dressings I like…

Mustard-herb vinaigrette dressing
In a blender, puree 1 hard cooked egg yolk (makes dressing creamy) with 3 TBSP white vinegar, 1 TBSP of mustard, 1 TBSP water, and 1/2 tsp of garlic, 1/2 tsp of salt, and 1/2 tsp of pepper. With blender running, slowly add 5 TBSP of extra-virgin olive oil until emulsified. Pour into bowl and add fresh parsley or basil. Makes 2/3 cup.

Fresh raspberry vinaigrette
In a blender, puree 3/4 cup of fresh raspberries with 1/4 cup of organic chicken broth with 2 TBSP of extra-virgin olive oil, 1 TBSP apple cider vinegar and 1 TBSP minced shallot, 2 tsp mustard, and 1/4 tsp salt and pepper. Makes 2/3 cup.

Put in the refrigerator and they are good for about a week! ENJOY!

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I made the cupcakes and they are yummy. Thanks'