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Iron Rations: A Simple and Healthy Breakfast

February 20, 2013/2 Comments/in Healthy Recipes /by TheJerd

Healthy breakfast eggs and spinach Eggs. The staple of so many people’s morning ritual.

Unfortunately these miraculous packages of protein and amino acids are often partnered up with stacks of pancakes slathered in butter and sugar sauce, southern biscuits soaked in heart-attack inducing gravy, covered in tons of cheese, etc…

Since everyone knows that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” (Thanks non-stop 1980s TV advertising), and we all should be aware that shoveling piles of empty carbs and buckets of cholesterol into our faces is not the way to treat our bodies, then it is a simple conclusion that we want to partake in a healthy meal to start our day. Right?

So rather than waking up and immediately punching your metabolism in the throat with a maple syrup covered fist, how about you start the day off right and eat one of my personal favorite 5 minute healthy breakfasts instead?

Eggs w/ Sautéed Spinach

I know the phrases “5 minute” and “healthy” probably seem to be in conflict with each other; in a lot of people’s minds, Fast Ave. does not intersect with Healthy Blvd. When people think of a fast breakfast they think Poptarts (I shudder at the thought) or a bowl of cereal, not a hot filling meal that starts the day off with a healthy dose of protein and an assortment of vitamins and minerals.

Trust me, it is quick and easy; here is how you whip this up!

Iron Rations: Top Kitchen Essentials

February 13, 2013/11 Comments/in Healthy Recipes /by TheJerd

Kitchen Essentials Healthy Grocery Shopping I fondly remember shopping with my mother when I was growing up; wandering the aisles of the grocery store watching her toss endless boxes and bags into the cart, always hoping that if I was good that I would get to pick a comic book from the spinning rack near the checkout. It’s a very simple, and pleasant, memory for me.

My mother did her best to make sure our family ate well. Don’t get me wrong, she wasn’t perfect by any stretch of the imagination (she refered to corn as a vegetable, we lived on white as snow bread, and there was a lot of super sugary canned fruits in the pantry at all times) but she did what I like to think was her best.

I distinctly remember:

We never had soda in the house
She would never buy my brother or I any cereal with chocolate anything or bits of marshmallow
If we wanted something sweet she always preferred we had fruit or a granola bar instead of a cookie.

Sounds good, right? In a very limited capacity it was, but not really…

Are You the Best?

February 6, 2013/0 Comments/in Health & Fitness /by TheJerd

I have a serious question for you.

If you aren’t the best at something, is it worth doing?

I am pretty sure that most of you, after thinking about it for a moment, will come to the same conclusion as me. Of course!

All or Nothing Fitness Think about it; if there wasn’t a point to doing something unless you were the best at it, then you probably wouldn’t do 99.99999% of the things you do (My apologies to anyone who is the best at something. My bad.) For example, I like to play FPS games like Gears of War and Call of Duty on Xbox Live. I also get shot in the face; a lot. I am far from the best, or even from top-tier (let’s be honest, I kind of suck) but I keep doing it because I find it entertaining.

Here’s another, more pertinent, example; I train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu very seriously and I also compete both locally and abroad internationally. I do so with moderate success, but I am far from a being a World Champion. So why do I keep doing it and pushing to be better? Because I enjoy both the activity itself and the benefits I reap from it!

So why is it when it comes to personal health and fitness that people take an all or nothing approach? I can’t count the number of times I have heard people lament that they just aren’t going to do anything because they don’t think they can ever have six-pack abs? (“You’re dreaming about gorgonzola cheese when it’s clearly brie time baby!” Anyone? 7 minute abs?!? “There’s Something About Mary“?!?!? Come on people!)