Monthly Archives: February 2012

Say bye to heartburn naturally

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Quick boiling some kale.

I just know y’all are being so good and eating your fruits and vegetables and have them daily with your meals.  But just in case you need another reason to get some vegetables and leafy greens in your diet…it’s to alkalize.   What do you mean by that Julie?  Awwww I love when you ask questions!

Well since we do typically tend to eat more acidic foods such as sugar, meat, eggs, artificial sweeteners, carbonated soft drinks, coffee, cheeses, etc…we need to alkalize the acidic environment we create inside our bodies to bring the pH down.  It’s called homeostasis.

You can still enjoy acidic foods, which I recommend not taking them out because we do need a balance, but it’s a MUST to eat alkalizing foods such as broccoli, beets, kale, almonds, citrus fruits, apple cider vinegar, etc., to bring the acid down.

Billions of dollars are spent every year on Tums and Rolaids due to heartburn and our diets creating too much acid inside.  If we keep our bodies in that constant condition of Metabolic Acidosis, it creates a friendly environment for many chronic illnesses such as cancer, osteoporosis, kidney stones, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Here is a great link detailing a list of acidic and alkaline foods!

If your produce goes bad quickly, which I get that complaint a lot, then I highly recommend these Produce Savers.  You can get them on Amazon for $16.99.  I also saw them at QFC here in Seattle at buy one get one free.   They work great!

Produce Savers keep fruit and vegetables fresh for up to 2 weeks!

So let’s help our cells and tissues function properly by decreasing our acid build-up and keeping a slightly alkaline environment by eating to nourish!

Turkey Chipotle Muffins

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Okay so wow the sunshine has been amazing the last couple days here in Seattle!  And it’s warmer at around 60 degrees too.  It has felt so good to have the sun on my face.  It’s weird to think just a couple weeks ago we had our snowstorm and it was 30 degrees colder!  I really am so lucky to live in one of the prettiest parts of Seattle too…Greenlake.  Here are some pictures I took yesterday:

Flowers are blooming already? These smell sooooo good too.

A lot of the schools crew on the lake. It's so neat to watch!

The sun shining through is so pretty.

Perfect place to sit and read huh?

I just love capturing pretty moments that sometimes just take my breath away.

And now on to these yummy Turkey Chipotle Muffins!  Like I said, I’ve been eating a lot more protein these days.   I found this recipe from Jamie Eason who is a body builder out in California.  She’s always in my Oxygen magazine with pictures of her awesome workouts.  It’s pretty much making a meatloaf but putting scoops into a 12 cup muffin pan!  This way it helps with portion sizes which is so important.  It’s so easy to eat too much.  Portion sizes are out of control in restaurants.  Plus, plates are just bigger these days and we fill them up with lots of food.  But I think this is just such a great idea because it’s really easy to just reach in and grab one for a snack and they taste good cold as well.  I actually prefer it cold because these have a little kick with the chipotle pepper spice in them and I have a super sensitive palate when it comes to spicy food so I guess it kind of cools it down.  I’m such a baby I know!  But these are also great to take to work or school and stick in your little lunch cooler.  Cooked poultry will keep in the fridge for about 4 days so you might want to cut this recipe in half if you won’t eat them all in that time.  Or you can freeze them instead.

They're kinda pretty too~

TURKEY CHIPOTLE MUFFINS

Makes 12 muffins

Each muffin will give you:

Calories: 80

Fats: 2 grams

Carbs: 4 grams

Protein: 11 grams

Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs ground turkey (very lean)
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 cup quick cooking oats
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme (or 1 teaspoon fresh thyme)
  • 2 teaspoons dry yellow mustard
  • 2 teaspoons chipotle pepper spice
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt (or use a fun flavored one!)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 celery stalks, finely chopped (celery is #2 on the dirty dozen list so please buy them organic)

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Grease the muffin pan good because they will stick a lot since there isn’t a lot of fat in these.
  3. Mix all ingredients in a large bowl.
  4. Then just scoop some out and shape into a ball (racquetball size) and place in each muffin cup.  If you have some left over just keep adding to each cup until it’s all gone.
  5. Bake for 40 minutes or until a thermometer says 165 degrees.

Have fun with this recipe and add in your own favorite spices.  I think next week I’m going to add in black beans, corn, bell peppers!  These are pretty dry since the turkey is very lean but I like it that way because they don’t fall apart when you take a bite.  Feel free to dip them in a honey mustard sauce or ketchup but just read the labels first and make sure there isn’t too much sugar or fat in them.

Enjoy!  And thanks Jamie for sharing your recipe and great idea with us!

My awesome plyometrics P90X workout

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I have to blog about my plyometrics workout this morning.  It is such a great workout!  It is one of the DVDs that is in the P90X set.  Like I said in one of my other posts, I’m really trying to build back my muscle.  Why you ask?  Well I can’t find it first of all!  Seriously.  I keep losing so much year after year.  And when you have more muscle, not only do you burn more calories but your bones are stronger as well.  I’m always thinking ahead.  I don’t want to be an old person that can’t walk and move around and not be able to do simple things.  I want to be strong and fit!  But for now, I want to look good in my jeans. :)

If you are looking for a good workout, I highly recommend P90X.  I also do my Butt Bible videos but this plyometrics workout gets you jumpin’ and sweatin’!

You don’t use any weights in this one and I like it because it has a ton of squats but they only last for 30 sec each session.  But you repeat each session twice.  It lasts about an hour and you are moving the whole time.   They do give you about 3 water breaks in between.  Or maybe I just like these videos because you get to watch this in action:

Mmmmmmm hmmmmmm…that’s Tony Horton and he’s awesome.  He’s funny, he’s empathetic, he’s smart, and he knows his stuff.

And remember to eat lots of protein within an hour of your workout so you can replenish those hard working muscles!

I’d love to hear from anyone else who are doing these workouts!  Let’s get fit and nourish together!