Nutrition and Meals – Page 9

Taking a family road trip and staying on point nutritionally isn’t impossible; it simply takes some planning. The most important element to success is choosing accommodations with a kitchen. From roadwarriortrips.com: Travelers who create a little semblance of home when they are on the road can better keep off the vacation weight. By preparing your own meals when you can, you … [Read more…]

When I was in Minneapolis this past summer working the All-Star game for FOX, Brandon Warne waited patiently through our post-game coverage to say hello. I knew through twitter that he followed the blog, but his desire to shake hands made the interaction human. It was this same humanness that has made his nutritional adjustments a challenge, despite his best efforts. It’s also … [Read more…]

One of the most difficult elements of learning our own personal nutrition profile is the number of variables associated with how energetic we are at any given time. It can be pretty confusing.Suppose you have a headache. You drink a tall glass of water, take Advil, eat a bunch of anti-inflammatory foods, go for a jog, sleep for an hour and wake up without your headache. … [Read more…]

When most normal folks crave comforting soup, they head to their local deli and grab a pint of chicken noodle. Our know-it-all editor and my partner at Kaplifestyle, Stephanie, isn’t normal, folks. She takes a typical family’s winter situation and makes an otherwise easy solution difficult. She rehydrates (whatever the hell that means) dried mushrooms and goes exotic on us. We … [Read more…]

Ordering food from a restaurant when optimizing for health and well-being shouldn’t be complicated, and it’s not. Choose the animal flesh of your choice, and a vegetable side or two, and you’ll be fine.By now, you know my stance on indulgences. Going out to a nice dinner is a great time to relax the restrictions and enjoy a decadent meal. However, sometimes the meals out … [Read more…]