A bodyworker recently told me that my body does not like oats, even though my mouth finds them agreeable. It wasn’t like I was eating oatmeal every day, but I ate it probably once a week for breakfast. I always considered it a great pre-run meal, especially with my favorite healthy add-ins. Oats are crazy popular right […]
Category: Eat Well
The Day Before the Marathon
Four months of training later and here we are: the day before the marathon. I just capped off hundreds of miles of training with an easy two-mile run. It’s incredible how short that distance feels now! But it’s not over yet. I’ve been focused on fueling all week, but today and tomorrow morning more than […]
How to Control a Sweet Tooth
Here’s a not-so-secret: I have a sweet tooth. I have fought with it my entire life, and it’s still my biggest weakness when it comes to food. However, I have a lot more control over it now than I did when I was a kid, and part of that is understanding what sugar does in […]
My Favorite Healthy Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate is usually a high-sugar beverage–not something we want to be putting in our bodies regularly. I learned to make a healthy hot chocolate that I absolutely love. It satisfies my sweet tooth-induced chocolate craving, but I know I’m giving my body some good food! Here’s how I do it: Healthy Hot Chocolate 1/2 […]
Super Bowl Snacks Done Better
Despite consuming a generally healthy diet, I don’t usually make a great effort to avoid special-occasion treats. Christmas, birthdays, and, yes, the Super Bowl will bring out foods you don’t normally (and definitely shouldn’t normally) eat. But, life is about balance, and I do enjoy a good birthday cake. So I’m not going to […]