Looking for a cool salad to fill you up this summer? Here's a delicious recipe from my partners over at Prograde Nutrition for you. Roasted Red Pepper Chicken and Avocado Salad 1 medium ripe avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced 1 tsp. lemon juice 1 bag (10 oz.) torn romaine lettuce (about 10 cups) 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 1 medium tomato, cut into wedges 1 small cucumber, sliced ¼ … [Read more...]
Fat Loss Check List – 10 Reasons Why You Are Not Seeing Results
Here's a sneak preview of one of the tools in the "Fat Loss Toolbox", which is included in the "Your Metabolism Makeover" nutrition coaching course. Many times people will give me a ton of "reasons" why they just "can't lose weight". Sometimes there are legitimate medical challenges that make weight loss difficult, but that is a very small percentage of us More than likely... 1. You are … [Read more...]
Sensible Supplementation
There are literally thousands of products on the market that claim to burn fat and help you lose weight. Do they work? Well I think the best way I can put it is like this - If your house was on fire, would you use a thimble to put it out? Here's what I mean; the small amount that some of these products might affect your metabolic rate, or ability to burn bodyfat will be far overshadowed if you … [Read more...]
Healthy Recipe Ginger Salmon Video
We received great feedback from this recipe when we posted it, so this edition of "Cooking with the Carlson's" shows you just how quick and easy it is! Enjoy! Grilled Salmon 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/4 c onion, chopped 1 tsp ginger, grated 1 tsp garlic, minced 2 Tbsp Soy sauce or Tamari 1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper 1/2 tsp paprika 1 lb salmon fillets Combine marinade ingredients. Add salmon and … [Read more...]
Healthy Recipe – Vegetable Fettucine
No Pasta? No Problem! This great tasting dish uses your favorite vegetables to keep calories low while keeping all the flavor. … [Read more...]
Are You Pounding Nails With A Screwdriver?
Before you read this post, I want you to head on over and read Gretchen's blog on "results" from a couple days ago. She is writing as one of you, someone who isn't a coach or trainer, someone like Nancy or me you may perceive as having an "unfair advantage". Go ahead, I'll wait. Done? Alright then let's get to it. The main point I want you to come away with from that post is this - Give Yourself … [Read more...]
Eat The Rainbow
Here is an experiment that everyone should do. Take all the food you are going to eat during a 24 hour period. Place it all on your kitchen table. Now step back and look at the colors. Do you see many different colors or are you eating the same colors in your food all day long? The idea is to eat the color of the rainbow each day. Red, Orange, Yellow, Green. Purple, and Blue are found in a … [Read more...]
Six Chicken Dinners In Under 25 Minutes
That's what the amazing Coach Nancy demonstrated during her live "Cooking With The Carlson's" portion of our nutrition seminar tonight. If you think food prep takes forever and you don't have time to cook, think again. A little patience, perseverance and practice and you'll be cranking out tasty and creative meals in no time! We've shared all the recipes below, so if you couldn't make it … [Read more...]
Dean’s Favorite Pork Loin Chili
Ingredients 8 tablespoons peanut oil 3 pounds boneless pork loin, cut into 2-inch cubes Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 onion, cut into 1-inch dice 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1-inch dice 3 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced 2 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 tablespoons chili powder 2 tablespoons ground cumin 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper 3 … [Read more...]
