Nutrition

Besides the downside of smelly breath, Garlic has great health benefits. It can be used in many ways, in multiple parts of our diets. For anyone who knows me, I waft with the smell of garlic whenever I am cooking! Fresh garlic has so much more flavor and health benefits than the jar garlic. Truly don't waste your time with a jar and grab a bulb. Below are just a few of the many great things about garlic and steps to utilize it (you won't regret grabbing it at the store this weekend!):

My typical Wednesday is a whirl wind -- I wake up at 4:15am, leave the house at 5:15am to coach all day. I get home at 5pm and the last thing I want to do is exercise though I know this will make me feel so much better and less stressed! But it is already 5pm so if I workout I won't have time to cook a nice dinner for my husband who has been on the road all week traveling for work unless we eat late and the only thing I want to do is GO TO BED! So I pull together enough energy to prep a swift dinner, put on my tennis shoes as motivation and call a friend to meet me at the gym in 15 min.

One of my favorite breakfast's is a Greek Yogurt parfait! I have a major sweet tooth and this hits the spot filled with protein, filling fat, and energy to push me to get through the day. However, I am sure you have heard differing stories on the health levels of Greek yogurt and you are probably wondering which is true. You’re not alone! Over the past year or so more and more brands of yogurts are added to the grocery shelves. Crazy kinds, ingredients, and sugars are all increasing confusion and curiosity. Here are tips for Greek Yogurt to be a healthy part of your day, not a desert!

Whenever I coach, I repeat 'eat nuts and seeds' frequently! But one seed I typically forget about is pumpkin seeds. Probably because we are out of pumpkin season, but no longer should let this stop us! When was the last time you had pumpkin seeds on your salad, in your granola, or eaten plain? Reasons why you should start crunching on these seeds: