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Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Friday, April 1, 2016 / No comments / chia seeds , clean eating , clean eating recipes , fitness , healthy , healthy foods , nutrition , super foods

Clean Eating Vanilla-Almond Chia Breakfast Pudding

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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Did you know that chia seeds are excellent source of antioxidants, omega-3s, fiber and calcium? It was also once the best energy food of the Mayans and Aztecs!! This clean eating recipe will entice you to try and make this over the weekend. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2 cups unsweetened almond milk, homemade or store bought (see recipe for homemade almond milk below)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 cup chia seeds</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1-2 tablespoons agave nectar</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seasonal fruit for topping (blueberries, peaches, figs and plums are pictured here)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Almonds or other nuts for topping</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Add in a bowl the almond milk, chia seeds, vanilla and agave nectar. Mix well till combined till it thickens. If you have those wonderful, cute mason jars that would be a great container!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">2. Store in refrigerator, covered overnight or at least an hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Stir well before consuming and add a bit of water or milk if it is too thick. Top with fresh fruits and nuts that you like. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If you are looking to live a healthier life with nutritional whole foods, regular exercise, and want to approach life with a positive outlook, <a href="mailto:afitnurse@gmail.com" target="_blank">contact me!</a> I’d love to help support you on your journey and connect with you on improving your life and reaching your health and wellness goal!</span><br />
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Clean Eating Vanilla-Almond Chia Breakfast Pudding

Did you know that chia seeds are excellent source of antioxidants, omega-3s, fiber and calcium? It was also once the best energy food of...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Saturday, December 26, 2015 / No comments / health and fitness , health and wellness , healthy foods , healthy hair , holistic , lacking nutrients

Have Healthy Hair! Here's How

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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Healthy hair is a sign of a healthy body. Steady growth, shine, and elasticity are all important aspects of healthy, luscious locks! We all have different kinds of hair textures. Whether yours is curly, wavy, straight, flat, voluminous, thick, thin, coarse, or fine, your hair can be manageable and healthy! Healthy hair comes down to your overall and internal health! Healthy hair that has less to do with shampoos and conditioners and more to do with healthy foods and nutrients for your hair!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Eggs</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eggs are the go to food for scalp health and healthy hair. They are rich in many important nutrients. Specifically, eggs are rich in biotin, which is a B vitamin. You can take vitamin supplements, but it is best to maintain a healthy, nutrient dense diet for hair health. Eggs are easy to implement into your diet. Swap our your morning breakfast, for a delicious, savory omelette. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Salmon</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another great food for healthy hair is salmon. It is rich in a variety of B vitamins, specifically B6 and B12. These two vitamins are specifically involved with the creation of red blood cells, which carry nutrients all over the body, including the scalp and hair follicles. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Spinach is an amazing food. It is an excellent source of folate and iron. These nutrients work together to support healthy blood cells. The iron is important so that the red blood cells carry oxygen, allowing them to function properly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sweet potatoes are another important food for healthy hair. This is because of the Vitamin A. Vitamin A is necessary for cell growth, which includes hair! Without vitamin A, hair tends to be dry, dull, and more prone to damage. Avoid supplements with vitamin A because too much vitamin A can actually cause hair loss. Maintain a healthy level of vitamin A by eating sweet potatoes, carrots, kale, dark green lettuces, and asparagus.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Implementing these nutrient dense foods into your diet will surely help you have healthy hair that is growth steadily and is more manageable. Of course, there are external ways to take care of your hair too. Here a few tips on external hair care:</span><br />
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<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t sleep with your hair in a bun. It causes damage to the hair around the elastic band.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Always use conditioner in the shower.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rinse your hair with cold water after you wash it. It will help lock in moisture and improve your hair’s elasticity.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Don’t shampoo your hair every day, it takes away the natural oils on your scalp that keep your hair healthy!</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To avoid tangling, comb your hair from the ends and work your way up to the roots.</span></li>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more tips on living a healthy life that is focused on whole health, contact me! I’d love to help you get on track with a healthy lifestyle that is full of activity, adventures, and success. </span>

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Have Healthy Hair! Here's How

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Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, October 28, 2015 / No comments / clean eating , eating healthy , food prep , food preparation , food prepping , fresh food , get healthy , healthy , healthy choices , healthy eating , healthy family , healthy foods

3 Tips for Food Prep

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Food prep can be the key to weight loss, a healthy lifestyle, or making gains at the gym. Whatever your goals are, food prep is an easy way to keep your pantry and refrigerator stocked with portioned, healthy choices! It can be overwhelming to start food prep for the first time. There is a lot of work that goes into prepping food for advance though there are easy ways to start! Here are three tips for a successful food prep.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Food prep takes careful thought and preparation! You need to know exactly what you want to prepare, what ingredients you will need, and how to prepare it. Start by creating an outline of the meals you would like to eat. For beginners, only plan two or three days in advance. A full week food prep is time-consuming. A day or two is manageable for your first experience!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Do an ingredient check. After you create your food prep outline, look at the ingredients you have and what ingredients you will still need. It is best to do your food prep outline a couple days in advance. That way, you will have time to go to the grocery store to gather all needed ingredients. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Set aside a time! Having a specific time for food prep is extremely important. You will eventually want to set up a routine with a set time each week to do your food prep. Many people do their food prep on Sunday evenings to prepare for the week. Do what works best for you and your schedule!</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you first begin food prep, the idea of trying new recipes can be exciting. For your first food prep, however, I’d recommend using recipes you know. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Using familiar recipes will make your first food prep much easier. You know how to prepare the dish. You know what ingredients you need. You know how much food you will have to portion out. Lastly, you will be confident knowing that you are making a dish that you enjoy! There’s nothing worse than preparing food for several days and realizing that you don’t like the way it tastes. Stick to familiar recipes for your first few food prep sessions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Remember that “food prep” doesn’t always mean cooking.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Food prep can be a variety of things. You can do only the basic outline for food prep. You can simply chop up vegetables that you will want to use later in the week. You can portion out snacks for yourself and your family, to avoid overeating. This is all part of food prep.</span></span></div>
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3 Tips for Food Prep

Food prep can be the key to weight loss, a healthy lifestyle, or making gains at the gym. Whatever your goals are, food prep is an easy w...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, October 14, 2015 / No comments / clean eating , eating healthy , fall foods , healthier holiday treats , healthy , healthy foods , healthy halloween , healthy holiday , healthy lifestyle

Have a Healthy Halloween

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It seems tough to implement health into a holiday that is based all around candy, but it is worth the effort. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Eating a bunch of Halloween candy is going to make you crave those tempting sweets even after Halloween ends. You will have to start over again to work up the willpower to avoid future sugar cravings. The same goes for children! Children will crave candy after Halloween. They will probably ask for candy from the grocery store, and we all know how difficult it is to say “no” in the grocery store. The solution is a to have a healthy Halloween! </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This is huge. Kids, especially kids that have a generally healthy diet, are bound to get a stomach ache on Halloween. Their systems aren’t used to the sugar. A healthy Halloween will help your kids enjoy their costume and activities without feeling brought down by a stomach ache.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Now that I’ve stated why a healthy Halloween is a good idea, I have some tips on how to implement it! It probably won’t be a popular idea among your kids in the beginning, but talking to them and explaining why you’re doing it will be helpful!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I hope you can implement a healthy Halloween, or at least limit the amount of candy that is consumed! If you are looking for extra support on your journey toward a healthy lifestyle, please </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I would love to help you reach your fitness and health goals. :)</span></span>

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Have a Healthy Halloween

A healthy Halloween can be enjoyable for everyone! Healthy, delicious snacks and yummy treats won’t leave anyone feeling nauseous and ...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Friday, August 28, 2015 / No comments / clean eating , clean eating snacks , healthy choices , healthy eating , healthy foods , healthy snacks , Protein , protein snacks

5 Protein Snacks that Pack a Punch

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Greek yogurt is one of the best protein snacks! It has an important serving of dairy, is a natural probiotic, and has an average of 17 grams of protein per serving! When selecting your Greek yogurt, check the label to make sure you are purchasing a brand that does not have a lot of additives, like sugars or fake flavorings. It is best to choose a plain, lowfat, Greek yogurt and add toppings. To sweeten it up, add a little raw honey, and garnish the yogurt with berries. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you are about to embark on your journey to a healthier lifestyle, </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">contact me</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.666666666666666px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">! I’d love to support you on your journey to health and wellness. :)</span></span>

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5 Protein Snacks that Pack a Punch

Snacks are necessary to keep your metabolism at its peak throughout the day. The type of snacks consumed makes a difference in reaching y...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Tuesday, May 19, 2015 / No comments / cobb salad , Delicious Salad , diet , easy summer salads , fitness , health , healthy foods , Healthy Salad , nutrition , Party Salad , Recipes , vegetables , vitamins

4 Easy Summer Salads To Try

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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Easy summer salads are perfect for a refreshing picnic lunch or an outdoor meal. Munch on your tasty salad as the kids run around on the playground or enjoy it as part of a romantic dinner with your man on the patio. I love the way you can turn easy summer salads into your own creation by adding the ingredients you love and omitting the ones you don’t. Enjoy!</span></span>

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4 Easy Summer Salads To Try

Easy summer salads are some of my favorite meals in the summer! They are fresh, delicious, and a great way to eat clean and feel healthy....

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Thursday, May 7, 2015 / No comments / cleanse , detox , diet , drink water , fitness , Fitness motivation , health , healthy foods , healthy lifestyle , massage , nutrition plan , Vacation , ways to detox your body

Simple Ways to Detox Your Body Naturally

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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Try a specific program. There are specific programs you can do as one of the ways to detoxify your body. I always love doing the </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/2014/07/3-day-refresh-results-and-30-day-clean.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3-Day Refresh</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> as part of my detoxifying routine. It uses the simple method of replacing one meal a day with a delicious shakeology smoothie. Combined with healthy eating and exercise, this is also a great way to jumpstart weight loss!</span></span></div>
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Simple Ways to Detox Your Body Naturally

There are some healthy ways to detox your body for a refreshed start to your summer. Detoxing is a good idea if you’re looking for a na...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Saturday, April 4, 2015 / No comments / abs , almond butter , avocado , Black beans , clean eating , diet , eating healthy , fitness , food , health , healthy foods , plants , Protein , quinoa

6 Amazing Plant-based Proteins

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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plant-based proteins are one of my favorite ways to boost my protein intake without all the calories. Protein helps build the muscles that keep us strong, active, and healthy, so it’s important to make sure you are getting enough every day. Meat is typically a good source of protein, but for vegetarians, or anyone who doesn’t like to eat a lot of meat, getting the proper amount of plant-based proteins is important. Most of these plant-based proteins are delicious as the main ingredient in a dish or as an easy, tasty side dish with a little burst of protein.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not only are hemp seeds a great source of plant-based proteins, they also have plenty of vitamins and minerals, which support overall health. They are delicious sprinkled over a salad, yogurt, or smoothies. Hemp seeds are also delectable in oatmeal or pudding.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quinoa</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Quinoa is a gluten-free grain, so it’s one of the most universally loved plant-based proteins. I love a good quinoa salad! You can also make a hot quinoa cereal, cookies, or fritters. The possibilities really are endless, when it comes to quinoa.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of my personal fav’s is almond butter. In my opinion, this is one of the most convenient plant-based proteins. Not only is it mineral and protein-rich, but it makes the most scrumptious treats! For instance, these </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/2013/05/shakeology-sunset-bars.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Shakeology Sunset Bars</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The </span><a href="http://www.shakeology.com/en_US/shake-flavors" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Chocolate Shakeology</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, almond butter, honey, and banana in these bars make for an indulgent delight that is still full of protein.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As one of the staples in plant-based proteins, black beans are chock full of protein. Add them to fajitas, make a batch of delicious chili, or this delightful recipe for </span><a href="http://www.afitnurse.com/search/label/Black%20beans" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cumin Lime Black Bean Quinoa Salad</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. Hint: that recipe has black beans and quinoa, so you know it’s chock full of protein!</span></span></div>
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6 Amazing Plant-based Proteins

Plant-based proteins are one of my favorite ways to boost my protein intake without all the calories. Protein helps build the muscles t...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Thursday, March 26, 2015 / No comments / Alyssa schomaker , beachbody. beachbody coach , children , eating health , health , healthy foods , Healthy recipes , kids , Kids Health , motherhood , Recipes , teach health

Teaching Children About Health Is Vital

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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a Beachbody coach and a mother, I believe that teaching children about health is vital. And I’m not saying forcing them into healthful eating. I'm talking about teaching children WHY it’s important to eat healthily and regularly exercise. It does take a little extra time and effort, but the outcome provides a promising outlook for a healthy future.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Benefits Of Teaching Children About Health</span><br /><br /><b>Enforces Healthy Habits</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b>Teaching children about health from the beginning helps enforce healthy habits as they grow up. If they start eating a side salad at dinner every night, it will become routine for them. Hopefully, those healthy habits will continue for the rest of their lives.<br /><b><br />Produces Healthy Preferences</b><br /><br />When children eat healthfully in their youth, they often prefer the taste of whole foods over the taste of processed foods. Plus, their bodies will typically feel the toll of processed foods when they do eat them, so they will continue to recognize the value of getting proper nutrition, daily. Teaching children to eat healthy food every day can help them favor it in the future.<br /><br /><br /><b>Generates Curiosity</b><br /><br />If children start learning why they eat healthily and exercise daily, they’ll start to wonder why they would do anything else. Teaching children the reasoning behind healthy decisions can help get their minds thinking about why they do what they do. That encourages healthy, thought-out decisions. <br /><br /><br /><b>Prevents Unhealthy Futures</b><br /><br />If children are eating healthy and getting enough exercise from the beginning, there shouldn’t be a need to spend time and energy on correcting habits. Establishing healthy lifestyles can prevent things like obesity and obesity-related diseases. It can also eliminate the need for extreme health changes, which can be difficult. Because of this, teaching children about the importance of health can have a profound influence on their future.<br /><br /><br /><b>Inspires Action</b><br /><br />Teaching children the importance of health and exercise means you will be keeping them active. Being active gives children all the great benefits of exercise and fresh air. Plus, when they are running around outside, they aren’t fostering sight and posture issues by sitting and staring at a screen.<br /><br /><br />Do you agree that teaching children about health is essential? I hope so! Becoming a Beachbody coach is a great way to establish a healthy lifestyle and learn about how to incorporate health into your life, your family members' lives, and your friends' lives. <a href="https://alyssaschomaker.wufoo.com/forms/royal-republic-coach-apprenticeship-information/">Click here</a> to learn more about becoming a Beachbody coach.</span></div>
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Teaching Children About Health Is Vital

As a Beachbody coach and a mother, I believe that teaching children about health is vital. And I’m not saying forcing them into healthful ...

Posted by Alyssa Schomaker / Wednesday, February 25, 2015 / No comments / chicken , chicken recipe , fitness , health , healthy , healthy choices , healthy dinner , healthy foods , Healthy recipes , nutrition , Recipes

5 Different Ways To Make Tasty Chicken

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<li><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 teaspoon red chili flakes</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Lettuce Wrap.</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Well, this is a simple one but it really freshens up a chicken meal! Put chicken, peppers, onions, avocado, salt, pepper, turkey bacon and any other of your favorite sandwich ingredients into a large leaf lettuce. Roll up and enjoy! </span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Sauce.</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> A great way to make tasty chicken and efficiently use your time is to make a delicious sauce while you cook the chicken breasts. Try this great recipe for barbeque sauce to serve over grilled chicken:</span></span></div>
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<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 (6 oz) can of tomato paste</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 ½ tablespoons cider vinegar</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 tablespoons pure maple syrup</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 tablespoon honey</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">½ teaspoon garlic powder</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">½ teaspoon onion powder</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">½  teaspoon sea salt</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">½ teaspoon red pepper flakes</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">1 teaspoon paprika</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">¼ teaspoon all spice</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">½ cup water</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.2; white-space: pre-wrap;">Bring to a boil and let simmer for 20 minutes or until desired consistency, then serve over chicken breasts. I like serving this with a fresh side salad! </span></span></div>
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