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Archive for the ‘Food & Beverage’ Category


5 Kitchen Tips to Eating Well

I recently saw an article called 5 Kitchen Rules to Eating Right, and I thought How can I expand on that list? The 5 rules listed in that article were: Season to Taste Utilize the advice of others Create your own recipes Shop for the best Utilize your local farms I agree with all of [...]

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Are Gu Chomps Any Good? » A Review

The other day I went for a run and wanted to try a new nutrition product, Gu Chomps. A friend of mine that’s sponsored by Gu had told me that I needed to give them a fair shake, and another buddy had given me a package of these to try. Since I’ve never had them [...]

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A Salad Recipe For Nights When You Get Home Late

Getting home late at night isn’t all that uncommon…I usually get out of work at about the time that I’d prefer to be eating dinner in an ideal world, and most nights will then coach and/or run before I head home. If you are as busy as I tend to be, you might not get [...]

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Eating Well While Traveling

Eating well while traveling can be difficult. Hours on the roads, quick stops at restaurants, and bad hotel food served to captive audiences can easily lend itself to a “not quite right” feeling in your gut even a week after you get home and back to your normal diet. There are a few tactics you [...]

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A Recipe for Imam

On our recent trip to Greece, I got some more ammunition against my wife’s dislike of eggplant as she not only enjoyed eating the Imam but even ordered it for herself after trying mine earlier in the trip. Of course, that just meant we had to try to recreate the dish at home. (I will [...]

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The 50 Mile Diet – How to Prepare For A Long Endurance Event

Shortly after running 50 miles, I wrote a short little article analyzing what I ate the morning of and during the race. I examined the exact number of calories that I consumed compared to my estimated caloric usage. Today, I’m going to share a few of the meals that I consumed in the week leading [...]

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The 50 Mile Diet – Don’t Knock It ‘Til You Try It

Yesterday, I ran 50 miles. At once. Yeah, strange thing to do, but it seemed like a good way to finish off a vacation. At a very rough estimate, I probably burned around 5500 calories or so in the 8 hours that that took. Here is everything that I consumed before and during the race: [...]

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Napping Is Better Than Caffeine

Given my fondness for caffeine, I love when I can find a new study that shows that it isn’t good for you. Scientists in the Laboratory of Sleep and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of California conducted a test on 61 people who went through a series of physical and mental exercises to set a [...]

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