Tag: food
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How to Fuel for Runs: Before, During, and After
As I begin training for my fourth marathon, I thought I’d tackle the issue of fuel for runs. During my first marathon, I did everything wrong: didn’t train well, ate way too many carbs, and knew NOTHING about fueling for runs. Turns out, your body can only go for so long with out fuel before…
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Monster Meatballs
I’ve mentioned these in the past and have now gotten around to typing up the recipe. These bad boys are packed with nutrition and are perfect for pregnant moms, postpartum moms, and female runners of all stages of life. Runners often have low iron, and most female runners are depleted in iron due to a…
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Foods to Prep for Postpartum
We are in the home stretch! I’m so looking forward to welcoming our baby girl, but the end of pregnancy always feels so long yet nowhere near enough time to prepare for everything. Let’s face it, you never are fully prepared for motherhood. It just happens by the grace of God. The nesting instinct has…
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Protein-packed Peanut Butter Balls
I’m always looking for healthy, quick snacks that will leave my kids satisfied and not complaining “I hungee!” within 20 minutes. (Let’s face it, kids could probably eat all day long if we let them.) My goal is to always try and fill their tummies with a combination of protein, fat, and carbohydrates that will…
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Grain-free Banana Muffins
This past week I had a few days off of school. I was really looking forward to some chill time at home, hanging with the kids, and playing catch-up. What I didn’t take into account was the fact that kids without school and a schedule are terrors. Like, somebody-hold-me-back, kind of terrors. They enjoyed some…
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Corn and Black Bean Salsa
This post originally appeared on thedarlinggirls.wordpress.com on June 3, 2016 Something about summer makes us want to avoid cooking. I think it’s probably the heat; we don’t want to heat the house up by cooking something, or we don’t want to eat a piping hot meal. We cook everything on the grill, or just make…
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Life After Whole 30
I’m standing in front of the open freezer, staring at a lovely collection of chocolate that has been stored there for the past 30 days. It’s dark; the children are in bed. I nibble my lower lip as I debate how bad it would be if I ended my last day on Whole 30 with…
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