Tag: Food is Fuel
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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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Review of Generation UCAN
It was a cold, Saturday morning when I took a chance on a new method of fuel. I had a 10 mile run scheduled and it was about 14 degrees Fahrenheit, and the ground was covered in snow. Seemed like the perfect time to try something new. I had ordered a sample pack of UCAN…
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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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4 Months Post and Summer Recap.
Holy cow does time fly. Seriously! My baby is now four months and I’m staring at the unforgiving face of another school year. Why is it we wait the entire winter for summer, and then is gone in the blink of an eye? Not cool, time. Not cool. If your summer has been anything like…
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Crock-pot Rotisserie Chicken
This is by far the easiest recipe ever. I don’t even know if it qualifies as a recipe. It’s just a chop, dump, and turn-on-the-pot kind of recipe. The hardest part is remembering to take the chicken out to thaw the night before. Really. The crock-pot is one of my favorite things. Could there be…
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Top 10 Grocery buys for Pregnant Runners
I’m not a “diet” follower. I don’t count calories or points or grams of stuff. Not judging anyone who does; if it helps you manage a healthy lifestyle, awesome! I just can’t find the energy, drive, or time to keep track of stuff like that. My philosophy on food is pretty basic: Try to eat…
