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Ginger Shrimp and Chard Stir Fry
Ginger Shrimp and Chard Stir Fry
00Monday night I had a lot on my plate (no pun intended) and needed a quick dinner. I had planned to make Ginger Shrimp and Chard Stir Fry over brown rice, but last minute changed my mind and used Tasty Bite Asian Kung Pao Noodles instead! This was the first time I ever bought this pre-made microwaveable pouch of fresh cooked noodles and vegetables tossed with peanuts in a Kung Pao sauce and I have...
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New Year’s Resolutions – What You Should Know
New Year’s Resolutions – What You Should Know
00Goodbye 2012, hello 2013! Happy New Year! I hope 2012 was everything you hoped it would be and that the best is still to come in 2013. I spent my last night of 2012 in the great company of my favorite dietitians! 2012 was a terrific year – here’s a look back! I competed in the Crossfit Games Open I learned how to ski I married my high school sweetheart! We traveled to Greece! I...
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Shrimp Avocado Salad
Shrimp Avocado Salad
00In keeping with the theme of Paleo today, I made a delicious Shrimp Avocado Salad for lunch! The salad consisted of a simple bed of lettuce, sliced avocado, cherry tomatoes, and lemon garlic shrimp. I recreated this salad based on this one I had in Mykonos! Instead of a creamy dressing for the salad, I used Isola Cream of Balsamic, one of my newest favorites in the kitchen! Cream of balsamic...
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What is Paleo?
What is Paleo?
00What is Paleo? The Paleolithic (Paleo for short) diet takes us back to the foods of our primal ancestors. If you think back to Paleolithic times when humans were hunters and gatherers, what types of foods did people eat? Mostly meat, fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Hunters and gatherers were around long before the agricultural revolution and domestication of animals. Therefore, their diet did...
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Crossfit Games Workout 12.3 & 12.4
Crossfit Games Workout 12.3 & 12.4
00As part of the 2012 Crossfit Games Open, I have now officially completed Week 3 and 4! Check out Workout 12.1 and Workout 12.2 if you missed them. What was the Week 3 workout? Complete as many rounds and reps as possible in 18 minutes of: 15 Box Jumps, using 20” box 75# Push Press, 12 reps 9 Toes-to-Bar See the video here. How did I do? I got a score of 189. Meaning I completed 5 rounds...
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Pink Slime Beef Outrage
Pink Slime Beef Outrage
00Finely textured lean beef, commonly known as “pink slime” is all the rage with the United States beef industry. Up to 70% of beef sold in American supermarkets and up to 25% of American hamburger patties are made up of pink slime meat filler. Pink slime, made up of low grade boneless lean beef trimmings (BLBT) that come from the most contaminated parts of the cow, was once only used in dog...
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Deal of the Week: Spectrum Organic Cooking Oil
Deal of the Week: Spectrum Organic Cooking Oil
00This week’s Deal of the Week is on Spectrum Organic Cooking Oil! Currently there is a coupon for $2.00 OFF any Spectrum product in the Whole Foods Market Whole Deal. Additionally, there is a coupon for $1.00 OFF any Spectrum product that can be found in the Vitamin Angels coupon book. Vitamin Angels coupon books are usually distributed to health food stores nation-wide and are...
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Crossfit Games Workout 12.2
Crossfit Games Workout 12.2
00As part of the 2012 Crossfit Games Open, we are on to Week 2! Check out Workout 12.1 if you missed it. What was the Week 2 workout? Snatches. And a lot of them. See a video on how to do a snatch here. Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 10 minutes: 30 Snatch (45# for women) 30 Snatch (75# for women) 30 Snatch (100# for women) Max Rep Snatch...
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Deal of the Week: Naked Fruit Juice
Deal of the Week: Naked Fruit Juice
00In case you haven’t noticed, super-couponing has become a major trend this year. Reality TV has led us to believe that super-couponing results in an at-home stockpile of junk food including everything from candy and sugary cereals to cookies and soda. To break away from this myth I wanted to start a “Deal of the Week” post each week to show how you can reap the benefits of super-couponing...
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Roasted Whole Chicken with Chili Maple Glaze
Roasted Whole Chicken with Chili Maple Glaze
00If you’ve ever roasted a whole chicken or turkey, you know that the secret is in the brine. Brining a chicken not only adds flavor and produces a delicious juicy bird, but also tenderizes free-range pastured birds as they can often be tough. There are number of different ingredients and spices you can use in your brine, but I usually keep mine simple – salt, sugar, and cider vinegar. How to...
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Food Rules
Food Rules
00If you have never read the Michael Pollan book Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual, you definiteley should. Food Rules is a set of memorable rules for eating wisely and healthy. Many of which are drawn from a variety of ethnic and cultural traditions, his rules vary from short but sweet to laugh-out-loud funny. Here are a few of my favorites: Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. Better to pay...
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New Year’s 2012
New Year’s 2012
00Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful time ringing in the New Year last night! My favorite part about New Year’s (other than making new resolutions), is reflecting on the previous year’s accomplishments. What I accomplished in 2011: Traveled to New Orleans to run the Mardi Gras Half Marathon Got engaged to my high school sweetheart Moved to a new apartment in Old Town Ran the...
About Me
My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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