This Run Gets to be “Epic”: Pawnee Buc...

Not a recipe post this time, folks, but somewhat food related, and very fitness relevant! Sometimes, experimenting with reductions and alternatives to granulated sugar in cooking and baking, I play this little mental game with myself. I pretend I’m at an impasse with a logical hard-liner who relentlessly quips, “sugar is sugar”. Attempting to not become frazzled, I try to muster knowledge of facts and...

Quick Post: Veggie-Go’s from Naked Edge

For several weeks now, I’ve been meaning to send out a short blast to share a fresh, wholesome snack line I happened upon.  Please disregard my end-of-summer lethargy in actually following through, if you well: I wasn’t asked to do a review, but I was bowled over by the product. I’m always trying to brainstorm simple veggie bites that serve as mini pick-me-ups, but even when we find our favorites, they can...

Honey Buzz: All Natural Sports Fuel

It’s that time of year again. Another spring, another saga. Same old saga, actually. The one that entails  a lot of back-and-forth wrangling between mind and body over sports nutrition. How much processed product am I willing to consume for training this year? I used to give a broad range a free pass, putting up the blinders just because I liked how much they tasted like candy. Too bad my favorites were often really...

Quick post: Props for Pepsi

I’m not a soda drinker, and soft drinks don’t generally fit the scope of this blog, but it just so happens that Pepsi owns Quaker, and oats figure prominently here on a regular basis. Today, though, I’m not sharing a recipe but a simple observation that made me happy this weekend. You’ve probably already noticed it, and I think I may have too, but this was the first time I actually thought about what I...

Product: Training’s a Breeze with These Bars

It’s summer, and with teaching-time on hold, I’m so excited about making small steps towards my goal of achieving a diet as minimally processed, within reason, as possible. I’ve been eagerly making mental lists of big ambitions designed for this aim: I’ve been picturing myself baking beautiful loaves of wholesome breads, and lovingly preparing Sunday roast chickens, slicing the bulk for weekday...

Sweet (but not saccharine) surprise: Bear Naked...

As a general rule, I don’t really like surprises, and I don’t think I’m alone. Not to be a spoilsport, but being caught off guard isn’t really my cup of tea. I’d love to be carefree and spontaneous, and thanks to a high level of gullibility and occasional tendency to get lost in my own head, on rare occasions I can pull off the impression that I actually am so. Or maybe the appearance given is...