Healthy Body Healthy Lifers,
Hey everyone! Sorry the blog is one day late this week, I'm actually on vacation and was having some technical difficulties! I do have some fabulous news to share:
Bring the kids and join us at Chick-fil-A at Eastchase on 9 May from 5-9PM! Chick-fil-A is partnering with HBHL to raise money for our website by offering a Spirit Night!! Come and dine between 5 and 9PM on the 9th of May and Chick-fil-A will give HBHL 20% of your sale! So spread the word – tell your friends to join us and tell the cashier that you’re eating to help HBHL! They’ll put your sales total on a sheet and at the end of the night 20% of all of those sales will go to HBHL!!!
How you can help: Come and eat with us!! Tell ALL of your friends who live in the area to come out! Put the above entry on your FB page as an event and invite your friends! Put it out on any local FB site that you may belong to. Tell other ACSC, SAASS, OTS, Instructors and/or military members to spread the word for us AND join us!!
Also - a reminder about HBHL's Community Wellness Day on May 19th from 4-7PM at Metro Fitness in E. Montgomery. Hope you all can make it! CLICK HERE for local HBHL - AL info
Feeling sluggish? Maybe Valentine's Day, Easter and your busy lifestyle have prevented you from staying on the healthy eating track? Anyone feel the need to recharge? Well, it's time for a cleanse maintenance week! We will start the Monday after Mother's Day weekend and go for one week (May 14-21). Just one week of healthy, clean eating to get you back on track! Anyone can join me (and note - it is by no means mandatory!) We've got some great new recipes from Chef Meredith coming out, so stayed posted.
Clear your schedule for that week (except for the HBHL Community Day which will have plenty of healthy and approved foods available!) We should also have our clean coach available on Facebook to answer any of your questions. Get ready to clean your body and get re-focused on healthy eating for the summer!
Powerbodyz: New Workout is posted this week!
Check it out here
This week's SUPERFOOD: Turmeric!!
(Thanks to Chef Meredith for her contribution to this post!)
There are a few easy ways to add turmeric to your diet; add a teaspoon or two to soups, stews and curry dishes. Sprinkle a bit onto foods that compliment it's taste, such as cauliflower, lentils and chickpeas. Or try adding turmeric to salad dressings or egg salad to give it a bolder yellow color and nutritional boost.
Bottom line: adding a daily sprinkle of this super spice to your cooking routine can be a very valuable addition to your healthy lifestyle.
This week's RECIPE: Curried Chickpeas
Ingredients:
2 T coconut oil
1 onion, chopped
2-3 garlic cloves
1 can chickpeas
1 c diced carrots
Kale leaves from 4 large stems, chopped
1 can lite coconut milk
1 (heaping) T flax
1 tsp sea salt
2 tsp cumin
2 tsp curry powder
1/2 tsp turmeric
1/2 c chopped almonds
Black pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Heat oil in large saute pan over med-low heat. Add onions and cook until translucent, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Stir in the rest of the ingredients (except black pepper) and turn heat up to med-high until the coconut milk begins to boil. Turn heat back down to a gentle simmer, and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add black pepper to taste. Top with chopped almonds. Serve hot. ** You can put this over a bed of brown rice or quinoa.
This week's Facebook question: What is your go-to healthy late night snack?
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Be Educated. Be Balanced. Be Fit. Be Healthy.
Namaste,
Jannell
Jannell MacAulay, BS Biology, MS Kinesiology
Certified Yoga, Powerbodyz, Piyo and Fitness Instructor
AFAA Certified Personal Trainer
HBHL ~ Learn. Change. Grow.
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