I got this recipe from an episode of "The Healthy Gourmet" that I was captioning at work- who knew?
Ingredients:
- 2 sweet poatoes
- Baby spinach
- 1 lime
- Olive oil
- Sunflower or pumpkin seeds, ideally spiced
Directions:
- Chop sweet potatoes into tiny cubes (hash brown sized)
- Place sweet potatoes in a pan filled with an inch of water and boil until potatoes are tender.
- Drain potatoes, and roast for 5-10 minutes with a few tbsp of olive oil
- Pour hot potatoes onto cold spinach (yes, actually)
- Add the juice of the lime, a few tbsp of olive oil, and the seeds; and toss.
Very yummy- a great side for a veggie burger and an awesome substitute for any potato dish (esp. fries)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
I'm Back with a Buddy!
So, David came back to Toronto for the summer and is proving himself to be the most unforgiving workout buddy I could have asked for. He joined my gym and is forcing me to workout at least four times per week.
We're doing the "Insanity" program, and I just put the videos on my computer so now I have no excuse but to do the 40-minute videos the required six times per week. If I can do that and keep biking the 4km to work (and the 4km back) at least four times per week, I should be good for exercise!
I'm liking this program because the time I need to commit to working out each day is much less than when I was just going to the gym. Going to the gym in the winter for me meant I'd get there by 5:30 and wouldn't leave til 7:30. But now we're arriving by 5:00 and I'm out of the shower on my way home by 5:50.
Eating right has been a more difficult challenge. I've just changed jobs where I'm not taking lunch breaks (cause I work for myself, and I'm a horrible boss). But the time goes by so quickly that I don't think I'm at any risk of over-eating due to boredom at work anymore. I think I can really try the 5 meals a day plan-
7:00am- breakfast
10:00am- morning snack
1:00pm- lunch
4:00pm- afternoon snack
7:00pm- supper
And any evening snacks will be limited to fruit and veggies.
I'll keep at it, but having David as a work-out buddy has been the best motivation I've had so far!
We're doing the "Insanity" program, and I just put the videos on my computer so now I have no excuse but to do the 40-minute videos the required six times per week. If I can do that and keep biking the 4km to work (and the 4km back) at least four times per week, I should be good for exercise!
I'm liking this program because the time I need to commit to working out each day is much less than when I was just going to the gym. Going to the gym in the winter for me meant I'd get there by 5:30 and wouldn't leave til 7:30. But now we're arriving by 5:00 and I'm out of the shower on my way home by 5:50.
Eating right has been a more difficult challenge. I've just changed jobs where I'm not taking lunch breaks (cause I work for myself, and I'm a horrible boss). But the time goes by so quickly that I don't think I'm at any risk of over-eating due to boredom at work anymore. I think I can really try the 5 meals a day plan-
7:00am- breakfast
10:00am- morning snack
1:00pm- lunch
4:00pm- afternoon snack
7:00pm- supper
And any evening snacks will be limited to fruit and veggies.
I'll keep at it, but having David as a work-out buddy has been the best motivation I've had so far!
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