The end of our
Nutrition Challenge is near and I wanted to get some important information out
to all of you. We will celebrate on Sunday March 14th at 1:00pm at the
gym. Wear your workout clothes, because we will re-do our benchmarks
to see if performance gains have been made.
Pictures
First of all, we need to take your AFTER pictures next week. Pictures will be taken at these times:
Sunday March 7th: 2:30-3:00
Monday March 8th: 10:30-10:45am
Tuesday March
9th: 7-7:15am, 10:30-10:45
Wednesday March 10: 1:00-1:15pm, 6:00-6:15
Thursday March 11: 7-7:15am, 10:30-10:45
If none of these times work for you, email Leeny at Leenyhoff@aol.com and we will schedule a
time to get your picture taken. It
must be taken by Thursday, March 11th. Be sure to wear the same
outfit that you took your BEFORE picture in.
Short Essay/Reflection
Please
submit a short essay, paragraph, poem, or story that reflects on your
experience in the challenge. Be
creative! It doesn't have to be long. Email your reflection to
Leeny by Thursday March 11th at Leenyhoff@aol.com. In the event we have "ties" in the
picture judging, we may have to go to the essays to help us select a
winner. We also might find some really good reflections that we'd like to
share with the group.
We will then present prizes to the Top Caveperson as well as a few special
"honorable mention" prizes. It will be a good ending to an
enlightening nutritional journey.
Leeny also forwarded a couple of really good reads: From Robb Wolf - an oldie but a goodie : NorCal Nutrtition - Are We Crazy?
This image is from the most recent post from The Whole 9 blog : The Grain Manifesto ...explains why we don't eat grains.
I was wondering if our journals need to be turned in or looked at?
Posted by: Natali | March 07, 2010 at 07:29 AM
Natali,
Great question...I forgot to post that tidbit. If you wouldn't mind bringing in your journal when you get your picture taken, or by Thursday, that would be great.
leeny
Posted by: Leeny | March 07, 2010 at 09:13 PM
Don't know where you all are with dried fruit and nuts in the diet now, but know that Mount City Nuts has some beautiful (and well priced) dates, figs, dried apricots and the like in stock now. They cater to the Kosher community and are all stocked up for Passover.
I made some Lara bar -type confections over the weekend which were wonderful. Fun to try different combinations of fruits.
Posted by: Nancy | March 08, 2010 at 08:29 PM
Nancy,
How did you make the bars? Sounds great!!
Posted by: Erin | March 08, 2010 at 09:21 PM
Google "Lara bar recipe" and you'll find lots of variations. The possibilities are pretty endless and you just need a food processor . Here's a good recipe:
http://enlightenedcooking.blogspot.com/2010_02_01_archive.html
Or try 8 oz dates, 4 oz figs, and almonds (couple handfuls). Process the nuts first, set aside. Process dates, add figs, then add nuts.
My son has enjoyed helping make these also. I don't think it's actually any cheaper than the commercial Lara bars, but they're fun and you can experiment w taste.
Posted by: Nancy | March 09, 2010 at 09:44 AM
Nancy,
Thank you and I will give it a try.
Posted by: Erin | March 12, 2010 at 11:47 AM