Category: Nutrition
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What to do with leftovers?
Last night we had some Japanese take away with friends for a fun, relaxing evening. After having an avocado brown rice roll, miso soup and a side salad, I was stuffed and ended up taking about half of my main meal of Vegetable Yaki Udon home. The best way to doctor it up so the…
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Balance.
Progress and not perfection. That is what we strive for here at Nutrition Map. We strive for balance. For example, pictured here is one of my favorite desserts. This is a total, “have an oatmeal with chia seeds in the morning before you have it” kind of dessert that should come after a meal full of…
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Happy Holidays From Nutrition Map
The holiday season can bring great times with those you love and hope for the new year to come. This year has been a wild ride for me and I had to take some time off from the website to get some things into much needed order (more on that another time), but I am back…
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Nutrition Map Presents: Coffee Wars!
Are you serious about your morning cup of piping hot java? Are you a brand loyal die hard that can’t fathom going anywhere else except (insert your brand) for your cup o’ joe? Do you enjoy the gasps and stare downs you get from friends when they ask if you want anything from the café…
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Comfort Congee
This is one of my favorite additions I gained from meeting my husband. This rice porridge has become a comfort food for me on a rainy day (although not a favorite of his). I either make the base plain or get plain congee from my local Chinese restaurant. Pictured is plain congee (about 2 cups)…
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Welcome 2013.
Usually I take the time at the end of every December to write up a blog that gears me (and my readers) up for the year to come. I did not make any resolutions last year, and truth be told, I never do. Rather, I embarked on a journey into self discovery and converted to…
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Making Fitness a Family Affair.
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Over the weekend my family and I walked The Color Run in Englishtown, NJ. I would have loved to run the 5K instead of walking, however my husband and I joined a group of friends and our children to walk together as a team. I am so glad we did. Eventually we will run some…
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Recovery Meal
My favorite recovery meal after any workout even before I started running? Homemade Smoothie Frozen mixed berries (heavy on the blueberries): 140 grams Frozen mango chunks: 140 grams Ground flax seeds (24 grams) Unsweetened or vanilla flavored almond (1 cup or 240ml) Water to submerge ingredients (amount will vary Combine all ingredients in a blender…
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When the Food Scale Dies.
A digital food scale is the best tool in your kitchen for portion control. A friend of mine recently told me his story of his predicament when his scale died while measuring his meal. I should not have laughed, because that following week my 10 year old scale kicked the bucket. Now you may be…
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