by Fit Snack | Apr 12, 2017 | Food for thought, Healthy Foods, Partner, Recipes, Uncategorized
Does the thought of a “healthy” or “healthier” lifestyle overwhelm you? Do you ever consider changing your life then suddenly change your mind. Well I’m here to help change it back.
You were on the right track you just have to start small with some reliable advice -today in the form of Fit Life Hacks. The media tells us to do the latest fancy diet. Next thing you know all of your fancy money is gone, you’ve lost 5 lbs just to gain 10lbs, not exactly what you signed up for. It’s true. FACT: 95% of people who lose weight by dieting will regain it in 1-5 years. (PsychologyToday.com)
Diets may work for some people.
Of course they do. Diets may work for the people who invented them, simply because they created THIER perfect diet for THEIR body and needs. A fun fact is, some of these DIETS people create have made those same people sick. Many diets are unrealistic because they don’t contain what you need and are not sustainable. Every individual has a specific lifestyle surrounding their eating habits. Their diet is not a food plan, but the food they naturally eat, which fits their lifestyle. Fit Life Hack: You need a permanent change, not a temporary fix.
Time for change.
First, find a qualified pro. A Nutritionist and a Personal Trainer who will guide you through your lifestyle changes and create the ideal program to fit you. Perform a credentials check. Find a Nationally Certified Trainer and a Nutritionist with an education you can count on (a degree from an accredited university). Our Fit Snack Nutritionist has a B.S. in Human Nutrition and over 10 training certifications NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine) is at the top of the list. Fit Life Hack: Work with a pro who can help you be the best you! Ready to get started?
Let’s take the focus off of the DIET and put it on our HABITS.
If you want to change your habits the best way to do so is…one by one. Fit Life Hack: Change certain behaviors without focusing on food, but focusing on what is surrounding your eating habits. Let’s start with:
Three tips for your eating habits make over!
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Client: “I don’t like to eat breakfast.” Nutritionist/Trainer: “No problem, start your day with a light 20 min fasting cardio session. Within 30 min drink a green smoothie (5 almonds, 2c. kale & Purely Inspired vegan Protein). Hearty Snack Tip: Get this, lunch time is the best time to indulge. Indulge smart. Eat a high protein snack like a Snickerdoodle Cookie from Buff Bake -gluten free & NonGMO- with fruit. An apple boosts metabolism and the fiber will keep you full. If you have a sweet tooth add a spoonful of Nutiva Hazelnut Spread to half and eat the other half plain. You’re probably thinking, “Did my Nutritionist just tell me to eat a cookie and chocolate as a snack?” The answer is yes, but the point is you enjoy a high quality cookie that is a high protein snack. Indulge smart. Regular cookie NO, Buff Bake cookie YES~! If you crave sugar this can be a good time to get that out of the way for the day. It’s about changing your habits and moderation is key.”
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Client: “I graze and eat junk, no time for meals.” Nutritionist/Trainer: “You can graze, just graze on the right things and let’s talk about small, convenient meals. Spend a little time buying the right foods, your reward is a lot more energy. Something as simple as chips and a salad can be perfect for grazing. Rise Buddy chips has all of the best flavors and are baked, NOT fried and made with rice. Make your salad using Spinach or Kale, Chicken and/or Nuts for protein and Dried fruits from Made In Nature – free of all of the junk (sugar and sulfur) that is usually added. No time to add meat to your salad? Just choose a meat bar as a snack. Bricks Bars has delicious flavors made with veggies in their ingredients.”
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Client: “I eat most of my food at night and am eating late every night.” Nutritionist/Trainer: “Make your dinner plate with half veggies. Green veggies can really fill you up, then you eat less of the stuff you don’t need as much. Second, plan a few snacks that will satisfy those salty cravings we get in front of the T.V. or after a long day. Edamame is great, instead of salt get it frozen or fresh and just make an awesome sauce for flavor. Awesome sauce: Aminos Coconut flavor and Siracha. Have some fun with sauces, this will make your night time snacking so tasty you won’t crave junk. Then if you’re eating late, brush your teeth around 8pm and you won’t want to eat after that.”
Nutritionist/Trainer: “Take everything I’ve said with a grain of salt. Change your lifestyle to fit your personal style. Add your small touch to each tip. Here’s an example. Say you don’t like breakfast, apples or chocolate. That’s fine, what DO you like?”
Client: Peanut butter and banana
Nutritionist/Trainer: Great, add those to a plain Rice Cake and you’re good to go! Keep it simple and have fun.
It’s time we change our thinking. Switch out eating junk food for whole foods and snacks that are made with real foods. The Real Food Bar from Complete Nutrition is the perfect example and the snacks in your Fit Snack box. Think real food equals simple ingredients. Happy Snacking! Looking forward to our next chat.
Your Fit Snack Nutritionist & Personal Trainer
by Fit Snack | Feb 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but lately at the Fit Snack office we’ve been craving a drink full of nutrients from fresh vegetables without the junk – low sugar, no GMO’s to say the least. Let us start by saying we didn’t expect to find it, at least not right away. Here’s what we did find, popular veggie based drinks that are full of sugar and really don’t contain as many vegetables as one would expect.
We kept looking, because well that’s what we do. Our Nutritionist led the search and it seemed the drinks that met our nutrition criteria didn’t quite meet our taste buds criteria. That is until Salad Power.
SALAD POWER IS DELICIOUS AND NUTRITIOUS. IT WILL PLEASE YOUR TASTEBUDS AND FUEL YOUR BODY.
A drink with a vegetable base packed with so many vitamins and important micro-nutrients your body needs – Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Potassium and more.
Salad Power has it all. Starting with their Superfood blend. We originally were looking for whole foods and we ended up with Non GMO superfood ingredients. Every ingredient was easy to read, simple and full of the nutrients we need most. Every flavor includes their superfood blend.
Salad Power Super Food Blend
Kale, Carrot, Spinach, Celery, Cucumber, Tomato and Bell Pepper.
Ahh Salad Power, Fit Snack Dream!
by Fit Snack | Dec 29, 2016 | Uncategorized
This classic tale of beef jerky starts in downtown Los Angeles, in 1929. A man with little more than a motive and his craft decided to open a small shop. People’s Old Market, which later would become known as People’s Choice Beef Jerky. John Bianchetti imagined a company built on honesty and hard work, with the purpose of crafting quality beef jerky. Every cut was carefully taken through a curing process free of preservatives and made with only simple seasonings – some recipes dating back to the 1920’s.
THE BIANCHETTI’S FAMILY PHILOSOPHY
At People’s Choice Beef Jerky the saying goes; “Business comes and goes. New products replace old ones, but relationships are the currency of sustainable success.” – John Bianchetti
A philosophy that carried over four generations from John Bianchetti to son Paul Bianchetti, then from Mark Bianchetti and now to his son Brian Bianchetti. Their philosophy is a huge part of what makes them great. They have employees who have been crafting each batch for over twenty years.
“I feel as though this jerky is made in my own kitchen with the perfect flavor. Each bite is a reminder that the best tastes are timeless.”–Rose Muniz, Fit Snack Founder
Though the process has remained the same, People’s Choice Beef Jerky continues to surprise us by releasing some of the best new flavors on the market. Beyond their three original flavors (Hot and Spicy, Teriyaki and Original) their Carne Seca line includes three rich flavors (Carne Seca Limon, Carne Seca Limon Con Chile, Machaca). Finally, their tasting Kitchen has everything from Siracha and Garlic Ginger to Maple Brown Sugar, just to name a few.
AN EPIC JERKY EXPERIENCE
These flavors come together in their Jerky Boxes. The People’s Choice Beef Jerky boxes are important because there’s no way you can have just one bag or just one flavor. After trying them all, you fall in love with their process and high quality beef jerky.
Healthy lean protein makes us happy!
by Fit Snack | Nov 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Warm Up 5 minutes (Rotating each move for 30 seconds)
Butt Kicks
Mountain Climbers
High Knees
Jumping Alternating Lunges (Intermediate Only)
You’re November Workout Plan
Mon. Legs – Cardio – Abs
Tues. Arms – Cardio
Wed. Cardio – Legs – Abs
Thurs. Arms – Cardio
Friday Yoga/Stretch
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Cardio Options
10 min Jump Rope
10 min (Rotate 30 sec each) High Knees, Butt Kicks, Mountain Climbers, Jumping Jacks
10 min Running
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Fit Snack Leg Workout
20 Four way lunges – reg., reverse, side to side and curtsey lunge
20 Wighted Squats
40 Three way Calf Raises – 1. Toes apart & heels touching 2. Middle regular 3. Toes Touch & heels apart
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Fit Snack Arm Workout
20 Staggered Push Ups – Rt arm is 1 hand higher than left. After 10 reps switch.
20 Plank to Elbows – 1 rep is lowering to elbows, then raising to a full plank.
20 Tricep Push Ups – Push up with elbows touching your. sides
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Fit Snack Ab Workout
20 Russian Twists (Position: bent knees, feet on floor, spine straight)
20 Leg Raises – Spine glued to the floor, activate lower abs tighten as you lower and lift.
20 Crunches – squeeze as you lower and raise.
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Fit Snack Stretches, hold for 30 seconds each
Runners Lunge, lower your back knee to the ground
Sitting Legs wide, reach to the right side then the left.
We hope you enjoy your November Fit Snack Fitness Challenge designed by our Personal Trainer, Anita Muniz. We hope you can stick to the program. Anita is a triathlete, swimmer, runner and weight lifter. If you want a more in depth and personalized training program check out our Fit Snack Fitness Program we are launching especially for you. Designed by yours truly, I hope you enjoy every minute of it and may you gain motivation and strength daily. We want your input and feedback as we launch our Fitness Program so we can ensure it is perfect for you.
by Fit Snack | Nov 5, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Kombucha Starter Kit, from Cultures for Health, in your October box is our way of bringing a traditional and sustainable experience to your home this month.
Culture’s for Health was first inspired when two parents, Eric and Julie, went to a workshop for sustainable living. They created their own starter cultures for multiple products with the hope of bringing traditionally prepared, Real Food into the home. They now have a website that is truly a resource for learning everything you need to know through books, tutorials and so much more. Their goal is:
“To create a website where people making a food change in their own lives could find all the products and information they need to be successful.”
– Julie & Eric Feickert
Why Kombucha?
Kombucha has been proven to positively impact mental stress, which in todays day and age most people have chronic stress. Digestive issues are also a common factor in The combination of the two can be strenuous and take a toll.
“It [Kombucha] is also very highly recommended for sports-people and those who do strenuous mental work. Through the promotion of the metabolism, undue fat deposits in the body are avoided or removed.” – Hans Irion
The word Kombucha is the Germanized form of the Japanese name for the mushroom. However, ‘Kombucha’ is not a mushroom in the sense that you may think. It is a symbiotic colony of yeast and bacteria (SCOBY) and it does not grow in the same form as a typical mushroom. You will notice your starter culture contains a flat disk this is your Kombucha mushroom – though it’s not very mushroom like it is a part of the fungi family.
Kombucha is a beverage full of nutrients and probiotics that will increase well-being and vitality, primarily by stimulating metabolism thus detoxifying the body.
Preparation of Kombucha is an easy process using the Culture’s for Health Starter Kit. You will need only five key ingredients and it is a three-step process. If you wish to bottle and flavor your Kombucha CLICK HERE, or check out:
culturesforheatlh.com/bottling-kombucha
After the process of making your Kombucha using your starter culture, the fermentation begins (the warmer temperature in the house, the less time it will take). During fermentation (oxidation phase) Kombucha acquires its major nutritional characteristics. As it feeds on the sugar, the resulting substances are: glucuronic acid, L-lactic acid, vitamins, amino acids, antibiotic substances and more.
Gluronic Acid is the primary component for detoxification and is known to increase the body’s defenses. It has a direct impact on oxidative metabolism thus promoting restoration.
“The culture is placed in sweetened black or green tea and turns the tea into a sea of health giving acids and nutrients. The Kombucha culture feeds on the sugar and, in exchange, produces other valuable substances which change into the drink: glucuronic acid, glucon acid, lactic acid, vitamins, amino acids, antibiotic substances, and other products. The Kombucha culture is, therefore, a real tiny biochemical factory.” – Gunther W. Frank
At Fit Snack we can appreciate all of the benefits of Kombucha, but seeing as it is a rather new beverage the health benefits are still being researched. That’s why we encourage you to check out some of the quality resources at Cultures for Health. Sign up for their free e-book to learn more.
