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Recovery and Asparagus Salad with Fried Eggs

After running the Tacoma City Marathon it was time for an extended recovery period. It’s tough because there is all this post marathon high left in the system.  Yet the body needs a break after training for so many months over so many miles.  The recovery period shouldn’t be lying on one’s back, wine glass in hand with a bag of veggie chips.  *Notice I said veggie chips? Well when you eat enough of them, there is nothing healthy about it.  A chip is a chip whether it be potato or beet. Active recovery helps expend excess energy while staying [...]

By |2014-05-11T14:55:27-04:00May 11, 2014|Quick Meals|6 Comments

FOFF Baked Asparagus with Balsamic (Butter) Sauce

Asparagus is one of my favorite vegetables. It’s so good for the body, when ever I can, this green, stalky, vegetable is added to my plate. Health benefits of Asparagus – Source:Nutrition-And-You Asparagus is a very low calorie vegetable. 100 g fresh spears give only 20 calories. More calories will be burnt to digest than gained.. The shoots have good levels of dietary fiber. Dietary fiber helps control constipation conditions, decrease bad, "LDL" cholesterol levels by binding to it in the intestines, and regulates blood sugar levels. In addition, high fiber diet helps prevent colon-rectal cancer risks by preventing toxic [...]

By |2012-04-24T16:22:35-04:00April 26, 2012|Fusion Food & Friends, Vegetarian|5 Comments
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