Move it Monday: Healthy Snacks.
Davina
in Lifestyle Portraits, Move it Monday
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on the go snacking.
Michelle is an amazing mom and a fantastic personal trainer. She has excellent ideas and I thought she would be the perfect addition to Move it Monday. She knows about being busy, being a mom, AND staying in shape (that last bit seems to be the really tricky part for most of us). She has quick and easy ways to get moving everyday as well as on the go ideas for eating more healthy. Periodically she'll be popping into Move it Monday with ways to naturally fit exercise into your day as well as healthy eating tips. So glad she's here!
Michelle:
"Snacking! Admit it, we have so much to do and so many places to be often we realize that it has been hours since we have had anything to eat and we are starving! This causes a situtation to grab food that is often not nutritious and not good for us. Over the next few weeks she's going to give us some ideas on how to create snack boxes.
A little preplanning and a quick trip to the grocery store allows for healthy snacks that are not hard to put together! It will provide us the fuel to accomplish all that needs to be done and allow our metabolism to keep running high! Kids love(and need) snacks. So lets put together some great ideas, take away the excuses, and lets get snacking the right way!
The more the kids have a role in preparation the more they are willing to try (sometimes)
apples and 1 TBSP of peanut butter
pistachios(around 20)
cut veggies and 2 TBSPs of low calorie ranch dressing
1 piece of string cheese
Move it this monday and make a trip to the grocery store!
Happy healthy snacking!"
Michelle is a certified personal trainer with over 15 years of experience. She helps individuals successfully optimize thier fitness potential through personalized programs that combine the latest exercise techniques, nutrition, diet analysis and coaching. Michelle comes to you with all of the equipment needed for your workouts, so making time for yourself around a busy schedule is easy.
email: mleonhardt@carolina.rr.com phone: 704.277.3713
snack. LIFE.
Reader Comments (4)
STILL Moving it around here! Good time on the bike, then coz my family's prone to osteoperosis, did about 20 min. of walking, too. overall, a great hour.
We made up a great smoothie recipe now dubbed "our favorite"!
1 heaping Tsp almond butter, frozen organic strawberries and mango, 1/2 or 1 banana, splash of coconut milk (light from the can), water. Blend for two. We call it The Hawaiian. (note, protein, healthy fat, healthy carbs included)
I've been jump-roping and I'm really missing walking. I've turned into a complete wimp about the cold weather.
Laura, that smoothie sounds yummy. Do you consider this sugar? Or are natural sugars totally fine? That's one of the things that I can't imagine if I went to no sugar...that I couldn't have strawberries or any fruit at all...
Davina, I'm with Laura ... natural sugars are OK. (i'm making an assumption here!)
Davina, I'm ALSO with you about the cold. I was in my mom's gym last week and had to cut my treadmill time short because they keep it so chilly. When it's chilly, my throat constricts and gets all mucusy. Really icky and starts to hurt. I just embrace that when it's cold outside, I will be doing my walking at the YMCA. Or if you don't have a gym, you could turn into one of those "mall walkers" .... that's always fun. :)
Also, I have a healthier take on chicken nuggets if anyone is interested!