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Loving 'The Best of Clean Eating'

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I can count on one digit how many times I have ranted and raved about cooking and a recipe book...um this would be the only time I have gotten so excited about either cooking or a recipe book!  You see I do not enjoy cooking and I truly hate preparation time for cooking.  When I'm hungry, I just want to eat.  But, I am truly dedicated to myself and my family in making sure that we get nutritious, healthy meals 99.9% of the time.  Since that is my priority, I have no other option than just getting over my dread of cooking.  I must keep seeking out fun, fast, easy, yummy meals that keep the whole family properly fueled.

Now I have been familiar with the Clean Eating Magazine that is on newsstands, but I prefer one comprehensive resource since cooking is not my typical thing.  The crew over there at Robert Kennedy Publishing and the editors of the Clean Eating Magazine decided to publish all the best goodies in The Best of Clean Eating.  These recipes are so yummy and the chapters are organized simply & practically: quick & easy, budget friendly, five ingredient meals, seasonal, etc.  They have even included four weeks of meal plans and their shopping lists.  The great thing about all of them, is there aren't a bunch of ingredients that you wouldn't typically use or foods that are way out of normal.

I am absolutely loving this book and all the recipes!  I have included a link HERE from my FAVORITES page (scroll to bottom) if you want to have Amazon ship you a copy.  Let me know which recipes you are loving.

Best in health & happy cooking!

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Fighting February Playlist

Playlist time!  I know February is supposed to be about LOVE and all that stuff, but whatever!  Sometimes I'm more of a fighter than a lover ha, ha!  You see I have BIG, hairy, audacious, goals this year and I'm not going to get far unless I'm a fighter and press on to succeed with those goals.  I need some serious good tunes to keep plugging away and dominate at the gym.  Are you still fighting to stick with those 2011 New Year resoloutions?  Last month there were some good ones that kept the workouts flowing and put a little more pep in my step.  This month is no different.  Thanks to all that shared their goodies!  If you missed last months, check it out HERE.  Now on to February's finest.  Here is the current list.

  

1. Little Bit - Lykke Li
Ahhh the Twilight flavor.  A good song to warm up and get grooving to or for that serious climb or monster hill. 

2. Rolling In the Deep - Adele or Rolling In the Deep (Jamie XX Shuffle) - Adele
Adele has such a lovely voice full of soul. Great to warm up to or an easy climb.  The second version is a remix that adds some fun drum beats if you need a different style for another workout.

3. Sweet Disposition - The Temper Trap
Just a beautiful song!!! Loving this right now.  You can really get in a zone whether that's a long run, spin class, or lifting.

4. I Like It (feat. Pitbull) - Enrique Iglesias
I'm enjoying the latin pop flavor.  Shake your booty to this and pick up the pace in your workout.

5. What the Hell - Avril Lavigne
Not lyrically a genius song, but I can't stop singing along.  I know, pathetic!  Definitely a fit for those early 20 somethings.  Oh well, forever young, right?!

6. Raining (Extended) [feat. Sunsun] - Kaskade & Adam K
Unfortunately playlist.com didn't have this in their library. Another "lose" yourself song.  I dominated some sprints in cycling class to this song.  Gets me spinning fast!

7. One (Your Name) - Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharrell
Club flavor here, but I could do some serious kickboxing damage to this song.

8. Alors on danse (Remix) [feat. Kanye West & Gilbere Forte] - Stromae
Dance away to this in your local Zumba class, or hey bootcamp-- Get some damage done!

9. Miami 2 Ibiza (Radio Edit) [Swedish House Mafia vs. Tinie Tempah] - Swedish House Mafia & Tinie Tempah
I could spin for hours to this or get lost on the elliptical.

10. Barbara Streisand - Duck Sauce
Now this song will either annoy you or you will laugh along to the beat.  Every time I hear it, I seem to be lifitng and I'm laughing to myself.  Who makes a Barbara Streisand song?  That would be a group with the name Duck Sauce.

11. Grenade - Bruno Mars
A little overplayed as of recently, but I keep plugging away in any workout when I hear it.

12. The Cave - Mumford & Sons
A fiddle to put a pep in your step.  Mumford doing their thing!

13. God - Tori Amos 
Not a new one but came across in my music library.  A classic that I thought needed to be recirculated.  Passion in the song here and a good one to end the workout with.

Happy listening!

Favorite Fitness Finds

Back with some fun health and fitness finds!  Being the gadget nerd that I am, the first one is just super cool!  I need to be the next person that comes up with these cool things.  The second, has been an added bonus in my house for awhile.  I love smoothies and mixing anything and everything.  I also love some peanut butter so this just makes me enjoy some more.  Watch here to see why I think these two are favorite finds of mine.

1. Lucy Tech running gloves- Super cool so you can use your touch screen devices without taking off your gloves.  Love these!!!

2. PB2- powdered peanut butter.  85% less calories so you can enjoy without the added guilt.  The peanuts have been pressed so they remove a lot of the oils and therefore fat.  Still get the yummy peanut flavor!  Add to your smoothies or come up with a fabulous recipe of your own.

What are your favorite health and fitness finds??  Please share.

Best in health-

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In case you may have not seen The Fun Theory, here is the video again.  One of my all time faves to watch and love the context.  Can we put these in some of the malls??  Enjoy the weekly Healthy Edge Links.

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