Jackie The Trainer

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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Yummy Caesar Dressing Recipe

I was talking to a few clients about this awesome caesar salad dressing recipe and wanted to follow up with a link on how to make it. If you are going to do croutons, do whole wheat ones or better yet, make your own! Here's the link http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/caesar-on-the-light-side.

Workout Tip for the day:
Plan out next week and the next couple weeks going forward. What meal(s) will be a splurge and what days are you going to be eating extremely clean? Enjoy yourself, but have a plan! Better planning=more success in your fitness journey! Happy Saturday!

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

What's in your basket?!

I had one of those I have all these ingredients and I have no idea what to make moments. We had leftover pork tenderloin from Monday, a bunch of kale, a pie pumpkin, and an eggplant. Sounds like the perfect reason to make a stew! I can't get enough pumpkin with the weather changing and to be honest, if I could, I would eat eggplant everyday!

On that note, please read my recipe below, I can't wait for dinner!

1 Onion chopped
3 heads garlic minced
*(did a 1/2-1 tsp of each, go easy and add as desired: oregano, cinnamon, cumin, cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt and pepper)
1 eggplant, peeled and cubed (best if you soak cubes for 20+ min in salted water before cooking)
1 pie pumpkin cut, roasted and peeled (375 for 45 min, add a little olive oil to roast)
1 bunch of kale chopped with thick ribs removed
1 can of white, kidney or whatever kind of bean you want to use rinsed
28 oz can of tomatoes (i prefer whole and to chop them with kitchen scissors in stew)
6-8 oz pork tenderloin roasted and sliced (can also use chicken)
3 cups chicken broth


1. In heavy duty pot add 1 TBS olive oil, when hot saute garlic and onions until soft 8-10 min, add in spices minimally then add more later if desired
2. Add in eggplant and saute until softened-3-4 min
3. Add in pumpkin cut up, Kale, and white beans and let flavors marry while stirring 5-8 min
4. Add in tomatoes cutting while placing in pot
5. Add in meat and chicken broth
6. Continue to let simmer until desired flavors reached 15 min-2 hours...

*I'm going to top mine off with a dollop of yummy greek yogurt! Enjoy, healthy fall flavors!

Sunday, November 3, 2013

So you can keep on running...

Are you a runner?! Do you enjoy the occasional jog? If you do any type of running on a consistent basis, you run the risk of developing plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is the uncomfortable inflammation of the foot fibers, running along the bottom of the foot.

The article I'm posting below goes through a couple different exercises to prevent and treat plantar fasciitis. Keep up the running, but do your preventative homework so you can continue it! I recommend doing these 2-3Xs a week either after a run or after warmed up!

http://www.active.com/running/articles/5-moves-to-prevent-plantar-fasciitis