This challenge is NOT about counting calories. I'm hoping many of you are seeing how much volume of food you can eat when those calories are coming from clean sources. Hopefully, many of you have started eating throughout the day to stay full - noshing on nuts & seeds, fruit, bacon...ok maybe y'all're just noshing on bacon. You've got to fuel yourself throughout the day if you want to be able to hit your WOD hard. Nothing sucks worse than getting a few minutes into a WOD and feel like you're running on empty. So here are some recipes to munch on..
Endive Salmon Poppers
Ingredients
- 1-2 heads endive
- 4 oz smoked salmon
- 1/2 red onion, minced
- 1/2 avocado, sliced
- sea salt (optional)
- freshly ground black pepper
- olive oil
Instructions
- Wash and separate endive leaves.
- Top with smoked salmon, red onion and avocado.
- Sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, and drizzle with olive oil.
- 1 cup of pumpkin seeds
- 3/4 cup of sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup of dried slices bananas
- 1 cup of dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1/2 cup of dried apricots
- 3/4 cup of sunflower seeds
- 1/2 cup of dried slices bananas
- 1 cup of dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup of raisins
- 1/2 cup of dried apricots
- 1 Cup of roasted almonds
Mix ingredients well and store in airtight container in cool location
Mix ingredients well and store in airtight container in cool location
All-Natural Fruit Roll-Ups
Who says fruit roll-ups are just for kids? This stow and go snack is
great for throwing in your purse or backpack for a quick pick-me-up!
Ingredients:
2 large apples
2 cups strawberries
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ cup purified water
2 large apples
2 cups strawberries
1 tsp cinnamon
¼ cup purified water
Clean, core and dice apples. Add diced apples and strawberries in a
blender and add a ¼ cup of purified water and cinnamon and process about
30 seconds or until smooth. Pour mixture on a teflex sheet (a
Teflon-coated sheet commonly used to dehydrate delicate foods) and place
in a plastic dehydrator. Dehydrate for 6-8 hours, remove teflex and
flip fruit. Continue drying another 4-6 hours or until desired
consistency is achieved. Use a pizza cutter to slice into snack-size
pieces.
The last two recipes may be done in an oven if you don’t have a food
dehydrator. Times will vary so keep an eye on it, but they will likely
take about as long. A good rule of thumb when using an oven to dehydrate
is to set the temperature between 100 and 150 degrees Fahrenheit, and
keep the oven slightly cracked for the duration of the dehydration.
