About this blog

In other words, the Zone + Crossfit = Optimal Heath!
This blog focuses on nutrition, using the Zone Diet as the basis. However, I often eat Paleo foods in Zone proportions.
I love to investigate anything having to do with food- what we eat and why. And what happens within our bodies, our organs, our brain, when we do? My precious mother struggled with eating disorders. I want to avoid this delimma based on research, common sense, and the natural consequences on my body. The Zone shows me where the balance lies between eating too much and eating too little.
My husband runs a Crossfit gym. Exercise and choosing the right foods have become a mission for ourselves and our children. We don't want to be nerds about it, we just want to be healthy.
I have been asked by several friends what I feed our family, especially our kids. My husband and I follow the Crossfit prescription to nutrition (meat and vegetables, nuts and seeds, some fruit, little starch, and no sugar). If you know me, you know that the sugar part of this equation will be a life long struggle given my love for chocolate! Evan adheres to the stricter version known as the Paleo-Zone diet (and I do on my good days!) which requires the same foods in a ratio of 40% protein, 30% carb, and 30% fat. Children require 50% carbs, 30% fat, and 20% protein. If you're wondering how to figure this out, I do it on a per meal basis and I have a "block" chart from the Zone website.
It seems like a headache at first, but if you're interested, just know that it is not that bad once you practice it for a couple of weeks. All you need is a $10 scale and some determination. It really is quite simple and makes my life easier at the grocery store and when cooking dinner. Most of all, I feel great when I eat well- mentally and physically, and we all know that the physical can affect the mental and visa versa!
Evan and I are hunter/gatherer wanna-be's! This blog will track my journey of health as it should be, and the honest reality of living in a sugar fried culture. When it comes down to it, I get excited to talk about nutrition, but I am definitely not perfect at it! If you have the desire to eat well, but it is often a challenge to overcome the temptations along the way, then you are in the right company!
I hope you leave this blog feeling enlightened and encouraged as you go throughout your day!

Friday, February 25, 2011

Recipe: Tuna Salad


Today I looked in my refrigerator for what needed to be eaten and I found 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes, 1/2 cup celery, and half a cucumber. I mixed it with light tuna from a can, added salt, pepper, curry, 2 tbs. avacado chunks and 1 1/2 tbs. vinegrette. Then I steamed some fresh broccoli for the rest of my carbs that came in one of those small steamer bags already. Sounds easy, right! It took me a little while to do the math to make sure I was substituting blocks correctly. I exchanged one block of carbs for 3 extra blocks of fat. I did this because I have been really hungry lately and I am hoping that this helps. It took me long enough to eat it all- I was ready to be done! So, here are my measurements for you for a 3 block protein, 2 block carb, 6 block fat lunch, just in case you are feeling hungry today too! You can change it up and add more tomato than cucumber, or whatever you prefer; same with fats.

TUNA SALAD

2 celery stalks diced= 1/4 block
1/4 cup cherry tomatoes= 1/4 block
1/2 cucumber= 1/2 block
Total: 1 block carbs

Add to 1 can light tuna (or solid albacore,
but read the label for how much of the can)=
3 blocks protein
Add salt, pepper, curry powder

Add 2 tbs. avocado chunks= 2 blocks
1 1/2 tbs. Simply Dressed Vinegrette
by Marzetti= 4 blocks
Total: 6 blocks fat

Steam 1 1/4 cup of broccoli in a steamer bag in the microwave= 1 block carb
Drink: Glass of unsweet decaf tea (flavored with a spice tea bag while steeping)
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