Falafel is a popular and delicious Middle Eastern food that is traditionally ball-shaped and deep fried. It is great as a side dish, salad topping, and terrific stuffed in a fresh pita with crunchy vegetables and a yogurt or tahini sauce. Baking falafel instead of frying them makes them more nutrient-dense (you’ll get more healthful […]
Monthly Archives: July 2015
Simple Tomato Cucumber & Feta Salad
This is a terrific combination of flavourful and colourful vegetables that requires no dressing. I always serve this with baked falafel, but it is a simple side dish that would go well with almost any meal. This salad is best eaten the day it’s made. Ingredients 1 cups halved grape or cherry tomatoes 1 cup […]
This Week in Food, Health, and Fitness
This week, read about what makes us take the stairs, the science of sleep, fish oil supplements, watermelon and exercise performance, how to make exercise habits stick, understanding food expiration dates, dietary phosphates, and more. What Makes Us More Likely to Take the Stairs? I am a strong believer that our environment can help shape […]
Strawberry Banana Recovery Smoothie
Recovery is when you reap the benefits of your training and racing and get stronger, and what you eat can play an important role in the process. Consuming the right foods can help you maximize your training gains, speed up the recovery process, and enhance subsequent performance. Best of all, many delicious foods fit the […]