Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

We are all looking for ways to make cooking tasks easier or possible, especially when pressed for time or in need of a specific gadget or ingredient that is not readily available.  As part of our weekly newsletter (which is FREE - you can sign up on the main page of our website ), Joey has featured a few of her food prep hacks to help you out in the kitchen. Here are two of her latest hacks. If you have a food prep struggle or concern that you'd like her to figure out, just send us an email via our website.  Homemade Buttermilk By Joey Mock, RD, LD, CLT Most of us have come across recipes that we would really like to try but that call for an ingredient that is not a kitchen staple that we keep on hand. For me (and likely many others), buttermilk is one of those ingredients. I don’t typically keep it on hand (and don't really like purchasing a carton for a half-cup or cup serving) but love to use it in things like pancakes, muffins, and quick breads for that ...

It takes a lot of food to fuel an endurance athlete. But not every food is well tolerated before and after a long workout. I'm constantly aware of the food that I eat around long workouts for two reasons. First off, food is my fuel. I do not use food as reward or to control emotions. Seeing that long distance training is very stressful on the human body, I do not want to self-sabotage myself by under on my longest workout days nor do I want to throw away a great workout by eating (or not eating) food that will not help me recover and refuel.  Secondly, I know what foods work and do not work for my body.  This has little to do with body image and a lot to do with performance. Ironically, my body stays in good health, despite not counting calories, eating carbohydrates at every meal, every day of the week, using sport nutrition during workouts, eating before all workouts and not having a "bad" food list. This isn't because I'm lucky, this is because I...

Wow - I can't believe it's been two weeks since IM KONA. After a few days, the aches, burns and chaffing subsided and that was a sign that I was officially in my off-season...and  I'm totally enjoying every day of it! Three full weeks of no weight bearing activity (ex. no running, plyometrics, etc.), no workout structure and no alarms. There's plenty of time to catch up on house chores, be super creative in the kitchen, take longer walks with Campy and just give a little TLC for my awesome body for what it allowed me to do this summer. And to rest up for a very exciting season of destination races: St. Croix 70.3 (May), IM Austria (June), IMWI (July). There's a lot of work to do in the off season after my recovery period and I am really excited to set new goals and to enjoy another exciting year with my healthy body. Just to recap the past few weeks, there have been no post-race blues, no guilty feelings about no structured activity (typically 30-60 min o...