Trimarni Coaching and Nutrition

Hopefully your mouth is watering just looking this picture because it's hard for me to describe the deliciousness of these stuffed peppers.  Peppers are nutritional powerhouses. They are excellent sources of vitamin A, C and B6 and potassium and a good source of folic acid and fiber. One large pepper has 33 calories, 287 mg of potassium, 2.8g of fiber and 1.4g protein. Every time you eat a pepper, you are filling your body with phytochemicals, antioxidants and they help reduce inflammation with their anti-inflammatory benefits. They also give a great flavor to both raw and cooked dishes. Fruits and veggies in general are great for the immune system. For athletes, opting for cooked veggies at dinner (versus raw, which would be ideal at lunch) can help with digestion so that you aren't expending a huge amount of energy trying to digest a lot of roughage after an evening workout or late at night before you go to bed (and wake-up for an early morning workout). Plus, cooking ve...

This week I am dedicating all my blogs to tips for healthy eating in today's society.  Recognizing that we all tend to put/have a little more on our daily plate than we can handle, the most important thing to remember is that the food you put inside your body is designed to fuel your busy lifestyle. You may be among the many who says you are too busy to shop, cook or eat healthy but when it comes to making time for health, it's a priority, not something you have to find time for.  In today's society, there's a reminder to cook meals at home and to prepare real food to nourish the body but it's a statement that's repeated over and over without a large following. The biggest issue is that we have access to convenience, quick food which doesn't place much pressure on us to recipe plan, meal prep, shop and prepare foods. Also, if we find ourselves hungry when outside of the home, we rarely run into the issue of having to live our day in a starved state f...