by Julia | Sep 7, 2013 | Recipe Fuel, Sports Food, Sports Fuel, Sports Nutrition, Sweets & Snacks
With 13 feet between the two of us, there’s a 99% chance that one of us is going to be hungry. Most of the time, that’s Kyle. 🙂 It’s especially hard to feed this man practicing 4 – 5 hours a day, where he sometimes burns 2,000 calories in one...
by Julia | Aug 24, 2013 | Baked Goods, Recipe Fuel
Peaches and blueberries. They’re so hot right now in the German farmers markets! I’ve pretty much made it a subconscious goal to eat peaches and blueberries daily. Carpe seasonal fruit, right? They also go together like peas and carrots in the dessert world, as I...
by Julia | Jul 18, 2013 | Food Fuel, Healthy Living, Life Fuel, Real Food Tips, Sports Fuel, Sports Nutrition
Have you ever been at the mercy of airline food? You know, where you’re SO starving that you have to eat the in-flight meals contaminated with mice and roaches…!? I’ve been there once or twice, including a time where I was obliged to eat ice cream...
by Julia | Jun 30, 2013 | Holiday Eats, Recipe Fuel
4th of July. What’s the first word that pops into your head!? I’m guessing that at least half of you think of GOOD FOOD. How could you not… it’s basically the Thanksgiving of summer! In addition to my memories of family and friends, boating,...
by Julia | Jun 17, 2013 | Breakfast, Food Fuel, Real Food Tips, Recipe Fuel
On June 5th, my life and love of eggs for breakfast forever changed. Being the curious health experimenter/learner that I am, I decided to take an allergy sensitivity test “just for the heck of it.” In case you’re curious, an “allergy...
by Julia | May 24, 2013 | Lunch & Dinner, Recipe Fuel
“Can we cook something DIFFERENT for dinner tonight?” …said my hungry husband on Monday. He has every right to complain. Ever since I’ve started blogging and doing my Master’s program, working for a naturopathic doctor, and doing...
by Julia | May 12, 2013 | Food Fuel, Real Food Tips
In last week’s post, I discussed the slightly popular topic of gluten and WHAT it is here. Today’s post is on the WHY of going gluten-free. ::: Let’s be honest. Most of the world thinks this whole gluten-free thing is a fad. I mean, how could our “daily bread” be...
by Julia | May 4, 2013 | Food Basics, Food Fuel
When you tell people you don’t eat bread, things get weird. They get even weirder if you mention you don’t eat conventional pasta, crackers, cookies, cereal, pizza, or things with flour. In fact, 3 years ago, I remember the first time that a friend told me she wasn’t...
by Julia | Mar 23, 2013 | Lunch & Dinner, Recipe Fuel
Taking online classes makes it tough to get to know fellow classmates, so recently, I decided to make my “virtual classroom” experience more real by reaching out to one of my classmates, Tarah. I discovered her through a link posted on Hawthorn...
by Julia | Mar 10, 2013 | Sports Fuel, Sports Nutrition
Whoop whoop! This post was shared on Mark’s Daily Apple’s Link Love on April 14, 2013! ::: One year and eight months ago, I was honeymooning on the beaches of Aruba, basking in the sun, adventure, and Caribbean waters with my new hubby. Our favorite part?...
by Julia | Feb 22, 2013 | Recipe Fuel, Sides & Dips
My love affair with ayvar began about a month ago. I happened upon a jar of the stuff while at the local market here in Kragujevac with a friend, where she casually recommended that I buy a jar of this common Serbian condiment. Reluctantly, I purchased a bottle of the...
by Julia | Dec 10, 2012 | Holiday Eats, Recipe Fuel, Sweets & Snacks
With Christmas music blaring everywhere and sparkly lights glistening on houses and trees, it’s that time again! Enter comfort food, holiday baked goods, beverages… and candy canes. Perhaps one of the most underrated holiday foods, this unassumingly sweet...
