Fit Mom's Blog

Welcome to my weekly Sunday feature article about FOOD. We all love to eat it, I love to cook it, however- dishes, “spare tires”, and ” saddlebags” are not my friends. Last week, I wrote about our fat loss plan. For the last seven days, we have eaten very few carbs. We followed Graeme Street’s Fat Loss Plan almost exclusively. If he said salad with lean protein, that’s what we ate. If it said, “veggie omelet” that’s what we ate. Both hubby and I are down 2 pounds each! Whoopee..All of our workouts last week were high intensity but short in duration. We were not allowed to eat any Hammer Nutrition Heed or any electrolyte drinks or gels of any kind. Honestly, but the end, I was craving Macaroni and Cheese! I did cheat too- Iced Mocha’s from Starbuck’s- one habit that needs breaking!

Today was the completion of the 7 day Fat Loss Plan, and we made it! For our special carbo load dinner, I made one of my all time BEST meat ragu sauce with Penne Pasta.

Tuscany (Flavors of Italy , Vol 1, No 4)

Rich Meat Sauce (Rachel’s abbreviated version!)

2 Celery Sticks

2 Carrot Sticks

1 onion

1/4 Diced Panchetta

1 Pound Ground Beef

Soaked Dried Porcini Mushrooms

Parsley

1 cup red wine

1 lb Tomatoes Diced

Tomato Paste

Salt, Pepper

Dice vegetables and saute in olive oil with garlic and panchetta until onions are soft and golden. Then, add ground beef, and continue cooking for 5 minutes or more. Add red wine and cook until it’s evaporated. Add tomatoes, a little tomato paste, and cook for one hour. Serve with Penne Pasta and Parmesean Cheese.

Performance Plan: Eat as many QUALITY nutritious meals as possible. I can’t wait to go back to my oatmeal for breakfast!! Here’s a sample of a Cyclo-Power Pancake that I can’t wait to try.

4 egg whites, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 cup of Oats, 1 BIG spoonful of lowfat cottage cheese, 1 tsp vanilla extract, Dash of cinnamon, 1/2 cup of fresh or frozen blueberries.

1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend on high for 6o seconds.

2. Spray a skillet with non-fat cooking spray over medium heat.

3. Place about 1/4 cup of the batter in the center of the skillet. Cook for 1-2 minutes and flip.

Serve with Peanut Butter and Jelly as a snack or serve with syrup. Umm, ” I wonder if my kids will eat this?”