Coach Angela’s Recipe of the Week

This week it has been the hottest ever in Northwest Indiana and I have no desire to cook. So what do you feed the kids that requires minimal cooking and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? These snacks are so easy to make the kids will want to help out. They store easily in the fridge too!

Check this video out to see my latest favorite snack: Read more

Eating Healthy On A Budget

Today I have a guest post from Molly Green of www.Econobusters.com

If you have the mindset that eating healthy is expensive and beyond your means, then please read this post. Molly has sound advice for homeschool moms who wish to change their families meals to fit, healthy fare. Enjoy!

EATING HEALTHY ON A BUDGET
Molly Green, www.Econobusters.com

I have to admit that sometimes it seems like it would be much easier, and possibly cheaper, to grab a “meal in a box” out of the freezer section of the grocery store, warm it up in the stove or microwave, add some side veggies and call dinner “done.” However, over the years I have found that this is not the healthiest or the cheapest route to take when feeding my family. Read more

Our Christmas Menu

It’s Saturday and we are celebrating Christmas with the in-laws today. I am cooking up a Christmas feast for an early dinner and we’ll open some gifts. They are leaving on Monday so we had to have an early one for them. It should be fun.

Even though there are a few favorite items on the menu that are not quite on plan, I still make sure the majority of foods eaten are of a healthier nature. So I thought I would share today what is on our Christmas feast menu to give you a little idea of how to eat well while celebrating with picky family. Read more

Fitness For the Whole Family

 

 

NATIONAL CHAMPION – USTA 2008

DOUBLE MINI NOVICE

Being a fitness coach has quite an effect on the entire family.    Family vacations always include a lot of physical activities. 

Last month my oldest daughter, Luaxana, competed in the USTA National Championships in Cincinnati, OH.  It was a big moment in her life.  She had qualified for three events, but 3 weeks before Nationals, she dislocated her left ring finger and ended up with a chip fracture when they put it back in place.  So, she was only able to compete in one event.  She rocked it though and became National Champion for that event and level. 

We decided to make a mini family vacation out of our long drive to Cincinnati.  We camped at Indiana Beach the first night and had a blast at the waterpark.  The following night found us in a hotel so my daughter could rest up before her event the next morning. 

While we stayed at the hotel, my husband and I took advantage of the free pass to the gym across the street and got an awesome workout in before the championships.  I’ll share what we did on such short notice in another blog post.

After my daughter rocked Nationals, we went on to our next camping site.  Morgan’s Canoe and Livery in Morrow, OH.  We had so much fun canoeing, hiking, kayaking and hanging out together.  We ate healthy the entire time we were there with the exception of S’mores over the campfire. 

Staying healthy while camping is definitely possible.  I had done some research on camping recipes and was very apalled at the dinners people were putting together.  Even some that were so called “healthy”.  I ended up taking a lot of our favorite grill recipes and revamping them a bit for a campfire. 

I will be sharing a lot of these healthy recipes and the hotel workout in the coming blogs ahead.