TSTMpaleochallenge

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Why should health & fitness professionals be recommending bone broth?

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Why should health & fitness professionals be recommending bone broth?

As health and fitness professionals we can sometimes be quick to recommend supplements to our clients. Supplements should be an addition to a healthy sustainable diet and only used when needed. If the nutrients we need can be obtained from food sources, we should be promoting these first. Mother Nature designed out food to contain an abundance of vitamins, minerals, enzymes and co-factors that are essential to our survival. Processed foods are often void, or very low, on these nutrients and this is why so many people are deficient in key nutrients. As health and fitness professionals we should be helping our clients make smart dietary choices and adding foods such as bone broth to their diet.

DAY 10- LAMB TAGINE

DAY 10- LAMB TAGINE

“What would you like, darling?”

“Lamb?”

“What lamb?”

I knew that was coming. “I don’t know!” All I can think about is the happy little lamb jumping on its 4 legs all at the same time in a green field, here I am asking for a part of the dead lamb. “God, I don’t know!”

“How many people are you feeding?”

“Five!”, that’s a lie, I’ve become a regular here and even my little man knows it’s not five of us quarantined in the flat. But he accomodates.

DAY 27 - PLANTAIN CHIPS

DAY 27 - PLANTAIN CHIPS

This month the team at TSTM are publishing health Paleo recipes. Our professional chef Helena is leading the way with the Paleo challenge we’ve set, but she has asked me to add a couple of recipes in the final week. How can I compete with a professional chef?

Paleo snacks are often a struggle for most people, so I was thinking my first recipe should be a snack. Plantain chips can be eaten hot or cold. You can make up a large batch and save them for snacks. Green plantains are a resistance starch, which makes them suitable for diabetics as resistance starch does not raise insulin levels. Resistance starch is also very healthy for the gut microbiome, you can read more about it here.

DAY 26 - Paleo Banana, Carrot and Walnut Muffins

DAY 26 - Paleo Banana, Carrot and Walnut Muffins

These Paleo Muffins are an old favourite. Back in the day when I was competing in marathons, triathlons and Ironman events, I was always looking for healthy snacks to eat. These Paleo muffins were high on my list and a batch of 10 would never last long.

These muffins are loaded with bananas, shredded carrots, and walnuts. These easy muffins have NO added sugar – they’re sweetened entirely with bananas! They’re the perfect on-the-go snack.