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• Green-Food Drink: Easily digestible, green foods are full of carbs and are also concentrated sources of protein, carotenoids, essential fatty acids, and more.

Try:

1. Naked Juice Green Machine

2. Odwalla Superfood

3. Sambazon Supergreens Revolution

• Energy Bar: Energy bars are designed to restore, well, energy. They are loaded with carbs and often contain a bit of protein to help the muscles heal after a workout. Some bars are fruit based and they have more carbohydrates, while bars heavy with nuts might contain more protein then the leading ones.

Try:

1. LUNA Bar

2. Organic Food Bar

3. Bumblebar

4. LARABAR

• Trial Mix: Combining nuts, seeds, and dried fruit gives you protein, carbs, and lots of antioxidants, which fight the free radicals unleashed during exercising.

Try:

1. All Mixed Up by Eden Foods

2. Goji Berry

3. Organic Trek

trail-mix.jpg4. Or make your own

• Protein Powder: Protein powder mixed with water or soy milk is easily absorbed. Carbs an proteins are balanced so your body can efficiently refuel, repair damage, and stay healthy.

Try:

1. Jarrow Formulas Muscle Optimeal

2. Solgar Whey To Go

3. Ultimate Life’s The Ultimate Meal

4. Nature’s Plus Spiru-tein (Click the link here to receive a free sample of this product.)
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Earthly Eating Daily Recipe

Poached Pears and Juniper Berries
Makes 6

2 cups water
2 cups red wine or grape juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
15 juniper berries
3 cinnamon sticks
1/2 tsp. salt

1. Combine water, wine or juice, 1 cup of the sugar, juniper berries, cinnamon, and salt in a medium-large saucepan.

2. Bring the poaching liquid to a boil, stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar. Reduce the heat and simmer for another 5 minutes.

3. Peel the pears, keeping the stems attached upright in the poaching liquid. Set the pears in the liquid and heat on low for about 10 minutes, or until they are just tender,. Gently rotate the pears to ensure even poaching.

4. Remove the pears. Pour 1 cup of the poaching liquid onto a small saucepan and stir in the remaining sugar and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil until the liquid reduces and thickens into a sauce.

5. Place the pears into serving bowls, and ladle the warn sauce over the top of all of them.

Happy Eating!


Posted in Eating Right, Energy Drinks, Exercising, Low-Fat, Protein on April 21st, 2008

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