by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 8, 2015 | Nutrition, Reviews, What's New at Thrive Personal Fitness
Wednesday June 10 is National Drink Iced Tea Day! I apologize for the short notice. I realize the best iced teas are ones that take some time to brew. My personal favorite ice tea is the Pineapple Coconut Oolong from Samovar Tea Lounge. It has to brew 24 hours to...
by Pamela Hernandez | Jun 4, 2015 | Nutrition, Recipes
Ever since discovering the deliciousness of roasted Brussels sprouts I want to roast everything! I love the taste of the roasted mushrooms and onions in the Millet and Mushroom Bowls. Roasted asparagus is almost better than grilled! When fresh broccoli started making...
by Pamela Hernandez | May 28, 2015 | Fitness, Fitness 101, General Health, Motivation, Nutrition
How often do you eat for some other reason other than being hungry? At the ACSM Health and Fitness Summit, I encountered the acronym H.A.L.T in a session called Eating Behaviors: Why and How You Eat Are More Important Than What by Dr. Kara Mohr. Hunger: This is the...
by Pamela Hernandez | May 18, 2015 | Farmers Market Finds, Nutrition, Recipes
I must confess a cooking sin. It is something that has plagued me for many years, something that I am only now learning how to address. I have been using dried herbs when it says fresh in a recipe. I never understood the error of my ways until I started buying fresh...
by Pamela Hernandez | May 14, 2015 | Fitness, Nutrition, Reviews
You can have chocolate morning, noon and night and still meet your fitness goals. You can have it for breakfast without a sugar rush. You can have it with lunch without a second thought. You can have it with a good book before bed. Sounds like a dream come true....
by Pamela Hernandez | May 11, 2015 | Nutrition, Recipes, Reviews
I will never tell you that zoodles actually taste like pasta. Zoodles taste good but you have to accept them for what they are and judge them as such. Sometimes they will hit the spot. Sometimes nothing will do but the real thing. Yes, you can have pasta. Yes, it can...
