Healthy choices, Something we all have. Not many of us however make the right choice. Now, I'm not saying its not ok to indulge in some chocolate every now and then.

Some food you should try to select are things such as Grilled Chicken, Steak, Fish, Eggs and shrimp are all good sources of protein. Just try to avoid getting deep priced food like at many of the fast food places. Go with the grilled chicken sandwich at McDonalds or even the grilled chicken salad. Pork is a ok choice, I do not eat much pork though.

Some good healthy carbs are Whole Wheat Pastas, Whole Wheat Bread, Sweet Potato, Oatmeal and All Bran. These are good examples of good complex carbs. These kind of carbs would beat ate during the day or before your workout. Fruits are good to have after a workout to help shuttle the nutrients to your muscles since they get digested faster and more easier since all the blood is in your muscles still. A good fruit to eat would be a Banana.

Some good fats to eat are Natural Peanut Butter, Peanuts, Almonds, EVOO, Fish (good source of protein and fats), Egg Yolk, Avocado, Cheese and any kind of Nuts. These are all good sources of healthy fats. Fats are essential to our bodies.

If you feel you are hungry after a meal try adding more veggies to your meals. Veggies are great food that you can eat a lot of!

We had our 3rd Annual 99cent Eat-A-Thon this past Saturday, June 6th. It was a festive time! We started off in Mifflinburg, PA going to the McDonalds there. Then we made our way to Lewisburg, PA and hit up all the fast food places there as well. McDonalds, Burger King, Wendys and Taco Bell/KFC were the places in Lewisburg. Then were headed to Selinsgrove, PA and decided to take a intermission since we were feeling pretty full and saw Land of the Lost. It turned out to be a decent movie. We continued our journey on the Eat-A-Thon at Taco Bell. Then we went to Wendys, Burger King and finished with another McDonalds. It was a fun experience. We handed out business cards promoting our Eat-A-Thon. Unfortunately the Selinsgrove, PA McDonalds gave our card back! That was a little disappointing to us, but it did not hinder our trip!

You can check out our pictures at the following link:

Healthy Recipes. Not too many people these days know what that means! Every week I will post up a great recipe for you to try. These will be very healthy with great nutrient value!

The first recipe in this great series will be a nice dessert! When I first tried this recipe it came out not how it should have, But it was still very delicious!

Tasty Cake Pudding.

Ingredients:
3.5 Scoops Protein
4 Tbsp. Peanut Butter
1/3 C. Egg Whites
1/2 C. Milk
2 Tbsp. Milled Flaxseed

Calories: 934
Fat: 48.5
Carbs: 25.5 of those 11.5 are Dietary Fiber so 14 carb total
Protein: 106

Just mix everything in a large bowl. Spray a pan with some non-stick spray, then put the mixture in and refrigerate. Enjoy!

It is that simple! I used chocolate protein powder for this and it turned out great. The nutrient value will differ slightly depending on what products you use.

I hope you found this recipe very tasteful like I have. Stay Tuned for next weeks recipe!!!

I was lucky enough to recieve a free vial of the iSatori Liquid Morph Protein in grape flavor. I'm not a big fan of grape flavoring in grape juice or grape soda so, I was a little skeptical on the taste. Surprisingly the grape flavor was not very strong and was actually very good. It went down nice and smooth!

Calories: 212
Fat: 0g
Carbs: 8g
Protein: 45g

With these kinda of macro nutrients you can't really go wrong with it. 45g of protein is perfect! It also contains Carnosine, Nitric Oxcide, Glycerol and Citrulline. All are very beneficial to you and your workouts. The product claims it helps with strength, pump and recovery. With all these added benefits you can rest assured it will deliever these statements!



After taking my sample like I said the taste was good. It even smelled very much like grape. However 2 minutes after drinking the protein I found it hard to breathe, got light headed quickly and felt like I was burning up. It could have just been a one time deal or my body not reacting to it right. I may give these another shot, but with a reaction like that I may not. Other people that tested the vial had no side effects of these but me so far.



However I still suggest you give it a try.

The guest to pose at the 2009 NPC Oklahoma Championships this year was Brandon Curry. He was looking good for the off-season. The 2009 NPC Oklahoma Championships is a National Qualifier open to all in-state and out-of-state Competitors.

You can view more of Brandon's pictures as well as other competitors at the contest here:

http://www.rxmuscle.com/rxgallery.php?contest=35&year=32&bodybuilder=1668#2

On June 6th, Saturday. We are planning to do our 3rd annual 99cent/$1 Eat-A-Thon! We will be visiting all the places that give food for that price in our area. We even made T-Shirts and Car Magnets to use this year. Also, we will be handing out Eat-A-Thon cards to the cashier at the register when we pay! So, Hopefully we get some attention. There are 4 of us going this year. We are trying to make this tradition grow to the point where we can get sponsors to donate money to support our cause and give the money to local food banks in the area. There will be great, cheap and high calorie food for all!

Eatathon@gmail.com

If you see us..Honk!!!

I was wondering how well green tea worked. So, I was doing some research and even tried a Green Tea product. Green tea extract, as an extract it is more concentrated than just drinking it on its own, resulted in an increase in energy used by the body of 3-4%. Some studies say this effect of green tea weight loss is due to increased fat oxidation and thermogenesis. Thermogenisis refers to energy used in heat production that is not related to resting metabolism or physical activity.



However in another study I found, groups of people were given caffiene to see how it compared to the green tea thermogenisis. The people taking the green tea had higher thermogenisis than the people taking caffiene without green tea the study concluded.



So, How well does green tea work with weight loss? Last month I put it to the test! I got a free bottle of Nutec Performance Lab's Lean-Rescue. Which is a 80% EGCG green tea extract product. It also contains 200mg of caffiene for added energy. It also contains other added goodies too. This product lasted me almost a month. I started using this product weighing in at 181 pounds. After one bottle of using it I weighed 165 pounds. That is a 16 pound loss. I also ate healthy and excerised. You can't eat bad and not workout and expect the pills to work. Overall the product is truly amazing. I even have another bottle setting right here in front of me waiting to be used in the future!