Archive for category: Nutrition

IFM / February 28, 2012 12:54 pm

Chocolate Dipped Raspberry Shake

Looking for a healthy treat to satisfy your sweet tooth? Why not try this delicious Chocolate Dipped Raspberry Shake! Packed with nutrients and high in Protein this awesome shake will have you wanting more! The best thing about it is its quick to make too! Chocolate Dipped Raspberry Shake By Mitzi Young 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1 cup unsweetened

IFM / January 16, 2012 9:34 am

YOGURT: The Fat Fighter (Recipes)

Yogurt is a great source of fat-blasting calcium, delivering 20 – 50 % of your recommended daily intake in a single serving. Containing nine essential amino acids and billions of probiotic bacteria, it is no wonder that this snack is so popular. For Recipes like these ones Check out Issue #31 of Inside Fitness.   Peanut Butter Cup 3/4 cup

IFM / January 10, 2012 8:00 am

THE HARD FACTS ON WATERMELON

Watermelons may not be in season right now, but a recent report out of the state known for being bigger, Texas, could do wonders to help raise the popularity of the refreshing summer-time fruit. According to researchers from Texas A&M’s Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center, watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline. Citrulline, much like Viagra, is known for its ability

IFM / January 3, 2012 8:00 am

Rocky Never Drank Orange Juice for a Reason!

The University of Valencia in Valencia, Spain was the site of a Vitamin C study recently. The study, largely initiated because some take Vitamin C supplements to combat oxidative stress, examined what impact Vitamin C had on training efficiency. In particular, they focused their study on 14 men aged 27 to 36 who received their 1g of Vitamin C daily

IFM / December 22, 2011 8:00 am

Protein Blueberry Muffins

Protein Blueberry Muffins By: Michelle Shaw Makes 12 muffins 6 egg whites 2 cups oatmeal 1 1/2 cup oat flour 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese 1/2 cup applesauce (natural, no sugar added) 1 banana 2 scoops vanilla protein powder (20g P) 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract ½ c frozen blueberries

IFM / December 20, 2011 8:00 am

Post Exercise Milk Consumption and Lean Mass

“Milk, it does a body good.” We’ve all heard that famous saying at some point or another, but really, how true is it

IFM / December 9, 2011 8:00 am

RECIPE: BASIL SWEET POTATO MASH

  BASIL SWEET POTATO MASH BY ROMEL GRIARTE | PHOTO BY ARSENIK PHOTOGRAPHY A healthy option for a Holiday Feast! For more Recipes like this one check out Issue #30 December/January Pg 184-186!!! - 5 Sweet potatoes (peeled and chopped) - 1/2 cup Almond milk - 2 tbsp. Coconut butter - 1 tbsp. Nutmeg - 1 bunch Basil (puree with

IFM / November 29, 2011 10:41 am

COCONUT WATER FOR ELECTROLYTE REPLACEMENT

Liz Applegate, director of sports nutrition at the UC Davis says that coconut water is fine for “the typical working-out person,” because it is 95% water

IFM / July 4, 2011 10:00 am

CHOOSE CHERRIES

Everyone’s favorite summer fruit, cherries are high in antioxidants and relatively low in calories, with one cup of sweet cherries yielding approximately 74 calories. Just in case you needed another reason to snack on this tiny red fruit, a study by researchers at the University of California of 18 healthy men and women, examined the relationship between cherry consumption and

IFM / June 30, 2011 3:25 pm

BAR BONUS

Walk into any health food store in the free world and you are sure to be met by a myriad of protein bars. From energy bars to breakfast bars to high-protein/low-carb bars to meal-replacement bars, there seems to be a bar to meet all needs. Researchers Rothacker and Watemberg sought to investigate meal replacement bars and their effect on hunger.