Coach Jen B

I've taken a bit of a hiatus while I adjust to my new position and adjusting to having both kids in school.  But I haven't taken a hiatus from delicious, healthy foods!  I was quite fortunate to be able to sample a new bar - called the AMRAP BAR .   The AMRAP Bar is a 100% paleo, non-GMO, gluten-free, dairy-free, preservative free and artificial free.  It also packs a powerful punch with it's high protein content as well and is full of flavor!  It came in Cashew and Vanilla , Almond and Honey , and Fig and Cacao .    The flavors were amazing!  I loved that it was packed with flavor and is clean fuel for your body - developed by athletes, moms, experts, and health nuts.  Each bar had 12 to 15 grams of protein and fell in the 270-320 calorie range.   To top it off...the ingredients are real.  You just have to love a company that develops a product with ingredients you can actually read!  For example, in th...

My family loves peanut butter.  They would be perfectly happy if I served them pb and j's or pb and fluff to them for every meal.  Actually, that was Tucker's school lunch every single day in kindergarten.  You get the idea.  We love peanut butter.   The best thing about nut butters is that they are incredibly versatile. I put them on my toast, on bananas, on waffles, pancakes, in yogurt, in smoothies, on brownies, on ice cream.   When I was introduced to NuttZo , I was amazed at how much better this nut butter is than any other nut butter I've ever tried.  And believe me, I've tried quite a few in my time.  If you enjoy a nut butter but with an added crunch, you will love NuttZo for the flavor.  But you are getting so much more out of NuttZo than just incredible flavor.  You're also getting a mouthful of Omega 3s.  It is also 100% organic and is packed with peanuts, cashews, hazelnuts, almonds, brazil nuts, sunfl...

Somehow the stars aligned and I had the best 20 mile training run I could ask for.  I'm not sure how it happened or why, but does it matter?  Not at this moment. Going into the run I thought for sure it was going to be a horrible run.  I know, I shouldn't go into a long run like that with such a negative attitude.   I ate out for three days prior to the run and didn't make the healthiest choices. Thursday night - Burger and fries at the A-1 Diner Friday night - Burger fries and onion rings at Johnny Rockets. The Berry & Nut salad, topped with turkey at the 1912 Cafe at LL Bean.   Saturday -We were on our way to a wedding in Southern Maine, so lunch was at the 1912 cafe.  I tried my best to correct myself with this beautiful salad.  Then completely splurged on yummy wedding food - crab cakes, peanut sauce chicken, bruschetta, cheese, veggies, more cheese, cupcakes (3!), wine and beer.   This was a gorgeous wedding f...