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Protein Pizza with a Pumpkin Base
I really like the look of this recipe from Anna, you could have this as part of a maintenance phase or on a day off if you are on a strict fat loss phase.
I’ve made a lower carb version of this using left over cooked cabbage instead of pumpkin, this brings down the carb content of the meal.
Protein Pizza with a Pumpkin Base = PROTEIN POW(DER) ! I… have a weak spot for games and this recipe was the result of one so I love it even more. Granted, it wasn’t a game-game, I just asked a bunch of you guys on facebook to choose today’s recipe and this a pizza with a pumpkin base the winner! My name is Anna and I love playing with food 
Welcome to this pizza, a close relation to my sweet potato pizza. Let me now say a few things about it. The crunchiness of the outer crust was outstaaaaanding (notice picture numero tres). Also, the topping! Ah, topping it with cheddar + cottage cheese was such a good call because it reduced the fat content of the pizza while maintaining taste and nommmmmmmmness of it all! Voici la recette:
Ingredients (for the pizza base) – blended together and baked on a nonstick cookie tray at 150 C (302 F) for ~ 35 minutes (basically, until golden and cooked throughout):
1/2 cup of pumpkin puree 1/2 cup of egg whites 1/8 cup of chickpea flour (you could sub this with oat flour or buckwheat) 1/8 cup of pea protein (I do think it’s optional but it added a nice extra flavor dimension) 1 tbsp of ground almonds 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast (optional but, again, it added a great uhmph factor) 2 tsbp of oat flour (you could just ground some oats instead though) 1 tsp of sea salt 2 tsp of dried basil 2 tsp of dried oregano
That’s it. Two individual-sized pizza bases came out of the above mix (~ 7 inches in diameter). I let them cool and proceeded to top each one with 2 tbsp of cheddar + 2 tbsp of tomato pure +2 tbsp of cottage cheese + 2 tsp of dried thyme + 2 tsp of dried basil + 2 tsp of olive oil (which I drizzled around the pizza, on the edges, so it’d crunch-crunch in style). Result? Yummmm!
Macros per pizza base, without toppings because, really, you can add whatever you want on top (e.g. like a whole bunch of low/er fat cheese, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, spinach, etc, etc, etc): 166.7kcals, 16g protein, 18g carb (4.5g sugars), 3.6g fat (0.3g sat) and 6g fiber!
why athletes eat badly
Working with elite athletes I often find that it is those guys that are in their 30′s who are more focused on looking after their diet, they can see the end of their career looming up in the headlights.
For an athlete that time comes earlier most people have tom wait until their 60′s before the damage of the past starts creeping up. In most cases most of the damage is already done.
Like saving for a pension the best time to start looking after yourself is right now, not at some point in the future.
Charles Barkley, Weight Watchers and why athletes eat badly http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-charles-barkley-weight-watchers-dwyane-wade–20120110,0,7665835.story
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James Martin Chef 5 by 25 nutritional review
There's a new campaign started to get younger people to improve how they cook as apparently 57% of young adults leave home without being able to cook a simple spaghetti bolognaise.
It's called 5 by 25 ( learn 5 recipes by the time that you are 25) and it's fronted by Chef James Martin. While it's a great idea and a concept that I applaud my jaw hit the floor when I saw the list of meals that are there for you to master.
I thought pretty much the same thing when I looked at what Jamie Oliver was doing when he started his campaign pass it on campaign, his campaign to get the nation cooking, it seems to have floundered a bit. The episode I remember watching they made a chicken tikka and rice, there were these really fat people loading up on big portions of rice. There is nothing wrong with the chicken tikka but why did they need that rice.
What's the point encouraging people to cook meals that are going to make them fat!
Anyway back to 5 by 25.
I'll save you the time of looking up the website. Let me review some of the recipes they have listed.
What's the point – where do you start to say anything about this lot.
- Apple muffins
- Bread rolls
- Iced fairy cakes
- Choc chip cookies
- Wholemeal chicken pasties
- Yorkshire puddings
There are a few meals that are halfway decent like a beef casserole and a lamb stir fry with Teryiaki sauce, but the majority of the meals sadly miss the mark from a nutritional stand point.
Hit them up on twitter and get them to up their game http://twitter.com/#!/5by25
Knee drop spinal rock All In One Cardio Exercise
At the moment I struggle with getting my knees over and have them touch the floor on this exercise. Its defiantely one that I am going to practice as it will help develop flexibility in my lower back, build a strong core and looks like ti can burn a few calories too.
http://www.bodyweightcoach.com/07/portable-cardio/
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