July Tips by Nic 2009: Food

I’ve given plenty of tips on what to do for your body on the outside. It’s time to go within. Or at least decide what you’re going to put inside your body. I can give you just the recipes or send you to the place where you can get as many as you want. So here are some ideas and places you can expand on those ides to help you keep your swim suit figure through the summer.

• Protein Shake – This is Fit By Nic’s breakfast
• ¼ cup of almost breeze/rice milk – unsweetened
• 2 cups of alkaline water
• 1 scoop of vegan (vanilla) protein isolate – ultimate protein
• 4 ice cubes                                                                                             
• ¼ cup frozen berries
• Optional fruit:  banana, strawberries, melons – depends on if you’re trying to lose weight or gain it.
• Optional breakfasts: oatmeal, toast w/butter substitute,

• Tasty Turkey (Tofu) Wrap – recipe in Women’s Health Abs Guide 2007

www.womenshealthmag.com

•  Mediterranean Chicken & Pasta  - Recipe in Fitness Magazine July/Aug 2009

www.fitnessmagazine.com

• Mushroom & Bell Pepper Omelet w/Fontina – Jillian Michaels - “Making the Cut”
• Asparagus Walnut Salad – Jillian Michaels’ - “Making the Cut”
• Ginger-poached Salmon w/Orange & Honey – Idea Fitness Journal – May 2009

There is more than enough information on the internet. You just have to know where to look. Here are a couple of web sites which may be helpful:

• www.lifescripthealthyadvantage.com
• www.healthytimes.com
• www.jillianmichaels.com
• www.inneridea.com

*There are plenty of healthy food dishes available. These are just a couple of ideas. Here are a few web sites which may be helpful to you as well.

• The American Diabetes Association
• The American Heart Association
• The American Stroke Society

As always check with you physician or nutritionist before starting an exercise or nutrition program. (I’ve been advised to place this on my website, on my flyers and all over my newsletters. I feel it’s important to be honest with my readers and let them know I did neither. I now have several people in my life with nutritional degrees, and each of them of their own idea of what is healthy for everyone. I repeat myself when I say I don’t believe one size fits all. In other words, I ask you to be active in your physical fitness and in your health. After all, it’s your body, mind and spirit).