Why All The Food Talk?

Friday, December 25, 2009

We post often about food and nutrition, typically more that we post about training itself.  If your nutrition is out of whack your physical performance will be negatively impacted (thus affecting training and the results it yields).  Nutrition is also the one area where you potentially have the most control in comparison to training.  For example, you can elect not to train but eating is not an option; you need to make time for it and need to actually do it and can choose to do it right or not.  As well, the quality of your training can depend somewhat on your level of skill at performing particular movements.  Skill takes time to develop, not so with sound nutrition.  You may not have got your clean and jerk down solid yet, but you sure can dial in your nutrition right off the bat.

Now that the incessant writing about food and nourishment has (at least partially) justified, check out the Christmas Recipe Roundup over at Elana’s Pantry.  Elana’s Pantry boasts organic and gluten free recipes, and although they not always Paleo, with a little tinkering they can be brought into Paleo-friendly compliance (or at least nearly so).

We have just posted some new pics in our gallery

We now have a Twitter page so you can keep up with all CFTO happenings through your regular Twitter reader.

Workout

Complete 10 rounds for time of:

  • 20 Walking lunges
  • 10 Sit-ups

An Inconvenient Food

Friday, December 11, 2009

DSC_0400

Ah, Paleo… I love how you boost my health, improve my athletic performance, help my sleep, shrink my butt… but do you have to be so damn messy? Salads are amazing, until you try to eat one in the car (lesson: stop eating in the car). Soups and stews? Delicious, but if your tupperware leaks, you’re out one really nice messenger bag. And if you’re trying to feed a child? On the road? Oh my.

But, but, but! I did it! The following recipe produces grain-free, sugar-free biscuit/cookie things that a 10 month old can and will eat with gusto without choking, that are free of potential allergy hazards (egg whites, tree nuts, dairy), and that are tasty enough that I tend to gobble up what Etta doesn’t finish. Also, mess-free. Behold!

Coconut Things (not so good at naming foods, me)

  • 1 cup ground coconut (take 1 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut and run it through your coffee grinder until it’s flour-like. The volume will decrease.)
  • 4 egg yolks (save the whites for breakfast tomorrow)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup frozen raspberries, crumbled up into little bits
  • Optional add-ins:
    • cinnamon and ginger, to taste
    • dried blueberries
    • chopped nuts

Mix it all up in a bowl, form little hamburger-like patties, and bake on a parchment-lined cookie sheet at 350 degrees until they’re firm to the touch. Cool, then chow down. Makes 9. Or 12. Depends on how big you make your patties.

Workout

Deadlift 5-5-3-3 reps

rest 5 minutes

Complete 5 rounds for time of:

  • 30 Double-unders
  • 10 Weighted pull-ups (boys: 45#; girls: 35#)

Almost Oatmeal Raisin Paleo Cookies

Sunday, December 6, 2009

DSC_0369

This tasty, gluten-free recipe was found over at Paleo Mama’s Cave Chick Cuisine.  Enjoy!

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup pitted dates that you chop into chunks
  • 3/4 cup almonds
  • 1/4 cup macadamia nuts
  • 1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Preparation:

  • Put nuts, dates, coconut, oil, and cinnamon in the food processor with the S blade on it.  Pulse until nuts and dates are broken down and it resembles loose crumbs.
  • Pour into mixing bowl and add in egg and raisins.  Use your hands to mix together.
  • Use an ice cream scoop to get uniformly sized cookies.  Form into patties like you would burger meat.  You should be able to make about 6-8 cookies.
  • Put on ungreased baking sheet into an oven that you have heated to 350.  Space evenly on the cookie sheet.
  • Bake for about 30 minutes.  You will know they are done when they look golden brown and delicious.
  • Cool on a wire rack and enjoy!

Workout

Complete as many rounds as you can in 5 minutes as you can of:

  • Ring dips

rest5 minutes

Complete 5 rounds of:

  • Bear Complex (increase weight each set)

rest 5 minutes

Complete 8 Tabata intervals for max distance of:

  • Rowing

Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity.
CFJ Sample Article CONTACT US
E-mail
info@crossfitto.com

Phone
647-351-6336

Address
32 Logan Ave.
Toronto, ON M4M 2M8
QUICK LINKS
Home
Getting Started
Member Services
Create blog account
Contact Us
Archives
Store
FOLLOW US
RSS Feed Posts Feed (RSS)
Facebook Facebook
Flickr Flickr
Twitter Twitter
YouTube YouTube

Sign up for our Email Newsletter
Terms and Conditions - Privacy Statement
Copyright © 2010 CrossFit Toronto - All Rights Reserved

Mastercard