Core Work; Power Protein Parfait!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
OK, my picture taking stinks. I know that, you know that, so that is out there now!
BUT, this "meal" looked so yummy that I had to share it with you. I bet some of you are already making something similar to this. Of course this comes from Oxygen Women's Fitness magazine.
Ingredients: 1 Serving
8 oz. plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1/2 cup uncooked ready-to-eat oatmeal
2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
1/4 cup strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
Layer all ingredients in a tall glass & ENJOY! Change up the berries if you want to OR cut the recipe in half for a cool mini meal or treat!
Nutritional Breakdown: Calories - 288; Total Fats - 6g; Saturated Fat - < 0.5g; Cholesterol - 0mg; Sodium - 86mg; Total Carbohydrates - 34g; Dietary Fiber - 8g; Sugars - 6g; Protein - 27g; Iron - 6mg
Now on to the core workout, 10 Minute Abdominal Workout Video. I saw this on GirlGetStrong & had to share because it has some great core work in this 10 minute video. CAN you get through this? Check out my post yesterday. Don't sell yourself short!!! I did offer up these comments to the video though: My only suggestion to people doing this is to do a 5-10 minute warm up first. If I did that first hamstring stretch cold, I would have popped something! Course I am older & much tighter than I was when younger but many are not that flexible so warm up first! Also, make sure the back stays to the mat.. if you can’t keep proper form, you don’t have to drop your legs as close to the floor. A killer workout! Just watch the form & for me, I would not do it before a warm-up. PS: Don't forget to vote for my towel saying while you are over at GGS in case you have not voted yet!!!
Charlotte over at Great Fitness Experiment also shared this push-up video from the same lady. AND, Charlotte points out what I live by ... the push-up works the core really well too BUT you must keep that form! I often do my push-ups & then end the last one by holding a plank position for as long as I can! Good stuff! Got to love those push-ups! Well, I do, but for some, it is a love/hate relationship!
Don't forget the BUTT video I shared last week!!!! I bet you can't if you did it!
OK, my picture taking stinks. I know that, you know that, so that is out there now!
BUT, this "meal" looked so yummy that I had to share it with you. I bet some of you are already making something similar to this. Of course this comes from Oxygen Women's Fitness magazine.Ingredients: 1 Serving
8 oz. plain non-fat Greek yogurt
1/2 cup uncooked ready-to-eat oatmeal
2 tbsp ground flaxseeds
1/4 cup strawberries
1/4 cup blueberries
Layer all ingredients in a tall glass & ENJOY! Change up the berries if you want to OR cut the recipe in half for a cool mini meal or treat!
Nutritional Breakdown: Calories - 288; Total Fats - 6g; Saturated Fat - < 0.5g; Cholesterol - 0mg; Sodium - 86mg; Total Carbohydrates - 34g; Dietary Fiber - 8g; Sugars - 6g; Protein - 27g; Iron - 6mg
Now on to the core workout, 10 Minute Abdominal Workout Video. I saw this on GirlGetStrong & had to share because it has some great core work in this 10 minute video. CAN you get through this? Check out my post yesterday. Don't sell yourself short!!! I did offer up these comments to the video though: My only suggestion to people doing this is to do a 5-10 minute warm up first. If I did that first hamstring stretch cold, I would have popped something! Course I am older & much tighter than I was when younger but many are not that flexible so warm up first! Also, make sure the back stays to the mat.. if you can’t keep proper form, you don’t have to drop your legs as close to the floor. A killer workout! Just watch the form & for me, I would not do it before a warm-up. PS: Don't forget to vote for my towel saying while you are over at GGS in case you have not voted yet!!!
Charlotte over at Great Fitness Experiment also shared this push-up video from the same lady. AND, Charlotte points out what I live by ... the push-up works the core really well too BUT you must keep that form! I often do my push-ups & then end the last one by holding a plank position for as long as I can! Good stuff! Got to love those push-ups! Well, I do, but for some, it is a love/hate relationship!
Don't forget the BUTT video I shared last week!!!! I bet you can't if you did it!
OK, any other power parfait recipes you want to share with all of us???? Are you game for trying out the core & push-up videos after that butt one I shared with you last week??? Really awesome stuff you can do at home!!!
YUM! Now that Power Protein Parfait gives me healthy incentive to tackle those workouts.
Thanks for sharing our link and a great point about warming up!
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Melanie, you guys always have great things to read over there!
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I have a parfait almost every day, but I save the oatmeal for a second breakfast later in the morning.
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Cammy, sounds good to me!
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Okay, she lost me at the hamstring stretch. There is no way I could hold on to my calves and keep my legs that straight -- my arms aren't that long.
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Steve.. she is very flexible! I was like that when I was younger but age has taken some of it away. I do work diligently at keeping it though & I still can do splits.. just takes me a lot longer to get there!
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Mmmm that Parfait looks scrumptious! I usually use fiber cereal instead of the oatmeal, but I will give it a try! Thanks girl!
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Amanda, fiber cereal sounds good too! Change it up, a good thing!
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Great post Jody! I love that parfait recipe - it looks easy enough that the kids could make it and delicious enough that even my picky 4 year old might eat some!
I love those GirlGetStrong workouts! Could I do it? Probably not, but maybe someday!!
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Diane... great idea to get the kids involved in making their own parfait!
Diane, I doubt I could even finish some of those GGS videos but I will try!
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I do lazy parfaits. I mix greek yogurt with granola and strawberries all the time. I like it all blended together rather than layered (quicker into my mouth that way LOL).
I will sometimes use vanilla yogurt, or when I want extra protein, I use vanilla protein powder in plain yogurt.
Another good combo is canned pumpkin mixed in with granola and topped with some cranberry sauce!
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Lori, I love your ideas!!! Course I love salivating over the pics on your blog too!
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