Jan 262010
Do you know where your meat comes from?

If you train with us at CFChampions you soon could.  This past Friday I (along with Alyx and Mia) drove up to Brenham to visit Yonder Way Farm.  It was easy to find, a beautiful farm and a beautiful day.  It’s what you would expect in the land of Blue Bell ice cream and happy cows.  Yonder Way Farm doesn’t make that claim but their animals looked pretty happy doing what pigs and cows and chickens are supposed to do.  They were all out grazing or foraging or just plain enjoying the sunshine.  I could have pulled up a seat [...]

Dec 072009

The nutrition seminar was this past weekend and the topic came up, as always, of what to feed the kids.  Our answer is always the same…what you feed your kids is just as or even more important than what you eat.  Now you know that you have to lead from the front and they won’t do what you aren’t doing so expecting them to eat better than you is insanity so I won’t go into the importance of you eating clean but will give you information and maybe some questions to get you thinking about your kids food.
We concern ourselves [...]

Mar 282009
What I Eat and Why I Eat It.

The ideal – (from CrossFit.com)
The CrossFit dietary prescription is as follows:
Protein should be lean and varied and account for about 30% of your total caloric load.
Carbohydrates should be predominantly low-glycemic and account for about 40% of your total caloric load.
Fat should be predominantly monounsaturated and account for about 30% of your total caloric load.
Calories should be set at between .7 and 1.0 grams of protein per pound of lean body mass depending on your activity level. The .7 figure is for moderate daily workout loads and the 1.0 figure is for the hardcore athlete.
What Should I Eat?
In plain language, base [...]