Whole Grains and Legumes

As some of you may or may not know. My wife and I are both Vegetarian and almost Vegan. It's the cheese thats tough to give up. I always get asked ,"What do you do for protein?" I eat lots of whole grains , beans , legumes and soy(although not alot. Being a man , Soy isn't too good for you because of it's high estrogen count. But some don't hurt.).

Whole grains are an excellent source of fiber, protein, B vitamins, and zinc. Legumes include pinto beans, navy beans, kidney beans, garbanzo beans, lentils, peanuts, and black-eyed and split peas. So go ahead and use beans as a protein source in salads, soups, stews, and rice dishes. Beans are high in complex carbohydrates(the good ones) , fiber(it's what too much of makes you toot! But go ahead and have it. A little toot never hurt anyone and everyone does. ) ,iron and folic acid(good for your blood cells and even helps prevent anemia.) , and have more protein than any other vegetable food.

So there you have it. Eat up all the beans and whole grains you want. Here's tooting to you!

Hitting the Streets!

As always , I've been on the quest for knowledge. And this time around I've been on the quest for fitness knowledge. I do read a lot. But really what I wanted to know was what people , like you and me , do to better help themselves and most of all their health and what would they like to change about themselves. So the wife and I hit the new farmer's market this past Saturday in Playa Vista. Which by the way was real cool. Lot's of goodies to be offered. Great place to get your veggies , especially since the wife and I are both Vegetarians. Anyhow.... Not to get sidetracked here , we walked around and handed out promotional flyers for my Personal Training and stopped a few people and asked them what they do to better serve themselves and most of all their health and how much time out of the week do they take time for themselves? And quite honestly I was surprised by their responses. Not a lot of people take the time out for their health during the week. The most common answer was "Who has the time to do that?". And understandably so! A lot of us have got to work , come home , feed the kids , walk the dog's , buy the groceries , etc..... You get the idea! But really , One must Make the time for themselves. So I've decided to offer people a free workout consultation and if they decide to continue training after that , a discounted rate for my Personal Training services. So if you are reading this and want to come on out and give working out with me a shot. By all means , feel free to contact me.