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December 29, 2015 (Updated February 9, 2023)

Holiday Week Eats and Exercise

by Anne Mauney, MPH, RD

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Hi friends! Popping back in to share some of the food and fitness highlights from the past week, not including the actual Christmas eve feast. 🙂

On the food front, leftover turkey has obviously been the highlight!

leftover turkey soup

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Matt and I made a really good leftover turkey soup over the weekend. We started with a big pot of water and the turkey carcass and added some carrots, celery, peppercorns, and bay leaves to the mix, too. We brought it to a boil then let it simmer for a few hours. (After taking this photo we added more water so it covered the carcass.)

leftover turkey carcass soup

We strained everything out of it, leaving us with a delicious homemade turkey broth! To that, we added leftover turkey and fresh veggies – more celery and carrots, plus some baby spinach and mushrooms. I also threw in some cooked 90 second brown rice. It came out really well, and was easier than I thought it would be!

leftover turkey homemade soup

I’ve also been loving leftover turkey salad – this one had baby kale + string beans + pomegranate arils + walnuts + feta + avocado + turkey. Yum!

leftover turkey salad

The other big food highlight was a fun holiday potluck on Sunday night at my high school friend Lara’s place! She invited a bunch of us over for our annual holiday high school crew reunion. 🙂 I always love catching up with these ladies – wish they all lived here! <3

falls church reunion

Lara and her husband Jim made tacos for everyone, and we all brought sides/desserts. My contribution was a salad, you know, since I’m a dietitian and all. 😉 I made it Mexican themed – mixed greens + black beans + peppers + feta + avocado. Topped with a homemade vinaigrette (balsamic vinegar + olive oil + lime juice + mustard). Yum! Colorful.

mexican kale salad

I <3 tacos.

homemade tacos

My plate!

how to make tacos healthy

On the fitness front, I’ve gotten in some good workouts over the past week, too!

Matt and I got in a 10 miler for our half marathon training on Saturday. This one felt tough after all the good food and relaxing lately, but we made it happen. Matt was nice and played my favorite country Pandora station (“Cruise” – it’s all fun upbeat stuff) on his phone for the first part of the run when I was feeling rough. Near the end, when he needed a boost and I was in a better groove, we switched to more Matt-friendly music. 🙂

running on the W&od trail

10 mile training run

We had the homemade turkey soup after our run and it was soooo good – salty, lots of liquid, and protein packed – perfect recovery meal.

I also introduced my brother to Urban Athletic Club! He really liked it – and Matt came along for the class, too. Teisha, my fave, was teaching and she kicked our butt, as always. Here we are monkeying around after class. 🙂

urban athletic club georgetown

I also hit up a yoga class at Blue Nectar Yoga in Falls Church on Sunday morning via ClassPass. It felt good to stretch out after the long run Saturday! Oh and yes, I’m wearing flip flops in December. The weather here has been soooo weird lately.

blue nectar yoga falls church

Lastly, Matt and I got in a run yesterday!

quick run

Just a short jaunt to shake out a bit – and to work up an appetite because we had an amazing night of eats ahead of us! More on that tomorrow – stay tuned. 🙂

What’s the best workout you’ve gotten in over the past week?

Anyone else make leftover turkey soup?

- anne
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15 comments
  • Shel@PeachyPalate
    December 29, 2015 · 9:36AM:
    I made a soup on Monday and literally ate the entire batch over the course of the day! Turkey minestrone less the pasta element!
    Reply
  • Lara December 29, 2015 · 9:39AM:
    Yesterday Jim was all, we didn't make the blog. I said, relax, it's coming ;-) Yay, carnitas! It was so much fun having you all over!
    Reply
    • Anne
      December 29, 2015 · 6:25PM:
      Duh - couldn't leave such a fun night off the blog! Thanks again for having us!! xoxo
      Reply
  • Cassie
    December 29, 2015 · 10:31AM:
    That soup looks awesome! My parents always do a post thanksgiving turkey soup.
    Reply
  • Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday
    December 29, 2015 · 11:00AM:
    I went on an awesome run with my dad on Sunday morning! It was pretty warm (like you said, weird weather) and we both felt like we could go forever, but we decided to stop before we felt too bad. Good decision - it started pouring cold rain about 10 minutes after we came in! Your turkey soup looks divine! We don't do turkey at Christmas, just ham, but we've been using the leftovers as a killer addition to egg sandwiches :) I'm learning to love leftovers!
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    • Anne
      December 29, 2015 · 6:25PM:
      Yum, love ham and egg sandwiches!
      Reply
  • Danielle December 29, 2015 · 11:05AM:
    That soup looks good! Also random, but I'm pretty sure we have the same granite in our kitchen.
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    • Anne
      December 29, 2015 · 6:25PM:
      This is my parent's kitchen. :)
      Reply
  • Kelli @ Hungry Hobby
    December 29, 2015 · 11:21AM:
    It must be fun to get in a few workouts with the hubby! I know my hubby and I ran together a few times and it was such a treat! Enjoy your break!
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  • Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine
    December 29, 2015 · 11:45AM:
    Ah! The soup is such a good idea!!!
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  • Roadrunner December 29, 2015 · 3:06PM:
    There is nothing like soup with turkey leftovers! And well done on the 10-miler. Matt is getting to be quite the distance guy!
    Reply
  • Sam @ Grapefruit & Granola December 29, 2015 · 3:31PM:
    Your soup looks so good! I feel like people appreciate the dietitians bringing a salad because we like to get creative with things! Your salad looks delicious. Hope you guys have a happy new year!
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  • Mary January 5, 2016 · 1:27AM:
    Nice! I'd love to hear more about class pass, the pros/cons of it from your experience so far! Sounds like a good idea, but it's a hefty price!
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    • Anne
      January 8, 2016 · 10:15AM:
      Yes, it's a little pricey, but it's worth it, in my opinion! I really like the access to so many different studios and if you like to mix it up a lot, you'll definitely end up paying less per class than you would just going to the classes on your own. I also LOVE their interface - being able to search for exactly what I want (e.g. yoga at noon in dupont circle) is amazing - no more going to twenty different websites to find schedules.
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