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January 18, 2016

Nutrition Tips and Easy Recipes for a Healthy New Year

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Hi friends! Matt and I are still in Charleston right now (you can see our adventures over on Instagram), so I thought today would be a good day to share a round up of some of my best recipes and health/nutrition tips all in one post. For those of you looking to get healthier this year, I hope you find this round up of my best content from over the years helpful! And see also: Simple Tweaks for a Healthier Life, Tips for a Healthy New Year and How to Set a Successful New Year’s Resolution.

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My Absolute Favorite Easy, Healthy Recipes to try:

  • Perfect Microwave Banana Oatmeal
  • 5-Minute No Bake Peanut Butter Granola Bars (vegan, gluten free if you use GF certified oats)
  • Almond Butter Banana Breakfast Bars (vegan)
  • Almond Encrusted Tilapia
  • Chunky Turkey & Vegetable Soup
  • Corn Flake Encrusted Chicken Fingers (gluten free)
  • Creamy Mexican Chicken Chili Soup (gluten free)
  • Dark Chocolate Quinoa Bars (gluten free)
  • Greek Lamb Burgers (gluten free without bun – can be made with turkey too)
  • Healthy Tuna Salad
  • High Protein & Flour-Free Breakfast Pancake (gluten free)
  • Mexican Lasagna (gluten free if using corn tortillas)
  • Nutty Protein Granola Bars (gluten free with GF certified oats)
  • Peanut Butter Power Cookies (vegan, gluten free)
  • Pesto Baked Salmon with Veggies
  • Salty Maple Nut Energy Bites (vegan, gluten free)
  • Savory Curry Granola Bars (gluten free)
  • Scrambled Egg Muffins
  • Sweet Potato & Black Bean Veggie Enchiladas (vegan if omit cheese)
  • Sweet Potato Lentil Chili (vegan)
  • Tart Cherry Pie Snack Balls (vegan, gluten free)
  • Veggie-tastic Minestrone Soup (vegan)
  • Zesty Lemon Zucchini Muffins

Food-related tips and round up posts:

  • How to pack lunch in 5 minutes flat (and here are more packed lunch ideas)
    • How to Stay Healthy While Working in an Office
  • How to Eat a Better Breakfast
  • How to Make {Microwave} Oatmeal More Tasty, Filling, and Satisfying
  • Quick & Healthy Dinner Recipes
  • Simple & Healthy Weekday Lunch Ideas
  • How to Make a Quick & Healthy Weeknight Dinner
  • 10 Healthy On the Go Snack Recipes
  • 4 Healthy, Quick, and Portable Breakfast Ideas

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General/Nutrition Hot Topic tips:

      • How to Get Rid of Sugar Cravings
      • 7 Common Nutrition Myths
    • How to make time for health when you’re busy
      • The Sneaky Thing That Might Be Causing Your Stomach Pain
      • What Oils To Use When (e.g. high heat cooking vs. baking vs. salad dressing)
    • 10 Immunity-Boosting Foods for Flu and Cold Season
      • Trans-Fat: What It Is & How and Why To Avoid It
      • How to Interpret Blood Test Results
      • How to Eat Intuitively | A Guide to Mindful Eating
      • How to Add Flavor to Meals Without Salt or Sugar
        • Because Being Healthy Means Not ALWAYS Being Healthy
          • One Small Change I Made to Improve My Health

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Exercise/Running tips:

      • Want to become a runner? This post is for you.
    • How to Love Exercise (or at least not hate it)
    • How to Eat for Running: Top 5 Nutrition Mistakes Made by Runners
      • How to Fuel for a Marathon or Half Marathon 

Interested in learning more about sports nutrition, fueling right without driving yourself crazy, and getting additional sport-specific recipes? Check out my Nutrition for Runners Program. It also includes running training plans, as I co-authored it with a running coach!

Not ready to commit to purchasing a program but interested in learning more about how to fuel right for your workouts? Check out my Sport Nutrition Myth Busting Q&A, which is free to download. It would be perfect to listen to on your next long run! My Nutrition for Runners co-author Jason and I recorded it together, and we answer and discuss a lot of the typical hot topic running nutrition questions, like:

  • How can I eat enough to fuel my runs but still maintain my goal weight?
  • What’s the best way to refuel after a tough workout, especially if I have no appetite?
  • The top myths about calorie counting, scoring, and tracking percentages

For those of you training for spring races, here are my previous plans/tips:

  • My full marathon training plan, plus injury prevention & nutrition tips
  • My 2nd half marathon training plan
  • My 1st half marathon training plan
  • 10 miler training plan
  • First full marathon training reflections

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What have you guys done already this new year towards improving your health or wellness in a sustainable, non-extreme way?

    Any specific tips posts or topics you’d like to see me write about this year?
- anne
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  • russell
    January 18, 2016 · 8:56AM:
    Found your website by accident today while doing a google search for "egg muffins". Nice site, some great tips on your site. I enjoyed reading a bunch of your past posts especially the ones on running.
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    • Anne
      January 18, 2016 · 10:15AM:
      Great -- thanks for stopping by!
      Reply
  • Jen@bubblyrunner.com
    January 18, 2016 · 9:04AM:
    So fun to see your Charleston adventures on Instagram! Love that city. I think one improvement I've tried to make is to be more mindful about my eating--sometimes I find myself mindlessly snacking, especially when I'm training, even though I'm already full. And I'm definitely trying to be more aware of how much sugar I consume--it's hidden in so many products!
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    • Anne
      January 18, 2016 · 10:15AM:
      It definitely is! Being more mindful about everything is a good idea - but especially food! If you're going to eat something, might as well pay attention/enjoy it, right? :)
      Reply
  • Kelli @ Hungry Hobby
    January 18, 2016 · 9:20AM:
    I decided to pick one habit to focus on every week, that way my focus isn't all over the place and I can get really good at that one healthy habit :)
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    • Anne
      January 18, 2016 · 10:15AM:
      Great idea! :)
      Reply
  • Kaci January 18, 2016 · 10:58AM:
    I've been working to cut out the creamer in my coffee and sugary lattes. A couple posts ago you listed the ingredients in a coffee creamer and it's really made me think about what I'm putting in my body. I'd love to see a post about your thoughts on the new Dietary Guidelines and the fact that they're still recommending low- or non-fat dairy.
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    • Anne
      January 19, 2016 · 10:57AM:
      I actually talked about that in my previous nutrition myths post -- I was not happy to see low/fat free dairy is still being recommended. Ridiculous! http://www.fannetasticfood.com/2016/01/13/7-common-nutrition-myths/
      Reply
  • Amy January 18, 2016 · 3:39PM:
    I'd love to find out what you think about intermittent fasting! I feel like some people really benefit from it but it's definitely not for every one, so I'd like to hear a dietician's take on it instead of someone who's selling their diet book. ;-)
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    • Anne
      January 19, 2016 · 10:58AM:
      Good question! I'm not a fan simply because I think it sets people up for the starve/binge cycle that dieting also encourages. Basically, the best advice is to listen to your body and honor its hunger - not ignore it - or it will backfire later in a big way.
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      • Amy January 19, 2016 · 9:41PM:
        Gotcha! That makes sense, thanks!!
        Reply
  • Max
    January 18, 2016 · 6:58PM:
    Saw this site on a list of recommended blogs for personal health, so I came over. Lots of great information and recipes here, for people of all ages. Not a runner myself, but the exercise articles are useful. Thanks for posting.
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    • Anne
      January 19, 2016 · 10:56AM:
      Thanks for stopping by!
      Reply
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