For myself, the past month has involved a lot of travel, irregular schedules and eating on-the-go. It’s never ideal but often with a family and conflicting schedules it is necessary to eat on the go! How do you keep it healthy, especially with kids!?!? A lot of times I come ready with some healthy snacks and goodies. When I traveled to the Bahamas and California I had a stash of healthy snacks in my suitcase. May sound crazy but no one was complaining when we saved a good bit of time and money having some healthy choices that everyone liked on hand.
What a beautiful weekend to get outside and get some vitamin D!! Last week I talked about energy!! Although I have been inbound for quite a bit this weekend at a dance convention I managed to pack my running gear and get a couple nice runs in through downtown Pittsburgh and it felt great!!! The city was buzzing with extra energy from the beautiful weather and it felt great to move and kept me revved up!!! It’s been an energy packed weekend with kids activities, projects, birthday celebrations, upcoming events etc. etc.!! Energy is always important but energy during these times is crucial!!! It’s funny how the things that protect and provide us with energy like exercise, good nutrition, sleep and positive mindset are often the things that we let go of when our lives get busy. This is one of the MOST important times to keep these things on the priority list! The topic of nutrition and feeding kids healthy came up several times this weekend! The struggle is real!!! Feeding kids healthy meals can be a challenge at home and even more so when on the go.
Saturday I decided that I would pick something up in town for the girls at the end of my run. I thought I could save a little time in the AM and not have to worry about packing lunches. Their request was for sandwiches and salads from Brueggers. While it is sometimes painful to feed them bagels we compromise with the addition of salads, fruits and a good protein. I arrived at Brueggers 30 minutes before the lunch break and I ended up standing in line for 25 minutes. I paid $8 a piece for salads that contained lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and croutons, my kids are picky! They did not have the dressing of choice so I had to pick an alternate. Needless to say I ended up bringing two salads back home with me at the end of the day. Grrr.. what a waste of time and money!
Sunday lunches were packed. It is funny how we rationalize that it is more convenient or less expensive to pick something up when we are out. Sometimes that is true but the reality today was that it was a lot more convenient AND HEALTHY to come armed with a good lunch and snacks from home! I have four children who all have different tastes (of course we wouldn’t want to make things too easy). It can be a part time job preparing lunches and dinners when we are on the go! I wanted to share my favorite easy choices when preparing for on the go!!!
Justin’s Almond Butter packs on an Apple or celery
Quest Bar
Kind Bar (variety with 5g of sugar or less)
Salad packed in an easy to throw away chinese container
Homemade trail mix
Veggies and hummus pack
Veggies and guacamole pack
Cheese stick or baby bell
Turkey roll ups (Applegate nitrate free turkey breast) with avocado and veggie slices inside
Almond butter and on Ezekial raisin bread
Homemade Protein balls
Cucumber tuna bites (slice a cucumber about 1 inch. Scoop out center and fill with favorite healthy tuna salad)
Hard boiled egg
½ Sweet potato w/ black beans and salsa
These are some of my favorites!!! If you have some favorites to share please pass them along or post them on the Facebook page!!! Let’s help each other out with healthy eating on the go!! It’s not always easy but it is definitely worth the extra effort!! You and your family’s health depends on it!!!!
COMING UP AT FITHO– USE!!!
MARCH MADNESS CHALLENGE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER!!!
Are you ready to Up your Game?!?! Need a little extra motivation to keep your body moving and your head in the game through this end of winter slump?!?! Grab a Partner and join the MARCH MADNESS CHALLENGE!!! Every week you will complete a challenge to move onto the next round. The final team standing in week four wins the grand prize!!! Entry is $30 per team. Stay tuned for more details coming this week!!!
SAVE THE DATE!!! STAND STRONG FIT-A-THON >>> Saturday March 25!!!
WE NEED YOU!!! Let’s celebrate with health and fitness and raise money for some AMAZING charities!!! More details coming soon!!!
Extreme Jam February Special
CALLING ALL THOSE WHO LOVE TO DANCE AND SWEAT!
NEW MEMBERS CAN DO AN ENTIRE MONTH OF EXTREME JAM, TUESDAY NIGHTS at 6:15PM in FEBRUARY FOR ONLY $25
BRING A FRIEND !!!!!!
THIS MONTH AT FITHO– USE
MINUTE OF THE MONTH CHALLENGE
***SIT UPS IN FEBRUARY!
That’s right! We’re starting minute of the month challenges to keep YOU motivated, challenged, and fired up! This month our challenge is SIT UPS! The challenge will begin Wednesday, but we’re preparing you now to get ready! More about the challenge will be explained this week so get to class and fire up those abs!
FitHouse 101 & Open Gym Hours!!!
—First session… THIS TUESDAY 6:15 PM! Join Coach Chris for open gym hours and stay tuned for additional times if interest spikes! 10 spot limit so sign up NOW! Take advantage of a WOD (Workout of the Day) created by Chris to complete at your own pace, do your own workout, ask Chris for advice, and get the most out of this opportunity to use our equipment, share your ideas, get our feedback, and succeed in your own goals! For a limited time- Available with class packages, take advantage NOW!
Kids Sports Conditioning is NOW ONGOING!!
By popular demand…We have decided to make kids sports conditioning an ongoing program! Memberships will now be purchased for the month and adjusted if holidays interrupt! Click here for more details on times and days!
MUD ON THE MOUNTAIN RACE
WANT TO JOIN OUR TEAM AND GET MUDDY! What a great way to work towards a goal! Join us for a mud on the mountain race this May 13th at Seven Springs! We just got word that we will have a special team registration fee of $55 per person! It’s a great deal!!! Let us know if you are on board!!! Check it out here.
