by Nicci Schock | May 7, 2014 | blood sugar, food, health
We see this all the time, a magazine or that web article telling you to eat A or avoid B because A is healthy and B is not. And maybe six months later you will see another post telling you that A is now not healthy anymore, but all the while B was. Following? It’s...
by Nicci Schock | Mar 26, 2014 | food, health
Most triathletes and runners are very determined people, and sometimes that determination brings with it an ‘all or nothing’ attitude. “If I can’t devote 100% of my energy to something, then I’m not going to devote any. I don’t do anything with half an effort.”...
by Nicci Schock | Oct 22, 2013 | food
Hitting the grocery store can get overwhelming when trying to make the best food choices for you and your family. A typical shopping trip might go a little something like this. . . You’re feeling good, you know you are going to make great food decisions today! You...
by Nicci Schock | Sep 11, 2013 | food, grassfed
Over Labor Day weekend, I was taking a break from moving apartments and needed a bite to eat. I went to what I like to call “food truck heaven”, a sweet spot in Hoboken on Pier 13 where you will find up to 5 different food trucks on nights and weekends. There was a...
by Nicci Schock | Aug 28, 2013 | breakfast, eggs, food, vitamin a, Vitamin B12
The Egg “But Nicci, what about the cholesterol?” Fear not the dreaded cholesterol scare! The truth is that blood cholesterol is more closely associated with fat consumption than with dietary cholesterol intake. Here’s why – when we eat, our food combines...
by ELEVATE Performance Services | Aug 15, 2013 | breakfast, food, on the go
By now we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And we all have the best intentions to do it right every day. But the morning can quickly get out of control and before we know it we need to get out the door 5 minutes ago, and we haven’t even...
