Saturday, August 25, 2007

My 2 healthiest summer meal ideas

Hi, it's Mike Geary from TruthAboutAbs.com & BusyManFitness.com with another Lean-Body Secrets Ezine.

With the dog days of summer here on the east coast of the US, I've been loading up on 2 of my favorite local fruits... blueberries and peaches.

I'll admit, I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to the local produce seasons... during blueberry and peach season, I easily scarf down a full pint of blueberries every single day, and at least a couple peaches every day too. I also take advantage of the local strawberry and cherry seasons, but those are done for this year.

The blueberry and peach season is in full swing right now, and these are 2 of the most delicious and nutritious foods you can eat for a healthy and lean "superbody". I'll give you a couple of the meal ideas I use for these below.

Not only are local blueberries and peaches fresher and juicier than long-distance produce found in most of the supermarkets, but local fruits are also more nutritious since they were picked closer to their full ripeness and spent considerably less time in shipping.

Eating lots of berries & fibrous fruits like peaches also satisfies your sweet tooth, while simultaneously giving your body the nutrition it needs to fend off cravings. Here are 2 delicious meals that I've been using lately... and they're VERY simple!

Peach-blueberry dairy mix

1 fresh sliced ripe peach
handful of blueberries
1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
1/2 cup cottage cheese
handful of raw almonds
Just mix it all together in a bowl, and you've got a quick and delicious lunch, or mid-morning or mid-afternoon healthy meal. Simple, quick, and tasty... no excuses for eating junk when you can eat something this good and healthy.

Peach-Blueberry Quinoa breakfast

1 fresh sliced ripe peach
handful of blueberries
1/3 cup dry quinoa (cook like oatmeal as per box)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup ricotta cheese or cottage cheese (or add a half scoop of protein powder)
stevia powder to sweeten (one of the best tasting stevia brands I've found)
sprinkle of cinnamon to taste
handful of raw pecans
In case you've never heard of it, Quinoa is a high-protein, low-glycemic, gluten-free ancient South American grain (technically it's a fruit, although tastes like grain). It's a great substitute for oatmeal if you're tired of oatmeal or other hot breakfasts. It's starting to become available in normal grocery stores, but is readily available in any health food stores.

Just cook up the quinoa as you would oatmeal for a couple minutes, then add the fruit and other ingredients. This is a damn tasty breakfast! Plus, it doesn't get healthier than this if you want to have a "superbody" instead of an average body.

In case you didn't know, there are 84 additional Lean-Body meal ideas found inside my Truth about Six Pack Abs program.

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Check out Stephanie's awesome pictures of how she transformed her body.

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My hat is off to her for her hard work and adopting a healthy lifestyle. It just shows that anybody can transform their body if they actually apply the information in my program and adopt a truly healthy lifestyle for good (and stop looking for quick fixes that don't exist!).

Be like Stephanie... Don't be lazy... be lean.

Mike Geary
Certified Nutrition Specialist
Certified Personal Trainer
Founder - http://TruthAboutAbs.com & http://BusyManFitness.com

PS - if you liked todays summer recipes, feel free to fwd this email on to any of your friends, family, or co-workers that would enjoy it.





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