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Farro – A Low-Gluten Grain Packed With Protein

Farro – Have you heard of it? Not Pharaoh – Farro? Farro is ancient, minimally processed, and nutritious grain that is believed to have fed the Roman legions as they marched across Europe and the Middle East. As many ultra events often become a march of some sort, Farro sounded like a food source worth [...]

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Gone Fishin’ – Clif Bar Giveaway Winners

Time to announce who won the latest Clif Bar Giveaway which included a sample collection of the seasonal Clif Bars and a near complete set of the latest version of the Clif Shot. Unlike the last drawing, Griffin wasn’t interested in being the star of this involved production. So after reading a couple Bob the [...]

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Seasonal Clif Bars and Clif Shot Makeover – Plus One Groovy Giveaway!

During the Fall/Winter season, Clif Bar has moved into their new energy-efficient headquarters, rolled out some seasonal endurance bar flavors, and revamped their gel product. New Headquarters Here is a video touring the new building and highlighting some of its sustainability features. (If you can’t see the video, click here.) Kind of cool! Seasonal Clif [...]

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What Healthier Snacks Do You Enjoy When The Ultra Hunger Roars?

During those mid-morning and mid-afternoon hours, the ultra body can gently suggest or maybe event start roaring for food. Runners expect a lot from our bodies, shouldn’t we expect a lot from our snacks as well? I think so. Instead of just empty calories, I like to choose snack with some nutritional punch. Here are [...]

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Health Awareness Alert: HFCS Receives a Namelift

Coming soon or maybe it has already arrived, High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) will be call Corn Sugar as a way to apparently confuse people that wish to stay away from products that contain it. The actual product isn’t changing, simply the name. Check out the complete article at treehugger. Why eliminate or reduce the consumption [...]

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Risotto with Asparagus – Simple, Tasty, Healthy!

Quick + Simple + Tasty + Healthy = Yes please, let’s eat! Our family really digs this simple Risotto recipe we found in a Whole Foods flier. We eat it as the main dish but it could easily be used as a side dish or supplemented with additional protein if desired. Risotto? What the heck [...]

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Gardenburger – A Veggie “Burger” That Actually Tastes Good!

I have tried making my own veggie burgers – the particular recipe…um, not so good. Most veggie burgers I had found for purchase are primarily soy based. Me no likey. Well a veggie burger actually exists that tastes good, yes good, and isn’t primarily made from soy! Where did I find this tasty, vegan, veggie pattie? Crazy [...]

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