NutriTip (2): KALE

Greetings better health seekers,

Today's post will feature the best healthy food for P90X's creator's, Tony Horton and it's Kale.

Kale is a vegetable that typically has green or purple leaves. Considered “the queen of greens” and “a nutritional powerhouse”, Kale packs numerous health benefits in such small caloric density (49 calories per 100 grams)

Now for all the folks that might be reading from Muscat, I know it can be a hustle trying to find such items, but every week (Monday's if I remember correctly), Al-Fair major branches will have a bunch of stocks imported from the USA and they sell out quiet quickly.

Kale is best consumed steamed rather than other cooking methods.

However, if you are on the run and want a quick green refuel, here's what you can do:

- 1 cup of skimmed milk (almond milk, soy milk, or any preferred type of milk)
- Handful of Kale leaves
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 1/2 Avocado, sliced
- Mint leaves
- 5 Ice cubes

Wash vegetables, slice them and add to blend until smooth. I added a scoop of Amazing Grass Chocolate Drink Powder

and viola,

Note that you can play with recipes according to tastes and allergies as you may, this is merely an idea.

Enjoy :)

Muscat runners: HYDRATE!

Greeting fellow runners who mile up their running shoes every time they hit the roads of Muscat,

Today's post is a very brief, plain yet very important advise: HYDRATE!

I went for a run on Athaiba beach road yesterday in the pm with a planned distance of 6 kilometers, but had to eventually cut down my mileage to 4 kilometers only. Why? Because I felt dehydration building up, although I drank a can (355 ml) of organic coconut water and yet other cups of normal water on the side.

Yahoo forecast as of 5th of June, may god help us!

Click here for a good article on preventing dehydration.

Don't cut your runs short, hydrate proper and reach your goal.

Stay safe.