Back to Basics Nutrition Challenge. Week 4 - Healthy Carbs

The challenge this week is to swap out processed snacks or meals with healthy or complex carbs. Tell us what processed snack or meal you are going to replace or modify with your healthier choice. For example, I am going to swap out tortilla chips and salsa with carrots, celery with hummus. Post on facebook live or post a comment to this blog.

Try It This Week!

Jump Rope Routine

approximately 25 minutes

Jump Rope 1 minute

Plank 30 seconds

Squats 30 seconds

Push-ups 30 seconds

Rest 1 minute

Repeat 1 more time

Jump Rope 1 minute

Superplank (pushup position down to elbow plank and back up) 30 seconds

Crunches 30 seconds

Reverse lunges 30 seconds

Rest 1 minute

Repeat 1 more time

Jump Rope 1 minute

Burpees 30 seconds

Crunch toe touches (feet in air reaching for laces) 30 seconds

Supermans 30 seconds

Rest 1 minute

Repeat 1 more time

2015 Holiday Challenge

Week 5 Team Scores

2015 Holiday Challenge

Week 4 Team Scores

Keep up the great work teams! 

We're going to be offering up some BIG points for the last couple of weeks at Bootcamp!

2015 Holiday Challenge Week 1 Scores

2015 Holiday Challenge

Week 1 Team Scores

Introducing the 2015 Holiday Challenge Teams

Laura's "Best Of" List

Making Healthy Choices

Our Favorite Products & Where You Can Get Them

Processed Grains…the case for and against.  Anything time a grain is taken and ground down to a flour to be re-purposed (think pasta, bread, tortillas, crackers), it is processed and much of the nutrients are lost. There are better choices.  Grains more intact like quinoa, millet, steel cut oats, amaranth, wheat berries and brown rice are all healthier choices.  But we want to meet you where you are! If cutting out all processed grains is too great of a leap right now, or if you aren’t interested in losing body fat, at least choose from our best of list below.  If you are trying to lose weight or you are already eating healthy but want to challenge yourself to eat even healthier, try not having the processed grains (even if whole grain) for the 50 Day Challenge.

Bread...Dave's killer bread, Bread & Cie Organic multi-grain and Organic whole wheat

Crackers......Mary's Gone Crackers, Matzo, Back to Nature Stone-ground Wheat

Corn Tortillas...Organic Mi Rancho 

Hummus....Organic Hope Hummus, Organic Bitchin' Sauce, Organic Majestic Hummus

Spaghetti sauce....365 whole foods value brand, Organicville Marinara sauce, Amy's Organic pasta sauces, Mi Rancho Organic

Salsa.....Amy's Organic salsa, Organicville Hot salsa

Snack/energy bar...Kit bar, Good on Ya Bar, Lara bar, Beaming protein bite, Whole Foods Paleo bar (deli) 16.99/lb.

Yogurt...Plain Greek yogurt Organic TJs, 365 Organic Plain Greek yogurt, Chobani plain Greek yogurt (Chobani company claims all ingredients are non GMO verified)

Eggs....organic pastured Organic Valley or from your CSA

Milk....ORGANIC, RAW WHOLE milk is best or Organic Valley whole

Butter...Organic Valley, Kerigold or Ghee (clarified butter)

Protein Powder…Reserveage Grass Fed Whey Protein found at Whole Foods, Jimbo's and Sprouts

Any favorites you'd like to add or have Questions for Laura or Deanne?

Comment on our post now and share with other Forever Fitters!