Healthy Eats: Roasted Curry Cauliflower

When baked broccoli is just not doing it for you anymore, kick your veg regimen up a notch with Roasted Curry Cauliflower.roasted curry cauliflower

Combine 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt (nonfat), 1 TBSP curry powder, 1 TSP tumeric, 1 TSP garlic powder, 1 TSP smoked paprika, salt to taste, and the juice of 1/2-1 whole lime in a bowl. Use your hands or a pastry brush to paint the mixture over a large head of cauliflower. Roast at 425 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until a nice crust has formed. Cauliflower will be easily sliced into large hunks and paired nicely with your lean meat and starch/grains for a complete meal.

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Healthy Eats: White Wine Garlic Chicken

Wine and light beer make excellent marinades without the calories or fat that you’ll find in oil. The next time you go to marinate your chicken, try using a light beer or white wine instead of oil. white wine garlic chicken

For moist and delicious white wine garlic chicken, combine trimmed chicken breasts, 1/2 cup white wine (pinot grigio is my favorite), 1 TBSP minced garlic, and any chopped or dried herbs of your choice in a Ziploc bag or plastic container. Marinate for at least a few hours and grill or bake until cooked all the way through.  Serve with fresh vegetables such as broccoli and wild rice!

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Healthy Eats: Barbecue Turkey Burgers

Turkey breast or very lean turkey can be dry and hard to eat when microwaved. Our quick fix for this problem is to patty out burgers and grill them with just a bit of barbecue sauce. You can make it homemade for the most control over ingredients or buy a prepared bottle from the store. Be careful of sugars and carbs when you select and use the barbecue sauce.barbecue turkey burgers

I’d recommend making a homemade sauce for your barbecue turkey burgers: Combine a few squirts of ketchup, some soy sauce, garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, and Truvia (or other no calorie sweetener). Serve your barbecue turkey burgers with fresh grilled asparagus, brown rice, and half an avocado for a complete balanced meal!

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Healthy Eats: Coconut Oil Oatmeal

I’m pretty sure the name sums up the deliciousness that can be expected when you make Coconut Oil Oatmeal a breakfast staple. Stir in your protein powder, shake it up on the side, or eat with your egg white allotment and enjoy!

Remember that breakfast should be eaten within 30-45 minutes of waking up and you should have 16 oz of water with it as well!

Combine desired amount of slow cooking oats with water. Cook according to package instructions in microwave or stove-top. Stir in 1/2 – 1 TBSP unrefined coconut oil, cinnamon to taste, and Truvia (or other no calorie sweetener). I also like to cool it down with a bit of cashew milk. Yum Yum!coconut oil oatmeal

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Healthy EATS: Stuffed Peppers

If you are starting to get bored of CHICKEN, RICE, BROCCOLI AND SWEET POTATO, then mix it up and make some stuffed peppers.

stuffed peppersMeasure out your meat and rice separately so you stay within your portion control, mix in  some onions, tomatoes and seasoning then add it to the peppers. Roast the peppers for about 30 minutes on 375 — yum yum! I was able to squeeze 3.5 ounces of ground turkey and 1/2 cup of rice into each — buy big peppers 😉

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Healthy EATS: Lemon Dill Salmon

Salmon is so wonderful because it’s packed full of omega 3 fatty acids which have been shown to help with rheumatoid arthritis, depression, asthma, dementia, and baby development! Here’s an easy preparation:

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Combine 2 TBSP dijon mustard, 1 TBSP lemon juice, chopped fresh dill, and fresh ground pepper. Lay salmon filet on tinfoil lined baking sheet and spread the lemon/dill mixture evenly on top. Broil on HIGH for 10-15 minutes and pair with your favorite vegetables and/or rice.

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Fitness Meal Planning & Nutrition Coaching

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Have you ever heard that your diet determines 80% of your fitness results? Are you busting your butt every week in the gym and not seeing significant changes in your physique? Then you are in need of meal planning! My name is Justin Check, NSCA certified personal trainer and certified fitness nutrition coach. If you’re ready to start eating for function and obtain your best physique possible, then Check Total Health’s meal planning service is your answer!

Our meal plans are custom designed to your body type, schedule, taste preferences, and of course fitness goals. We use these key elements along with the USDA’s recommendations to build a plan for you that balances your calories and macros appropriately throughout the day. Your meal plan package includes a body composition analysis, a macro summary/breakdown for all your meals, numerous macro options with your portion sizes for each meal (so you don’t have to eat the same things over and over again), and a guide sheet on appropriate cooking/prepping options for all your food items…after all, variety is the spice of life!

Meal planning is a process, so plans are typically reviewed and revised every 2-3 weeks depending on results. Weight check-ins are done 2x/week, once on Monday evenings after your final meal of the day (upper range) and once first thing on Friday mornings  before you eat or drink anything (lower range). This not only helps to with accountability, but also helps to determine weight fluctuations from your current plan. Nutrition coaching is given throughout the process along with unlimited revisions to your plan until you reach your weight/physique goal.

Have questions about the meal planning process, or are you ready to get started on your new physique? You can email me with your questions or to request a meal plan form and get started! You only get one body…make it a healthy, strong, energetic, fit one!

Justin Check, NSCA-CPT, FNC
Check Total Health
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