Nutrition

The Kitchen Vixen is our weekly recipe contributor. This week she offers a great vegetable recipe. This recipe can be used as a side, on top of salads, and much more!

Sweet Roasted Root Vegetables with Walnuts & Beet Greens

Who doesn't love baked apples or baked sweet potatoes? But who would've thought about baking them together? Well, I did, but only because I wanted to try something different other than the typical savory combination of herb laced roasted root vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and onions.

For this recipe I decided to use sweet potatoes instead of fingerlings or red potatoes which I typically use. I also decided to complement the sweet potatoes with some sweet red onions instead of the more common yellow onions. And then I thought, "Tart granny smith apples might make a nice contrast to the already prevalent sweet taste." OMG, these are the best roasted root vegetables I have ever tasted.

The Kitchen Vixen is our weekly 'healthy recipes for runners,' blogger. This week she discusses food cravings, and how to kick the habit for bad ones. She shares three healthy snack recipes that you can cook to replace bad cravings.

We have all been plagued by food cravings at some point in our lives. We can't help it, we're born to crave. It's part of survival. At birth we crave sweet because mother's milk is sweet, and high in fat, so when we taste sweet, we associate sweetness with energy, both immediate and stored fuel. But even when we are old enough to make more cognizant choices, often times those inherent tendencies kick in, especially during times of stress. If we are stressed, either because of a deadline, because we skipped a meal or because we exercised and didn't eat enough, our survival mechanisms will kick in and we reach for quick-fix sugar sources to feed our brain, and high fat foods to provide long-term storage. We also grab for fatty foods because their texture offers a soothing mouth-feel that is learned. High fat foods are high on the hedonic, "pleasure seeking" food scale.

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The diet of a runner is very important. Food is what keeps our bodies sustained to run all the miles we do. We've talked to many runners on the WalkJogRun podcast who have shared their views in conversation from everything from eating meat, to eating vegetarian.

What's on the menu this week? Our fabulous recipe contributor, The Kitchen Vixen, just posted a delicious chicken ratatouille recipe.

What's on the menu this week? Our fabulous recipe contributor, The Kitchen Vixen, just posted a delicious peanut curry soup recipe. This is a great recipe to make in bulk and heat up to enjoy for lunch or dinner. Looking for something healthy to add to dinner? Not sure what to pack in your lunch? Why not try this recipe?

The Kitchen Vixen is WalkJogRun's weekly healthy recipes for runners contributor. This week she shares a breaded chicken and crouton poached pear salad recipe.

This week our recipe contributor, The Kitchen Vixen, shares a 3 day diet to help you infuse a few popular superfoods. Be sure to check these recipes out and let us know what you think!

This recipe is a contribution by The Kitchen Vixen. She provides WalkJogRun with weekly healthy recipes for runners. In this post she offers a lot of valuable information about eggs that I didn't know. For example, who knew that you could still eat eggs a few weeks past the sell by date? I usually toss them within a week! Check out these egg recipes and let us know what you think! Comment below with which you'd like to try first.

These creamy dressing recipes are the second in The Kitchen Vixen's "Healthy Recipes for Runners" series. She provides four different variations, depending on your preferences. She will be providing weekly healthy recipes that will provide runners with the fuel they need. If you have a specific recipe you'd like to see featured, send us a tip!

This is the first recipe in Elizabeth Brown's "Healthy Recipes for Runners" series. Today's recipe is a Mango-Bean smoothie. She provides three different variations for people with different nutritional needs and preferences. She will be providing weekly recipes that will provide runners with the fuel they need. If you have a specific recipe you'd like to see featured, send us a tip!