Why do this?

DO WORK! It's a saying used to motivate people, particularly at the gym, or in my case, at CrossFit.



DO EAT! In my experience, when people work out they are afraid to eat. In reality, it's not the case. It's more that they don't know what to eat. It's ok to eat. In fact, when you're working out, you HAVE to eat!



Over two years ago, I got fed up with how I looked and felt so I decided to embark on a "lifestyle change" (I refuse to say diet). That included exercise and eating right. Over the years, I have learned a lot about nutrition, what to eat and what not to eat. By no means do I claim to be a nutritional expert. I'm just some schmo that's learned from reading and speaking with people that are smarter than me.



That being said, I've developed various recipes using natural and organic ingredients that were not only lower in calories and tasted great, but are also good for you!



CrossFit is supposed to be hard, eating right shouldn't be! So work hard and DO EAT!!

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Ghee (Paleo Compliant Butter) - 112 Calories (1 Tablespoon)

I've always been interested in ghee and I've done quite abit of research on the subject. Ghee has been traditionally used in Indian cuisine. It is SIMILAR to clarified butter with one difference, the butter is actually cooked and not just melted. Cooking the butter does two things, it removes the milk solids (lactose, etc) by cooking it. In addition, cooking milk solids adds a "nutty" flavor to the butter. Since the milk solids are removed leaving only the oil, THIS IS PALEO! That means you can have your butter and eat it too! It's great to cook with because ghee has a very hight smoking point. Also, you an put it on any food as a condiment. I used it on baked white sweet potato tonight with some salt and pepper ant it tasted like I was eating a slightly sweet baked potato!
1 Pound of unsalted, grass fed organic butter

Place butter in medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring the butter to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium. The butter will form a foam which will disappear. Ghee is done when a second foam forms on top of the butter, and the butter turns golden. At that point, the milk solids will be in bottom of pan. Gently pour into heatproof container through fine mesh strainer or cheesecloth. Store in an airtight container being sure to keep free from moisture. Ghee does not need refrigeration and will keep in airtight container for up to 1 month.
1 Tablespoon per serving 
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