Café Physique

If you struggle to maintain a healthy lifestyle or just don’t know where to start, Café Physique is a spot you can visit daily to get info on food & fitness from someone who lives by the More or Less Philosophy – Just do a little more of the good things & a bit less of the not-so-good things, and you’ll be on your way to achieving your healthy living goals. So, make yourself at home in this virtual café where you really can "have your cake and eat it too"...more or less.

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Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

I'm a 32 year old fitness professional with a passion for healthy living, a certified pilates instructor & personal trainer, and a member of IDEA Health & Fitness Association. I am also the owner of Cafe Physique, an Atlanta-based fitness and nutrition company specializing in studio and in-home personal training, Pilates, yoga and personalized nutrition counseling (www.CafePhysique.com). If this is your 1st time "dining" at Café Physique, please dig right in! Leave comments, ask questions and enjoy this Healthy Living experience.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Play Hide & Seek With Veggies

Appetizer
If you don't like vegetables, find MORE unique ways to sneak them in to your diet.

Do you find it easier to scrub the toilet than get all 5 of your recommended servings of veggies throughout the day? If so, you may need to get creative with how you include vegetables along with your normal meals.
Main Course
If you know up front that you, or someone in your household, just can't manage to force down plain veggies, steaming up a pot of bitter vegetables like broccoli and throwing it on a plate might not be your best bet. Try these tips instead:

(1) Add lettuce and tomato to all of your burgers and sandwiches.
(2) Ask the pizza place to toss some mushrooms and green peppers onto your Friday night splurge.
(3) Pass up on the occasional muffin, and choose zucchini bread instead.
(4) Substitute a yummy sweet potato for your typical rice or pasta side dish.
(5) Dice or mince some green veggies (spinach, green pepper, broccoli, etc.) into your meat loaf before you run it in the oven. You won't even be able to taste it...I promise!
Dessert
For many people, vegetables are an acquired taste. This is why it's important for parents to find creative ways to include veggies in the meals they fix for their kids. A child who is never fed veggies, is very likely to grow into an adult who avoids them at all costs.

About Cafe Physique:
The mission of Café Physique is to help clients reach and exceed their personal fitness and nutrition goals. If you’re in need of an a nutritionist in Atlanta or an Atlanta personal trainer – Café Physique is the perfect solution. We offer Atlanta yoga instruction, Atlanta prenatal workouts, and Atlanta personal training. We also have private sessions of pilates that Atlanta residents are raving about. We invite you to let a member of our Atlanta registered dietitian staff or personal training team develop and implement a realistic and healthy lifestyle plan to meet your personal goals.

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