This is a picture of my lunch of baked salmon, cauliflower “rice”, and Kachumbari–a Kenyan salad that is very similar to pico de gallo or innumerable middle eastern and Indian salads. Surprisingly, of all the delicious foods here, I got a request for the salad recipe. So, here it is. Kachumbari The first step withContinue reading “Kachumbari Recipe”
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Kenyan Greens Recipe
In America, greens like chard and kale are boring hippy food. These are often served raw, or in a flavorless preparation. It makes them seem like dull, unappetizing foods. Here is a recipe to elevate your greens to a delicacy. This recipe can be used with crinkle kale, dinosaur kale, swiss chard, rainbow chard, amaranthContinue reading “Kenyan Greens Recipe”
Lamb & Nuts Breakfast Recipe
What’s in my cereal bowl? On this day, it was lamb riblets and toasted nuts. I do this kind of thing for breakfast pretty regularly because I like a protein and fats breakfast with a savory taste. The recipe itself is pretty easy: Lamb Riblets with Toasted Nuts Throw the lamb riblets in a hot,Continue reading “Lamb & Nuts Breakfast Recipe”
Smart, Part 3: Knowledge
When I proposed my definitions of fitness last week, I talked about this idea of “Smart” as encompassing Mental Fitness. This week, I’m expanding on parts of that theory. Part 1 was about Mental Health. Part 2 was on Intelligence. And this is Part 3, on Knowledge. Knowledge Reading books is a way to acquireContinue reading “Smart, Part 3: Knowledge”
Smart, Part 2: Intelligence
Last week, I explored my ideas about Mental Fitness and labeled it “Smart”. Today is part two of a 3-part series expanding on those ideas about Mental Fitness. Part 1 was about Mental Health. Part 2 is about Intelligence. Intelligence I like this simple definition of intelligence from Google. It makes clear the distinction betweenContinue reading “Smart, Part 2: Intelligence”
Smart, Part 1: Mental Health
Last week, I explained my concept of “Smart” as encompassing all aspects of Mental Fitness. Now I’m going to write a 3-parter that breaks down the 3 big umbrella-categories that I put under mental fitness. First up is Mental Health. Mental Health I admit that all definitions of fitness are somewhat arbitrary and subjective. WeContinue reading “Smart, Part 1: Mental Health”
What is Fitness? Part 4: Smart = Mental Fitness
I’m working on a series of blogs that expresses and explains my concept of fitness. Here are the previous articles: What is Fitness? Part 1: Defining the Question What is Fitness? Part 2: Answering the Question for Yourself What is Fitness? Part 3: Smart, Fit, and Clean Mental Fitness Today’s topic is Smart. In myContinue reading “What is Fitness? Part 4: Smart = Mental Fitness”
What is Fitness? Part 3: Smart, Fit, and Clean
This is the third in a series of blogs about defining fitness. Catch up on the other ones here: What is Fitness? Part 1: Defining the Question What is Fitness? Part 2: Answering the Question for Yourself I’m going to start today with the words I finished with yesterday: Fitness, therefore, is about being yourContinue reading “What is Fitness? Part 3: Smart, Fit, and Clean”
What is Fitness? Part 2: Answering the Question for Yourself
Yesterday, I talked about moving through the stages of learning from unconscious incompetence towards unconscious competence, and how this has allowed me to propose some questions about what fitness is. Today, I want to talk about answering those questions for yourself. Today’s blog builds off of yesterday’s, so if you haven’t read that yet, pleaseContinue reading “What is Fitness? Part 2: Answering the Question for Yourself”
What is Fitness? Part 1: Defining the Question
I set out this morning to plan a series of 15 blogs about how I define “Fitness” and what this name “Smart, Fit, and Clean” that I’ve adopted for my coaching business actually means. I got way into it, expanding my notes into broader and broader topics, coming up with themes and blog titles forContinue reading “What is Fitness? Part 1: Defining the Question”
SMART, FIT, AND CLEAN 