Sometimes my clients are shocked when I tell them I eat pizza once a week!
I know what your thinking ”David don’t you preach supportive eating and no fast food”?
Well yes I do…..but you must also realize I preach having a day once a week where there is no rules. I believe that if you follow a sound nutrition plan 90% of the time you SHOULD reward yourself 10% of the time for being good and working hard.
So does that mean I endorse having a Hot- N- Ready $5 pizza once a week? 
Well yes I say it’s ok if you can have it the same day every week and you can eat supportively the other 90% of the week. I personally only have take out pizza once every 3-4 months. So how do I get pizza once and even sometimes twice a week and not mess up my plan?
I make homemade pizza once a week….and guess what it’s healthy!
There are so many foods out there that are not good for you when you buy them already premade, but if you make them from the right ingrediants they can be very healthy for you! If you think what is actually in pizza its really not hard to think how to make it better for you.
My pizza has no bleached or enriched white or wheat flour, no high fructose corn syrup (hidden in the sauce), and no hydrogrenated oils.
So without further ado I give you:
DMODD’S WHOLE WHEAT PIZZA CRUST.
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 package active dry yeast/instant yeast
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup hot tap water (120 – 125°F)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon of organic honey
| Directions: Preheat oven to 425°FTo prepare pizza dough, stir whole wheat flour; lightly spoon into a measuring cup and level flour.In large mixing bowl, combine whole wheat flour, yeast and salt. Blend in water, oil and honey or sugar. Stir by hand vigorously until all ingredients are well mixed; about 3 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise to desired size.Place dough in greased (use olive oil or canola oil cooking spray) 15 x 10 x 1-inch jelly-roll pan or 12 to 14-inch pizza pan. Press dough to cover bottom of pan and up sides to form a rim. Add pizza sauce of your choice and your favorite pizza toppings; bake in oven 15 to 20 minutes or until crust is golden brown and toppings are done. |
| Servings: Provides 8 servings |
| Calories/Serving: 146 calories/slice of crust only |
| Nutrition:One slice of crust only provides approximately: 146 calories, 5 g protein, 27 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 2 g fat (0 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 37 mcg folate, 2 mg iron and 219 mg sodium. I personally use all natural sauce (low sugar), fresh mushrooms, reduced fat mozzarela cheese.
For the meat lovers: use turkey pepperoni, lean ground beef, cooked diced chicken breast. Veggie lovers: peppers, onions, mushrooms, etc. I make a cheeseburger pizza do die for, just mix half reduced fat mozzarela, and half reduced fat cheddar cheese, and add in some extra lean ground beef (96/4). Did someone say PIZZA!
~David Modderman |
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Have you been doing the same workout for more than a few months?
Are you starting to get bored?
Not seeing results?
Are you following the right program for what you’re trying to achieve?
I see a lot of people and even trainers doing or giving workouts that are not effective for them or their clients goals.
My clients will never do the same workout for more than 2 weeks unless we are following a specific fat loss program then we might go 4 weeks.
But changing up your routine and having the right focus for your program is very important.
Are you looking for real serious results and a program that is changing every 2-4 weeks to shock your body into building muscle, skyrocketing your metabolism, and burning pounds and pounds of fat? Then you need to try my 17 Week Real Results Program! I guarantee you will reach all your goals in 17 Weeks!
~David Modderman
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Have you seen this new tv commercial ad?
I can’t believe that they are trying to decieve you that High Corn Syrup maybe is not bad for you?
Give me a break!
High-fructose corn syrup is a sweetener and preservative used in many processed foods. It is made by changing the sugar in cornstarch to fructose another form of sugar.
High-fructose corn syrup extends the shelf life of foods and is sweeter and cheaper than sugar. For these reasons, it has become a popular ingredient in many sodas, fruit-flavored drinks and other processed foods. Check your food labels. You may be surprised by how many foods contain high-fructose corn syrup.
Nutrition experts blame increased consumption of high-fructose corn syrup for the growing obesity problem. One theory is that fructose is more readily converted to fat by your liver than is sucrose, increasing the levels of fat in your bloodstream.
The facts about High Fructose Corn Syrup:
Main Points to consider:
Common Foods High in HFCS
- Regular soft drinks
- Fruit juice and fruit drinks that are not 100 percent juice
- Pancake syrups
- Popsicles
- Fruit-flavored yogurts
- Frozen yogurts
- Ketchup and BBQ sauces
- Jarred and canned pasta sauces
- Canned soups
- Canned fruits (if not in its own juice)
- Breakfast cereals
- Highly sweetened breakfast cereals
Problems Caused by Too Much HFCS
- It can lead to higher caloric intake
- It can lead to an increase in bodyweight
- It fools your body into thinking it’s hungry
- It increases the amount of processed foods you eat, thereby decreasing your intake of nutrient-dense foods
- It may increase insulin resistance and triglycerides
Is HFCS worse than sugar? Maybe not but since when is sugar good for for you? Atleast sugar is not man made in a lab.
Avoid it!
How? Cut back on pop, regular and diet and read your food labels it’s in everything!!
Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach
~David Modderman
Filed under Nutrition, weight loss by on Sep 24th, 2008. Comment.
I see it everyday………
Are you really busy? Always on the go?
Do you seem to put others problems in front of your own?
Maybe it is time you start taking care of yourself.
It might sound selfish but you’re worth your own time!
If you haven’t given yourself some “Me time” in a while then you are not in control of your life. Your life is in control of you!
So I challenge you to set aside an hour a day for you and do something that you enjoy and that is good for you!
Things like:
-Taking a walk
-Taking a bath ( and meditating)
-Working out
-Cooking a healthy meal for you and your family
Don’t just say you are going to do it, you need to actually put it in your daily planner and literally schedule it in!
If you do not set aside time for yourself, then who will??
~David Modderman
Filed under Lifestyle by on Sep 28th, 2008. Comment.
I cheered him on for every one of his 8 gold medals. He will go down as the greatest Olympian of our time. Yet after the article I read about him today he honestly has let me down.
After winning 8 gold medals the millions of dollars of endorsements are rolling in. Being in such great demand Michael Phelps could choose to team up with any endorsement he wanted and get paid handsomely for it.
I read the Michael Phelps foundation and Kellogg’s are teaming up and working together to promote children being active.
This is great news right?
With the rise of obesity in our children, and our kids becoming more inactive every day I honestly believe helping and promoting kids being active is great. Children are now suffering from Type II diabetes, which used to be an adult only disease. Kids are leaving the doctors office being diagnosed with heart problems, and high cholesterol and they have not even reached puberty yet.
Why are kids suffering from all these issues?
The problem is they do not exercise, and they are not active. Their life revolves around the computer, television, and video games. They eat junk food, and fast food. All these foods contain too much sugar, and they are consuming all this sugar while they are sitting on their behinds.
I am glad that Phelps and Kellogg’s are apparently trying to get kids more active .
However, the article shows Michael Phelps on the boxes of Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispie treats.
Maybe Michael Phelps doesn’t have much say in what products his face goes on, but I hate to say it I don’t think Kelloggs is really trying to make our kids healthier. They seem just to be in it to sell more of their foods with a superstar athlete on the box. These foods he will be featured on are unhealthy and full of sugar and high fructose syrup and will do nothing to help our kids get healthier.
Michael Phelps also sold out to MacDonalds. So I now guestion if he so concerned about kids health why would he be promoting MacDonalds?
Phelps diet of 12,000 calories per day that was published in the media a few months ago was nothing but junk food! I didn’t come down on him then because being a Nutritionist I know with him being so active if was eating really nutritious food for training he have to eat 3 times the volume of food he was already eating. Since more nutritious food is lower in calories. This would be the only way to get the calories he needed to perform.
We should all know by now that Mickie D’s food and all fast food is poison to us and our kids.
Michael Phelps and Kelloggs you let me down today.
MacDonalds you let me down everyday!
I would love to get some feedback from everyone out there. Let me know what you think about this story?
Your Fitness and Nutrition Coach,
~David Modderman
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