Monday, September 13, 2010

HELP FOR ALL THOSE HOCKEY MOMS AND DADS

I know for some parents hockey season has already started and for some it is just around the corner.
So are you prepared this year to not eat arena concession foods like corn dogs, chips, chocolate bars, candies, french fries and hot chocolate? I hope you are! I want to help you plan ahead of time for those long weekend tournaments away from town that have you sitting in the rink all day!
If your kids are getting their exercise out on the ice, then you as parents should be setting an example for your kids and other parents on "what healthy foods to pack for a day at the rink".
I know this can be hard as I was a kid playing hockey every weekend growing up, but never realized how difficult it was for the parents who were out of their homes trying to eat healthy nutritious meals until now.
I think it's time to take charge of the rink treats before you have gained 5-10lbs for every hockey season!

Here are some tips for you.

1.) Pack a small cooler
2.) Try to include Protein, Veggies, Fruit, Fat and water into your cooler
3.) Here is something you can make:
Romaine Lettuce Wraps
- Large Leaf Romaine Lettuce (veggies)
- Chicken or Steak or Tuna (any protein you like) (protein)
- Sliced Peppers, Cucumber, tomatoes, or any veggies you like (veggies)
- Dijon mustard mixed with Organic Mayo (fat)
- Salt and pepper to taste (you can use any spice you want)
- wrap up ingredients into the Romaine Lettuce
- Finish by wrapping them up in saran wrap & put in the cooler
3.) Make some hot Chicken Soup and put it into a insulated container (Pro,veg,fat)
4.) Have some cut up fruit (fruit)
5.) Bring some nuts to munch on instead of chips (fat)
6.) Water, use 1liter bottles to track you intake (H2O)
7.) Make Protein bars for you and also the Kids when they are done playing hockey instead of a slurpee.
Almond Butter Protein bars

Protein = 5 Scoops Whey Protein Powder (your choice for flavor)
S-CHO = 2 cups Oatmeal (not instant) (S-CHO = startchy carbohydrate)
Fruit = 2-3 tsp rasins (add any small dried fruit)
Fat =
- ½ cup sliced almonds (or more if you like)
- ¼ cup ground Flaxseeds (must be ground to get fat out)
- ¼ cup Almond Butter
- 1-2 tsp Chocolate chips (if you really needed to)
Booster = 2 tbsp Lecithin (fat breakdown)
+
¼-1/2 cup water

1.) Combine the oatmeal, almonds, fruit, chocolate chips, ground flaxseeds, lecithin and protein powder in a large bowl.
2.) Mix together the almond butter and water until blended smooth.
3.) Combine the almond butter mixture with the dry ingredients and mix well.
4.) Place saran wrap in the bottom of an 8 inch square pan, making sure there is enough saran to wrap over the top of bars.
5.) Place the mixture into the pan and press flat with the overhanging saran.
6.) Put the pan in the freezer for 1 hour and then store in the fridge before slicing into bars.

* Eating this way will create some great habits for you, your kids and your friends. Plus you will feel great as you have eaten to balance out your hormones.

For more info contact Action Conditioning
info@actionconditioning.ca
 
If you want to join this helping band wagon, send in some recipes and I will post them here :-)
Thanks for you time

4 comments:

Unknown said...

Great ideas Chad!! Another challenge is the weekend tournaments out of town. I usually scope out the nearest grocery store and hit it in between games. It's usually so cold out that nothing goes bad if it sits in the vehicle for a couple hours!!! My kids favourite snack: fresh apple wedges sprinkled with cinnamon. And for those 8 a.m. games when you can't get your kids to eat breakfast before you leave home: Scrambled eggs with veggies & salsa in a whole or half ezeikel wrap.

Chad Action Brandt said...

I love it Shannon! Apples and cinnamon sounds great right now!
Keep up the great work!
PS: Love the Ezeikel wrap for the kids....and the adults :-)

Stacey Deering said...

Protein being the most important part for our young athletes and us I make these A LOT.

6 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup red, yellow peppers, small dice
1/2 cup broccoli, chopped
1/2 cup green onion
sprinkle in some goat feta or raw cheese if you can tolerate dairy
season with salt and pepper

Grease a silicon muffin pan with coconut oil and fill with egg mixture. Bake at 350 until the center of the muffins are not runny. 15 - 20 min.

Chad Action Brandt said...

Stacey those look so good! Thank you for posting a recipe and helping out those in need of some guidance.

You ROCK!
I am not sure what to call these...
hmmm "Healthy Muffins".