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• Looking for an Immunity Boost? Posted: May 7, 2020 Get the recipe for this immunity shot, plus our top 7 natural herbs and supplements you can add to help boost immunity! Read More »
• Vegan Banana Bread Recipe Posted: May 2, 2020 From the kitchen of Coach Julia: "I love this recipe because it is a cross between a dessert and a snack - sweet yet hearty and filling...[and] it is very flexible!" Read More »
• Cultivating Morning Routine Posted: April 22, 2020 Coach Kelsie shares 4 easy steps you can take to cultivate the comfort of a morning routine, and shares her fave smoothie recipe! Read More »
• Fermented Foods: What and Why Posted: May 30, 2019 In this Week 4 of the #FGFEatsRealFood nutrition focus, your bonus point opportunity comes by way ofd of fermented foods. You might be wondering, what IS a fermented food? Or, even if you know, might Read More »
• Eat the Rainbow Posted: May 20, 2019 As we head into Week 3 of the #FGFEatsRealFood nutrition focus, we give you a bonus point opportunity (and your first chance to win a PRIZE!) by focusing on diversity of color amongst your fruit and Read More »
• FGF Eats Real Food Posted: April 29, 2019 If this board from TheDeliciousLife.com is #foodgoals, mark your calendars! Our 6-Week Nutrition Focus starts Monday, May 6th, and here are all your juicy, crunchy, delicious details! Read More »
• Sugar Shakedown Week 6 - Emotions Posted: March 17, 2018 In this 6th and final week, we’d like you to consider: how do you feel? More evenly tempered? Do you have more mental clarity throughout the day? How are your energy levels? What about your… Read More »
• Sugar Shakedown Week 5 - Alcohol Posted: March 10, 2018 Work hard, play hard…does that mean alcohol too? You’ve been successful thus far, and as we head into the final 2 weeks of the Sugar Shakedown you’ll be giving up alcohol. Yes…you read that… Read More »
• Sugar Shakedown Week 4 - Condiments Posted: March 3, 2018 Congratulations! You have made it HALFWAY! Do you feel like you have this no sugar thing down at this point? This week you will be adding condiments {dips, sauces, dressings, etc.} to your list along Read More »
• Sugar Shakedown Week 3 - Grains Posted: February 24, 2018 Congratulations on finishing 2 whole weeks of eliminating sugar from your diet! Next up: Grains. Think: breads, pastas, crackers, cereal, etc. This might sound like an odd category to focus on, but Read More »
• Sugar Shakedown Week 2 - Beverages Posted: February 17, 2018 In this second week of the Sugar Shakedown, we focus our attention on beverages: coffee, soda, tea, lemonade, etc. Yes, even {especially} "diet" and “sugar-free.” Don't worry, we include some… Read More »
• Sugar Shakedown Week 1 - Treats Posted: February 10, 2018 Candies, Cookies, Scones & Cake; Get rid of anything that you BAKE! Starting Monday, the only acceptable donuts are ones you wear. Donuts on your pants 👌 Donuts in your mouth 🙅♀️ Read More »
• Sweet Enough Sugar Shakedown Posted: February 3, 2018 Our goal is to help you recognize where and how you consume sugar, and to motivate you to remove those sources from your diet. After all, you are already, SWEET ENOUGH! Read More »
• Stay Focused Holiday Nutrition Challenge Posted: November 16, 2017 The holidays are a wonderful time of year, but also bring added stress, added temptations, and less time to focus on our health. Amy has put together this 6-week challenge to help you stay focused on Read More »
• The Underwire: These Girls are Supported Posted: August 22, 2017 Our 8-week nutrition program, The Underwire, starts soon! You will be working together in a small group of fellow Farmgirlfit members with similar nutrition goals. We have designated 6 groups. Read More »
• Find Your Fuel to Thrive Posted: August 2, 2017 Amy Yeoman of Fuel to Thrive has something special planned for the members of Farmgirlfit! She's super qualified, sweet, fit, & ready to transition us from summer shenanigans back to fueling our Read More »
• Food is Fuel Focus Posted: April 28, 2016 Our approach to nutrition, the FGF way, holds that food should be thought of as fuel or nourishment for the body. Over the next 6 weeks, you will learn what it means to use food to fuel ... Read More »
• Carbs Aren't The Bad Guy Posted: September 22, 2015 Contrary to what you may have heard, carbohydrates in themselves are NOT bad for you. In fact, they are essential to optimizing our health, performance, and body composition. Read More »
• We Need ALL The Nutrients Posted: September 9, 2015 Do you struggle to eat enough protein, or are you unclear what “enough” protein even is? This is what our friend, and nutrition coach, Peter Clark has to say on the subject. Read More »
• Eating the FGF Way: How To Posted: August 26, 2015 Eating the Farmgirlfit Way is not a temporary diet, or “quick-fix.” It’s a lifestyle approach, using simple rules to form lasting habits, and helping you to live your best life! Read More »
• The FGF Way: Eating Well Posted: August 21, 2015 Each FGF member comes to us with a different motivation, but all striving to be her best self. That means exercising well, and also eating well. We ask a lot of our bodies so must fuel them properly. Read More »
• Energy Balance Posted: August 17, 2015 Are you eating enough to fuel your active lifestyle? That is the question of Energy Balance, and the answer is: probably not! Read More »
• The Power of Protein Posted: August 4, 2015 Protein is an essential nutrient for the human body, a must-have for healthy organ function, to build lean muscle and strong bones. So how much should you have, and when? What are good sources? Read More »
• Food as Medicine Posted: July 20, 2015 "The food you eat can be either the safest & most powerful form of medicine, or the slowest form of poison." Read More »
• Whole30 Wrap-Up Posted: January 30, 2015 As our Whole30 challenge comes to an end, you might be wondering, "What now?" How about a little chocolate chip cookie romance? Read More »
• Farmgirlfit's Whole30 Posted: December 31, 2014 On the eve of 2015, we’re gearing up for a new challenge at Farmgirlfit—one that is sure to hit the reset button on your health, and isn’t so much a “diet” as a healthy, wholesome lifestyle… Read More »
• Healthy Book Club: Recap of Book #1 & Introduction of Book #2 Posted: December 3, 2014 For the kickoff month of Farmgirlfit’s Healthy Book Club, we picked up Joel Fuhrman, M.D.’s The End of Dieting — a book that asks readers to break free from the… Read More »
• Healthy Book Club Posted: November 10, 2014 The holiday season is coming, times of family, merriment and community, but also some of the toughest months to focus on healthy eating. Well, let’s be ready for it. Read More »
• What Farmgirlfit is All About Posted: July 20, 2014 What Farmgirlfit Is All About By Leah Sottile Preston I’ll never forget the first time I walked into Farmgirlfit. The night before, I’d pulled out workout clothes from boxes… Read More »
• Paleo Almond Fudge Brownies Posted: June 21, 2014 Ingredients:  1 Cup Coconut Oil 5oz 100% Cacao Baking Chocolate 1 Cup Pure Maple Syrup 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder 4 Eggs 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking Soda 2 tsps Vanilla Extract… Read More »
• Sugar Freedom Challenge - Wrapping Up Posted: March 29, 2014 Congratulations, we DID it!  Eight weeks of progressively eliminating sugar from your diet is no small feat!  Whether you held strong the entire time, or slipped up a time or two, give… Read More »
• Minimize Fruit Posted: March 24, 2014 You know the saying, “An apple a day…”  But is that really advice you should heed? Fresh fruits, generally, are nutritious and healthy to consume.  They are a great… Read More »
• No Alcohol Posted: March 19, 2014 Imagine having to give up alcohol for NINE WHOLE MONTHS?!?! Giving it up for a measly two weeks doesn’t seem so bad then, does it?  But why cut alcohol at… Read More »
• Let's Be Real Posted: March 13, 2014 We’ve now been educated about the negative side effects of consuming sugar.  We can recognize sugar’s many names and forms, and we’re working really hard to eliminate it from… Read More »
• Sugar By Any Other Name Posted: March 6, 2014 Sugar has many names and many faces.  We know it occurs naturally in fruits and certain vegetables.  We expect it in candies, desserts and sweet treats, but where else is sugar… Read More »
• To Grain or Not to Grain? Posted: February 26, 2014 Not so long ago, we were told to “carbo-load” to improve athletic performance.  The best pre-race meal was a plate full of spaghetti.  Then, public opinion shifted completely,… Read More »
• Brainwashed by Sugar Posted: February 19, 2014 Candy, cookies, cupcakes, ice cream, etc.; the traditional sweets that come to mind when we think about what we can't eat as part of a no sugar challenge. For the most part, we already… Read More »
• Rethink Your Drink Posted: February 12, 2014 Week 2 of our Sugar Freedom Challenge addresses a common occurrence: consuming a significant amount of sugar in liquid form. Many times, we actually drink the bulk of our sugar content… Read More »
• Why Cut Sugar? Posted: February 1, 2014 Is sugar bad?  What happens to it in our bodies? The short answer is no, sugar is not necessarily bad.  In proper amounts glucose is converted to energy for our bodies (SWEET)! … Read More »
• Sugar Freedom Posted: January 28, 2014 Welcome to Farmgirlfit’s 8 week progressive challenge to emancipate yourself from the stronghold of sugar.  The challenge officially kicks off Saturday February 1st and will run for 8… Read More »
• Fresh Fish at Williams Seafood Posted: July 3, 2012 By Leah Sottile Preston UPDATE: Farmgirlfit Members receive a regular 10% discount on food at Williams by presenting their key tag during checkout. Are you eating fish? Doctors say that if… Read More »