New to the Genuine Health Ambassador Team

First off, HUGE CONGRATS to our Canadian Men’s 8+ and Women’s 8+ on winning silver at the Olympics!  I have no doubt Canada has more medals coming…

Now, I have to be honest, cutting weight at this level is harder than I originally assumed.  I’ve been a lightweight rower for several years now and I’ve never been as cautious about weight until now.  One reason is the fact that my target for racing will be about 8-10 pounds lighter than what I was this winter.  No big deal.  So because of this and my always-busy schedule (rowing, working, being a wife (it takes workJ), daughter, sister, friend, etc…), I took it upon myself to approach a health company called Genuine Health to see if I could be added to their roster of ambassadors.  Olympians, National Team athletes (Triathlon and Skiing), Personal Trainers and more are already part of the great ambassador team.  Genuine Health (http://shop.genuinehealth.com/).

I’ve seen and experienced how their products improve health and wellbeing in a natural and pure way. 

A colleague of mine who had breast cancer suggested that I have my mom try greens+ when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer.  My mom incorporated greens+ into her diet to strengthen her immune system and boost her vegetable intake.  She was on a mission to get strong and healthy before chemo.  Thanks to her health focus, my mom has stayed strong through 5 of her 6 chemo sessions, and will have her last one this upcoming Wednesday!:)

Soon after, I started to learn more about Genuine Health products for myself – I now have come to love proteins+ and activfuel+.  Below is a killer recipe that includes proteins+.

 * I originally got this delicious Chocolate Black Bean Pudding recipe from Lindsay (our team stroke seat and recipe master!).  I just made some minor tweaks.  And that’s the beauty about it, you can change it as you please and it will always taste amazing!

- 1 can of Black Beans

- 1 cup of Cottage Cheese or Greek Yogurt (or both if you like)

- 4 scoops of Genuine Health’s proteins+ (I use chocolate, yum)

- 1 tbsp Cinnamon

- 2 tbsp of Cocoa Powder

- 4 Dates

- Drizzle of Honey

Mix all of the ingredients in a blender and then put it in the fridge to cool off.  THANK YOU LINDSAY!!!

This is a picture of the Chocolate Black Bean Pudding with home-made granola sprinkled on top and fresh blueberries.

Clearly this is very high in protein, but when you are cutting weight, this is a must!

Now because we’ll be travelling, I won’t be able to take the puddingL.  But I have made up for it by baking these granola bars with proteins+ that can continue to give me that extra energy and boost of protein that I need during travel.  I remember writing about this simple recipe before, but now with the chocolate protein powder, you will experience these treats at a whole new level!

-          2 Ripe Bananas

-          2 Cups of Oatmeal

-          2 scoops of proteins+

-          Anything else you please…I add in dried fruit, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, almonds….

Bake for 20 minutes at 350.

I will continue to be posting about new Genuine Health products I try, and also provide other recipes that you can make easily at homeJ.

Packing and getting ready for take-off…..

Talk soon!