Thursday, February 14, 2019

Valentines food Ideas

1.  Tulip tomato flowers  Shockingly Delicious and Youtube, I think fresh steamed green beans would work better than green onions
2.  Meat and Cheese hearts  Two Kids Cooking/ and Krazy Coupon and Food Ideas
3.  Cucumber and carrot hearts
4.  Chocolate bananas Finding Zest and Carrie Experiments and Striped choco bananas

Monday, February 4, 2019

Korean GROUND BEEF AND RICE BOWLS

Ingredients
  • 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
  • 1 c cooked lentils
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • ¼ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups hot cooked white or brown rice
  • sliced green onions and sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
  1. In a large skillet cook the ground beef and garlic breaking it into crumbles over medium heat until no longer pink.
  2. In a small bowl whisk brown sugar, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, red pepper flakes and pepper. Pour over the ground beef and let simmer for another minute or two.
  3. Serve over hot rice and garnish with green onions and sesame seeds.

Friday, February 1, 2019

Best Exercises For Diastasis Recti education and workout

1.  Physical therapist-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MTn4DyQnuk
Phase #1
lay on back
press spine down to ground
suck in belly button 3-5 sec hold
starting out- 3 sets of 10
When that is easy

Phase #2
hold that same position
Then pull knee and toe perpendicular to the ground

Phase #3- 3 sets of 10 on each side
holds same position
now leg goes parallel to floor
always keep the back flat against the ground

Phase #4
same positioning
now leg goes parallel like in phase #3
but then straighten leg pointing diagonal
then return foot to ground with knee bent

Phase #5- 30 total
same positioning
lift both knees at 90 degree angel to hips
suck belly button in, flat back
extend right leg straight, barely touch the ground below

other ideas-
1. air squats
2. put yoga ball against wall and squat up and down, keep abs tight, sucked in
3.wall push up, abs tight and sucked in

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys7mb_PPuqA&feature=share

3.  Body Glow PT

4.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AufO48E262s (8-10 reps, three times, 5 times a week)
1. lay on back, hands open at sides, knees bent, belly button to spine, then extend one leg and the heel of your foot pressed against the floor and engages the transverse
2.lay on back, hands open at sides, knees bent, lift knee almost to chest. you feel it most when you are returning knee and foot back to ground. as you get stronger lift both knees together
3.lay on back, hands open at sides, knees bent, squeeze a pillow between knees