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15 High Iron Foods For Optimal Health

15 High Iron Foods For Optimal Health

Iron isn’t exactly the first thing people think about when they reflect on their health. Yet over 10 million people in the United States alone have iron levels that are in the low category. To take it a step further, over 5 million people in the US are diagnosed with iron levels so ...

10 Sneaky Causes Of Unintentional Weight Gain

10 Sneaky Causes Of Unintentional Weight Gain

Nothing is worse feeling than trying to lose weight and you end up stepping on the scale for a check in only to see that you’ve gained weight. UGH. Talk about disappointing. Then the feelings and thoughts creep in telling you that you need to restrict more, stop going out to see fri...

The 8 Whole30 Rules You Need To Know

The 8 Whole30 Rules You Need To Know

One of the most common questions about Whole30 are the Whole30 rules for the program. Yes, you’re going to be going on a diet and even more so a cleanse for 30 days, but in order to be successful at the challenge you’re going to need to do a little more than just eat whole foods.

Egg Muffins Make Ahead - The Swole Kitchen

RECIPE: Egg Muffins To Make Ahead For Your Busy Week

Breakfast doesn’t have to be boring and drab. It also doesn’t have to take a ton of time, and with these egg muffins that you can make ahead for your busy week, your meal prep game is certainly going to level up. Packed with vegetables like green onions, red peppers, and artichoke h...

What Is Fiber And Why Is It Important?

What Is Fiber And Why Is It Important?

Fiber is easily the most overlooked and underrated carbohydrate in our modern day diets. With an abundance of processed foods, fast foods, and a lack of cooking skills, the fiber we need to digest, absorb, and excrete our food is often not to be found. And if it is? It’s often in mu...

What’s My BMR And How Do I Calculate It? The Swole Kitchen

What’s My BMR And How Do I Calculate It?

You’ve probably heard of ‘BMR’ being tossed around when talking about calories and what your body needs to lose, gain, or maintain weight. However, you probably don’t know much about it, and chances are if you’re here reading this, you’ve wondered to yourself ‘what’s my BMR’ and may...

What To Eat Before A CrossFit Competition - The Swole Kitchen

What To Eat Before A CrossFit Competition

You’re already going to be nervous enough for competition day and the last thing you need to do is forget to eat, let alone try to eat, and not know what to eat before a CrossFit Competition. You need fuel and glycogen for your muscles and for your body to pro...

How Many Fat Grams Should I Eat A Day? - The Swole Kitchen

How Many Fat Grams Should I Eat A Day

Fat often gets a bad rap in the diet world for being bad for you. While you can manipulate your body composition and greatly improve your health with dietary fat, it is often confusing when we think to ourselves, ‘how many fat grams should I eat a day’? This is where our nutrition s...

How To Make Salad Taste Good - The Swole Kitchen

How To Make Salad Taste Good

Prepared salads can often be a waste of money. While you might pay for convenience, you could just as easily make a salad at home while saving a few bucks along the way. The secret of how to make salad taste good? That comes down to the ingredients you put in it, and trust us, it ta...