Happy Mother's Day!!!

Happy Mother's Day!

Great News!!! This month- May- I was featured in New Living Magazine/Newspaper!!! Pick up a copy to see my new Boot Camp Move of the Month Article!!! I plan on starting a video posting of a boot camp move of the month on the Adventure Boot Camp Blog starting June 1!! I will keep you all posted!

So as you all know - on April 12, 2008, I participated in the New England Natural Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships in Seekonk, MA. I placed 5th against a group of serious competitors! Wow! While I was not overly enthusiastic with my placing- it did give me inspiration to push on- and motivation to do better at my next show! NEVER GIVE UP! That is my motto!!! Here are some pics from the contest!! I hope you enjoy them!

Coming up in June- I will be participating in the High Trek Adventure Race in NYC to raise awareness and money for the New York Special Olympics!!! Please visit my fund raising page at www.firstgiving.com/adventurebootcamp I am also considering racing in the Dirty Events Sprint Adventure Race in Long Island! I will keep you posted with results and pics!!!

So now for the recipe of the week!!! For all my sweet tooth women out there.......my saving grace is homemade applesauce and homemade cranberry sauce!!! I put them on EVERYTHING!!! I use the cranberry sauce for my roasted chicken, snacks, yogurt, dessert, sandwiches, wraps etc. It makes a great dressing too!!!

Cranberry Sauce:

16oz Raw cranberries - washed
1 cup water
1/2 cup splenda / sugar mix

Bring water to slow boil, add sugar splenda mix and cranberries and simmer for 10 minutes or until cranberries soften and begin to pop in covered saucepan. Crush with a fork, cool and serve. Store in covered container in the fridge o r freeze. Be careful not let them sauce boil over pan when simmering- as the sauce tends to rise while simmering.

Dirty Apple Sauce: Again I use this for dinner side, yogurt or oatmeal garnish snack dessert etc.

6-8 Apples of varying types - Cored and diced
1 tablespoon cinnamin
2 packets splenda

Core and dice apples and place in baking dish. Put cinnamin and splenda on top of apple mixture. Bake at 375 for 30 minutes or until apples soften. Stir with a fork and crush soft apples pieces. Cool and serve. Store in covered container in fridge or freeze.


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Arabian Proverb


Until next week - be well. Remember I am here to talk! Send me an email!!!

Happy May 1!!!!

Greetings!! Wow! Is is May already??? How can this be? Summer is right around the corner! Memorial Day- the official start of summer is later this month!!! Let's get working to prepare for bathing suit season!!!!

Last week I went to Florida and had a photo shoot!!! Here are some of the pics!!! It was awesome! You can visit me on My Space to see all the pictures and videos from the trip!!! www.MySpace.com/BeckyWenner

As I promised - here is the recipe of the week! In the spirit of protein, flavor and salads - here is one of my all time favorites! Now- you can easily double or triple the recipe- and rather than cook the burgers right away- wrap them each individually in plastic wrap and put them in the freezer....then you can take them out as needed!! Or...in the alternative- you can make a bunch of burgers, leave them uncooked and put them in a tupperware in the freezer- for family feeding!!! Sometimes- I will make 3-5 burgers on a Sunday and eat them all week for lunch......I can buy a salad anywhere and throw my burger on- and lunch is ready! Enjoy!

Recipe of the Week:
Turkey burgers- so good for you...yet so bland and not appealing to the palate.....so here is a turkey burger recipe I discovered years ago- that changed my whole perspective on the turkey burger concept....I modified it to keep the flavor but lose the fat!!!

Spicy Turkey Burgers
1 1/4 pounds extra lean ground turkey
1 cup mild salsa, divided
1/2 cup finely chopped shallots
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 tablespoon chipotle-flavored hot sauce
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Mix ground turkey, 3/4 cup salsa, shallots, cilantro, 2 tablespoons oil, hot sauce, cumin, salt, and pepper in large bowl. Shape turkey mixture into four 3 1/2- to 4-inch-diameter patties.

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and coat pan with non stick cooking spray. Add burgers; cook until brown, about 3 minutes per side. Reduce heat to low. Sauté until burgers are cooked through, about 4 minutes, turning occasionally (Time frame depends on the size of your burgers).

Serve burgers over large tossed salad topped with remaining salsa! Enjoy!!! Feel free to leave your comments! Remember - I am here if you want to talk! Just shoot me an email!!!

What should I eat????

There is a saying.....

If you could have hunted for it, fished for it, plucked it or gathered it, it belongs on your table.
Fresh fruits, fresh veggies, lean proteins, nuts seeds....these are all great healthy foods- made by the Earth itself- and here for your dinner! I always say- if you read the ingredients of a food, and you don't understand them- don't eat it! Why would you eat something when you don't know what it is? Because it is in a nice package all pretty ready to purchase at the store? Cigarettes are also in nice little packages, ready for you to purchase at the store- AVAILABILITY does not mean it is good for you!!! Trust yourself- and your instincts when making food selections and be creative have fun! If you don't enjoy what you are eating and what you are doing- it will be a very short life change!!!

Here is my recipe of the week:

Yummy Salad Dressing!

1 packet of Good Seasons Italian All Natural Dressing seasonings
1/4 cup water
1/4 Balsamic Vinegar
In the last 1/4 cup measuring cup put 2 tbs Grey Poupon Dijon mustard, then fill about 1/2 of the remaining space in the measuring cup with olive oil (approx 1/8 cup) and fill the remaining portion of the cup with balsamic vinegar (all of those ingredients will total 1/4 cup)

Put all ingredients into a cruet and shake! Low fat all natural yummy salad dressing and marinade!!! Enjoy!

Remember Ladies-

"Impossible is nothing, all you have to do is put in your 100% and believe in yourself."
Written in 2008 by Prosenjit Mitra --- India

Please contact me with any topics you want covered in this blog! Or if you just want to talk! Leave your comments after you try the recipe!!!