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I got to admit…I am not a fan of football.
It’s probably the only sport I never followed much growing up. Instead living in Northern Canada I spent many winter days yelling “car!” while playing street hockey in bone chilling temperatures.
But I am a fan of food who likes to stay fit, so I still like to celebrate Super Bowl Sunday and cook up some game day guy grub that’s tastes great but is also a little healthier than the traditional gut busting snacks.
Of course an all-time favorite that packs a nutritional punch is Chili. But Chili is usually on our weekly menu anyway so I wanted to use SuperBowl Sunday to try another tasty treat but with a Dad Fitness twist.
Can you say Super Bowl without thinking, WINGS!
So here are 3 Tips for Wicked Wings that cuts the fat and sugar from your normal pub grub wings that are usually battered, deep fried and drowned in sugar laden sauce that will send your pancreas into insulin overdrive.
1. Baked Is Better- Baking the wings in the oven or even grilling them removes a lot of the grease from the skin and avoids adding even more fat by frying them in oil.
2. Spice Not Sugar- Avoid drowning your wings in sugary bbq sauce and use fresh herbs and spices to bring them to life and create fiery flavors.
3. Ditch the Dressing- Stay away from the Ranch and Blue Cheese dressings for dips and opt for Fat-Free Sour Cream or even Plain Yogurt to cooldown your palette after going heavy on the hot sauce.
Baked Parmesan Garlic Chicken Wings
Just the name alone is enough to make you drool over your football jersey…
Serves 4
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher or sea salt (1/2 tsp table salt)
2 1/2 pounds chicken wings
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (or melted butter)
2 tablespoons minced fresh basil
2 garlic cloves, finely minced
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt (like Lawry’s)
*Fat Free Sour Cream or Plan Yogurt for dipping
1. Preheat oven to 425F. In a small bowl, mix together the oregano, rosemary, cumin and salt. Lay the chicken wings on a baking sheet and season the chicken wings with this mixture.
2. Bake the chicken wings for 45 minutes. While the chicken is baking, mix together the oil, fresh basil, garlic, parmesan cheese and seasoning salt.
3. When the chicken is cooked through, toss the wings with the garlic, cheese and oil.
These wings maybe lower in calories but they make up for it in FLAVOR!
For more recipes like this get my Manly Meals In Minutes Dad Fitness Cookbook at http://www.DadFitness.com
Give these a try and let me know how you like them by posting a comment below…
Last week we had a boil order here in our small town due to some colliforms showing up in our towns water supply because of high rainfall.
…and keep in mind I live in Northern Canada where the water is as good as it gets.
So off I went to buy cases of bottled water which is something I never do.
Am I the only one who feels there is something weird about BUYING water?
Trying to live a natural and healthy life and PAYING for bottled water just don’t sit well with me…not to mention the environmental and health impacts of all the plastic.
Our family drinks a lot of water and after just a couple days I was SHOCKED at how fast the plastic water bottles started piling up in the recycle bin!
So take a couple minutes before you start your weekend to check out the movie trailer for this new documentary called Tapped.
I think you will think twice before chugging down your next bottle of water!
…and don’t get me wrong, water is GOOD. Just drink it from a natural source or use a high quality filter for your tap.
Let me know what you think about bottled water by posting a comment below.
Enjoy your weekend;-)
It was a hot and sunny day here in Labrador today…27 degrees is as good as we get it here in Northern Canada!
So I took advantage of the nice weather and decided to ditch my scheduled hot and stinky gym workout today and left the house at 9am and took my baby daughter in her cool BOB stroller and headed for a 2 hour hike up our nearest ski hill trails.
Then when we got home I cooked up an omelet outside on the propane burner on my BBQ. Matea loved the fresh watermelon and cantelope I served up for her.
We spent the rest of the afternoon playing outside and I even got the chance to mow the lawn before my wife got home from work, thanks to a visit by my parents.
I was lucky that my father discovered an unexpected visitor in our backyard as I would have never seen this and would have probably mowed right over it!
A mother Crown Sparrow has a nest with her eggs right on our backyard lawn next to our basement window.
Momma Sparrow sitting on her eggs
Just the eggs
Looks like I am starting to pay for going shirtless in all the sun as I am turning a nice red lobster color right about now. Ouch!
My wife and I are planning on renting a movie when the little one goes to sleep.
But one movie/documentary I am really looking forward to seeing is Food Inc.
If you eat food, you must see this film!
Your family’s health depends on it…
Sean Barker
Wait until you see what I did to get some exercise this weekend!
…But first I want to hear about YOUR workouts.
Tell me how you get creative with Dad Fitness to stay fit this winter by leaving a comment at the bottom of this post.
Saturday was such a beautiful winter day here in Labrador, sunny and -10 degrees Celsius. Yeah, that is tropical for us up here in Northern Canada during winter.
So with the days slowly getting longer, my wife and I took our baby daughter out on the local cross-country ski trails. But we didn’t use skis, that would be too easy!
…We rented snowshoes for ourselves and this cool Baby Glider sled that you strap around your waist so you can tow your little one behind you. Pretty cool!
We did the 6 km trail around Dumbbell Lake, (that really is the name!)
It took us almost 2 hours over the groomed trails and picturesque winter scenery but we enjoyed every minute of it, and baby Matea was so cozy she fell asleep for the last 3 km.
After all that we were starving and we were luckily invited to the in-laws for a hearty and healthy meal of homemade beef stew with lots of fresh vegetables and tender cuts of meat. A great way to end a picture perfect day…
Dune trailer So make your weekends or days off between your Dad Fitness Workouts time for trying different fun activities with your family no matter what season it is.
There is nothing like getting out in the fresh air, spending time with your family and getting fit, all at once… That’s what Dad Fitness is all about!
The Dad Fitness Snowshoe Workout Video
Sean Barker, CPT
Learn the “The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose That Beer Belly” in this FREE report from Sean Barker at www.dadfitness.com
As I glanced at the forecast this morning it showed that here in Labrador City, Labrador, Canada we are in for a balmy -53 degree Celsius with the windchill this evening!!!
Ya gotta love living in northern Canada. To find us on the map of Canada, look up, WAYYY up to northeastern Canada.
But being the trooper that I am and being used to these winters I headed out to the gym.
Today was a designated light day with all sets in the 20 rep range. Again I am focusing on TOTAL reps. Today the goal was 25 reps, and it only took me two sets to get there. It was short and sweet and I got a great pump!
High Pulls
Léon video Incline DB Press
Front Squats
Hammer Curls
Sean Barker, CPT
Learn the “The Truth On Fat Loss, How To Finally Lose That Beer Belly” in this FREE report from Sean Barker at www.dadfitness.com