Category Archives: Diet

  1. Meet the TruTribe: Jen Matus

    Meet Jen Matus, a full-time realtor, proud member of the STL TruTribe and the star behind @losingthejigglewithjen. Once 350 pounds, Jen created an Instagram account to document her weight loss and fitness journey, and we’ve loved following along and cheering her on! We chatted with Jen about her story to date, how TruFusion is an…

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  2. What’s in My Gym Bag? with TruTrainer Liz Carrillo

    Fitness darling and Vegas-based TruFusion Fitness + Yoga Instructor Liz Carrillo makes sweating it out with her devoted TruTribe look easy. But she’ll be the first to tell you that it takes hard work and preparation to look and feel good in between teaching classes at Trufusion. Liz shared her gym bag essentials with us…

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  3. Five Tips on How to Stuff Yourself on Thanksgiving and Not Gain an Inch

    We spoke with Corie Richter, certified nutrition coach, former chef, recipe creator and menu developer for Thrive Health Bar – which has locations in all three TruFusions – to discuss ways you can enjoy yourself this Thanksgiving and win the battle of the bulge. That’s right, you can have your pie and eat it too….

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  4. An Eater’s Manifesto – Lose the Guilt This Holiday Season

    “Food is a reason to gather, an opportunity to give, a symbol for what should matter most in our lives” You’ve put in the time. You’ve put in the effort. You showed up and did the work. It wasn’t always easy making it to class on time, but you somehow found a way. But, even…

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  5. LET THAT OLYMPIC FEVER RUN

    “No man has the right be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable”  -Socrates I’m a sucker for inspirational stories – and especially those that helps me get my butt to the gym….

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  6. WEEKEND WARRIORS!

    Do you ever feel like you do great during the week and then fall off of the clean eating and exercise wagon on your weekend?  Do you go from “in check” to “out of control?” Do you slide into Monday completely exhausted and wonder how the weekend failed to rejuvenate you?  Not that I want…

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  7. Eat, Lift & Be Merry

    Fitness instructor Seth Lagana offers advice for eating properly to reach fitness goals. “I recently wrote out my diet for someone. I know a lot of you inquire about diet regularly. And for good reason. To me, diet is 80-90% of your fitness goals. 10-20% is exercise. Anyone can exercise. The hardest part is disciplining yourself…

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  8. Stuffed Tofurky

    INGREDIENTS For the Tofurky 5 14-oz. tubs extra-firm tofu 2 tsp. ground dried thyme 2 tsp. rubbed sage 1 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. garlic powder about 1 tsp orange zest (optional) salt and pepper to taste ( if you want to use vegan bouillon powder, skip the salt) For the Marinade 1/4 -1/2 cups…

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  9. Twice Baked Butternut Squash with Cashew Cheese, Walnuts, and Cranberries

    INGREDIENTS FOR THE CASHEW CHEESE: ½ cup cashews 1 pound firm tofu 2 teaspoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 clove garlic, minced ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup nutritional yeast 1 teaspoon tahini FOR THE TWICE-BAKED SQUASH: 4 small butternut squash ½ cup chopped walnuts ½ cup dried cranberries 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon ½…

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  10. Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Avocado Garlic Aioli

    INGREDIENTS FOR THE POTATOES: 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes (or try red or new potatoes) 2-2.5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or oil of choice) Fine grain sea salt and freshly ground black pepper (be generous) Garlic powder, for sprinkling on top 1/3-1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced FOR THE AVOCADO GARLIC AIOLI: 1 large avocado,…

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