The Fit Girl's Kitchen

I’ll be travelling to five different cities in the next 30 days – Napa, Boston, New York, Austin and Chicago - so I thought, why not challenge myself to go for a run in each city? Better yet, let’s make it 5 miles in each city for a catchy hashtag.

(Reasons not to brainstorm blog ideas at 2am)

En route to city number one!

So, I’m doing it! I’m committed! #5for5 is the challenge and I’ll be posting pics on my FGK Facebook page and Instagram with the upgraded Nike+ Running app.

If you haven’t upgraded yet, the Nike+ app now lets you post a picture from your run with the distance, city and a sketch of your route.

New Nike+ App feature

Follow along or take the challenge with me – run in five new places in the next 30 days (it can all be in the same city, but bonus points for new ones!) and tag your pics with #5for5.

Happy running!

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Last week I had the amazing opportunity to get together with some fellow foodie fitness bloggers (which I was excited to learn is actually a thing!) in Milwaukee and share healthy recipes and fitness tips. It was so great to meet so may other people who share my interests and get some great recipes out of it too!



We were lucky enough to have an amazing space donated by the Mandel Group to not only be able to bring food to share, but do some live cooking demos as well!


That's our fearless leader & organizer, Shelia Wordell, cooking up a Blue Cheese Walnut Spinach Pasta Salad with Avocado (be still my heart).


We all brought a dish that fit into a theme like pre-race meal, post-race snack, etc.; I made a Red Quinoa Avocado Salad, which is one of my go-to dishes on any race week.


This is one of my favorite pre-race day meals. I cook up a whole batch and eat it with baked salmon or grilled chicken breast 1-2 days before my race.

Here is a list of all of the great bloggers I met and what each brought:

Sheila: Blue Cheese Walnut Spinach Pasta Salad with Avocado, Mint Cantaloupe Granita & Orange Blossom Lemonade
Maressa: Pizza Casserole
Sara: Indian Carrot Soup
James: Chicken & Slaw Salad
Nicole: Southwestern Veggie Soup
Laurie: Flourless Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sun: Peanut Butter Mounds Bar & Baked Southwestern Egg Rolls 
Kaylie: Profiteroles filled with Mousse
Kat: Red Quinoa Avocado Salad.
Alysha: Cowboy Cookies
Brittany: Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
Melissa: Stove Top Salmon Patties
Michelle: Power Scones

A big thank you to Ly Nguyen and her wonderful photography skills for all of these great photos! Thanks again to the Mandel Group for Donating the space. Looking forward to our next event in June!





And finally, HUGE PROPS to all of the dedicated runners in the group heading to Boston this weekend and who have been training in this nasty "spring" and winter weather! You guys are so inspirational, best of luck to all!

After a successful first two months, I've decided to get all official and make a Facebook page for The Fit Girl's Kitchen!

I'll be sharing links to my weekly recipes, workout tips and other fun healthy lifestyle articles I come across, so make sure to like the page to see FGK posts in your newsfeed!

Click here to Like FGK on Facebook

If you already liked the page - thank you! You rock. I'll still be sharing links to my posts through my personal account in the meantime but this allows me to separate the two a little more.

That's all for now - check back tomorrow for a recipe for this #meangreensmoothie: