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Rhubarb and Strawberry Crumble

Sweet. Sour. Butter. Love.

Rhubarb is a very seasonal veggie in Austria: you can buy it from approximately end of April to end of June. In my humble opinion it is far too short because its sour, unique flavor is so delicious. One of my favorite way to eat it is together with sweet strawberries, some elderflower scent and crunchy oats on top. Here it is: the rhubarb and strawberry crumble.

What You Need To Know About Hydration

Everything you need to quench your thirst for knowledge.

If there is one thing that all the health and fitness professionals seem to agree upon, it is hydration. Usually you hear statments like “drinking water is important” and seemingly random recommendations like “drink 8-10 glasses of water a day”, but nobody explains why it is important and what happens if you don’t drink enough, what you should drink and if guidelines like “8-10 glasses of water” actually make sense for everybody. I wanted to know more, I wanted to jump into the murky waters of hydration and this is what I found. Enjoy!

Mighty Meatballs

Awesome comfort food without blowing your calories.

Oh boy, do I like those meatballs! They feel like cheating with comfort food, but actually have amazing macros, easily fitting into any diet. You can prepare a huge batch of them with little effort and they keep well in the fridge. Give them a try, I am sure you will love them!

Do You Have To Track Macros Forever?

Tracking macros is a great tool to achieve body composition goals, but it can be mentally very tasking. I can understand, that you have enough of tracking, weighing and measuring everything in your life and you are afraid of having to do this forever. Relax. No, you probably don’t have to track macros for the rest of your life, there are varying degrees of freedom regarding your nutrition. Intrigued? Read on!

Eggplant Brownies

Dark chocolate meets veggies.

If you are a long-time reader of the Beary Strong blog you know that I love baking and always try to find a way to make some desserts a bit less heavy on the calorie account. I would not define them as “healthy” as I do not like do divide food in good or bad. Nor do I think they will substitute a proper meal: sweets should always be an enjoyable treat but not the major component of your diet. I am also always searching for new interesting flavor pairings and since our experiment with the root veggie cake I was intrigued to build even more unconventional vegetable-based sweets. This is how the eggplant brownies were born.

Beary Birthday!

Beary Strong 2nd anniversary

We can not believe it: our small business turned two! And the last year was amazing!

The Metabolic Damage Myth

Busting another fitness myth with the power of science.

Media and the more aggressive representants of the body positivity movement promoted the idea that dieting is bad. Their assumption is that being in a caloric deficit for a more or less extended period of time permanently damages the metabolism. Therefore you will be doomed forever to eat a ridiculously low amount of calories otherwise you will become fat. Gladly there is plenty of good evidence on this subject, so let’s take a look at it and once and for all get rid of this myth!

Muscle Moussaka

Protein rich Greek comfort food.

To help you make gains without blasting through your calorie budget, we created another healthy, protein rich version of a widely known comfort food. One of our clients (and a good friend) inspired us to give moussaka a try. We are very proud of the result, so give it a try, I am sure you will like it!

Advanced Training Techniques: Intensity Techniques

Common techniques, benefits and drawbacks.

Everybody knows and loves straight sets and traditional ways to organise training, but there are ways to make training more challenging, time efficient or both. Most of these techniqes are known as intensity-techniques, which is really a misnomer as training intensiveness (effort) is increased and not intensity (resistance). What are those techniques, do they really offer any benefit and who should implement them? Let’s take a look!

Easy Ossobuco

Italian comfort food to brighten up your days.

I think it is time for even more Italian comfort food. Today we go with ossobuco, a dish that is somehow magical for me. I still can’t quite understand why such humble ingredients taste so incredibly good together. The version I made is a little easier to prepare than the original and doesn’t compromise on taste. Give it a try!