Low Carb - Taco Tuesday
IT'S TACO TUESDAY! Enjoy a guilt-free taco night with these all cheese taco shells, and yes that means NO CARBS. Eat your heart out Taco Bell, these tacos put your Dorito Nacho Cheese Tacos to shame. In fact these flavor infused tacos will make any Mexican Restaurant envious.
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LOW CARB - TACO TUESDAY
IT'S TACO TUESDAY! Enjoy a guilt-free taco night with these all cheese taco shells, and yes that means NO CARBS. Eat your heart out Taco Bell, these tacos put your Dorito Nacho Cheese Tacos to shame. In fact these flavor infused tacos will make any Mexican Restaurant envious.
IT'S TACO TIME!
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SERVINGS
Makes 12 Tacos Serving Size: 2 Tacos
INGREDIENTS
SHELL
- 9 cups chedder cheese (recommended 3/4 cup per shell)
Filling
- 1 lb Jennie-O Lean Ground Turkey (or ground beef)
- 1/2 packet Taco Seasonings
- 2/3 cup water
Toppings
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 1/2 cup salsa
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
STEP 2: Spread 3/4 cup shredded cheese into circle on greased cooking sheet. Cook shells 5-10 minutes, until edges start to brown.
STEP 3: Remove taco shells from oven, let cool a minute, then use spatula to gently remove shell from cooking sheet. Place for a minute on paper towels to soak up unnecessary grease. Drape taco shells over kitchen utensil handles (Start taco fillings while shells are drying).
STEP 4: Brown the ground turkey as per directions on package. Mix in taco seasonings and water, heat to boil. Let simmer 3-4 minutes.
STEP 5: Dish taco filling into dried taco shells and top with desired toppings.
STEP 6 It's now time for TACO TUESDAY!
- BEVERAGES How can you have Taco Tuesday without some Cancun Cocktails? Don't worry we got you covered, here's a drink that will add just the right amount of bubbles and sweetness and no artificial nothing! Try this No Carb Cancun Cocktail. Recipe here.
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Garlic Dazzle-Drizzle & Dip - Dipping Sauce
Ask any cook, the secret to a good good meal is the sauce. Whether you need a little drizzle or a dip . . . this Garlic Butter Sauce is sure to Dazzle!
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Garlic Dazzle-Drizzle & Dip - Dipping Sauce
Ask any cook, the secret to a good good meal is the sauce. Whether you need a little drizzle or a dip . . . this Garlic Butter Sauce is sure to Dazzle!
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SERVINGS
1 Tbsp.
INGREDIENTS
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp. dried oregano
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Melt your butter on the stove over low heat.
STEP 2: Spoon off foam.
STEP 3: Stir in oregano and garlic powder until dissolved.
STEP 4: Remove from heat and pour into a small dish for dipping.
STEP 5: Drizzle, Dip, & Dazzle.
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The Best Low Carb Pizza
Ok picture it...it's mid-week, you want to have date night (or fun-filled family movie night), but you're on this diet....you can't have carbs, what to do?
From our Italian style kitchen to yours, we bring you the best, I mean the best..... Keto-licious Pepperoni Pizza (actually it rivals even the most gourmet of Pizza Parlors).
As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. It will feel like cheat day with this so-low-carb pizza . . . but oh wait, you don't need a cheat day for this pizza. Each serving (2 slices, cause I mean really, who can stop at just one) has only 7.6g of Carbs.
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THE BEST LOW CARB PIZZA - PEPPERONI
Ok picture it...it's mid-week, you want to have date night (or fun-filled family movie night), but you're on this diet....you can't have carbs, what to do?
Well normally, you'd call up Pizza Hut and order a Pepperoni Lover's Garlic Parmesian Pizza, when it arrives, you sit down and eat 2 slices, then realize, wait, you just ate 54g of Carbs, 26g of Fat, and 560 Calories! Wow!
Now drop and give me 30 minutes of burpees to burn off those carbs!
From our Italian style kitchen to yours, we bring you the best, I mean the best..... Keto-licious Pepperoni Pizza (actually it rivals even the most gourmet of Pizza Parlors).
As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. It will feel like cheat day with this so-low-carb pizza . . . but oh wait, you don't need a cheat day for this pizza. Each serving (2 slices, cause I mean really, who can stop at just one) has only 7.6g of Carbs.
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SERVINGS
Serving Size: 1/2 Pizza
INGREDIENTS
CRUST
- 3 eggs whites
- 1 cups shredded mozzarella
Topping
- ¼ cup pizza sauce (make sure to keep as low carb as possible)
- 1 tsp. dried oregano
- 1 cup shredded chedder cheese
- ¼ cup mini pepperonis
Dipping Drizzle Sauce
- ½ cup butter
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- ⅛ tsp. dried oregano
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
STEP 2: Beat the eggs. Blend in the mozzarella cheese. For best results, pour mixture into greased pie pan. Bake the crust in oven for 15 minutes until the pizza crust turns golden.
STEP 3: While the pizza is in the oven make the garlic drizzle-dipping sauce: Recipe here.
STEP 4: Remove crust and let cool for a few minutes. Transfer pizza to cooking sheet. Brush or drizzle 1 Tbsp. of the garlic dipping sauce over crust.
STEP 5: Increase the oven temperature to 450 degrees.
STEP 6: Mix the pizza sauce and oregano, then ladle onto the crust. Top with the chedder cheese and mini pepperonis.
STEP 7: Place pizza back in oven and bake for another 5-10 minutes or until the crust and cheese have started to brown.
STEP 8: Remove from over and cut into 4 slices. 1 serving is 2 slices. IT'S PIZZA PIE TIME!
- TOPPINGS If you want other oh so tasty low-carb toppings, you can add olives, spinach, any meat you want, or onions.
- BEVERAGES Nothing goes better with pizza than coke... well here at DRAEKK we are boycotting sweetners of all kinds, so no coke, no diet coke, but here is a drink that will add just the right amount of bubbles and sweetness and no artificial nothing! Try this No-Guilt Bubbly Coctail. Recipe here.
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EGG MUFFINS - Crustless Quiche Lorraine
It's Low Carb Party Time!!!
Nothing screams brunch like quiche! From our healthy kitchen to yours, we bring you the Guiltless Crustless Quiche Lorraine. This Crustless Quiche Lorraine is a yummy twist on a classic recipe. Loaded with bacon, eggs, half & half, onions and cheese, so much flavor you won't even miss the crust! As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. Weight a quiche designed to eat on a diet.....yes, you heard us right! Without the crust this is a perfect quick grab-n-go breakfast or snack with minimal carbs.
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EGG MUFFINS - CRUSTLESS QUICHE LORRAINE
Nothing screams brunch like quiche! From our healthy kitchen to yours, we bring you the Guiltless Crustless Quiche Lorraine. As part of our MC24 Keto Diet, we kill the carbs and embrace flavor. Without the crust this is a perfect quick grab-n-go breakfast or snack with minimal carbs.
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SERVINGS
12 muffins (serving size is 1 muffin)
INGREDIENTS
- 6 oz. bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ½ cup chopped white onion
- ½ cup chopped green onion
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 4 eggs
- 5 egg whites
- 1 cup half & half
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- ½ cup chopped spinach (destem)
- ½ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. salt
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
STEP 2: Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in skillet. Add chopped onion and cook until slightly brown. Add crumbled precooked bacon.
STEP 3: In a large mixing bowl mix eggs, egg whites, half & half, flour, cheese, pepper, and salt.
STEP 4: Into the greased muffin cups divide the bacon and onions among the 12 muffin cups, then add the chopped spinach.
STEP 5: Ladle enough egg mixture into each muffin cup to fill the tin about 2/3 full.
STEP 6: Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes (depending on size of muffin tin).
STEP 7: Enjoy this quick-grab low-carb breakfast every morning!
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WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - Guilt Free Summer Cocktail
It's Low Carb Party Time!!!
If you like to party, but still have goals in the gym then this is the drink for you! This No Guilt Cran-Razz Alcoholic drink will keep you in the fun while still on track for your goals!
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GUILT-FREE CRAN-RAZZ COCKTAIL
Let's raise a glass to you!!! We're celebrating you and your decision to make today a good day! If you like to party, but still have goals in the gym, here's a drink for you!! This Guilt Free Cran-Razz is one of my absolute fav summer drinks, a mixture of two great tastes that’s berry delightful with nothing artificial. A perfect way to toast to Hump Day.
SERVINGS
1 serving
INGREDIENTS
- 12 oz. (1 can) Cran-Razz La Croix Sparkling Water
- Dash of Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice
- Shot of vodka
- Garnish with fresh raspberries
DIRECTIONS
STEP 1: Pour chilled Cran-Rasspberry La Croix into glass filled with ice. Add the Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice, shot of vodka, and gently stir.
STEP 2: For added flare, add muddled respberries or whole frozen raspberries.
STEP 3: ENJOY!
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WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - UGH, Do I Really Need To Drink Water?
Summer is officially here! As temperatures sour into the 100's you may find yourself in need of a cool down! Whether it be a hike down the Grand Canyon to Havasu Falls or lounging on the lawn under a sprinkler . . . H2O is the hero of the hour. Learn about the facts of H2O and some ways to make it taste even tasting!
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WELCOME TO WET + WILD WEDNESDAY -
UGH... DO I REALLY NEED TO DRINK WATER?
Yes it came that fast...those days of being couped up in the house, longing for those warmer days are over. But, now that it's here, the temperatures are rising well into the 100's and you are not quite sure if this is really what you envisioned summer would be like.
Maybe you pictured yourself looking summer sultry with your peeps, but in reality you feel like hell has risen to the surface and there's no way you're going outside.
No worries...today is your lucky day, here at DRAEKK we can help you combat the heat! If you are still brave enough to venture outside, maybe take a hike (10 miles there + 10 miles back) to Havasu Falls - pictured. After a long grueling, yet awe inspiring hike, dive into the refreshing turquoise waters at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Or if you are a bit more tame and would like to leave the summer hiking to the crazy ones, maybe your cool paradise is a bit closer to home. You may be one of the lucky few to have a pool, live near the beach, or even own a sprinkler. Either way there are many, many ways to beat the heat...but, by far the most important is staying hydrated.
About 71 percent of the Earth's surface is covered in water . . .
Your body is made up of 60-70% water . . .
It would seem by conventional wisdom that water, H2O is vital to your health and well-being.
We are told the rule of 8 - 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water is necessary every day.
UGH . . . BUT I HATE WATER, DO I REALLY NEED TO DRINK IT?
Okay, so yes, a large, large amount of people say they hate water or that they don't like the taste of it! Some people will drink a coke or tea and think that well, its liquid right, it's has to hydrate me...
FALSE oh so false.
- Alcohol
- caffeinated Tea
- Coffee
- Soda
- Milk
Dehydration and sunstroke can cause life-long health issues. According to the National Institute of Health, signs of mild to moderate dehydration are:
- Thirst
- Dry or sticky mouth
- Not urinating much
- Darker yellow urine
- Dry, cool skin
- Headache
- Muscle cramps
Signs of severe dehydration are:
- Not urinating, or very dark yellow or amber-colored urine
- Dry, shriveled skin
- Irritability or confusion
- Dizziness or light-headedness
- Rapid heartbeat
- Rapid breathing
- Sunken eyes
- Shock (not enough blood flow through the body)
Checkout Bodybuilding.com post by Krissy Kendell, Phd on Everything You Need to Know About Hydration. It's a great tutorial on the benefits of water as well as it has a nifty calculator on your individual water intake needs.
OK FINE HOW DO I MAKE WATER TASTE GOOD THEN?!?!
Were you like the many, many people that sat there during the cold winter months ...anticipating the wonderful heat of summer? Did you envision this goddess like body that never came, well you are in luck - check out our FREE FITNESS VIDEOS and go from slightly flab to fabulously fit!
Get organized, plan your workouts and track your progress + WATER consumption with our CONCEPT24TM Fitness + Nutrition Planner. Use Code: DRAEKKBLOG for 10% off your fitness planner!
WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - HIPS, ABS, GLUTES, Oh My . . .
Blast calories with this bikini butt workout - all the right exercises for lifting and firming that booty. Tone your hips, abs, and gluts, oh my . . . with this quick-fix workout.
If you're ready to torch the fat and increase your agility + fitness functionality incorporate this 24 minute workout 3 times per week into your fitness routine. This exercise tones every inch of your body and boosts your metabolism like crazy too! You'll feel amazing after!
If you sit for a living, or are just plain tired of that sagging behind, or you want to gain more mobility all around...and gain that Baywatch Ready physique then get ready to blast calories with this
All the right exercises for lifting and firming that booty. Tone your hips, abs, and glutes, oh my . . . with this quick-fix workout.
If you're ready to torch the fat and increase your agility + fitness functionality incorporate this workout 3 times per week into your fitness routine. This exercise tones every inch of your body and boosts your metabolism like crazy too! You'll feel amazing after!
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WET + WILD WEDNESDAY - Tamolitch Falls / Blue Pool
Want to get away to a WET + WILD Blue Pool?
A magical topez pool awaits you in the heart of an old growth Oregon trail!
Join us to get wet, wild and weird!
WET + WILD WEDNESDAY
WELCOME TO WET + WILD WEDNESDAY
Tamolitch Falls / Blue Pool
Okay so yes, the term Wet + Wild usually has an entirely different meaning...here at DRAEKK we aim to change that meaning. Join us for our Wednesday blogs where we'll show you where you can get outdoors, near water (or even in it) and get some well-deserved exercise.
Ever find yourself looking at other people’s social media, or professional photos of these awe-inspired places, places that you think must be photoshopped... Well join us each Wednesday where we'll show you were these little gems are hidden, some may even be right in your own backyard! But here’s the catch...you have to go walk, run, hike, even bike to get there. The best part...you have to go outside!
Imagine you are running down the trail (or walking) and you come across a turn and this is what you see . .
Tamolitch Falls / Blue Pool
The word BLUE just doesn't do this magical pool justice. BLUE can't begin to tell the story of this breathtaking, translucent water, with a rather constant temperature of 37 degrees.
The Tamolitch Falls (or most of the year known as the Blue Pool) is an odd phenomenon. This is the last of a grouping of three falls on the McKenzie River. All three falls were formed during lava flow (the 1st two falls were formed 3000 years ago and the last was 1500 years ago. The first fall Sahalie Falls stands at 120ft.
Sahalie Falls
The second fall Koosah Fall actually looks more profound even at a shorter 90ft tall.
Koosah Falls
And last but obviously not least, Tamolitch Falls, aka Blue Pool, only has a water fall during high rain season (or after a good snow melt in the late spring / early summer). The McKenzie River goes underground for three miles after the 2nd fall before emerging from the volcanic rock here at the Tamolitch Falls. The water here gets it's translucent topaz color because it has been filtered through that volcanic rock.
Follow the trail over the rocks above the Tamolitch Falls to a rather steep dirt trail down to the base of the pool. Word to the wise...BE CAREFUL!!! These waters are as cold as they are beautiful.
Now we show you the pictures, tease you with the beauty of this place, but how do you get here?
The world famous McKenzie River Trail is located in Oregon just over an hour from Eugene. Once you make it to the town of McKenzie River continue on OR-126 E for 13 miles and turn left at Trailbridge Campground (NF-730). The Tamolitch Falls trailhead will be to your right after you cross the river. This is a roundtrip easy 4 mile hike.
A more difficult 8ish mile hike starts at the Sahalie Falls. The entrance to Sahalie Falls is right off the OR-126, just feet from the roadside parking lot. It will be roughly 4 miles to the pool, where the river disappears underground before coming out at the Blue Pool again.
Okay, if you do decide to get out there and hike, bike, run, walk...you have to stop at some of these other lovely establishments along the way.
Takoda's Restaurant http://www.takodasrainbow.com/
OMGosh can you say amazing food and such a cute country store. A place sure to impress, especially after a long day of hiking.
Belknap Hot Springs http://www.belknaphotsprings.com/
By far the most unique lodging in this area...natural hot springs pumped into a beautiful pool right at the edge of the fast flowing McKenzie River.
REDEFINE YOUR CONCEPT OF FIT
Redefine your concept of fit!
Fitness is not a ONE-SIZE-FITS-All
Choose your fitness level and gain the confidence and body that you deserve.
The 24 Minute Fit exercise program is designed with you in mind! Choose your fitness level and get a complete workout in 24 minutes:
Are you sick and tired of the BIKINI READY Fitness Series? Where you have to already be a size 0 to even perform the workouts. Are you ready for something different, something, well lets just be honest…something that will actually work for you? Are you one of the many many people that have started a workout routine only to hurt yourself or get discouraged at your inability to do Jump Burpee for 1 minute straight?
The fundamental difference between the 24 Minute Fit exercise program and other programs is functionality and the option to choose your fitness level. Most other fitness programs are A-One-Size-Fits-All, other programs are solely geared towards the insanity group, where if you can’t already do a jump squat, roll, handstand, tuck and jump move (yes I just made that up), then you will not be able to safely perform their exercises. You will either try their exercises, hurt yourself or become too discouraged by your lack of Spartan charisma. Those same programs emphasize their philosophies “Pain is weakness leaving the body,” or “No Pain, No Gain.”
Although, I am in love with these epic motivational workout quotes and they do have their place, but, instead we encourage you to listen to your body! We aim to teach you how to be functional, how to work up to and through the different workout levels, that’s why we give you options!
As the name states, this fitness level is all about the revival of your bodies original awesomeness. If you have ever questioned why you can’t jump, skip and scamper like you did when you were a kid, then this level is for you. This level emphasis the functionality of the body, if you sit for a living, have a hectic family life, and have little time to workout, we encourage you to try this level first.
If you have pain in your knees, back, neck, or literally anywhere, we help you engage and build a strong foundation. You should be able live your adult life with the resilience and agility of your childhood body.
With the Revive Level you can build up from one set of exercises (approximately 6-7 minutes up to the full 24 minutes. Life is about progress, and our 24 Minute Fit program encourages you to continue pushing past your perceived limitations. When an exercise becomes easy, move on to the next level of that specific workout!
If you dare you can even start with this level, but be prepared to literally, well . . . Tone It. This workout level utilizes heavier weights, more advanced positions, and faster paced dynamic (more explosive) exercises. So whatever your pleasure…join us to revive, tone, and build that perfect body that you deserve. Take back control of your life!
IT'S ALIVE!!!
To blog or not to blog....what a stupid question!
Check out our intro blog post, where we delve into important issues like world peace, ending hunger...
Just kidding, although we do touch on a few major issues. Join us and see how DRAEKK can help you realize your true potential!
Why a blog you may ask? Well to tell the truth, I never thought I’d be writing a blog, let alone using one as a platform to launch a business, but here I am, and here it goes…
Take a second and close your eyes (after you read this paragraph of course), think back to your childhood, to when you truly believed in yourself. What life did you envision? Were you going to be a doctor, race car driver, vet, musician, cowboy, athlete, architect…who were you going to be?
Now that you’ve had that fun, yet probably depressing trip down memory lane, answer this question:
Unless you’re one of the fortunate few, your answer is most likely NO.
We live in a society that builds up its youth, we’re told at a young age that we can do anything, be anything, if we only believe. You go through school feeling invincible, like you'll take over the world once you graduate. But come graduation day, society tells you it’s time to be realistic (a word I hate) and get a
Time passes and that job you got right out of school, that, it’s just temporary job, turned into your forever job. You stopped dreaming about your childhood aspirations and just started surviving. You started living for the weekend, and planning for retirement, because that’s when you would have time, time to do what you really wanted.
What happened, where did those goals and aspirations go? Well, frankly, you got comfortable. The money was okay, the job was easy enough, even if a little boring.
So there you have it, that’s the problem with society. Society tells you to be realistic (there’s that word again), society tells you that you’re not special, that only the GREATS can follow their dreams.
I’ll use this to segue into my true purpose for writing this … my company’s introduction.
First I will introduce myself, my name is Danielle Theodore, I’m a Systems Engineer, business owner, personal trainer, soccer player, friend, sister, daughter, girlfriend, and avid outdoorsperson … to name a few.
You may be thinking, gosh she sure is full of herself, but I guarantee if you think of all the roles you play in your own life, your list is probably longer than mine.
I am the founder of DRAEKK, a Performance Development and Time-Management Company…
What’s that you ask?
Okay … let’s break it down. Ever heard of 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (it’s an organizational book/program and planner that the helps you with time-management and fulfilling your dreams)…well DRAEKK is like that, but modern, oh, and better.
You may be wondering, how is DRAEKK better, I mean 7 Habits is like the ultimate personal development book/program out there, right?
Well yes, 7 Habits is and should be a staple in everyone’s self-help library, but the book and program were developed in 1980!!!
Wait, wait, wait…let me check, yup it’s 2017. The world has changed, you're living in the busiest time ever. You’re a dynamic person, with you own unique passions, dreams, and aspirations.
You need a goal-setting system for the modern time, one that takes your whole life into account.
Here is where we at DRAEKK come in, our philosophy is “it’s never too late to become who you were meant to be.”
We have developed the CONCEPT24 TM Success System, a unique and stunning goal-setting system, developed in the form of a weekly planner, based around the 7 keys areas of your life:
| DAILY TO-DO | WORK | NEW VENTURES | HEALTH | FINANCES | RELATIONSHIPS | LEISURE
Our two main areas of focus are FITNESS and ‘LIFESTYLE’ organizational techniques, thus, the DRAEKK Fitness & Lifestyle Blog was born. Consider DRAEKK your own personal Life Coach. Let us guide you through the process of becoming your dream version of yourself.
You only have 24 hours in a day, and where you are right now is a direct reflection on how you spend your time.
How are you spending your time?