Wellness Blog

Nutrition: Have 3 servings of healthy fat per day, some good sources are avocado, extra virgin olive oil, ground flax seed, and salmon.

Recipe: Black bean chili with squash
1 tble olive oil,1 1/2 cup chopped onion, 1chopped pepper(I prefer red), 3 cloves garlic chopped, 2 cans black beans(rinsed and drained), 2 cups vegetable broth, 1 28oz can diced tomatoes, 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2tsp chipotle chile powder(I don't use this, I like mild), 1/2 tsp oregano, 1 med winter squash, 1/2tsp salt (optional)
1)Heat oil add onion and bell pepper,stir frequently, until soft(5Min) add garlic stir 1 min. Stir in beans, broth, tomatoes,chili powder, and oregano. Simmer 10 min, uncover cook 10 more minutes.
2)Cut squash in half, scoop out seeds,cook and cut into cubes(Shortcut buy pre-cubed squash and just toss in chili before you simmer in step1 and you save a lot of time, squash will cook, may have to simmer an extra 10 min. until squash is soft).
Enjoy!!!(I also skip the salt,figure there's some in the tomatoes and beans)

Wellness tip: Perform a random act of kindness everyday. It doesn't have to be big but it will benefit someone else and you may be surprised by how good you feel also!!

With that thought:The Pilates Center of WMass is accepting donations for the tornado victims at both studios. We are accepting toiletries, work gloves, diapers, wipes, sunscreen, bug spray, and cash donations. Sometimes we want to help but its so hard to find the time to get to an organization to help so we figure we will save you a step. Bring your items to Pilates and we will deliver these things to where they need to go. We are all so blessed, lets pay it forward and help others who really need our help today, and tomorrow.