Hi Friends! How’s your Thursday treatin’ ya? It’s Friday-eve! Are you doing the happy dance? I am!
Another stellar day today on this end. An early morning client session followed by some “social-cizing” with a great friend I haven’t seen in months. I love getting together to catch up with friends for exercise, rather than for meals whenever possible. And later this afternoon I am going to finally see “Eat, Pray, Love”. I haven’t read the book, so this time I’m going to be backwards by seeing the movie first and THEN reading the book when I can envision the characters and locations as they were portrayed in the film.
So today is a special day for me! Break out the healthy cake! My baby turns one! In this case, the “baby” I refer to is this blog, FitFeat!

I can’t believe a YEAR has flown by already. I opened the “doors” to FitFeat on August 26 last year with a single photo post. I remember how excited I was to write my first post the next day. I also remember wondering if I’d really take the time to blog and actually ‘stick with it’ for more than a few weeks. And here we are a year later. I would NEVER have imagined the great friends I have been lucky enough to make along the way. Thank you to each and every one of you who reads FitFeat, whether you have been here from the beginning or whether you are just finding it for the first time.
It’s been a great year! I’ve learned so much: about myself, about others, about blogging and social media! Not a minute goes by that I don’t think, “oh that would be a great topic on the blog!” – I only wish there were more hours each week to blog more often!
At first I thought for the blogiversary post I’d link back to some of my favorite posts from the past year. But then I decided it’s always better to focus on the future. So with the FUTURE in mind, I can now officially announce that I have been accepted into the Natural Chef program at the Bauman College of Holistic Nutrition & Culinary Arts! 
You all know how passionate I am about eating healthfully to nourish our bodies, and as a personal trainer I believe nutrition is the major part of any physique transformation. So I’m going to open a new chapter in my education and career journey. I’m so excited I can hardly stand it. This has been in the works for some time, but I didn’t want to speak too soon before I knew for sure that I was accepted and then actually enrolled.
I think it will be fun to look back at the photos of food I prepared back when I first started the blog and compare them to how the food will look after I’ve been in the program a while. (Goodness, let’s hope there’s a big improvement! LOL!)
I hope you’ll follow along with me on this journey. I’m sure I’ll have even MORE new tips to share and even MORE new food photos!
Have a TERRIFIC Thursday blog buds! See you soon!
– Shari B. =)









#1 by Joan on August 30, 2010 - 11:34 am
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I didn’t realize heat was involved…heat does destroy the healthy enzymes in honey…but not if you just put a dollop in your hot coffee or tea. I should find that article again. I can’t remember all the science but if you have to use high heat to dry it out, you’d still get the sweetness, just not the health benefits…except the dehydrated honey would still be a healthier choice over white sugar. I’d still be curious to know if it works.
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#2 by Amanda on August 29, 2010 - 5:02 pm
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So proud of you my friend!!! Way to go and good luck on your new adventure!!
Luv ya!
~Amanda
#3 by Shari B. on August 30, 2010 - 3:19 pm
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Thank you Amanda! I appreciate that!
Hope you are still enjoying your Green Juicy drinks!!
#4 by Beth on August 27, 2010 - 7:14 pm
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Happy 1st Birthday Fitfeat! Congrats on your new adventure Shari! I am very excited for you! Good luck! I am always here if you need someone to test out any of your new dishes
#5 by Shari B. on August 29, 2010 - 6:18 am
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Thank you Beth! I appreciate it! And I’ll definitely be hitting you up for some taste testing!
Thanks so much for reading my blog!
#6 by cindy on August 27, 2010 - 12:44 pm
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YAAAAAAAAY FitFeat…happy birthday! I’ve almost been with you since the beginning (last Fall I think) and have loved every FitFeat minute. YOU have taught me so much and I can’t WAIT to see what’s next for you. YOU are living a dream for me so GO FOR IT GIRL!
I know you will whip up some delicious and beautiful meals soon (like you don’t already!)
blogging is amazing for what you can learn and what you can share. I’m hooked for a very long time I sure hope…thanks to you too for being a part of big smiles of our lives!
and Joan…lady..You NEED a dehydrator! more than me! you have these killer ideas!
xoxoxo
CONGRATS!!!
#7 by Shari B. on August 29, 2010 - 6:21 am
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Hi Cindy! Yes, can you believe it’s been about a year since we ‘met’ (virtually anyway – since we did get to MEET for real) later? I read my first comment from you when I was on my RV trip with my mom and g-ma. We’ve been chatting ever since!
You can live vicariously through my school experience
But I think you should go too!
#8 by Carrie on August 27, 2010 - 10:42 am
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Congratulations Shari! I’m so proud of you and excited for you! When do you start? How long is the program? What are the first fun classes that you will taking? This program sounds really awesome and perfect for you! Way to go!
#9 by Shari B. on August 29, 2010 - 6:25 am
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Hi Carrie! Thank you for the kind words! I start mid-September. I like being a student in general so I think all of the classes will be fun!
But I’m really looking forward to when we do Ethnic Cuisines in November and then the Therapeutic Applications of Food (which is a large part of the program). I’m hoping I don’t lose a fingertip in Knife Skills!
Thank you for reading FitFeat and for all of your support!
#10 by Fallon on August 26, 2010 - 11:40 pm
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How exciting!! Congrats. I can’t wait to see to read what new information you will find and share with us.
Happy First Birthday to your blog!
.-= Fallon´s last blog ..CSN Giveaway Winner! =-.
#11 by Shari B. on August 29, 2010 - 6:26 am
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Thank you Fallon! I appreciate the congrats and so appreciate your visits to FitFeat! It’s always great to hear from you!
#12 by Joan on August 26, 2010 - 8:31 pm
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I can’t wait to read more great posts about how I can better my nutrition!! It HAS been a whole year and it’s been awesome to have been connected to you and read your wonderful know-how on how I should be exercising and eating!! I think you’re just great and look forward to many more years of education from Chef-Shari. Congrats on your enrollment/acceptance and I can’t wait for the next posts and to learn of your adventures at Bauman College. Wowsville!!
Ps. I thought of another idea for your dehydrator…if you put blobs of honey or agave nectar in there would it dry into little chunks of ‘good, natural’ sweetner that you could have on hand (say…stashed in your car’s trunk or glove box) for those days when SBUX isn’t handy but the corner expresso stand that only has white sugar is most convenient? How cool would that be!!
.-= Joan´s last blog ..No Dearth of Zucchini =-.
#13 by Shari B. on August 29, 2010 - 6:30 am
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Joan, thank you so much! I loved reading this comment and it really touched me. It means so much to me that we’ve connected through our blogging this past year! I appreciate you so much!
Love your idea on the dehydrated ‘blobs’! I think I’d be tempted to eat them like little candies and not wait until ‘needed’ at SBUX!
My understanding from a few things I’ve read is that the agave will always be sticky when dehydrated so even when adding to dehydrator recipes they caution not to add too much. I would imagine that goes for honey as well. However, I’ve been reading mostly things based on dehydrating for the raw foods lifestyle, so this may not apply at a higher heat. I might have to give it a go! If I do, I’ll let you know for sure!