Chef's Corner: Cookercise!

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Our days are filled with packed schedules, meetings, deadlines, taking care of the kids, and if there's any time left, you might get to squeeze in some exercise. There's certainly no time for dinner and a movie, but how about dinner and a workout?

Chef Nancy Lemieux wants to get people fit by making exercise an easier way of life.

"To me, it's a matter of using your time effectively and I find that doing the cooking and the exercise in between gets it all done," Lemieux told Ivanhoe.

It's called cookercise. "It's really 50-50 healthy food preparation and also good physical activity," said Lemieux.

For linguine with a kick, start by slicing cherry tomatoes. Then chop some garlic. Pop spinach in the microwave and while you wait for the water to boil, start your workout.

"We have recipes that are 15 minutes. We have recipes that are 35, 40 minutes," Lemieux said.

This recipe calls for eight minutes of side-kicks, tricep kickbacks and bicep curls. Then, add the pasta to the water and do another eight minutes.

Next, brown the garlic. Add the tomatoes and spinach and pour it over the pasta. Do a two-minute stretch, and you've got a healthy meal.

Or try Lemieux's Fun with Flounder. Slice the flounder and coat with breadcrumbs. Put some water on to boil, then start your workout.

First, it's five minutes of cardio that even works in the mambo. Add orzo pasta to the water and do another eight minutes. Finally, brown your flounder, add it to the drained orzo and voila.

"It's very light. Delicate flounder," said Lemieux.

With one of these healthy meals in front of you, you'll feel good that not only is dinner done … but so is your workout.

If you would like more information, please contact:

Nancy Lemieux

nancy@cookercise.com

To learn how to make these dishes, and do the workouts, click here!