Perfect Penne Pasta

Today I was planning on heading to the gym for one last workout before I take a week off from my workout routine.

But I seem to have caught a head cold the last few days and I am not really feeling 100%, sniff..sniff...cough..cough.. Seeing as my last workout was Thursday I won't head back to the gym until this Thursday.

Every 8 weeks I try to take a recovery week off from my intense workouts but I have now gone over 10 weeks without a break and I guess I am starting to wear myself down.

I will still try and remain active during this week but won't be doing my intense Dad Fitness weight training workouts.

I am not the only one in our house feeling under the weather as our 9 month old daughter has it as well. I feel bad for her as she keeps waking herself up during the night coughing. But at that age they recommend that you give them nothing, and let it take its course.

She's tough like her dad but we have a humidifier going in her room during the night to help her congestion.

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Despite us battling the sniffles we had our in-laws over for dinner last night and I made a delicious new recipe from the April issue of Men's Health Magazine.

Savory Seafood Penne

This turned out awesome as I even made the power side salad as well,
Arugula and Parmesan Salad

The only changes I made was I used Spring Mix instead of Arugula and garlic goat cheese instead of Gorgonzola as I could not find it at my local supermarket.

The whole meal was super easy to prepare and we all REALLY loved it. The pesto and garlic goat cheese gave it amazing flavor!

I upped the ingredients to make enough for 4 with a little leftovers.

Savory Seafood Penne

• 1 box of whole wheat penne pasta
• 2 bags of frozen cooked shrimp
• 1 small cub of garlic goat cheese crumbled
• 3 cups of baby spinach
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 2 tsp walnuts chopped 3 tsp of ready made pesto

1. Defrost shrimp under running water for 5 mins.
2. Cook pasta according to directions.
3. Transfer pasta to large bowl, add shrimp, cheese, spinach, tomato, walnuts and pesto.
4. Stir well to combined ingredients.

Another healthy meal in minutes for you and your family that will fill you up without filling you out!






Sean Barker, CPT

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