How to eat clean and healthy on a budget

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a lovely morning so far! In today’s post, I wanted to chat a bit about how to eat clean and healthy on a budget and my tips for saving money on food!

I shared a post here on what it means to eat clean, and how this phrase is common (and this post is really titled like this for search purposes) but it isn’t my favorite phrase. No food is “dirty” and I’m a huge believer that you should eat the things you enjoy that work in your budget and lifestyle. Eating clean emphasizes eating nutritious and minimally-processed foods (though many processed foods are actually healthy!), eating fresh fruits and veggies, unprocessed veggies, smart carbs, and whole grains.

Eating in this way can seem expensive, especially when you’re buying organic options, but it’s absolutely possible to eat clean and healthy foods without breaking the bank when you know how to shop smart and plan ahead.

How To Eat Clean And Healthy On A Budget

Avoid trendy health foods

Trendy healthy foods are usually = $$$. You don’t have to include trendy superfoods (like spirulina, chlorella, goji berries, hemp seeds, chia seeds, and micro greens in your diet to have a nutritious and fufilling style of eating. While ya’ll know I LOVE a trendy superfood now and again, the beauty truly is in the basics. Fruits, veggies, protein, starches from the earth, and healthy fats. When all our fails, check out the perimeter of the grocery store (this is where the fruits, veggies, meat, and eggs are typically found) and the freezer section for healthy staples.

Bring nutrient-dense snacks

If you know you’re going to be out and about, a great way to save money is to bring your own snacks instead of buying something while you’re out. Some of my favorite grab and go snacks: jerky and an apple, trail mix, yogurt (if you like dairy), a hard-boiled egg, tuna packs and veggie packs from Thrive Market. I’ll also often bring a salad, a breakfast cookie, or a wrap with me when I’m out of the house working.

Meal planning

This is my favorite way to save money on food because we minimize waste and know exactly what we’re going to eat each week. If you meal plan, it also helps you stick to your budget for the week since you’re not buying food on the fly. My exact formula for meal planning and meal prep is here! I break down how I plan each night and organize our weeks.

Prepare meals with ingredients that you have

When I make our meal plan for each week, I also try to take into account foods we already have on hand and would like to use. I get almost all of our meat from Butcher Box, so I’ll think of the meat and seafood we have here when choosing recipes for healthy meals.

Create a grocery list

Throughout the week, I have a list I’ll add to as I realize we’re out of certain items. This way I don’t spend extra money buying something that we already have on hand. (We also know to double up on certain items, like almond milk, peanut butter, and maple syrup, when we run out.)

Buy in bulk

This is an excellent way to save some money if you have storage space. I’m a huge fan of Coscto and will get bulk items there, and also shop the bulk bins at Whole Foods when I only need a small amount of something.

Grow your own produce

Growing our own produce is one of my favorite things! We currently have okra, tomatoes, carrots, chard, arugula, romaine, with melon, bell peppers, and zucchini on the way. I also saves us on guinea pig food since they LOVE eating many of the greens and veggies I plant. It’s fun to rotate our garden with seasonal options and we spend a fraction of what we would at the store. Here’s a DIY tutorial on our raised garden bed, and if planting your own produce is intimidating, start with herbs. A pack of seeds is SO cheap compared to buying fresh herbs each week at the store, and adds a blast of flavor to meals and salads.

Opt for generic brands

Generic brands are an efficient way to save money, and typically there’s NO difference between the generic brand and another name brand for a similar product. I highly recommend checking out the Thrive Market brand (you can use my link for 40% off your first order) and also love the 365 brand from Whole Foods.

Take advantage of sale items

If you see something on sale that isn’t part of your plan, you can often buy and save for later, or freeze for a later date.

Repurpose leftovers

Using leftovers can obviously minimize food waste, and you can also swap up the leftovers to make an entirely different meal. I like to cook larger batches or protein as a “blank slate” that I can easily season and add to multiple options. For example, roasted chicken breast could become a chicken stir fry with peanut sauce, buffalo chicken with sweet potatoes and veggies, Greek chicken bowls, or veggie and chicken soup. Cassey does an amazing job of this in her book Cook Once Dinner Fix which you can use to simplify meal planning and use protein in multiple ways throughout the week.

Go for frozen fruits and veggies

Frozen fruits and veggies are frozen at the height of freshness so they may be even more nutrient-dense than their room temperature counterparts. They’re also extremely inexpensive, particularly for organic options. I love picking up frozen berries and cauliflower rice for smoothies, sweet potato fries (read the labels and look for just sweet potatoes, olive oil, and sea salt), vegetables for soups and stir fries, meat (we use Butcher Box for most of our meat, which arrives frozen), and seafood.

Choose plant-based protein sources

Having plant-based options for dinner can be a way to cut back on spending at least one night each week. One of my favorite plant-based protein sources is lentils! They made an awesome meat substitute in bolognese sauce, sloppy joe meat, and loooooove some dal mahkni. Tempeh and edamame are two more of my favorite inexpensive plant-based options. (Try this tempeh bacon salad!)

Make your own sauces and dressings

This can be a budget hack, especially for pasta sauce. A large jar of Rao’s marinara sauce is $11 at Whole Foods, and I could make it at home for less than $4 with whole San Marzano tomatoes, an onion, spices, and basil. Vinaigrettes can be made at home almost for free, especially if you keep vinegar (I like balsamic or apple cider vinegar), garlic, olive oil, and spices on hand.

Buy seasonal produce

Produce price increases when it has to be shipped from far destinations out of season. A classic example is berries! Prices almost double during the winter, when they’re out of season, and are super low during the summer. I like to check out farmers markets for produce, and grow as many things as we can at home.

Cook at home

Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE restaurant meals. It feels like a gift when you’re used to cooking at home. But, if we don’t want to see our food costs going wild, we plan our meals out and have 2-3 restaurant meals each week. It’s what works for our family, and also I like cooking at home because I know what’s going into our food and how it’s prepared. Another benefit of cooking at home: you become a better cook! You can’t get better if ya don’t practice. 😉

Use coupons and discount codes wisely

This is particularly helpful if you shop online! No matter what I’m buying, I always do a quick google search for discount codes. You can also get on the email newsletter for your local grocery store to see what weekly specials they’re offering.

So tell me friends: What are your tips for saving money at the grocery store? Any meal planning or meal prep hacks?

xo

Gina

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10 Pregnancy Fitness Tips

Sharing some pregnancy fitness tips and how to stay active during pregnancy if that’s one of your goals. Always check with a doctor before starting or changing your fitness routine, and if you’re currently pregnant, follow the advice of your doctor or midwife. These are just some general tips and not meant to be a substitute for medical advice.

Even though that portion of my life is over, I still love training pregnant mamas and sharing the excitement of my pregnant friends. Both of our pregnancies were wildly different, but something that was important to me during pregnancy was trying to stay active, because it gave me energy and made me feel like myself.

It’s important to maintain an active lifestyle while you’re pregnant, especially because it can help with circulation, possible prevention of certain complications (like gestational diabetes), energy levels, and mood. While it’s beneficial for mama, a fitness routine during pregnancy can also have plenty of benefits for the growing baby. Staying fit is also beneficial as you recover from giving birth, as it can help with recovery, sleep, maintaining good posture and alignment, and restoring core function.

Being pregnant can require certain adjustments to your fitness routine and there are some things to consider as you work out during pregnancy. Today, I thought I’d share some helpful tips for readers with their fitness routines, while staying safe throughout the pregnancy journey. Please remember that I’m a certified personal trainer with extra education regarding pre and postpartum fitness, but I’m NOT a doctor. Always talk with your doctor or midwife about changing or starting a fitness routine.

10 Pregnancy Fitness Tips

Avoid exercises with a risk of falling or any possible trauma to the belly, like horseback riding, contact sports, boxing, etc.

You’re carrying extra weight, and your center of gravity is shifted, which can affect balance. If you’re using to a routine that requires stabilization and balance, and could lead to falling, I would recommend skipping it, or greatly modifying until after pregnancy.

Avoid any activity that affects oxygen intake or pressure, such as scuba diving.

From this study: “However, pregnant females should refrain from diving, because the fetus is not protected from decompression problems and is at risk of malformation and gas embolism after decompression disease. It is prudent to advise pregnant patients of the increased risk of diving problems for the fetus during pregnancy.”

Modify yoga classes as needed and watch out for over-stretching.

Prenatal yoga is usually a great bet, but you can absolutely modify traditional flow classes, as long as the room isn’t heated. I would recommend skipping hot yoga during pregnancy and also skipping inversions, unless it’s something you do very regularly and you have the doctor’s approval. I think it’s better to wait until baby is here to resume inversions (risk of falling) and hot yoga (which increases your heart rate to cool the body down and can lead to dehydration if you’re not properly hydrated). For yoga modifications during pregnancy, check out this post!

During pregnancy, as the body expands, w have increase relaxin in our bodies which can make us feel extra flexible and bendy. Avoid over-stretching as this can lead to injury. Each muscle has an optimal length where it has maximum strength and tension; avoid stretching beyond your optimal length.

Take modifications during bootcamp, F45, or Orangetheory classes.

Post with ideas on how to do this here! Many of these classes include explosive movements, HIIT intervals, and hardcore strength work. Focus on modifying and moving with more control and intention instead of blasting through the exercises.

Go by perceived exertion instead of heart rate.

The “heart rate rule” (not getting your heart rate above a certain number) is outdated. Increased blood flow during pregnancy can cause an artificially increased heart rate. Instead, use the talk test. When you’re working out, you should be able to say your full address without huffing and puffing. If you can’t do this, it’s a good clue to scale back

Take low-impact modifications as needed.

If you love taking a dance cardio or aerobics class, follow the low-impact modifications. Here are some ideas: instead of squat jumps, do regular squats. Do curtsy lunges instead of skaters. Try out burpees against a wall (get rid of the jump) instead of on the floor. Try alternating lunges instead of jumping lunges. Focus on MOVING instead of getting your heart rate super high during any HIIT intervals.

Skip exercises that are preformed in the supine position or prone position (on your back or on your belly) after the first trimester.

Any exercise you can do prone (on your belly) you can do standing, or on all fours. If an exercise is on your back, angle the bench so that it isn’t flat.

ACOG recommends skipping exercises on your back after the first trimester. The supine position can cause compression on the inferior vena cava, which is a large vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower and middle body to the right atrium of the heart. If you’re on your back, the pressure of the baby can compress this vein and reduce oxygen to the fetus. You may start to feel this, and feel uncomfortable, hot, and/or dizzy.

Tips for modifying exercises on your back are here.

Watch the core exercises, particularly with twisting, high intra-abdominal pressure, and heavy oblique work.

I like to joke that pregnancy is working on the reverse six pack muscles 😉 Instead of focusing on crunches, leg lowers, and sit-ups, switch your focus to stabilization and posture. Try out some diaphramatic breathing, spinal balance, pelvic tilts on a stability ball, and exercises that promote good posture and strengthen the posterior chain like deadlifts (not too heavy and widen your stance as needed), squats, and bent-over flys.

A good indicator that you’re increasing abdominal pressure: watching for “doming” or “coning” of the abdominal wall. If your belly is looking pointy during any exercise, like a cone instead of round, it’s an indicator that it’s too much pressure.

Listen to your body and adjust as needed.

Pregnancy is interesting because sometimes certain exercises feel great, while others feel terrible. During our first pregnancy, I was able to teach Zumba until right before I delivered. In our second pregnancy, I really gravitated towards strength training, walking, and yoga. Running pretty much always felt terrible. Listening to your body is so important, and don’t be afraid to scale back your routine.

This is probably my top pregnancy fitness tip: pregnancy isn’t the time to ADD anything to your routine. Instead focus on MAINTAINING.

Try to stick with your *normal* routine to the best of your ability (modifying for intensity and safety), but don’t add any new classes to your routine, or go after any PRs.

I have more tips here in the ultimate guide for prenatal workouts.

Best pregnancy exercises

Cat/cow:

Come onto your hands and knees with your knees stacked under your hips and your hands stacked under your shoulders. Lift up through your core and keep your neck long so your spine is straight. Take a nice big inhale, drop your belly, and gaze up towards the ceiling. As you exhale, round your back, gaze towards your belly button (or if you’re like me during pregnancy: where your belly button used to be), and feel the nice stretch through the length of the spine. Continue this pattern, taking long deep inhales, and long, cleansing exhales.

Bridges or hip raises:

Start on your back with legs bent and feet flat on the floor. Squeeze your glutes to lift your hips, keeping your upper back pressing into the floor. Lower down towards the floor (don’t touch it!) and exhale to rise back up.

Hip extensions:

Start standing and hold onto something sturdy for balance, like a countertop. Tap one foot behind you and then exhale to lift that leg off the floor, keeping your hips square. Hold at the top and lower down with control. Keep a slight bend in your standing leg.

Diaphragmatic breathing:

Fill your belly completely, but avoid letting your ribs move up as you inhale. Instead, think of your belly and ribcage as an umbrella: open it completely. As you exhale, close the *umbrella* and draw the belly towards the spine. You can also add a pelvic floor contraction + lift, but it’s important to make sure you’re doing these correctly. (<— reason 297338 why a pelvic floor PT can help you. I highly recommend seeing one during pregnancy and postpartum.)

Clamshell with a band:

Start on your side, with the band two inches above your knees. Rest on your elbow, or all the way onto the floor. Keep your knees bent, and squeeze your glutes to open your knees, and try to break the band. Lower down with control, then exhale to open as far as you possibly can.

Spinal balance:

Come onto hands and knees (hands under your shoulders and knees under your hip bones). Extend one arm and the opposite leg, keeping your hips parallel to the floor. Flex your foot and gentling pulse your heel up towards the ceiling (or sky!). Squeeze your glute to lift your leg and keep your core engaged.

Here is a prenatal workout video with some of my favorite exercises!

More:

How to modify Orangetheory when you’re pregnant

Core training during pregnancy

Can you work out on your back during pregnancy?

Keep the intensity, lose the impact

Best pregnancy stretches

Heads up: I’m going to be completely revamping my postpartum fitness plan. If you’d like the chance to get it now, use the code lastchance for 50% off.

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Fat Loss, Hormone Changes & That Dang Scale

I know what it is like to HATE the scale.

To dread it, to avoid it and to not want to face it.

We tend to let the “scale” dictate how our day will be. If it is moving in the “right” direction we are happy. If it is not budging or going in the “wrong” direction we are not

Do you ever wonder why we give that “Scale” so much power? It does not ever know the whole story dag nabbit!

Does it not know when we have hormone changes?

Or when we are dealing with PAIN or INJURIES?

Or how about when we are carrying too much Bloat?

Or when we are navigating and injury?

Or how about when we have gained muscle?!

READ THE ROOM SCALE!

Last Monday: I had not weighed myself in almost a YEAR. I eat on point, I work out, I teach fat loss for goodness sake.

And I stepped on it. (After first blaming my husband for shrinking my jeans)

And it was up 10 lbs. YUP

I started questioning my whole life.

Who am I to teach FAT LOSS?

And then I remembered…

I am 50. I am in peri menopause.

I am currently on NO bio identical hormones (nothing against them just not my path RIGHT NOW) & most importantly, I have focused HARD on building a butt the last year. That is a lot of muscle I have added. AND I have REALLY navigated my Pain! My flair ups are far and few between now.

I feel better than I have in a long time and no one would know that that scale was mean to me earlier this week. Nor would anyone care or even notice.

I am grateful for that moment the other morning because it REMINDED me how that darn scale messes with us.

The truth is I feel good, I am THRIVING and I am liking my newly built butt and how I feel and look at 50!

I have3 FREE interactive workshops this week titled FAT LOSS AS WE AGE.

This is for YOU if what I wrote resonates and if you are in your 40’s 50’s and beyond.

I will be not only be teaching you a method to navigate and release PAIN but how to release the unhealthy excess fat and start feeling amazing.

If you are interested to join me, CLICK HERE to sign up!

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How to calculate nutrition needs

Google how to calculate your own nutrition needs and the results will yield a plethora of online nutrition calculators. But how do you know which one to choose? Are they accurate? And then what happens? How do you apply this information to your own body? This post was written in collaboration with Mia, who is a Registered Dietitian on my team. 

Nutrition calculators are EVERYWHERE online and it’s easy to receive macros and suggested caloric intake after answering a few questions. The problem is that these calculators are rarely accurate and don’t consider factors that can have a huge impact on how much and what types of fuel you should choose for your unique situation and health goals.

Online nutrition calculators fail to account for various factors, including:

Stress: mental, emotional, physical

Nutrition quality. How do you know you’re getting enough vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium and zinc?

How much NEAT (non exercise activity thermogenesis) are you getting? This is the amount of activity you get in each day just from house work, moving around, running your kids to practice, walking to dinner with your spouse, etc.

Nutrient deficiencies. Are you on birth control, pregnant, breastfeeding, are you currently injured or recovering from surgery or a medical procedure?

How long have you been in an energy deficit? Have you potentially decreased your metabolic baseline from over-exercising and under-fueling?

What is your environment like? EMF’s, mold, water quality, heavy metals, personal care products, plastics, chlorine, etc.

How to calculate nutrition needs

So, how can you customize your nutrition for your own needs?

Ideally, you want to work with a certified nutrition coach or Registered Dietitian (not a random person with a nice bod on Instagram). After a full assessment, they can objectively help you evaluate the above along with your personal biometrics and customize a perfect plan for you. Having a coach that can look at the entire picture will help you weed out the “shoulds” and noise from the general recommendations and create a plan tailored to you.

So what can you do in the meantime?

Generally speaking, if we are looking to optimize health and longevity, we want to ensure that our diets are meeting the following requirements:

Optimal protein intake, preferably from animal sources. Include a wide variety of grass fed, pasture raised meats (all cuts) like beef, turkey, pork, chicken and wild caught fish like salmon, snapper, shrimp, sardines, anchovies, oysters, etc.

Maximize protein at each meal, eating a palm to palm and a half full of protein of choice. If you aim for 3 meals and 2 snacks per day (pre/post workout) you can easily hit a minimum of 100g without tracking or weighing any food!

Include vitamin A rich foods such as grass fed beef liver, raw milk dairy, egg yolks, peppers, sweet potatoes and carrots.  

Enjoy vitamin C rich foods such as peppers, kiwi, citrus, pineapple, acerola cherries, plums, etc.

Include vitamin D rich foods such as egg yolk, herring and sardines, Cod liver oil (non fortified), tuna, etc.Include foods rich in potassium such as bananas, dates, white potatoes, prunes, tomatoes and avocado.

Remove the PUFAs (polyunsaturate fats) and seed oils, which increase inflammation in the body (canola, vegetable, rapeseed, peanut, cottonseed, sunflower, safflower, etc.). Here is a post with our favorite cooking oils!

Remove high fructose corn syrups and sugar sweetened beverages. These drive inflammation in the body and provide zero nutritional value.

Add real salt to your food. When consuming a whole food based diet, most people will naturally drop their sodium intake. This can lead to an imbalance of electrolytes, poor sleep, and headaches. Salt each meal and add a pinch to your water if you’re still feeling low. Your body and taste buds will let you know how much salt is adequate.

How do you ensure that you’re getting enough to meet your activity requirements?

Start with this basic template and follow it for a week.

If you’re feeling satiated, energy feels good, and clothes fit well, proceed on with your bad self. If you’re noticing a slump during your workout, you’re hungry by 5pm and dinner isn’t enough, or you can’t sleep, consider adding a bit more carbohydrates around your workout and extra fat at lunch from foods like avocados, egg yolks or fattier cuts of meat.

– Eat a pre and post workout snack

– Eat 3 meals consisting of at least a palm to palm and a half size of protein.

– Fill your plate with at least ⅓-½ vegetables of your liking at meal times.

– Enjoy your food!  Life’s too short to eat vegetables you hate.

– Fill in the remainder of your plate with healthy fats or carbohydrates as you enjoy them.

If you’re still confused and the thought of not tracking food gives you anxiety, apply for 1:1 coaching here. We have 3 spots available for summer and can help provide you with the tools, a customized plan, and regular feedback to help you optimize your health goals.

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Friday Faves

Hi hi! Happy Friday! What are you up to this weekend? We have an event at the Pilot’s work, are spending lots of time in the pool, and have a DATE NIGHT. Our babysitter moved out of town for college last year but she’s here for the summer and we’re SO thankful. I hope you have a fun and wonderful weekend ahead.

Some pics from Memorial Day weekend!

The Pilot and I went with our entire squadron to see the new Top Gun movie. So many people dressed in costume (we’re talking a towel, aviator sunglasses, and dog tags for one of our friends), and it was everything. I also LOVED the movie. The Pilot said it was, “Cute” and then immediately went into all of the mission inaccuracies blah blah. If you haven’t seen it, I highly recommend it! So action-packed and incredible cinematography.

Dress is here and shoes are here

(Also I want Tom Cruise’s secret. His ability to defy aging continues to mystify me.)

Speaking of defying aging, the grillmaster:

(he cooked up burgers, tons of BBQ chicken thighs, hot dogs, and corn on the cob and everything was amaaaazing)

Eating cake with my babies by the pool:

Food spread:

Burgers, hot dogs, chicken, toppings, buns

Paula Deen banana pudding (the most insane banana pudding you will ever have)

Fruit and yogurt dip

Mediterranean chopped salad

The best pasta salad ever

Potato salad

Shrimp cocktail

Chips, salsa, guac

Costco chocolate cake and s’mores

We also watched the original Top Gun by the pool!

(Got this projector and can already tell we’re going to be using it all summer. It was super easy for the Pilot to sync it to his phone to project the movie, and also to our portable Bluetooth speaker for improved sound quality)

It’s time for the weekly Friday Faves party! This is where I share some of my favorite finds from the week and around the web. I always love to hear about your faves, too, so please shout out something you’re loving in the comments section below.

Fitness + good eats:

Got a Sakara delivery this week and it.is.life. I thought I might be sick of the meals a little bit by now, but not even a little. I’ve been skimping a bit on the veggie intake since we’ve been on summer break – you’d like it would be easier because I’m home MORE now, but it’s been the opposite – and this has been such a great way to get back into it. They’re always adding new and delicious menu options, and each shipment feels like Christmas morning.

If you haven’t tried it yet and want a little treat this summer, use the code XOGINAH and get 20% off Sakara sitewide! I already booked a delivery for 2 weeks because I love the AB&J parfait.

S’mores bars. YUM.

How HIIT can impact metabolism. Would love to see this study performed with women (in various phases of their cycle) instead of men.

What do you cook at the end of a long day?

Read, watch, listen:

Has anyone read Nine Perfect Strangers? I started it this week but am having a hard time getting into it. Is it worth it?

Top Gun Maverick. Just go. I think we’re going to take the kids this weekend!

Check out my podcast episode on anxiety here if ya missed it.

Loved this episode of Skinny Confidential.

Fashion + beauty:

I got ad targeted for this Rails dress and think I need it.

Obsessed with this cream blush. You just need a tiny bit for a pop of color, and you can use it as a lip stain, too.

LOVE following this account for fashion tips. PS I have a TikTok now. I haven’t posted anything yet but if you’d like to follow me, I’ll start posting in the next couple of weeks and am trying to get the feel for it right now (and yes, I felt 100 years old when I signed up).

Happy Friday, friends!
xo

Gina

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What is the Carnivore Diet with Dr. Paul Saladino

What is the Carnivore Diet with Dr. Paul Saladino

Dr. Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmunity, chronic inflammation and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had been told their conditions were untreatable.

In addition to his personal podcast, Fundamental Health, he can be found featured on numerous podcasts including The Minimalists, The Model Health Show, Bulletproof Radio, The Dr. Gundry Podcast, The Ben Greenfield Podcast, Dr. Mercola, Health Theory, Mark Bell’s Power Project, and many others. He has also appeared on The Doctors TV show and will release his first book in 2020 titled, “The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to our Ancestral Diet.”

 

In this episode, you will learn:

• Benefits to the Carnivore Diet
• Who’s this diet for and who’s it not for
• The fascinating benefits of the Carnivore Diet

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2022 Father’s Day Gift Guide

If you’re not sure what to get dad for Father’s Day, I’ve got you covered with tons of ideas. It can be a little tricky to shop for dads and husbands! I’d love to hear any gift ideas you’re planning, too.

Hellooooooo. Anyone else feel like Father’s Day is sneaking up on us this year? This past year has flown by in a second and an eternity at the same time. I wanted to share some gift ideas if you’re planing ahead! We have a few weeks but I figured I should get started now. If you have any awesome gift ideas, please shout them out in the comments!

For the fit dad:

If he loves to golf, check out this lulu polo and these shorts. The Pilot wears these polos and shorts almost every time he’s not in uniform.

An insulated golf bag.

New Bose Free Wireless headphones. We have these and LOVE them. They’re on sale right now, too!

The perfect crosstraining tee.

New cross training sneaks.

A massage gift card at his favorite spot.

A foam roller.

A HigherDOSE sauna blanket! If your guy is into fitness, this is an amazing recovery tool. Use FITNESSISTA15 for 15% off.

An Oura ring. I love this thing SO much for detailed sleep tracking and that it tests my readiness levels based on previous day’s activity, body temp, sleep quality, etc. If your guy likes to geek out on fitness stats, this would be a great gift.

For the chef:

An Ooni pizza oven. I totally want one of these for the backyard 🙂

Flavored wood chips for the BBQ.

This BBQ sauce gift set.

BBQ tool set.

These cedar grilling wraps are amazing.

“On the rocks” set.

A bluetooth speaker to listen to while he’s outside grilling.

Whiskey sampler.

An air fryer for healthy yet still delicious, twist on traditional fried foods. We got this one and I’m obsessed.

Wood wine caddy.

A Traeger! This is the Pilot’s gift this year. We’re all going to enjoy this one! 🙂

For the sports fanatic:

A man crate.

Important golf socks.

Baseball bottle openers + stand.

Golf ball whiskey chillers.

Baseball park map glasses.

For the beer lover:

Pressurized growler for craft beer.

Craft beer tasting kit.

A shirt from his favorite brewery.

A beer cap map to showcase his faves from the US.

Beeropoly.

Clothes, gear, and random:

A car wash membership. This is a practical gift that is always appreciated.

New Dopp kit.

Low-top sneakers. (The Pilot has these in grey and wears them all the time.)

Couch bowl! Perfect for late-night cereal eating.

Athletic shorts that look nice for everyday.

Nap robe. Everyone needs a nap robe, really.

New sunnies. Love these Ray-Bans.

A beautiful take on a family “tree.”

Counterman collection. The Pilot uses this collection and loves it. It’s very gentle on skin and smells amazing. I maybe steal the shaving cream and body wash every now and again. 😉

A classy jewelry stand for dudes.

A new watch. 

A bottle breacher. I feel like I recommend these on every guys’ gift guide, but they’re a really awesome unique gift.

A funny shirt just for the occasion. I got this one for the Pilot for a Disney shirt and it’s been a huge hit. This is another one of his faves and perfect because the new Top Gun movie came out recently.

An epic collection of dad jokes.

What do you usually do for Father’s Day? Any amazing gift ideas to share?

xo

Gina

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