"Life" Ingredients - February 2025 - Robert Irvine Foundation

Hey Folks,

I’m back with another edition of Life Ingredients, the newsletter where we nourish the body and the mind with a workout, a healthy recipe, and my monthly motivational thoughts to help you look after your mental health so you can create a life that you’re proud of.

We’re going to kick things off as we always do, with a good hard workout. Now let’s get to work!

My trainer, Steve Wrona, has the Ultimate Superset Workout for you this month. Follow him along in the video and read the work out below, good luck and have fun!

Face the Fight

WARM UP

1000 Meter Row

Hip Stretch with Rotation

Side Lying Windmill

ULTIMATE SUPERSET WORKOUT

A) Hack Squat 4 x 8

A) Barbell Romanian Deadlift 4 x 12

Rest 90-120 seconds between sets

B) Assisted Pull-Up 3 x 8

B) Standing Shoulder Press 3 x 12

Rest 90-120 seconds between sets

C) Barbell Bench Press 3 x 8

C) DB Bent Over Row 3 x 12

Rest 90-120 seconds between sets

D) Standing DB Curl 3 x 12

D) EZ Bar Cable Pressdown 3 x 12

Rest 90-120 seconds between sets

E) Candlestick Leg Raise 3 x 10

E) Rope Crunches 3 x 15

Rest 90-120 seconds between sets

Eating clean can mean eating a spartan diet of grilled chicken and steamed broccoli, but it doesn’t have to be so bland. As a chef who loves to eat well, I’ve spent my life creating healthy dishes that give you sustained energy and provides enough protein to repair hard-working muscles. This Tuna Poke Wrap is the epitome of what I strive for; it will fill you up nicely, the flavor combinations are a joy, and it delivers long-lasting energy without any bloat or attendant sluggishness.

TUNA POKE WRAP

SERVES 4 – Cut or double recipe.

YOU’LL NEED

FOR SUSHI RICE:

2 cups sushi or short grain rice
2 cups water
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
Salt and pepper

FOR THE PONZU VINAIGRETTE
1 cup rice wine vinegar
1/3 cup honey
2 tbsp ponzu sauce
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tbsp wasabi paste
1 tbsp togarashi
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp ginger, diced
2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

FOR THE TUNA POKE
12 oz raw fresh tuna, small diced
2 tbsp pineapple, small diced
2 tbsp edamame, frozen, cooked, and shelled
2 tbsp scallions, sliced
2 tbsp wakame seaweed, prepared
4 spinach tortillas

MAKE IT

SUSHI RICE
1) Place the rice into a mixing bowl and cover with cool water. Swirl the rice in the water. Pour the water off and repeat the process for 3 minutes, or until the water is clear.
2) Place the rice and 2 cups of water into a medium saucepan and place over high heat. Bring to a boil, uncovered. Once it begins to boil, reduce the heat to low and cover. Cook for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let it stand covered for 10 minutes.
3) Combine the rice vinegar and sugar. Stir together until the sugar dissolves. Transfer the cooked rice into a mixing bowl. Add the rice vinegar and sugar mixture and incorporate together. Season with salt and pepper.

PONZU VINAIGRETTE
1) Whisk together all ingredients until well-combined. Set aside.

PLATING
1) In a mixing bowl add tuna, pineapple, edamame, scallions, and dress with the ponzu vinaigrette.
2) In a skillet over medium heat, add spinach tortilla. Toast on both sides.

MAKE IT CONTINUED… 3) Dress the bottom of the tortilla, with the already cooked sushi rice, then top with tuna poke, and wakame seaweed.
4) Wrap the tortilla like a burrito and lightly toast in a pan on both sides.
5) Cut the tortilla in half and serve.

The Robert Irvine Foundation is proud to be a grantee of Face The Fight, who is dedicated to raising awareness of—and ultimately eradicating—veteran suicide. The statistics on veteran suicide are nothing short of horrific.

Each month in this newsletter, I urge you to take care of your mental health in a different way. This month, to support Face The Fight’s mission, I urge you to check in on the veterans in your life, even if they don’t show any outward signs of being troubled or depressed. (Half of all veterans who commit suicide do not have a known mental illness at the time of their death.)

Reaching out to others, of course, is not only the right thing to do, it will have a positive impact on your own mental health. Studies have proven that helping others relieves stress not just in the person being helped, but also in the helper. It also improves self-esteem, happiness, and a general feeling of self-worth. I can attest to this. I’ve never been shy in sharing my reasons for starting the Robert Irvine Foundation. Surely, as a person in a position to help, I did feel obligated, but it has never for one day felt like a chore. The personal fulfillment I receive from helping our veterans, first responders, and their families is beyond measure and I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. This incredible feeling is always available to you. All you have to do is find that veteran and make a phone call, have a cup of coffee with them, or ask them to join you in the gym or on the golf course or better yet, you could volunteer together and help others in need.

In the meantime, get involved in any way you can, no matter how small. Everything we do in this life makes a difference.

And remember the words I live by: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE.

Robert Irvine Foundation2025-02-20T18:15:41+00:00