A smoky, firm, crisp, bittersweet grilled salad to serve alongside or on top of a burger, steak, chicken or fish. Less than two minutes on a charcoal grill or in a smoking' hot cast iron pan. A day's worth of Vitamin A, a half-day of Vitamin C and a good dose of calcium and iron.

Your place. In front of the TV. Watching the Olympians run around in ovals. A nice 30-minute jog in 3 square feet. Actual aerobic exercise. No track, no field, no treadmill. Step on it.

The Triathlon's a killer. You swim a mile. You run 6. Everything in moderation. Like that study, about how you live longer if you run regularly. And how the slower runners, the joggers, live even longer than the fast runners. Slow but steady. Press Play. See the Way.

Concentrated sweetness from very ripe, barely cooked fruit. Flaky, buttery luxury-in-your-mouth from your leftover homemade pie crust. Your home smells like a very good bakery. Your tart cost 75 cents.

It's always been a great walking city. For the next two weeks, it's a great running, jumping, swimming and swinging city. On August 5 and 12, women and men will run the 26.2-mile marathon here. In a little over 2 hours. If we start today, we'll beat them all. Let the Walking & Eating Begin!

The air is hot. I'm cool. Because I just had a bowl of this deeply flavorful and totally refreshing chilled soup. It's light, but it's substantial. It packs a little heat, but it's cooling. Make a big batch and be cool for days.

For a summer day that's warm, not hot. For your corn and tomatoes when they, and you, want a little more than olive oil, salt and butter. Here's the dish that tastes exactly like summer. And feels like luxury in your mouth.

Big fresh flavor. Light and refreshing. Impressively beautiful. A very cool dish for a very hot day. No cooking. Five minutes of slicing and dicing. In advance. Then just chill.

The good news: you're too late to qualify for the team. So let's pedal - without a bike. Race without a road. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal.

If you had to make the choice, would you root for Michael Phelps or the tortoise? Think about that. Slowly. This is your training program for Olympics viewing. Press Play for inspiration.

This looks, smells and tastes more like Summer than anything I can think of. For a few weeks, this is the world's best reason to spend less time in the kitchen and more time in the garden. Or the Farmers Market.

Could be an all-day 20-mile hike. Could be a 2-mile spin around the Acropolis. Or a 6-mile stroll to the Aegean Sea. Great street food. Whichever way you turn in Athens, this is a delicious Way to see the sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.

A big salad posing as a pizza. A huge mound of exceptionally fresh, colorful, flash-baked radicchio, leek, sweet pepper and cucumber on a hot, fresh pizza crust. Another example of pizza crust as the perfect platform for almost everything fresh and tasty. Dinner for two for $2.

Savory, sweet and spicy. Not your grandma's fruit salad. Extremely flavorful, satisfying and light. Less than 50 calories - pretty good for weather that discourages exercise. Prepare it in advance and refrigerate. Keep your cool at mealtime.

Less than $2 for a very big and elegant vegetable serving that could be a complete, light summer meal. Or an impressive vegetable partner for a small portion of grilled fish or chicken. Light but completely satisfying and flavorful.

The good news: you're too late to qualify for the team. The bad news: you could slip, trip or otherwise sprain an ankle or end up on your butt later today. So take a minute to consider three minutes a day of Balance Training. One leg at a time.

For your eyes only. Not the lids. Not the lashes or the brows. Or the little wrinkles in the corners. Just your eyes. The windows to your soul. If they're really windows, they work both ways. So let this in. It must be good for your soul. It's beautiful.

What's more French than French toast? This light, bright zero-sugar-but-nice-and-sweet strawberry-rhubarb glaze and puree is fantastic with the luxurious souffle-like toast. Less than a buck for a great little breakfast.

Could be an all-day 26-mile walk. Or half that. Could be a 10,000-meter (6-mile) spin around Mont Royal. Whichever way you turn, this is a delicious way to see the sights while you burn way more calories than you consume.

Less than 50 cents for a big serving of a deeply and brightly flavored vegetable course that'll stand up to anything from the barbecue. Delivers more than a day's worth of vitamins A, C and K with less than 100 calories and a near-zero Glycemic Load.

We get beautiful rainbow chard in our CSA farm share. A lot of it. Bright green leaves. Stems that are bright red, yellow, orange and magenta. But Kathy sings the blues. This year, soffrito made the chard taste good even to a chard-resister.

Less than $2 for a meal-in-a-sandwich. Deeply rich, slightly salty aged cheese. Zippy bright lemon. Slightly bitter and crunchy arugula. All pressed between rich, buttery toast. Walk it off in an hour. With a great taste in your mouth.

The good news: you're too late to qualify for the team. So let's box - without gloves. Without a ring. No opponent. But with a lot of the exercise benefits of the real deal.

It's not about the birds and the bees - it's about the bees and the flowers. This is a quiz. Press Play. What are you thinking about?

What to drink with a summer dinner when you don't want alcohol. No red, pink or white wine. No beer. Just something cold and refreshing with a lot of good, interesting flavor. Something you sip slowly. A great pairing with fish or shellfish. Or veal or chicken. Even hot dogs. Cheers!

If you know it only from photos, you think of a vast panorama. One huge canyon a mile deep, eight miles wide and much, much longer. But when you hike down in, you discover hundreds of subcanyons. Each with its own attractions. Like a 150'-high shower.

You barely notice a leaf or two stuck between tomato and bacon. But pile the lettuce high, dress it up right and you've got a big, fat lettuce sandwich that's light, refreshing, crunchy and luscious.

Unfurl the red, white and blue. Toss your dough high. Pick you berries fresh. What's more American than pizza? You can start with burgers and dogs, but finish with this sweet, creamy fruit and cheese course on a very thin pizza crust.

A crisp, crunchy, creamy, intensely-flavorful salad that's satisfying, refreshing, very low in calories and, more important, near-zero in Glycemic Load. Walk it off in 30 minutes.

The good news: you're too late to qualify for the team. The avoidable bad news: just sitting on the couch and watching. Don't Just Sit There. Move yours while you watch theirs. Here's a Way.

I wish you were here for the real thing, but this might be the next best thing. A little stimulus for your eyes to remind your brain and your nose. Press Play. Inhale.