Most people have certain foods they eat all the time. Though I like to change up my eats, I definitely have some staple foods that I don't get sick of - including bananas, protein bars, berries, peanut butter, almonds, apples and yogurt. I usually eat a yogurt a day, and a lot of the time they're Greek. When it comes to Greek yogurt, Chobani is by far my favorite brand. A couple of weeks ago, I got excited when I saw a package at my door, because the lovely people at Chobani sent me two of their new flavors to try! I already had a bunch of Chobani yogurts, so this package really stocked up my fridge with their Greek yogurt goodness. I've been sampling their new pear and banana flavors, and not surprisingly, they're pretty tasty. I love banana in general, so that flavor is ... [Read More]
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One Fabulous Friday
"There are exactly as many special occasions in life as we choose to celebrate." - Robert Brault From the moment I woke up today, my Friday has been all kinds of fabulous - work-wise, exercise-wise, weather-wise, and so on. It's obviously always great to have days where everything feels like it's going my way, but it's especially nice on a day when I'm already celebrating my awesomeness. And why am I doing that? Because today is 4 months since my husband left on a deployment. FOUR MONTHS down, a few to go, and I'm still trucking along. I happen to think that is cause to pat myself on the back! Every month that has passed in this deployment, I have in some way done a little something special. After all, I deserve it right? ;-) Last month, I devoted an entire Saturday to all things ... [Read More]
Dog Beach at Sunset
Hello! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. I had a low-key few days and wound up getting random things done (and finally kicking this cold! YES!). Though I didn't spend much time in the kitchen today, I ate the yumminess pictured above throughout my day, including pita chips and celery with homemade hummus, a chocolate peanut butter protein shake (my favorite smoothie!), a homemade granola bar, and a newbie I just started eating: Apple Pie Yogurt Bowl 1 6-oz container of Chobani plain yogurt 1 TBSP Trader Joe's honey apple butter 1/2 medium Granny Smith apple, chopped 1 Special K chocolate peanut protein snack bar, chopped Cinnamon Stats: 290 calories, 4 g fat, 22 g protein, 42 g carbs I'm loving this combo! Anyways, since my surfer hubby isn't around, I haven't been going to ... [Read More]
Wholesome Eating When You’re On-the-Go
Happy Friday! Earlier I read an issue of Fitness magazine with Brooke Burke on the cover. The article discussed her tips for staying fit. I don't know about you, but when a 40-year old woman whose given birth to 4 children and looks like that is talking about what keeps her in shape, I make sure to read. Though she's undoubtably genetically gifted, this chick seems like she is dedicated to staying in great shape. Her diet secret? She never skips a meal. I strongly agree with Brooke on this one. Not only do I make sure to eat 3 meals a day, I typically have 2 snacks as well. Eating small meals frequently prevents you from getting too famished and craving unhealthy foods. Skipping meals puts your body on a path towards fasting and signals the metabolism to slow. Um, no thank you! I know ... [Read More]