In my household, we eat a lot of bananas. We're not quite up to par with some plant-based eaters that I've come across who routinely eat 10 bananas in a day (whoa right?), but my hubby and I go through around a dozen bananas a week together. I primarily eat them in smoothies, with nut butter, or atop yogurt and smoothie bowls. My hubby usually eats them in his protein shakes or on their own, especially to refuel after he's gone for a run or bike ride. Since we love our naners, it only makes sense that we both dig banana bread! Last weekend I wanted to make a chocolate chip banana bread as part of a gift for our friends' birthday party for their 2-year old - who I remembered loved my banana bread the last time I shared one with them. I have a go-to vegan banana bread recipe that I've made ... [Read More]
Archives for February 2016
Total Body Cycling Circuit Workout
Happy Friday friends! What's on the agenda for your weekend? A few things I have going on are a party to attend, plans to go to brunch with my hubby, and the final evaluation of the 6-week fitness challenge that I've been participating in happening. I'm looking to beat all the numbers I had set at the beginning evaluation of the challenge, but more on that to come! Speaking of working out, today let's chat about exercising at home. While I often workout at my HIIT studio, exercise outdoors, pop into my yoga studio or try out a new gym, I also enjoy being able to workout at home sometimes. My guest bedroom also doubles as my fitness room, and it's nice to have the option to just pop in there for a quickie workout when I don't have a lot of time to sweat. Typically I do workout ... [Read More]
Split Personality Eating: Is it Beneficial or Harmful to Our Health?
"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are." - Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Are you a person who does a juice cleanse one day, then goes out for 4-course indulgent meal that weekend? Then you, my friend, are not alone. Recently I read an interesting article in Shape magazine about the recent trend of 'split personality' eating patterns, such as egg whites & spinach for breakfast, followed by fettuccine alfredo for dinner, and I thought it would be interesting to chat about it today. After I read it, I kept noticing the examples of extreme eating all around me. Businesses geared towards healthy living, like juice bars and healthy meal delivery companies, are on the rise at the very same time that donut shops and gourmet cupcake spots have become all the rage. ... [Read More]
La Jolla Day Date: Everyday California’s Kayaking Whale Watching Tour + Lunch at Trilogy Sanctuary
I'm always up for an adventure, and living in the San Diego area, there's no shortage of fun to be had. With our year-round sunshine and moderate temperatures, I love taking advantage of the weather and getting outside as much as I can. From my frequent hikes and walks along the coast, to mountain biking excursions and sunset beach picnics, I get outdoors as often as possible in my free time. One of my co-workers recently remarked that I'm always outside on the weekends, and it's true! Being in nature makes my soul happy. That's why recently when local company Everyday California reached out and asked if I'd like to go on one of their adventure tours, I gladly accepted the offer. My Marine was away for training over Valentine's Day weekend but we both had off of work for ... [Read More]
Mini Pretzel Twists with Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce
Ooooh, do I have a yummy recipe for you guys today! So, I think that part of being a foodie is often getting mildly obsessed with a certain food or meal. For me, this can go 2 ways: 1.) Sometimes I get a craving for something, and I simply must eat it because the yen just doesn't go away. I eat it once, feel satisfied, and then I'm over it. 2.) I get really into a food/recipe, and I just want to keep making it. I can eat it every week for months on end - such is the case for almond butter, this orzo veggie soup I've been into this winter, or the protein pancakes I've been making every week for heaven knows how long. This leads me to today's recipe. I hadn't had a soft pretzel in years and years, and then my hubby and I went on a weekend adventure to Big Bear Lake, where ... [Read More]
Dating Myself This Valentine’s Day Weekend
Hi friends! Well, last weekend marked 2016's holiday of love... and while I love any excuse to celebrate my relationship with my husband, I also like taking time around each Valentine's Day to show myself some love. Self-love is a topic I've written about probably a dozen times, and it's a subject that I like to chat about with you guys because it is so important. You can't have a truly healthy life without having a healthy, positive self-relationship. Sometimes we're all so busy running around handling our business and taking care of everyone else in our life, that we forget that we deserve to be taken care of too. We need to love ourselves first, because a healthy self-relationship forms the backbone of all of the other relationships you have in your life. The concept of ... [Read More]