Hello, hello! Today I've decided to switch it up & do something I haven't done in quite awhile: participate in the What I Ate Wednesday party, hosted by my friend Laura this week! This is actually a recap of my day of eats one day last week when I actually remembered to snap photos of every meal. Let's get to it! For breakfast in between my morning yoga practice and a conference call, I made a berry smoothie bowl and topped it with coconut shreds and blueberries. So good! I think that fresh blueberries + coconut is a new favorite combo of mine. Early afternoon, I took a break from work to take my pup for a walk and make some lunch - which was really breakfast #2: banana protein pancakes with blueberries, a few dark chocolate chips & honey + Yogi green ... [Read More]
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Healthy Smoothies Made Easy with Green Blender {Review}
Smoothies. They're kind of a never-ending obsession in my household. It's an almost daily occurrence in my diet to blend up a bunch of goodness into one nutritious, delicious cup. While my hubby has his standard go-to smoothie (a chocolate peanut butter protein shake), I like to switch it up. However, sometimes in the busyness of life, I feel like I lack smoothie creativity. I'll get into a routine of making my same few smoothie favorites. Don't get me wrong, they're delicious, but I could use some new smoothie ideas sometimes. And that's where Green Blender smoothie delivery service comes in. Recently the NYC-based company reached out to see if I'd like to try them out, and I happily agreed to see what they're all about. When my delivery arrived, I was like a little kid in a toy ... [Read More]
The Diet Trick That’s Guaranteed to Make You Healthier
Nutrition is such an interesting subject. There are so many dietary theories out there with millions of loyal followers, yet often they conflict with each other. (Image via the Institute for Integrative Nutrition) In all honesty, some of them make me cringe a bit. I'm talking to you, Paleo followers that claim they're "eating like a cave man" yet they buy conventionally raised meat that was likely transported from halfway across the country from animals that had been pumped full of hormones and antibiotics, and fed a diet unnatural to them. But I digress. Nutrition can definitely be confusing for people, even for someone whose studied nutrition and is really into food like myself. While dietary theories can drastically differ in ideology, there's one thing that I believe all ... [Read More]
WIAW: My Favorite Eats of the Week
Happy Hump Day! Being that it has been quite awhile since I linked up to the What I Ate Wednesday blogger party, I decided to join in on this fun this week. Today's WIAW post features my favorite eats from the past week - because as any normal food blogger, whenever I eat something tasty, I snap a photo or two! So what goodies has this vegetarian been munching on? ... [Read More]
Dinner in 10: Black Bean Burger, Cheddar & Ranch Salad
From time to time, people I know will bring up my blog and say things like, "All of your recipes look great, but I think they're too complicated for me." While the word "complicated" when referring to cooking is very subjective, and I feel like most of my recipes are not all that difficult or time consuming, I do understand that some people don't enjoy preparing a meal or care to be savvy in the kitchen, and simply want to be able to eat something they can feel good about that took 15 minutes or less to make. Guess what? Healthy eating does not have to be time consuming. Sure, it may take more work than, say, pulling through a drive-thru, but it doesn't need to be a huge, intricate task to make a nutritious dinner. In fact, a lot of my dinners are thrown together really easily. I have a ... [Read More]
Creamy Raspberry Chia Smoothie
While every man, woman, and child is talking about making soup and eating pumpkin everything (both of which I love, might I add), it is feeling steamy here in California. The past several days it has been 90 degrees with a strong, shining sun above - which is hot for San Diego County and the weather-spoiled residents of this area! I definitely will be happy to see 65-75 degree days come back, especially since my house has no air conditioning and it has felt toasty at home. Until that time comes, my smoothie habit is in overdrive, and I'm going to just keep sharing the new recipes I've come up with for refreshing liquid meals. Sound good to you? ... [Read More]