yogurt + a juice latte

Good Morning!

Todays post is on the shorter side. Originally I had planned to share with you my visit to a traditional Chinese herbal medicine doctor, however, while I was uploading photos something went awry and I lost the majority of what I had typed up. Now that I’m running short on time we’ll just talk breakfast.

No oats this morning. I kept breakfast on the simple side with a sliced banana over plain yogurt with a drizzle of roasted almond butter.

breakfast

Along with a cup of juice.
Todays mix was just spinach, pineapple, and ginger. Easy peasy, but very delicious.

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Mint would have been a nice addition.

juice

I love how pineapple and spinach get so foamy. The layers and foam always remind me of a latte, but a juice version.

Next post I’ll talk more about my Chinese Medicine visit!
Hope your day is great!

What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

WIAW # 6


hi lovies.

Can you believe it’s already Wednesday??
This week is just flying by!

Wednesdays are more than just hump days.

They’re WIAW days!
[all thanks to Jenn! :) - so, THANKS Jenn!]

Peas and Crayons 
This morning I started off with what I’ve been eating every morning for breakfast since I made those lemon poppyseed muffins.
1 Barbara’s shredded wheat puff + 1 fig + 1 mini lemon poppyseed muffin
 

 And a handful of blueberries, which I decided to add at the last minute
[yep, thats right. I'm livin on the edge! ;) ]

Then I was off to do some cardio. Today’s class was INTENSE. but in a good way.
I just couldn’t feel my legs afterwards. No big deal.

Then it was snack time. Or 2nd breakfast time.

I picked up a new protein powder yesterday to try.

Spiru-tein High Protein Energy Meal
Chocolate flavor, of course.

I mixed 1 packet of the powder with 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk and 1/2 cup water.

I couldn’t get the lumps out of it, but it was still good.
I just had to chew.
Which was actually kind of like drinking a malted milkshake.

I’m sure putting it in the blender would’ve done the trick.

I have to say, this powder rivals my all time favorite true vitality protein powder.
I’m just not sure about the ingredients of Spiru-tein yet since I couldn’t pronounce half of them.
I think some decoding may be necessary.

Then it was time to try a new bread I picked up from Costco this morning.

Best way to try it is obviously with butter. Almond butter.

<3

+

a cup of coffee

I approve.

A shower and some errands later…

It was lunch time!

I had my go-to lunch. Egg white + veggies.

Today’s looked more like a pizza. An egg-white pizza?

Spinach + mushrooms + egg whites + tomatoes + cayenne pepper + garlic powder + smoked salt

And some diced avocado.

So since I had something savory of course it was time for something sweet :)

Pineapple to the rescue!

And 2 slices of freeze-dried mango

This stuff is amazing! It’s crunchy like chips.

A little later it was snack time. Again.

I got really hungry when I was driving and I made a sensible choice to find a place where I could find a banana. Then I drove past Yogurtland and the banana went out the window.

Dark chocolate + coconut + oatmeal raisin

Oh.Em.Gee.
The oatmeal raisin was amazing! It tasted JUST like an oatmeal raisin cookie. No joke.

For dinner I had a simple plate of veggies and brown rice.

eggplant + a chinese veggies [the green one on the left] + pickled cabbage + fish [in the middle]

And because I apparently haven’t had enough sweets in one day…
I had a bite of a new chocolate bar I bought today


I have to say I prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate.  It’s ok though because I totally bought a dark chocolate bar too ;)

And now I need to do some school work.
And pack! – I’m leaving town tomorrow morning and my suitcase is still empty.

Have a good night!

What’s your favorite snack?

Milk, White, or Dark Chocolate?

Any fro-yo lovers out there?

Summer Loves

Happy first day of summer!

It’s definitely been summery here in TX for a while now, especially weather-wise, but I’m still excited its the first day of summer!

Summer, to me, means a lot of:

pool time

refreshingly sweet fruits

hikes & outdoor fun

ice-cold smoothies

longer days & later sunsets

iced coffees

and dinners from the grill

What do you love most about summer? :)