Flexible
…is something you need to be when you’re a working Mom. I had plans last night of making stuffed cabbage but I had to stay at work later than expected so a quick chicken stir fry had to suffice. Stuffed cabbage tonight!
I went to the gym again this morning. I’ve decided that I really hate weight lifting. My reason? I hate staring at myself in the mirror. It’s a good idea to look at yourself in the mirror while you’re lifting weights to make sure your form is correct but ugh I really don’t like what I see when I look in the mirror. At least I’m working on it, right?
I’ve been making green smoothies every morning using some new protein powder that I got from my doctor.
It’s not cheap and it’s kind of chalky but it gets the job done.
In that bad boy:
-1 scoop protein powder
-2 TBSP ground sunflower seeds
-1 cup homemade almond milk
-~6 frozen strawberries
-~2 cups spinach
Since there’s nothing SUPER sweet in it, it kind of tastes like a savory smoothie. Which sounds disgusting but really it’s not-I think it just takes some getting used to and, as I said above, it gets the job done. It’s interesting. I overall enjoy most everything I eat but I’m okay with just eating something if it is nourishing. Is that weird? Should I be striving to be excited about every meal? I kind of like that I’m not stressing to LOVE every meal. It means I don’t eat as much-ha!
As for the homemade almond milk, a lot of you commented yesterday on how brave I was to try it. It’s REALLY easy. I followed Tasha’s instructions. With the addition of a nut bag, I think it’ll be REALLY REALLY easy. It tastes really fresh and like almonds-big surprise. It’s not quite as sweet as the milk you get at the store (even the unsweetened) but it has a LOT less ingredients-only 2-almonds and water. And now I have almond meal! I’m ready to try some soy milk and cashew milk!
Next up on my almond adventure? Almond butter. I think I’m going to tackle that on Thursday. First I need to have some oats in a jar to clean out my almond butter jar and get it ready for some homemade action!
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good luck with the almond butter – something i’ve always wanted to make on my own too!
Almond butter is SO easy to make. Especially with a good food processor. Just requires patience.
i go through phases where i feel really excited for food and then just…don’t. i don’t think you have to be rah-rah-rah-my-food-is-all-awesome all the time 😛 and learning how to roll with it is definitely the way to keep stress levels low and success with healthy living high in general–in my opinion–so i can imagine that it is *key* to being a working momma. 🙂
I usually put pinapple in my green smoothies…somehow goes well with the spinach!
I’m totally willing to eat healthy food even if I think it’s not the most delicious thing I’ve brought to my lips. For instance, the green monster I made this morning wasn’t the best ever, but down it went!!
i don’t look in the mirror when i lift. i stay in the back of my class and stare at other people. form schmorm! at least i’m working out!
When you make the cashew milk use the leftover cashew meal to make cashew cheese. It’s super easy and yummy. 🙂