Thursday, July 17, 2014

Veggie pot pie, oatmeal cookie smoothie, and veggie white bean hash....YUM!

Ok so since my last post I have tried my hand at happy herbivores Veggie biscuit pot pie, her Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie, Forks over Knives Veggie White bean hash, and even made my own hydrating workout smoothie.  So yummy! 

For the recipe links Check below.

The HH (happy herbivore) veggie pot pie is ok but as is to plain for me so I added ALOT of spices to make it to my liking.
Now HH's Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie......OMGEEEeeeee so good, I did have to add more liquid because my blender is not very powerful (I just added extra water). 






Tonight for dinner I made the Veggie White bean hash from Forks over Knives.  DELICIOUS!

 For my after workout smoothie today I may a Hydrating chia smoothie.
I had some watermelon ice cubes blended up with coconut water and lime juice from last week so I used about 2 cups of those
2 cups watermelon cubes
1 banana
1 peeled or organic cucumber
1 cup almond milk
1 TBsp chia seeds
Sweetener of choice or some pitted dates for sweetness
Tasty, hydrating, full of fiber and protein! YUM!





Happy Herbivore
Oatmeal Cookie Smoothie
Veggie-biscuit-pot-pie
Forks Over Knives
Veggie White Bean Hash


Monday, July 14, 2014

Cauliflower Buffalo Bites---Omni man approved

So today I didn't do great on staying on track for making my excessive fats and oils like butter but I did stay on a vegetarian diet. 

Breakfast
    Oatmeal made with almond milk, creamy peanut butter, and caramel sugar free syrup

Exercise time
     walked/jogged 2 miles on the treadmill for a total time of 40 mins <--eventually I hope to increase my time running vs. walking but just starting out.

Lunch
      Fried mushrooms with ranch dressing from Zaxby's ---> like I said not perfect on the oils/fats but work in progress.

Dinner
       Cauliflower Buffalo Bite:  Original Recipe---> theleancleaneatingmachine.com/2014/02/02/cauliflower-buffalo-bites/  the only differences between this recipe and my recipe is I used 2- 12oz bags of frozen thawed cauliflower.  Also I used 1 cup of almond flour and roughly 1/2-3/4 cups of water as well as Ms.Dash seasoning.  
       I loved this recipe and my guy who is atm an omni said this is guy approved he liked it a lot. :-) 


Sunday, July 13, 2014

Meal plan for the week and progress

Yesterday my guy did a little mini photo-shoot with me LOL.....I was just so excited because I am seeing a big difference in myself all the way around.  I am more self confident, my pants are fitting better or even loose in some cases, I feel healthy, and so happy!  It has only been 3 weeks since being on my journey but to see this much progress already is so wonderful. :-D

I just finished making my meal plan for the week, tracking it all in my sparkpeople tracker.....I highly recommend sparkpeople.com not only can you track fitness and nutrition they also have health minded groups there.  I think of sparkpeople as a facebook for those wanting to get healthy and loose or maintain weight. If you do decide to join feel free to look me up my screen name on there is BRMallory1986. 

Anyhow that is it for now.  Keep reading throughout the week as I will post pictures and comments on what I ate, what I thought of it, and the link to the original recipe. :-D

Ta ta for now. <3

PS I will post the pictures this week from my photo-shoot.  I haven't got them off the memory card yet.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Hey all; Long time no speak!

I know it has been a long time and I apologize for that......but I am back at it and I promise I will try to post at least a little something daily if not here than definitely to my facebook group.  Feel free to join, it is a closed group to help others feel more safe to share.   https://www.facebook.com/groups/gettinghealthywithbrenda/

It is about the journey not perfection. I started my journey on June 29, 2014 so I am very new at this. I was a vegetarian before I moved to Atlanta, GA 4 yrs ago but not vegan. I was a pescatarian because I did occasionally eat fish. When moving here to live with my SO I started eating whatever I wanted which included LOTS of junk food. With that came a good 50-70 lbs, low self-esteem, depression, and lots of other bad things.

Anyways I decided I am taking back control of my life!


Just in the few short weeks I have been vegetarian/vegan (not 100% vegan yet) I feel so great even my SO says he can tell a difference in me.  The only reason I am not 100% vegan yet is because I am a firm believer in using what you have in the pantry first, but I don't have to eat any of the meats in my freezer because my SO has no problems with that.....getting him to at least even try one of my vegetarian or vegan meals is another story LOL. 

BTW here are some pictures of the yummy goodness I have made so far in my journey.





Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Nettles--> A natural healthy way to heal yourself

If you are on facebook and are interested in some great info for raw food and natural ways to heal yourself look up Raw foods on a Budget and Heal thyself.   Both are pages that have some GREAT info,  I have found them very healthy in my new lifestyle journey.  

Anyways to the website to naturally heal yourself and get yourself acquainted with before purchasing.  Nettles--> a natural healing method used all over the world. 

To make an infusion of nettle:

  • place one ounce of dried herb in a quart jar
  • fill to the top with hot (not boiling) water
  • cap tightly and let steep for 4-8 hours
  • strain and drink



Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Strawberry, Mango, and Mint Deliciousness


     I combined some of the ingredients from a few different smoothies and invented this very tasty treat. :-)
    *Strawberries, fresh, 1/2 lbs sliced
    *Dannon Greek Vanilla Fat Free Yogurt-24 oz
    *Avocado 1/2 medium sliced
    *Agave Nector Light 1/2 cup
    *4 Tbs. fresh mint,
    *Mango, 1 cup, chopped in cubes
    * Ice, about 2 handfuls
    * Water as needed to make smoothie not so thick

      Directions

Mix all in blender, except water and ice.
Add water as needed to thin out and ice last after everything is blended.
Blend again with the ice and enjoy.

Serving Size: Makes approximately 5- 6  -->  8 oz servings

     

Monday, July 16, 2012

Smoothie time part 2......I LOVE smoothies

So I found some nice smoothie articles thanks to a friend's pin on Pinterest. :-)   

Fist article is for 5 Yummy & Healthy Detox Smoothies to loose belly weight {just click the name is you want to go to the website.  I always like to give credit when due and since I did not invent this smoothie I just added the link for you all :-D}

Below is a picture of the Silky Mango Smoothie......As I try the others I will add photos :-D 
 

Silky Mango

  • 1/4 cup mango cubes
  • 1/4 cup avocado
  • 1/2 cup of orange juice
  • 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Brain health blueberry dream

  • 1 cup of unsweetened frozen blueberries, thawed
  • 1 small banana
  • 1 tbsp of cold-pressed flaxseed oil
Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Strong bones green almonds smoothie

  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 2 tbsp natural almond butter
  • 1 small banana
  • 1 small handful of kale leaves
Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Healthy heart choco-raspberry smoothie

  • 1/2 cup almond milk
  • 1/4 organic, fair-trade dark chocolate chips or chunks
  • 1 cup of fresh organic raspberries
Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.

Healthy dessert in a glass

  • 1/2 cup of almond milk
  • 1 small banana
  • 2 tbsp of natural hazelnut butter
  • 1 tsp of organic, fair –trade cocoa powder
  • 1 tbsp of maple syrup
Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until smooth.