healthy laps

This morning I woke up and it was hot out!  Good thing I had prepped some overnight oats last night for a refreshing breakfast.

In the mix (prepped the night before):

• 1/3 cup rolled oats
• 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt
• 1/2 cup hempmilk (or milk of choice)
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tbsp chia seeds
• 1/2 banana, chopped

Stir everything together, cover and set in the fridge overnight.

In the morning, you will get a thicker oatmeal to enjoy!

This morning, I topped my oats with Fig N’ Nuts granola, a drizzle of Chocolate Hazelnut Butter (which is awesome!!!), and some cacao nibs.

I gobbled this up right away!  It kept me full until lunch.

In my overnight oats, I used Living Harvest Hempmilk.  Living Harvest sent me a few coupons to try out their hempmilk, so I was definitely up for trying it.  I bought the unsweetened vanilla this time around.  It has a definite ‘hemp’ taste to it, so I don’t love it alone.  But, mixed into smoothies or overnight oats, it tastes delicious.

From their website:  Our products are made from shelled hemp seeds grown sustainably on Canadian farms, without the use of pesticides.

The ingredients are comparable to other non-dairy milks as well.

I plan to try a few other flavor’s of their hempmilk and other products, so I will be sure to review them as well.

On to lunch…

I made up a batch of soup last night to eat throughout this week.  I find that lunches are so much easier if prepped in advance.  Otherwise, it is easy to forget to pack your lunch or eat an unhealthy lunch!

Bob’s Red Mill Vegi Soup Mix – contains green split peas, yellow split peas, barley, lentils and vegetable pasta (semolina wheat flour, dehydrated spinach and tomato).

I cooked the soup according to the package instructions and added a little salt, pepper and italian seasoning.

For lunch today, I heated up the cooked soup and added 1/2 of a sliced avocado to the top.

Next time, I need to add more seasoning, as this was quite bland!!

For an afternoon snack, I made quite the treat.

Chocolate Strawberry ‘Frosty’

Serves 2

• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup frozen strawberries
• 2 heaping tablespoons raw cacao powder
• dash of vanilla
• 1 cup milk of choice (I used hemp milk)

Blend together using a Vita-Mix or high powered blender.  If using a blender, you might need to add more milk.  Just add a little at a time.  The smoothie should be thick, like a frosty!!

This was delicious!!  A perfect afternoon treat.