healthy laps

What a wonderful weekend away!  We spent the weekend chatting with friends, BBQ-ing, hiking, relaxing and soaking in the sun.  It was fabulous!

For a weekend away, I was able to keep my healthy eating style with everything that I brought from home plus a lot of fruit and veggies that we all picked up.  I ate smoothies, salads, veggie burgers, grilled veggies, corn on the cob, more salad, super charge me cookies, etc.  I feel great after a weekend away!

But, back to reality today!

It was a HOT one in Boston today…they say it hit 100°F in some areas.  Yowzers!  To cool off a bit, I started my day with a smoothie, of course.

Chocolate Mango Smoothie

• 1 frozen banana
• 1 cup frozen mango
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 1 tbsp raw cacao
• 3/4 scoop Vega protein powder
• 1 tsp maca
• 1 tsp spirulina
• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 cup filtered water

Absolutely delicious and very refreshing!!

I kept lunch fairly simple as well, mostly due to the lack of fresh produce in our fridge after a weekend away (we picked up our CSA tonight!).

Whole Wheat Wrap with Lettuce, Hummus and Avocado

And, yogurt with fresh blueberries.

Aren’t simple foods the best?!

Mid-afternoon, I snacked on a granola bar that I had picked up at Starbucks last week.

I loved it!  Simple ingredients and raw…

We tried to keep dinner very simple due to the heat.

Cabbage and Apple Coleslaw

This is a very easy recipe.  I used the grater on my food processor to chop everything up, which made it simple!

• 1 head of green cabbage
• 1 cup grated carrots
• 2 small apples, chopped
• 1/2 cup raisins, chopped
• 1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
• 8 oz thick greek yogurt (I used Trader Joe’s Honey Greek Yogurt – full fat)
• 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/4 cup fresh thyme

Mix the yogurt, vinegar, oil and thyme until thinned out (use a little extra olive oil if need be), then toss the dressing with the cabbage, carrots, apple, raisins and sunflower seeds.

I spiralized a beet to serve on top of my salad.

Served with cheesy bread.

Simple, cold dinners on hot nights are definitely the way to go!  This was delicious!  We both loved it.

Have a great (cool) evening.

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