my favorite things – part two

Welcome to Part Two of my favorite things!  I hope you enjoy. Coconut Mmmm…coconut!  Coconuts provide a nutritious source of meat, juice, milk, and oil that has fed and nourished populations around the world for generations.  Each part of the coconut can be used!  Coconut is rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals.  The meat, milk [...]

almond butter quesadilla

Yay for Friday’s!  I am really looking forward to a nice low-key weekend at home. I woke up this morning and wanted juice!  So, that is what I made. Carrots, celery, ginger, orange, apple. This was a perfect amount of sweet and spicy (from the ginger). I also had a small bowl of cereal with [...]

can’t get enough

I love waking up to the sun shining through my windows!  It makes waking up so much easier, even though it means that I slept through my alarm and missed my run!  Oh well. Breakfast was a little different today!  I had an opened container of cottage cheese that needed to be used up.  So, [...]

fajita party

It was absolutely gorgeous this morning!  I woke up and did Jillian Michaels No More Trouble Zones video, then I looked outside.  The sun was rising and it looked gorgeous out, so I laced up my sneaks and hit the road for a 45 minute run.  It was so nice to just be outside.  I [...]

nuts are good for you

Yuck!  What another gross day!  Luckily, I had a gym workout planned so I headed to my spinning class this morning.  Love the instructor on Thursday’s – she kicks your butt!  My legs are literally still shaking 8 hours later. Breakfast part 1 was eaten right after the gym -a protein smoothie! 1 cup frozen berry mix [...]