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
- 1 cup almond milk
- 2 tbsp hemp protein powder
- 1 tbsp honey
Breakfast part 2 was after I got ready for work – an ezekial cinnamon raisin english muffin with almond haze and blueberry jam.
I love the Futter’s Almond Haze with its chunks of hazelnuts and almonds. And, the Blueberry (North America) Crofter’s Superfruit Jam is by far the best flavor!
I spread 1/2 with the nut butter and 1/2 with the jam. Delicious!
The morning flew by, so lunch time came very quickly. Last night I prepared my lunch for the day so I wouldn’t be rushing – salad, pineapple and yogurt. All stacked up and ready to go.
My salad contained green leaf lettuce, wheatberries, cheddar cheese and golden beets.
I also packed some snacks for today, since spinning days always seem to make me more hungry!
2 graham crackers, honey peanut butter and an apple!
Dinner will be a little later tonight for our dinner party, so this snack will hopefully hold me over.
In other news, it looks like nuts are finally making a comeback! For years, so many women have been nervous to eat nuts because of the high fat content. It is true that you should only eat them in small portions due to the high fat, but it is all good fats which are healthy and essential for your body. Studies have shown that people who eat more nuts normally eat less overall because they keep them full and satisfied for longer. Check out this article: Once a diet no-no, nuts are in again. I have already eaten nut butter twice today!
See you after dinner!
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Nuts and nut butters completely rock my world! You should have seen my consumption when I was pregnant. I craved them.