I Taught My Mom!!!

I thought this was the cutest thing everrr...My family and I are superclose, we all learn from eachother and have the most amazing relationship I could ask for. My brother and I are very close as are we with my parents. With all my crazy, foodie-ness in the house and now that I have a camera attached to my side, of course I was so proud and WOW'ed that my mom made her own overnight oats!!

*****Which brings me to a question: Have you influenced any of your family or friends in terms of what they eat, cook, or bake?? I think i have certainly have an influence on my family and I am so happy about it!!

In the Overnight mix

• 1/3 C oats
  
• scoop of Friendship Cottage Cheese (more added in the morning)
• splash of almond breeze
  
• 1/2 C water
  
• banana slices
  
• strawberries, diced
  
• few chunks of pinapple (this threw me off a bit) BUT
  

Well done, Mama, you get the thumbs up from me!!

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My lunchie today which I couldn't WAIT for. My stomach was so ready for a scrumptious lunch after i worked my TUSH off after spin. I did have a post workout shake, but was rushing so fast I didn't have time to snap a shot (sorry) THis salad was a marriage of so many veggies that I had in my fridge! I love salads that are loaded with more chunks of veggies, less lettuce, really adds better flavor and a crunch! this is not yet "shaken" I always put on the dressing then give the whole tupperware a shimmy shake!

In the Salad Mix

• Romaine
  
• Yellow peppah
  
• cauliflower
  
• sprouts
  
• heirloom tomato
  
• broccoli
  
• grilled chicken
• chickpeas
• walnuts
• homemade dressing

These are the Chickpeas I try to use....They are organic from Trader Joes and they are a bit tinier than the 'normal' chickpeas I have seen out there byt Goya or Progresso. (trust me I have tried my fiar share of chickpease!) They have so much flavor and a bit of a crunch to them, rather than the bigger, softer ...They are a little surprise in my salad!

Snack time came and went and I decided to have some fage with cinnamon and a Justins cinnamon Peanut butter (which sadly was not eaten, I was just not THAT hungry) no worries, this shall be eaten tomorrow morning with my oatmeal CANNOT WAIT!

Justins, by the way is awesome! they make these lil packets that are so convenient to take to work or throw in your bag. I always keep one in my bag, ya know just in case I...get hungry...or just want some PB immediately...Just sayin'

OK BED TIME FOR THIS FOODIE!! SLEEP TIGHT!

Oh we got another sweeet giveaway, over at TreatEatLove. She is giving away a special Trader Joes package!

A Moja Morning!!

G'morning bloggies!!

I decided I needed some real fuel to start me up for spin class which I will be taking at my gym at 9:30. I will spend a whole post dedicated to SPIN! beacuse I am obsessed, and getting certified on october 17th! I cannot wait! I got all my materials in the mail last week and I seriously cannot wait to start studying (dorky no?) Ok back to the eats!

BUT I am curious to ask all of you lovely bloggies, what (if you have) is your favorite group fitness class?? me, well thats an easy one!! SPINNNNN

I got this moja mix oatmeal in the mail the other week! this website is awesome, you can customize your own cereal!

into the mix

• 1/2 C Moja Mix
• 1/4 C unsweetened almond breeze
• 1 cup water
• few slices banana
• 1 truvia packet (added at the end)
• frozen blueberries and 3 frozen strawberries diced
• cinnamonnnnn
• chia seeds
• cant forget the side of blue diamond almond buttahhhh

Can we talk about this breakfast puh-leaseee??

I was also super psysched this morning when I woke up because apparently my beloved 'free kashi' cereal sample arrived yesterday!!! I opted to get the Kashi go lean CRUNCH! with honey almond and flax! this baby has 9g of fiber in that little box! If this is anything like the regular Kashi Go Lean Crunch i KNOW I will be one happy customer!

**What is YOUR favorite KASHI product????***

I also promised you all I would give a full review of those scandanavian crisp bread crackers that I picked up the other day at whole foods.

This is from the website, the description of these lil bran crisps!

The Power of Dietary Fiber
Dietary fiber is a natural substance obtained from fruits, vegetables and cereals. At its most basic level, fiber is comprised of plant cell walls and associated material like cellulose and pectin. The health benefits of fiber have long been widely acknowledged. Foremost is fiber’s ability to add bulk to our diet. Bulk promotes the passage of food through the intestine and can prevent, as well as alleviate constipation. Fiber can be extraordinarily beneficial as part of a weight loss regiment. As fiber passes through the digestive system, it absorbs water and swells like a sponge. Such a filling food decreases appetite, causing us to eat less. As the calories locked in the fiber cannot be released by human digestion, weight loss is enhanced.
The Breakdown on Bran
Pure bran contains the highest percentage of dietary fiber. As most bran is removed from the cereal and bread products that we typically eat, alternate sources of bran need to be found if we wish to add this healthful and slimming component to our diet.
Garner the Benefits of GG; The Best Bran Source
From the slow-baking European ovens of Norway comes the highest bran-content product available. Prepared from 85% unprocessed bran, with rye flour and water added, the batter is slowly baked over a twelve-hour period. The moisture is evaporated, leaving a crisp, flavorful, thick cracker containing 85% bran. This special baking method maximizes the surface area of the fiber in the bran. So when you eat GG Scandinavian Bran Crispbread, it quickly absorbs more moisture and satisfies your appetite more completely than any other bran product, especially those that are available from domestic, mass-produced ovens.
GG is the high Fiber Champion. Period.
If you eat just 4 slices of GG each day, you will receive a whopping 80% of recommended intake of dietary fiber. Take a look at what else you would need to eat to get so much fiber:
3 medium sized yams (6 oz)5 cups of raw, uncooked broccoli 7 bananas (8” each)4 cups of bran flakes

PHEW! (did you get all that??) Fiber=GOOD? Bran crisps have ALOT of it :)

• Taste test: hmmm well I had trouble getting them down, maybe that had to do with the fact that I took a nice big bite...plain...hmmm. It DOES says "appetite suppressant" on the package and I guess they know they're stuff! These were not the BEST cracker I have ever had. I didn;t really know what to think of it. I tried to eat it plain-that didn't work out so well. It made my mouth very dry, and it was semi-cardboard tasting.
• BUT then i had the idea to crush it up and toss it on my salad like croutons and I FOUND IT! this was delicious! It added a little crunch to my salad and I could barely taste the cardboard-yness of it!
• Conclusion: yummy as croutons and probably very good with a slice of salty cheese, NOT by itself, ya dig??
  

Pic of my beautious salad!

• Romaine
• yellow peppah
• cuke
• broccolli
• grilled chicken and steak kebabs diced up (left overs from me and the BF's dinner)
• chickpeas
• walnuts
• homemade salad dressing!

OK peeps, I gotta head to SPIN now!!!! have a wonderous, food filled morning!!