Yesterday I ate: - Bowl of oatmeal: 1/3 cup oats, 2/3 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze, 1/2 banana, 1/2 tbsp peanut butter, some cinnamon - Salad with romaine lettuce, spinach, raisins, hummus, a couple spoonfuls of the quinoa/veggie/bean mixture, tomato, green and red bell pepper, cucumber, asparagus, radishes, and snow…
Yesterday I ate: - Big slice of blueberry breakfast polenta (heated in the microwave) and a chocolate milkshake (1 frozen banana, 1 cup unsweetened chocolate Almond Breeze, 1 tbsp each wheat germ and ground flax, 1/2 tbsp peanut butter, sprinkle of cinnamon). I made the milkshake the night before and…
Yesterday I ate: - Brunch at my aunt and uncles: 2 1/2 raisin scones (I made them substituting oil for the melted margarine and ground flaxseed mixed with water for the egg; they turned out perfect), mixed fresh fruit (blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, kiwi, pineapple, watermelon), and a smoothie (orange…
Yesterday, on Day Six of the Vegan Challenge, I ate: - 1 slice homemade bread with 1 tsp almond butter and 1 small slice blueberry breakfast polenta with maple syrup - 1/2 cantaloupe filled with a few big spoonfuls of granola, 1/2 pluot, and 1/2 banana, plus the other 1/2…
Yesterday I ate: - Big slice of Blueberry Breakfast Polenta (recipe from Get It Ripe by Jae Steele). This was a yummy concoction of cornmeal, cinnamon, sea salt, apple juice, water, olive oil, and blueberries. I drizzled maple syrup on top. - 1 calzone filled with nutritional yeast cheese sauce,…
Yesterday, Day 4 of the vegan challenge, I ate: - 5 buckwheat pancakes with blueberries and 1/2 tsp agave - 2 lettuce wraps filled with 1/2 cup quinoa/mixed beans/veggie medley - Chopped broccoli and carrots with hummus plus 2 small apples - Strawberry milkshake (1 cup unsweetened vanilla Almond Breeze…
Yesterday, on Day Three of the Vegan Challenge, I ate: - Chocolate banana milkshake (1 frozen banana, 1 cup unsweetened chocolate Almond Breeze, dash of cinnamon, a sprinkle each of wheat germ and flaxseed meal) and 1/2 cherry pie Larabar - Ants on a log! (4 stalks of celery with…
Yesterday I ate: - 5 buckwheat pancakes with fresh strawberries, blueberries, and 1/2 tsp maple syrup; 1/2 an apple with 1/2 tbsp almond butter - 1 celery stalk with homemade hummus, 2 figs with 1/2 tbsp almond butter - Milkshake! I used 1 cup unsweetened chocolate Almond Breeze with 1…
Yesterday, on Day One of the Vegan Challenge, I ate: - 1/2 an apple with 1/2 tbsp almond butter (pre-run snack) - 3 buckwheat crepes with fresh blueberries, strawberries, and apple slices, drizzled with agave - Smoothie made with 1/2 frozen banana, handful of spinach, 1/2 cup frozen blueberries, just…
I'm back from Texas! It was a lovely trip and I'll write more about it later on this week, but we have more pressing things to discuss right now so I'll just leave you with this photo: VEGAN CHALLENGE KICK-OFF Tomorrow, being the first day of September, is the beginning…
