tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9553135986228532512024-03-13T04:16:26.295-07:00Rabbit FoodOne Day at a Time.Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-33153838598529869672011-08-08T08:39:00.000-07:002011-08-08T08:39:56.937-07:00Baby You're a Firework<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Weekend in Pictures</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div align="center">Check out these beauties...recipe to come later today!</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-86382183153982831102011-08-05T09:31:00.000-07:002011-08-05T09:31:18.463-07:00The Great Hummus ChallengeThe truth is.... <strong><u>I can eat my weight in this amazingly delicious bean dip.</u></strong><br />
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If ya think I'm playin'...I'm definitly not.<br />
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So that is why it is at the upmost importance that the perfect recipe is made for my immediate consumption...instead of buying the pricey stuff that I love so much.<br />
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The journey begins...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Thus the challenge commences further....stay tuned for a success.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The success of last night centered around dinner:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVrHBndx_CsN-6FgMkYjNifzF3wVuC7Y-rNf6MHA8g4adb_ts51g_P-AQoqm_V5db0I_zlKx4tneuAChhwxQbxnQuh-0R70errsfHXms0_SIYLf65Jq_2ctCF3LBFgN1BTt1A6kv6zLw/s1600/dinner4.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyVrHBndx_CsN-6FgMkYjNifzF3wVuC7Y-rNf6MHA8g4adb_ts51g_P-AQoqm_V5db0I_zlKx4tneuAChhwxQbxnQuh-0R70errsfHXms0_SIYLf65Jq_2ctCF3LBFgN1BTt1A6kv6zLw/s1600/dinner4.JPG" t$="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The beauty that was dinner. Salad with homemade balsamic vinegar, goat cheese and buckwheat, roasted peppers and brocolli and grilled potatoes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Happy Friday!</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-33085300191230352172011-08-04T18:06:00.000-07:002011-08-04T18:07:13.305-07:00Rollin' with the TimesHello Friends,<br />
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Apologies for my absence, I was making the <strong>2000 mile trip back home.</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Hello Beautiful British Columbia</strong> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needless to say, the life I knew a week ago changed completely. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First off,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I teched up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Shopped for some quality eats at Whole Paycheque</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGfPpVqRJwVMe9QnyspOpeptCq_WefYzp-8NDCz3BcMatfNuTQaWLRqf4aFV7BEkLcOolZkLxgXsreGgRt8cEvG8mnFiBOKV0M4zPYfKQHKaEdbgyx9kWfwSpYkqYf33d1GE9YZ_Jwbk/s1600/P1012630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGfPpVqRJwVMe9QnyspOpeptCq_WefYzp-8NDCz3BcMatfNuTQaWLRqf4aFV7BEkLcOolZkLxgXsreGgRt8cEvG8mnFiBOKV0M4zPYfKQHKaEdbgyx9kWfwSpYkqYf33d1GE9YZ_Jwbk/s320/P1012630.JPG" t$="true" width="320px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Purchases took up the <strong>Whole Kitchen</strong> counter :)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;">Made some quality foodage at home:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzujbQ94tYHxaj57abMHKIo9R8ZqC3TiraAQq45TxIw0aYUhfek5h6MX5WsgZj8izb51vUe8E1Ny_GwLxcdp6-IL1O3SfYU2QgcuknNcXRxSgP_3HqoGe_L1FBSgXJqdwgeAtm2VJ6qC8/s1600/P1012633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzujbQ94tYHxaj57abMHKIo9R8ZqC3TiraAQq45TxIw0aYUhfek5h6MX5WsgZj8izb51vUe8E1Ny_GwLxcdp6-IL1O3SfYU2QgcuknNcXRxSgP_3HqoGe_L1FBSgXJqdwgeAtm2VJ6qC8/s200/P1012633.JPG" t$="true" width="200px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" style="text-align: left;">Not to mention some amazing sweat sessions, long chats with old friends, fam time... And than there's those mixed feelings, fear and anxiety of being in a new old place.</div><div style="text-align: center;">However I sincerely believe that<strong><u> fear drives us to success</u>.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><em>Now to get down to business</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">It's time to get serious about this blogging business. Now that I'm home and I'm down with my undergraduate officially, I feel it in my entire being that it is time to take Rabbit Food to the next level. So here's a list of some upcoming changes:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1. Revamp the layout (please lay out any suggestions fellow bloggers)</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2. Blogging 5 times a week before 12:00 PM Pacific Time</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>3. Having themes according to the day of the week for each post (schedule to come!)</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>4. More pictures, more fitness posts, more inspirational messages and of course, <u>more food</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>5. Better quality of pictures and more in depth posts (when needed)</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm super excited about the upcoming changes! Thanks for bearing with me through this learning curve. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Time to <strong>move forward, experience the moment and enjoy the ride.</strong></div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-37686466370566024582011-07-24T22:05:00.000-07:002011-07-24T22:05:22.078-07:00Week in ReviewHey!<br />
So here's the happenings of fitness for the week:<br />
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<strong><u>Tuesday:</u></strong><br />
Hung out with the Zuzanna with <a href="http://www.bodyrock.tv/2011/03/19/hot-curves-challenge/">Hot Curves Challenge</a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>Wednesday</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">Taught a Cardio Circuit class at the YMCA that went like this</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Walking lunges with bicep curl and military press</div><div style="text-align: left;">Sumo Squat jumps with kettle bell</div><div style="text-align: left;">Burpees</div><div style="text-align: left;">Supermans</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Spin Bike Sprints</strong>: <em>Face Down by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Chair Squat Flies</div><div style="text-align: left;">Walk out Pushups</div><div style="text-align: left;">Oblique Twists</div><div style="text-align: left;">Jumping Jacks with Weights</div><div style="text-align: left;">Squat + Diagonal punches with weights</div><div style="text-align: left;">Plank Twists</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Spin Bike Hill</strong>: <em>Closer by Kings of Leon</em></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lunge with weighted rows</div><div style="text-align: left;">Plank Jacks</div><div style="text-align: left;">Steam Engines</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Kettlebell Series</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">Shuffle squats </div><div style="text-align: left;">Two Hand Swings</div><div style="text-align: left;">One Hand swings</div><div style="text-align: left;">Lunge weaves</div><div style="text-align: left;">Squat + triceps</div><div style="text-align: left;">Side dips</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Abs</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">In+outs</div><div style="text-align: left;">Double crunches</div><div style="text-align: left;">Heels to the heavens</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u><strong>Thursday</strong></u></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 miler run</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>Friday</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">2 mile Run + Weights</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>Saturday</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">Rest</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><u>Today</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;">6 mile run</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>1 week til I'm back on Canadian grounds permanently!</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>And How does I feel about this? </strong><em>Lets just say there's a plethora of emotion racing through my veins. I'm very excited to be close to my friends and family at home once again. That being said, I haven't been home in the last 3 years for more than a 3 week stretch. Going to college faraway, sometimes it feel like I like I've lived a double life, with totally different things/peoples in both lives and different emotions and happenings. I was always afraid of the day when I had to choose between my lives, as I've spent most of my time here and built a social network here, but Vancouver is where my roots are and would be a great place to embark on a career path. On the other hand, Vancouver is a place I've come to fear over the years, with past emotions and fears still clear in my memory whenever I go home, but out of sight in North Dakota so easier to distract from. Now it's seemed that rather choosing specifically one over the other, Vancouver has chosen me to come back. So it's time for me to put on my best Big Girl Game Face, and face the fears I've been running from for years and essentially start all over again in the place where it all began.</em> <strong><u>Home. </u></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-20612964267966902132011-07-18T17:46:00.000-07:002011-07-18T17:46:40.743-07:00Witness my Fitness [Part One]Helloo all!<br />
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I think this huge transition in my life calls for a little fitness challenge to kick out some stress in different ways! <br />
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Witness my Fitness will include different fitness methods every week, different points of views on them and ways to best fuel these workouts. <br />
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This week:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">HIIT Training</span></strong></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">HIIT Training or High Intensity Interval Training is a method that involves doing an exercise with as much as much speed and exertion and possible for a short length of time. HIIT training sessions only last about 20-30 minutes with high intensity intervals ranging from 20 to 30 seconds of increased exertion. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Today's Workout:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Warm up:<em> 10 minutes on elliptical </em></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Super Setting Method</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Bar Dead Lift</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Tricep Dip on Bench with legs on balance ball</div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Side dips on bench</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Super Setting Method</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">1. Walking weighted lunges with bicep curl and military press</div><div style="text-align: center;">2. Weighted reverse supermans </div><div style="text-align: center;">3. Push ups</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><em>Burpee Challenge: 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 with 20 second break between</em></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Kettlebell Series</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">20 double hand swings</div><div style="text-align: center;">20 single hand swings</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sumo squats with tricept raises</div><div style="text-align: center;">Sumo Squat Jumps</div><div style="text-align: center;">Lungs with front leg weaves</div><div style="text-align: center;">Side dips</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div align="center">This just in. Change is getting to me BIG TIME. it's exactly 19 days until I move home. </div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Yes, I am looking forward to being near to my fam, my friends and the beauty of the westcoast.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">But the thing about home, is it brings me back to my past. Who I used to be. The mistakes I've made. And the fears and tears that happened there years ago.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center">Here's the words of positivity that are getting me through right now:</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><strong>Breathe. Let Go. And remember that this very moment is the only one we know for sure.</strong> </div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong>"So keep your head high, keep your chin up, and most importantly, keep smiling, because life's a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about"</strong></div><div align="center"><strong>-Marilyn Monroe</strong></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="center"></div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-3242112819236469522011-06-26T18:47:00.000-07:002011-06-26T18:47:57.396-07:00Revelations and Rainy DaysYou may ask yourself...where has this girl been this week?<br />
Well here's what happened. <br />
Somewhere in between working 10 to 12 hours a day, juggling around 5 work schedules (yes...<strong>5</strong>), school work, trying to manage my finances and trying to figure out <strong>how I'm going to approach next chapter of my life.</strong> I got sick and <em>hit me like a pile of bricks to my head</em>. Thats when I came to some realizations. Here I am, striving towards my optimal wellness and health and trying to find a balance, and I'm diving into the deep end where I am way over my head, gasping for air. While I <strike>like</strike> love a challenge, sometimes its completely necessary <strong>to step back.</strong><br />
and <strong>breathe.</strong><br />
It's all part of the process. <br />
I can't control everything, especially the future.<br />
And <strong>life's about quality, not how much you get done. Enjoy the process and journey. And as hard as it may be, don't focus on woulda/coulda/shouldas</strong>.<br />
And while I think I can do everything at once, work-work-work, go-go-go etc....slowing down may be more beneficial to both my physical and mental health.<br />
So this week, as my life came to a slow down and I had some truly "doing nothing but sitting down my own thoughts" experiences, I have stumbled on my next project (one that I will share as I develop it!), and I am amazingly excited towards it. <strong><em>Something just feels right about it.</em></strong> <br />
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Today was another day of productive unproductivity with a lifeguarding double shift at the outdoor pool cancelled because of massive thunderstorms, gyms closed on summer Sundays and it being to dangerous to go outside with storms and sideways rain. So I watched bad Cher movies, sorted out my brain happenings and did some rainy day baking.<br />
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Rabbit Foods First Granola....this is an <u>EPIC</u> moment, one for the history books.<br />
I was inspired by <a href="http://cleaneatingchelsey.com/2010/10/03/pumpkin-maple-quinoa-granola/">CEC's Pumpkin Maple Quinoa Granola</a>, so this recipe is based upon that. She is a genius, is all I have to say.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP3-VgysyAtDvL8Du2hWljXt8iaMI5bed-_LQ2BXc50XpxnZR-cHMbRR9itm9hhAm006t1bFsHujdPX3LPb9zmr1_Sdr-3LrQJybAUWQMR-zGVwgH4YZT3D3I5taQNNuuQeAif1tl0oE/s1600/P1012662.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCP3-VgysyAtDvL8Du2hWljXt8iaMI5bed-_LQ2BXc50XpxnZR-cHMbRR9itm9hhAm006t1bFsHujdPX3LPb9zmr1_Sdr-3LrQJybAUWQMR-zGVwgH4YZT3D3I5taQNNuuQeAif1tl0oE/s320/P1012662.JPG" width="240px" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u><strong>Pumpkin Quinoa Granola</strong></u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 and 1/2 cup quinoa</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 cups of Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup of pureed pumpkin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup raisins</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup of chopped almonds</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup of maple syrup</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/4 cup of molasses</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 TSP vanilla extract</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 TSP pumpkin Spice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 TSP cinnamon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 TSP cloves</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Directions:</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Mix quinoa, almond milk and spices in pot, bring to boil and than simmer until quinoa is cooked</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Mix pumpkin puree, along with all other remaining ingredients together and add to quinoa</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Spread pot's contents onto a parchment lined cookie sheet</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Bake at 350 degrees for an hour, mixing every 20 minutes to evenly brown</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Let cool and than dominate a bowl...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp2AU3lUg9elvMDrbxZ9D40D0dcRIOht-lF51RdJPfAAG2kgg5E-b6vmGJ1WILpXJhYhoVfqcP5KWswKaQiQfs1uJiMPlUl2R0KrGTpQbZ2gcm8OZt0-xtX_4RqgQPCim35fceHXWU4U/s1600/P1012667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" i$="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifp2AU3lUg9elvMDrbxZ9D40D0dcRIOht-lF51RdJPfAAG2kgg5E-b6vmGJ1WILpXJhYhoVfqcP5KWswKaQiQfs1uJiMPlUl2R0KrGTpQbZ2gcm8OZt0-xtX_4RqgQPCim35fceHXWU4U/s320/P1012667.JPG" width="320px" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Granola with brown rice puffs, banana, unsweetened coconut flakes and cultured coconut milk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><u><strong>Single Serving Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookie</strong></u></div><div style="text-align: center;">5 TSP coconut Flour</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 TSP coconut butter</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 TSP apple sauce</div><div style="text-align: center;">1 packet of stevia</div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 TSP baking powder</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chopped Dark Chocolate (I used 2 squares of chopped Green and Black's 70% Dark Chocolate)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Directions</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Mix ingredients together in a bowl</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Place onto a lightly greased cookie sheet (makes one big cookie, or 2 little guys)</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Bake for 8 minutes</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">(Thanks to <a href="http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2010/12/14/single-lady-cookies/">CCK's Single Lady Chocolate Chip Cookies</a> for inspiration!)</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-75158331601008626962011-06-20T10:32:00.000-07:002011-06-20T10:32:41.935-07:00True Grit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><u>First and foremost, I need to address a very important subject...</u></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Now I know why all the trees change in the fall<br />
I know you were on my side<br />
Even when I was wrong<br />
And I love you for giving me your eyes<br />
Staying back and watching me shine</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">-Taylor Swift, "The Best Day"</span></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>Happy Father's Day Daddy, I love you <3</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">Now onto an article that I read that inspired me beyond words: <a href="http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/success-secrets">http://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/success-secrets</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">And it's based around one word...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">GRIT</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Grit</em>: passion and perserverance for long term goals</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Grit is the the fire within you that drives you towards what you want. It reigns far beyond your athletic ability, beyond your body type, your genetics and so forth. Individuals that hold true grit don't let anything get in their way; that means toughing out the conditions, mentally dominating phyiscal threats, overcoming obstacles and never letting anything get in your way. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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And these bad boys have some major satisfactory standards...<em>meaning you won't eat 5 and still feeling empty inside with refined sugar and lines and lines of unrecognizeable ingredients</em><br />
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Oh did I mention that there's two kinds...<u>double the amazingness</u><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">1. Mix the dry ingredients first and than add the wet ingredients</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Form into cookies on a aluminum foil covered cookie pan (I greased mine with Earth Balance)</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Cook at 350 for 8 to 10 minutes, size depending.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<em>"Lord, please give my legs strength and resilience for what I'm about to put them through. Please let this run accomplish what I need it to...physically, mentally and lately emotionally. Suck my eyes dry of tears, let thoughts that need to surface come clear, cool any anger off into rationality and let the elation of endorphins take over my body."</em><br />
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Running has helped me at other times of my life, and I am so thankful I discovered how positively the experience of it effects me. With some changes in my life, I have to admit that my brain is overwhelmed with how many different directions my neurons are shooting in my brain and how many emotions are filling my head and heart. I know with patience (never been my strength), things will become clear. Hopefully.<br />
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I had my friend Kendra over for dinner after our Jillian Micheals workout sesh, and to watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs. I am converting her to a Canucks fan by bribery of my cooking :)<br />
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</div><div align="left">1. Blend the crust ingredients in a blender/magic bullet device</div><div align="left">2. Line a 6" pan/Tupperware etc with plastic wrap and line the bottom evenly with the mixture</div><div align="left">3. Refrigerate for at least an hour or toss in the freezer for approximately 20 minutes</div><div align="left">4. Toss the cashews in the blender and blend until smooth</div><div align="left">5. Add in all other ingredients except chocolate chips and blend until smooth consistency</div><div align="left">6. Mix in the chocolate chips</div><div align="left">7. Layer evenly over the crust and place into freezer until it reaches desired texture (I prefer it more frozen)</div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I've got to be honest...I was not prepared or trained up for this race. My goal for this 10K was to keep going and not stop to walk, finish in roughly an hour and make this race my starting point to my 10K journey (one race a month starting in August). The beginning of the run felt great, I had forgotten what it felt like to start a race with a crowd of runners surrounding you. The only way to explain it is you can feel everyone else's energy combine with your own, and its a pretty amazing feeling. Plus the fact, U2's "It's a Beautiful Day" was playing in my ears from my IPod and I was perfectly energized and hydrated from breakfast.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Both my drawback and advantage of the race was the fact that I had no idea what the route was, so I had no idea how far along I was or how much the roads would challenge me. I say this was both because although knowing the route can be a positive thing so you can plan out energy expenditure, not knowing allowed me to get in touch with the pace my body wanted to go at any given moment without worrying about what was ahead of me. This was a certain freedom as well because it allowed me to tune into the music playing in my ears, the emotions going through me and let my legs faster and slower accordingly. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Approximately half way through the race, I experience a category of runners high that I hadn't experienced for awhile. For once, I wasn't thinking of the end or the beginning, I was just focusing on one stride at a time. And all the sudden, I had the fattest smile on my face. I realized that my legs didn't want to stop and I wasn't going to stop, I felt like I could accomplish this among other obstacles and all the sudden the fattest smile took up residence on my face and I just felt happy.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">12 Stone's "Anthem for the Underdog" sang in my ears as I passed the finish line. I planned out my playlist perfect with this one as my last song, that perfectly came at the end of my race. This song is near and dear to my heart as it was my softball walkout song while I was in Texas and it motivates me now as much as it did than. </div><div style="text-align: left;">Overall, I'm very glad that I decided on getting an early start on my 10K journey, I finished in 1:02 and am excited to embark on the rest of my mission. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><u>Running of the Pink Playlist</u></div><div style="text-align: left;">1. U2: Beautiful Day</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. Mika: Grace Kelly</div><div style="text-align: left;">3. Train: Drops of Jupiter</div><div style="text-align: left;">4. Rascal Flatts: Stand</div><div style="text-align: left;">5. Promise of Redemption: Away We Go</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. Leona Lewis: Bleeding Love (Dance Remix)</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. Florence and the Machine: Dog Days Are Over</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. Duffy: Mercy</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. Girl Talk: Play your Part Pt II</div><div style="text-align: left;">10 Kings of Leon: California Waiting</div><div style="text-align: left;">11. The Script: Fall for Anything</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. Sara Bareilles: King of Anything</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. Youngbloodz: I'mma Shine</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. 12 Stone: Anthem for the Underdog</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>What are your favourite running songs?</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-39795184553701519422011-06-02T16:32:00.000-07:002011-06-02T16:40:16.204-07:00Total Dinner Domination<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hello friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Creativity dominated my dinner (aka supper in the Midwest) tonight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How it went:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Mash black beans with a fork</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Mash carrots with it</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Stir in oat flour and garlic and spices</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Wet hands and lay on skillet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Wait til browned and flip, when browned on both side your doneskies!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How it went down:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Coat the cauli with the liquid aminos and nutritional yeast</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Lay onto a tin foil lined cookie sheet</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Roast 'em til they're toasted at 400 degrees (took about 20 minutes)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope ya'lls night is going fantastically!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>What are your favourite salad toppings? </strong></div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-28365851655663118562011-06-02T10:43:00.000-07:002011-06-02T10:43:41.352-07:00Live in the momentJune got started on the right foot with the delivery of this from <a href="http://fitnessista.com/">the fitnessista's</a> Opensky promo:<br />
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</div><div align="center"><strong>My protein needs will be deliciously met from now on. </strong></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left">Which brings me to my goals for the month of June, which is going to be a <strong>great</strong> month, I already decided: </div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left">1) Fitness goals:</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><ul><li><div align="left">Let me introduce you to my <u>swimming quest</u>. I am a summer lifeguard at the outdoor pool here, and we are required to swim a 500 m every week. But since I'm not the strongest swimmer to begin with, I decided that I need to up that to 3 times a week. </div></li>
<li><div align="left">Running: My 10K competition against myself begins SATURDAY! I will be running a 10K called Running of the Pink for cervical cancer. My plan is to use this as a starting point</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Weight Training: after months of an injured shoulder, I have been slowly but surely getting myself back into it. I would like to up it a bit, but yet ease back into it so I don't hurt myself more.</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Walk more: walk to the grocery store/work etc, I assure you nothing in this town is not accessible by foot, <u>I have no excuse.</u></div></li>
</ul><div align="left">2) Diet Goals</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><ul><li><div align="left">Mix up my protein sources (I have a habit of wanting to eat almond butter all day and everyday)</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Meal Plan for the week: I am horrible at budgeting., but I need to start doing it now...<em>Ok like yesterday.</em></div></li>
<li><div align="left">Figure out the best pre-workout snack/meal for my body. I either feel weighted down or get hunger pains...I'm on the search for that happy medium</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Practice intuitive eating more...really listen to what my body needs and when it's had enough (and conversely, when it needs more)</div></li>
<li><div align="left">Drink more water!!! I will be outside alot with my job, and its crucial to battle dehydration</div></li>
</ul><div align="left">3) Personal Goals</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><ul><li><div align="left">Learn when to say <strong>NO</strong>: This can be one of the toughest things for me. I want to believe that I am superwoman sometimes and can do anything and everything. I tend to pile my plate full of responsibilities and become way to in over my head. The only way to combat this is step back, ask myself "Do I have time? Is it worth my while? Is it going to be a source of stress?" and really weigh my options positive vs negative</div></li>
<li><div style="text-align: center;">Learn to live in the moment more: Its so easy to let these thoughts run my mind</div></li>
</ul><div style="text-align: center;">"What's going to happen?</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What if this or that happens?</div><div style="text-align: center;">"What if something happens that has happened before?"</div><div style="text-align: center;">"How do I know?"</div><div style="text-align: left;">These contemplations have been ruling my mind lately and quite frankly, kind of taunting me. I think the most important thing I need to do is focus on the task ahead of me.</div><div style="text-align: left;">For example:</div><div style="text-align: left;">When I'm out running, I initially make a goal of where I'm going to go and how long/far etc. However, when I do this, I am concentrated on just getting there, and not focusing on the process. I lose attention to my form and my breathing and feel like the run itself becomes a struggle. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I think its important to get in touch with your body when you run. Closes your eyes, get into a breathing rhythm and let your body fall into that rhythm. So in this specific instance, I'm going to try not planning, no mapping out my route, not timing myself...just Going, feeling, and being during this time. This is time to myself, time to breathe, time to clear my head. </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>What are your June Goals? Do you have any advice towards living in the moment?</strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>What is your method for mixing up your protein source? </strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"></div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-12168125764548711722011-05-31T06:04:00.000-07:002011-05-31T06:05:40.683-07:00Muffin Lovin'<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJglLEozYBjQ19uXjHhCpEpJb5znmAhEUa6IsIXjMymO1yBmPbEbzU6uitSxEW_wfGCQPFeOriNbDy4ZLnF0lFI32Sd0gmHhvqwoEhqTVT0j9VRAQQHDhmVK_ktU3BxNzaJEFGSHsC8o/s1600/P1012611.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJglLEozYBjQ19uXjHhCpEpJb5znmAhEUa6IsIXjMymO1yBmPbEbzU6uitSxEW_wfGCQPFeOriNbDy4ZLnF0lFI32Sd0gmHhvqwoEhqTVT0j9VRAQQHDhmVK_ktU3BxNzaJEFGSHsC8o/s320/P1012611.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Boyfriend's mum sent me home with mountains of homemade GF muffins yesterday....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEtjfezcTLk44JHy1j5_9TFm1koAUy9KTShmDgcmp7K504lxl29Hp2MsbvMJjknyVtgXAc-mXr0odqnM9I3fowLTT_OSxoeP801Ao6TeTJ5Qy66hwHSHrOr43cCFJtwmHIUN-gCXtiSY/s1600/P1012613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEtjfezcTLk44JHy1j5_9TFm1koAUy9KTShmDgcmp7K504lxl29Hp2MsbvMJjknyVtgXAc-mXr0odqnM9I3fowLTT_OSxoeP801Ao6TeTJ5Qy66hwHSHrOr43cCFJtwmHIUN-gCXtiSY/s320/P1012613.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Banana Chocolate Chip, Blueberry Poppyseed and Pumpkin Millet</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">All adapted from this cook book: </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="285" id="il_fi" src="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm113457871/250-gluten-free-favorites-includes-dairy-egg-donna-washburn-paperback-cover-art.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">My gluten free insides are very happy :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-13119901404634366062011-05-30T18:48:00.000-07:002011-05-30T18:48:16.789-07:00Daiya...you complete meOn Friday afternoon I got a lifechanging call from our little healthfood store:<br />
<em>"Your alternative cheese that you ordered is in."</em><br />
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<u>Today, I went to get it and tried Daiya Vegan Cheese for the very time.....</u><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">My life was changed forever. You are so much more than an alternative Daiya, you are a revolution for my kind.</span></strong><br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-83157467622251388902011-05-26T10:21:00.000-07:002011-05-26T10:21:32.698-07:00Sweet EatsI have been doing my fair amount of experimenting as of late....Here's what I've conjured:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cleaneatingchelsey.com/2011/02/03/chocolate-makes-the-world-go-round/">CEC's Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Cookies</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I put Dairy Free and Gluten Free Chocolate Chips in them too!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3h-qRapUBNMOST64u5w4grmAYJIoqgv6ga7qCv0MVGxTUtv8eqecPPa8tR4XV1WvmSpCFP5-GL_T2aZ9m_UvwytWZ0Lq_ugS7UUHTwFsctMcLeF6eQM2KI61CDe_-XXJS4QGlU2X_h4/s1600/P1012608.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3h-qRapUBNMOST64u5w4grmAYJIoqgv6ga7qCv0MVGxTUtv8eqecPPa8tR4XV1WvmSpCFP5-GL_T2aZ9m_UvwytWZ0Lq_ugS7UUHTwFsctMcLeF6eQM2KI61CDe_-XXJS4QGlU2X_h4/s320/P1012608.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Salad Beast with steamed veg, yellow pepper, cuke's, tomatoes, chickpeas, figs, romaine lettuce, goat cheese, tahinni and balsamic vinegar</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6yOjdTvLbmM4glAMIkAZ5A9k8eqqQaNKNL612iKcn36zKyKX5bxf71A5VV9Bmfkqyk8HKimLR7iyH5ydiE0GUuSl0XqSdoOen5PBz_u36fmposW-1rF2aRVzT0W_E2hfpXsYyCqJqRo/s1600/P1012602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP6yOjdTvLbmM4glAMIkAZ5A9k8eqqQaNKNL612iKcn36zKyKX5bxf71A5VV9Bmfkqyk8HKimLR7iyH5ydiE0GUuSl0XqSdoOen5PBz_u36fmposW-1rF2aRVzT0W_E2hfpXsYyCqJqRo/s320/P1012602.JPG" t8="true" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This makes my stomach gurgle....I could not consume any bit of this, but I've had good reviews from the birthday boy</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Better Than Sex Cake</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;">Devil's Food Cake Mix</div><div style="text-align: center;">Condensed Milk (the texture gives me the heebie jeebies)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Caramel Sauce</div><div style="text-align: center;">Heath Bar smashed</div><div style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Chips</div><div style="text-align: center;">Cool Whip</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">It''s pretty easy to make this actually. You make the cake as directed on the box and wait for it to cool. Than you poke holes in it with a wooden spoon handle and pour the condensed milk and caramel in and let it soak. Than you dec it out with Cool Whip and Heath Bar bits and Chocolate Chips and drizzle on some caramel sauce..and Voila, Happy Birthday Boyfriend, here's a gluten-ous, lactose-heavy cake you don't have to share with me!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm off to run some mile-age....decided I'm going to run a 10K Running for the Pink race next weekend, some I better get my bum in gear!</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-73100668523566307912011-05-22T20:13:00.000-07:002011-05-22T20:13:38.418-07:00Feelin' Nutty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WaYBoAZaXvUfPG8IHDcNY7tgbK4puqbcCmmttCHUDPeTfrM4bGt09YAzjR-r4XbdHenBjt8Ht96sYY9m9DkgNfrLsGNIcq10e30YI3jo5go-y1WAOKf5WjovAJjKgk3USeikXRingnY/s1600/P1012567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3WaYBoAZaXvUfPG8IHDcNY7tgbK4puqbcCmmttCHUDPeTfrM4bGt09YAzjR-r4XbdHenBjt8Ht96sYY9m9DkgNfrLsGNIcq10e30YI3jo5go-y1WAOKf5WjovAJjKgk3USeikXRingnY/s320/P1012567.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">On Friday, I had a package waiting for me in my campus mailbox, sent from Artisana, full of a generous amount of samples to review. I am so excited to try each and every one. I will make sure to post my reviews on them as I go!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeJvzN4Bydm_DUoUxnAx8CiG-dH3gL194kTkRlogsy_ef2VFQKSDK3FWbuhyphenhyphenIIhyUT5Efd9I1utqxfsoE-Yxl5cWREb4-_93x541qrBHzKJPSm8M2D5YREbNdrok0J0v3AYzreT_vpZA/s1600/P1012577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeJvzN4Bydm_DUoUxnAx8CiG-dH3gL194kTkRlogsy_ef2VFQKSDK3FWbuhyphenhyphenIIhyUT5Efd9I1utqxfsoE-Yxl5cWREb4-_93x541qrBHzKJPSm8M2D5YREbNdrok0J0v3AYzreT_vpZA/s320/P1012577.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I enjoyed the Macadamia Nut Butter Sample on a banana with Cascadia Organic Raspberry Preserves and it was delicious. I wish I had more of this stuff!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://www.shoporganic.com/images/uploads/Artisana-Raw-Coconut-Butter-1237-L.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.shoporganic.com/images/uploads/Artisana-Raw-Coconut-Butter-1237-L.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.shoporganic.com/product/artisana_raw_coconut_butter_16_oz/nut_specialty_butters&usg=__A60gQCaUygXqeKNpB9F9pKG2aqk=&h=200&w=200&sz=8&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=CHzoIFQIEQqkXM:&tbnh=137&tbnw=160&ei=M83ZTbjTOdSCtgfhn7npDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dartisana%2Bcoconut%2Bbutter%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7SKPB_en%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D556%26tbm%3Disch%26prmd%3Divns&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=167&vpy=102&dur=35&hovh=160&hovw=160&tx=107&ty=101&sqi=2&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0">[source]</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now Coconut Butter is something I've heard alot regarding health benefits. This product is said to reduce cholesterol and heart disease, as well as supporting immunity, promoting calcium absorption and contributing to weight loss. I am currently looking for recipes and ways to supplement this in my daily diet, so if anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I also did some recipe experimentation this weekend with this:</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyways, my bed is calling my name. Goodnight!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>What are some fun ideas for uses for my new nut butter collection? </strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-2063007210234885752011-05-18T20:17:00.000-07:002011-05-18T20:18:57.610-07:00Breaking the FastOnce upon a time, <em><strong>breakfast used to frighten me</strong></em>. Carbs, proteins and fats may have well been a four letter word. A pathetic piece of fruit or a sad little white rice cake would be eaten in fear on consuming too many calories too early in the day and sabotaging my weight. <br />
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Nowadays, some sense has been kicked into me, because <span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Breakfast is <strike>Necessary</strike> Crucial</strong></span>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are 2 of the ways I have dominated my morning meal:</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://rabbitfood8989.blogspot.com/2011/03/restless-sleeps-and-chocolate-for.html">Cookies for breakfast?....yes please!</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3cIieA4F0BR-j1ciyAidttMBZlw4NlVh7pAyhcqykiWcc-G9QgZkb2Oa7ioiNir_jqReuiNWpmUCCOdbWGUpCbQDStCIHu9POnIn2VVW4qBKjCuYU1XQhyphenhyphenIGmHrjQMsE_RG5eTLd5CQ/s1600/P1012561.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3cIieA4F0BR-j1ciyAidttMBZlw4NlVh7pAyhcqykiWcc-G9QgZkb2Oa7ioiNir_jqReuiNWpmUCCOdbWGUpCbQDStCIHu9POnIn2VVW4qBKjCuYU1XQhyphenhyphenIGmHrjQMsE_RG5eTLd5CQ/s320/P1012561.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Fitnessista's <a href="http://fitnessista.com/2010/08/serious-cereal/">Cookie Dough Cereal</a>, I will never go back to the package after this! </div><br />
<em><span style="font-size: large;">And here's why Breakfast <strong>wins</strong> and should always, without question be consumed:</span></em><br />
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<strong>1. Helps you power through the day without any midday lag better than any form of caffeine ever could!</strong><br />
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<strong>2. Adds more nutrients, vitamins and minerals, fiber, protein to your day (depending on if you choose something something substantial instead of the crunching on Captain)</strong><br />
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<strong>3. Jets you through workouts and physical activities with amazing energy</strong><br />
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<strong>4. Helps you maintain a lower percentage of body fat because you're less likely to mow down later on in the day</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEatMeRY7gunY0GSCL6O5J6YT_cgyWlUvSRmZQvullF_TnVN-aO-TBOHsenajNUs1nxqttUpglLJlvI_10OjbvfS05B-ROQZHfsHJYnauy8Szscl6NQuVtUl-GlCDDrws-j7ZX20JScG0/s1600/P1012563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div align="left">I am very thankful I discovered the deliciousness of breakfast. Just to reiterate what I learned...Breakfast won't attack your hips! <br />
And personally, the quiet time in the morning while I eat my breakfast has become beneficial to my sanity! <br />
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<strong>What's your breakfast favourite??</strong> </div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-83824403371375510752011-05-15T21:38:00.000-07:002011-05-15T21:43:16.155-07:00A Weight-y Subject<div align="center"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuVigZ96HKFJ-OgwpYeVfPZOBFnarj5KS7g2s33aE_XTDiQdljdOosE9Ofs1HTvnnamFVrzvDgdfGg5fZ_dgkUp6MXiwCya4stQLwqGT9Gs8BRjaxPKKafv0eWfpKGDGd_msZBuduJ_g/s1600/P1012559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuVigZ96HKFJ-OgwpYeVfPZOBFnarj5KS7g2s33aE_XTDiQdljdOosE9Ofs1HTvnnamFVrzvDgdfGg5fZ_dgkUp6MXiwCya4stQLwqGT9Gs8BRjaxPKKafv0eWfpKGDGd_msZBuduJ_g/s320/P1012559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center">Dinner was a veggie-intake success: leftover quiona, spinach, yellow pepper, tomato, cauliflower and cucumber with Bragg's liquid aminos and a dollop of hummus. Also, demolished half a sweet potato with smidgen of Earth Balance, nutritional yeast Cheeze, Herbamare and organic ketchup.</div><div align="center"><br />
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</div><div align="left">Now onto a subject that is something that everyone dreads to step onto...</div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="center"><img height="300" id="il_fi" src="http://www.technomedic.ca/products/images/Professional-Mechanical-Bathroom-Scale-Kg-Lb.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="300" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.technomedic.ca/products/images/Professional-Mechanical-Bathroom-Scale-Kg-Lb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.technomedic.ca/products/Professional-Mechanical-Bathroom-Scale-Kg-Lb.shtml&usg=__N6v4gPKrad7QFfIFd7NpbSIYsPQ=&h=300&w=300&sz=43&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=idhV0PIvNB8bOM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=96&ei=aWDQTcyhEZCztweQ-ayEDg&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dscale%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7SKPB_en%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D556%26tbm%3Disch0%2C205&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1008&vpy=145&dur=562&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=158&ty=92&page=1&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:0&biw=1259&bih=556">source</a>]</div><div style="text-align: center;">There's always a lump in my throat when I'm about to step onto the scale. Questions and thoughts rush through my head and sometimes poison my outlook... How will that one number make me feel? Will a 3 digit determine my mood and how I feel about myself? </div><div style="text-align: left;">Working at gyms and wellness centers, I am surrounded by these machines. These machines that taunt me with fear. Will the number be the same? Will it have gone up or down? Am I getting fat or skinny?</div><div style="text-align: left;">While I do believe that one has to monitor their weight for their own health and well being and keeping in a healthy weight range is important, I am beginning to think that for myself personally, the scale causes a immense amount of anxiety.</div><div style="text-align: left;">So here's my goal... I will not step on a scale until I have to at a doctors office, which I anticipate to be at the beginning of August . Instead, I plan to find alternatives to monitoring my body's weight without the scale. Here's the approach I conjured:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>1) How Clothes Fit : </strong>If your clothes fit the way they're supposed to than you're maintain. If your losing, they're loose and if they're tight, you're gaining. Simple enough right? We'll see.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="200" id="il_fi" src="http://i53.tinypic.com/25gdshx.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="200" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i53.tinypic.com/25gdshx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://diettogo.com/blog/dress-success-what-to-wear-when-youre-losing-weight&usg=__QDHBqgQ4oagKnZU-Irte29xl2ZM=&h=200&w=200&sz=22&hl=en&start=92&zoom=1&tbnid=zEor7dVUN58EbM:&tbnh=119&tbnw=119&ei=TqfQTdW8DM2ctwfO4-zwDQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Ddiet%2Band%2Bclothes%2Bfitting%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1276%26bih%3D556%26gbv%3D2%26tbm%3Disch0%2C1835&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=1073&vpy=124&dur=328&hovh=160&hovw=160&tx=110&ty=78&page=5&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:92&biw=1276&bih=556">source</a>]</div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>2) Energy Levels: </strong>The more energy you have, the more the things that you do for yourself are benefiting your body. These things include diet, exercise, sleep amounts and stress levels.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="266" id="il_fi" src="http://scm-l3.technorati.com/11/02/04/26399/woman-running221.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="250" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://scm-l3.technorati.com/11/02/04/26399/woman-running221.jpg&imgrefurl=http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/running-to-lose-weight/&usg=__HCPRSTZhV5RV_EuU65P19M1b_Ec=&h=266&w=250&sz=40&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=qEdPz0hfeOTWMM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=105&ei=1KfQTeCiOdOctwfIqYH7DQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3Drunning%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox%26rlz%3D1I7SKPB_en%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D556%26tbm%3Disch&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=499&page=1&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0&tx=43&ty=38">[source]</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>3) Tone and Strength of your muscles: </strong>When you're nourishing your body properly and are properly active than you begin to notice how taut your muscles are and how much easier daily tasks are.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">4) <strong>Find a Balance</strong>: This is something I really struggle with. It's finding <u>your own personal</u> happy medium. People often take on the all or nothing attitude towards their health. Either they're going all out exercising for a certain amount a day, eating salads and protein shakes and balancing their cheque books to a tee or they're sitting on the couch eating Cheetos and maxing on their credit cards on Ebay. I think the important part of finding a balance is finding out what your body needs as far as exercise, sleep, diet, rest etc and also figuring out the emotions that trigger the actions that hurt our bodies. And allowing ourselves some leeway, so we're not living our life full of anxiety that we're going to screw up our health by eating chocolate (which by the way, is NECESSARY to be healthy and happy, I believe). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="232" id="il_fi" src="http://www.faqs.org/photo-dict/photofiles/list/2775/3696balance.jpg" style="padding-bottom: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px;" width="320" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>5) Self Confidence and Happiness: </strong>Learning to <strike>acceptt</strike> <strong>love</strong> myself at any weight. This is something that is easier said than done that's for sure. But this I know, <strong>when you love yourself, you're truly happy</strong>. However, when you're comparing and putting yourself down, nothing is ever good enough and you're making it impossible to be fully happy in life.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a quote that I recently saw on my friend Jordan's facebook status and I think its' quite appropriate:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The most exciting, challenging and significant relationship of all is the one you have with yourself. And if you find someone to love the you you love, well, that's just fabulous."-Sex and the City</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">That's what I've come up with so far, any advice is greatly appreciated! Have a great night!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>What are some approaches you take to maintain/enhance your health without stepping on a scale? </strong></div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-90101037377774741342011-05-14T07:57:00.000-07:002011-05-14T07:59:14.484-07:00Playing [Ketchup]It's been hectic week of moving, working, getting sick and getting better.....<br />
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Oh ya, and <strong>this happened</strong>...<br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-9429548232196946112011-05-03T18:18:00.000-07:002011-05-03T18:18:27.996-07:00Things have a funny way of [working out]Funny moment of the day + life lesson....when my room mate overloaded our dorm floor's washing machine to the brim and it sent a <strong>high pitched-ear curdling-nails on a chalk board-screeching</strong> throughout the entire dorm. No joke, thought the fire alarm was going off! Lesson... don't fill the washer too full, it will become very angry and scream at you!<br />
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<strong>Now down to business:</strong><br />
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My body is <strike>aching for</strike> craving a physical challenge. Lately I've been in a mood for a heart gurgling, loss of breath, body exhausting work out. And I am searching the possibilities to see what exactly meets my standards of ballz-to-the-wallz, drenched in sweat endorphin rush. <br />
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<strong>Ideas So Far:</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.bodyrock.tv/">Bodyrock TV</a>: I've been hearing alot of good things about their work outs, and the girl that hosts the workout is jacked beyond belief (holy abdominals)<br />
<a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/insanity.do?gclid=COCZ05-OzagCFcK8Kgod01Gdiw&code=SEMB_GOOGLE_SAN&extcmp=18572555653&ef_id=VV5Nnok1k04AAAFw:20110504010812:s">The Insanity Workout Series</a><br />
<a href="http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/turbofire.do?gclid=CIrxlLuOzagCFZFoKgodCwoWkA&code=SEMB_GOOGLE_TF&extcmp=90fbf68a9754b7a&ef_id=VV5Nnok1k04AAAFw:20110504010909:s">Turbofire</a><br />
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Also, here's a little tidbit about me....I am <u>extremely competetive.</u> After being on the injured list for softball for 3 months, I am restless for the need to compete, to strive, to have a goal bigger than myself. So I'm thinking my goal for when I go home, is to run a race every month. I'll start with 10 K races and work to improve my time and go from there.<br />
Do-able...I think so! I am excited :)<br />
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And to power me through my workouts, this college girl on a budget (I can still say this for a couple days longer) is whipping up my quick energy fix to power me through a workout. And plus, there's no scary ingredients that you can't pronounce in it. Here it is:<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yum Balls</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">1/2 cup of dates<br />
1/2 of cashews<br />
rough tsp of vanilla<br />
1/3 cup of carob chips<br />
random handful of coconut flakes..rougly 1/3 cup</div><div style="text-align: center;">I first threw the dates into the magical blender bullet (kenmore brand of the magic bullet) and processed it until it became paste like. Than without washing it out, I threw in the dates and pulsed them until they became dust. Than I threw it all in a bowl, tossed the vanilla, coconut and carob chips in and kneaded it together until mixed. Instead of bar shaped, which would also be option I molded them into ball form, covered them in plastic and threw them in the freezer. </div><div style="text-align: center;">and Ta-Daaaa...instant energy!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Any suggestions for a workout challenge? Whats your favorite energy foods?</strong></div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-39094301179407644212011-05-03T11:49:00.000-07:002011-05-03T11:49:04.461-07:00Bitter [Sweet]Today I took my last undergrad college exam. Last time that I will cram all night, lose sleep due to cell proliferation sequences running through my head, drank coffee til my stomach hurt and heart raced, broke into a minor case of stress tears and fell asleep cheek smooshed against a science text book (this happens alot more than I'd like to admit).<br />
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I wanna share with you a food that has always been crucial to my college existance. From the days of JuCo in Texas to the freezing Midwest. You can't find this stuff in a package. These bad boys come straight from the ground....<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">SWEET POTATOES</span></strong><br />
<h3 class="description_section">Calories</h3>A medium sweet potato contains a total of 103 calories. <a class="stronglinks" href="http://www.livestrong.com/carbs-in-foods/" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted;" title="carbohydrates"><span style="color: #147ecb;">Carbohydrates</span></a> contribute 95 calories, and proteins provide the remaining 8 calories. A sweet potato provides about 5 percent of the daily value for calories, assuming a diet of 2,000 calories per day.<br />
<h3 class="description_section">Protein and Fat</h3>A serving of sweet potatoes contains 2 g of protein per serving, or 4 percent of the daily value for protein. Sweet potatoes contain no fats of any type, including saturated fats, unsaturated fats or trans fats. Sweet potatoes also contain no cholesterol.<br />
<h3 class="description_section">Carbohydrates</h3>Sweet potatoes have 24 g of total carbohydrates per serving, or 8 percent of the daily value for carbohydrates. This includes 4 g of dietary fiber, which is 16 percent of the daily value for dietary fiber. The carbohydrates in a sweet potato also include 10 g of simple sugar.<br />
<h3 class="description_section">Vitamins and Minerals</h3>A sweet potato has 438 percent of the daily value for vitamin A and 37 percent of the daily value for vitamin C. It also contains 4 percent of the daily value for calcium and iron. A sweet potato provides 542 mg of potassium, or about 11.5 percent of the daily value for potassium. The sodium content of a sweet potato is 41 mg, which is less than 2 percent of the daily value for sodium<br />
[<a href="http://www.livestrong.com/article/241211-sweet-potato-calories-and-nutrition/">source</a>]<br />
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Here's one of my favourite way to have 'em:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some exciting news: I emailed my teacher about my exam because I was real anxious about it (I had night mares about failing at life last night). She emailed me back saying this:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Hi Alyssa,</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">You can stop worrying, because you passed… by a fairly comfortable margin. This was your 2<sup>nd</sup> best exam of the semester.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;">Graduation, here you come – good luck to you!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>My day is made</em>.</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Hardwork <u>does always and will always</u> pay off</strong>.</span>...and apparently my life is about to take a big, scary transition into this so called "real world". I'm going to choose to enjoy my last few days of college kid ignorance though and go about my ways like there's not gonna me a detrimental change happening right before me at any minute :)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-30795351915428775992011-05-02T21:38:00.000-07:002011-05-02T21:38:47.313-07:00Study Study Study, School is Your BuddyEllo,<br />
This girl is still rather sleep deprived and slightly loopy from having blood sucked outta her arm. But I'm still truckin' on the books. I have an Anatomy and Physiology test on reproduction and development and have been studying away for the majority of the night.<br />
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So what does this busy body need to keep jacked up about studying into the wee hours of the morning....<br />
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1. Coffee (given)<br />
2. Chocolate<br />
3. Something healthy to get her blood a'pumping back in her body<br />
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I didn't monkey around, I got to making this:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bSOQPTpCFP6EGxNpTHrIzS2UbJx79m9L31poGzXL1eZYXKfyWuV_8ey8vEIpstScf66408LLYprNOhFAGcbjwotTDsPUItvbrd5v5sC1UT63J-gud07Xe_sfpT5ABJDEmaVqh_ber0A/s1600/0502111955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bSOQPTpCFP6EGxNpTHrIzS2UbJx79m9L31poGzXL1eZYXKfyWuV_8ey8vEIpstScf66408LLYprNOhFAGcbjwotTDsPUItvbrd5v5sC1UT63J-gud07Xe_sfpT5ABJDEmaVqh_ber0A/s1600/0502111955.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Coc-o Moch-o Monkey Delight</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One serving of instant coffee (I used Starbucks Vie Vanilla)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 cup of non dairy milk (I used Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1 tablespoon cocoa powder</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1/2 frozen banana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Optional: melted chocolate chips (I used a handful of vegan gluten/lactose free chocolate chips)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>Directions:</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Microwave dairy alternative for approx. 2 minutes</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Pour in instant coffee </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. Stir in Cocoa Powder and melted chocolate if you choose</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Pour mixture into an ice tray and freeze</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Once frozen, blend cubes with half a banana</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">6. Top with whatever you'd like and enjoy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Makes 2 or 3 servings</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now that I've shared with you my ultimate cram snack, I'm off to utilize the caffeine pumping through my blood and memorize some female and male reproductive parts (oh..joy).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div>Rfoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03890615326091128002noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-955313598622853251.post-48129829841276781572011-05-02T07:20:00.000-07:002011-05-02T07:20:20.542-07:00Sleepless Adventure<strong>I caved</strong><br />
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Night before finals week, at our late night finals breakfast the tiredness began kicking in....so at 10 pm I had a cup of coffee in my hand. The <u>first</u> cup of coffee in 1 month and 1 day (accomplishment!). Did I mention I had to work at the wellness center this morning at <strong><u>5:30 AM</u></strong>. Needless to say, I was one caffeinated girl all night. By all night I mean until 2:30 in the morning and than woke up for work at 4:30 AM. <br />
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<strong>It's going to be an interesting day ...</strong> dare I say an <em>adventure</em> with a final in an hour and a half, giving blood at noon (we're in a blood shortage! how could I not when I'm an O?!), lifeguarding and than studying for my next final tomorrow morning. Lets call its an adventure...because this<em> is the first of my last finals <strong><u>EVER</u></strong></em> (in undergraduate at least). <br />
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This morning, to get me ready to bang out a day full of ventures I started out with a transformation:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjkVTZb7DYDE-iK9fJViuv722v5kY_uFNeAHICzaknbQdE-vaVQAvhEU_9zwVjwJKf1Vq4msI_NspGIaIl-tK745or5zeThRqU108T7-zplEDBRbydFpuHN49u0MIE_RE-eq9zrLKHoA/s1600/0429112239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjkVTZb7DYDE-iK9fJViuv722v5kY_uFNeAHICzaknbQdE-vaVQAvhEU_9zwVjwJKf1Vq4msI_NspGIaIl-tK745or5zeThRqU108T7-zplEDBRbydFpuHN49u0MIE_RE-eq9zrLKHoA/s1600/0429112239.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This site made me sad....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92ji46CdQQoOjP-E7gaRy92WjQ5f0XE2F69mI0aXoXePvDicLhDkeCdX9C8n4hZUdiis04deCJrMt4m9Qd4fym75b9lTwmbpAeJuSj9e59rL0kOgNWKzESv06qcGyczu2ArocD5Jg_Ec/s1600/0502110533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92ji46CdQQoOjP-E7gaRy92WjQ5f0XE2F69mI0aXoXePvDicLhDkeCdX9C8n4hZUdiis04deCJrMt4m9Qd4fym75b9lTwmbpAeJuSj9e59rL0kOgNWKzESv06qcGyczu2ArocD5Jg_Ec/s1600/0502110533.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.healthydivaeats.com/2011/05/i-miss-you-home.html">Katie's</a> pumpkin protein oats made this situation into a positive one, with some coconut flakes and a banana for added deliciousness!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm off to <strong>conquer</strong> my day. I'll be back later with an iced coffee treat that will get me through studying for my exam tomorrow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><strong>What gets you through sleep deprived action packed days?? </strong></div><div align="center"><br />
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