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I love to cook healthy and look for new ways to add to my new healthy lifestyle

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22 May 2013
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Step it up

Happy Wednesday friends! Everything is great around here. Before we talk about my eats, I was sent a FitBit One to review.

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Yesterday was my first full day using it to count my steps. Monday night I wore it to bed to evaluate my sleep. It already is an eye opening experience. I walked 12,325 steps which is great and slept for 7 hours and 41 minutes. But it said I woke up 6 times throughout the night; yikes! I still need to configure some of the settings but I’m already loving this product. I’ll post a full review soon.

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Now to What I Ate Wednesday. I’m feeling like my creativity in the kitchen is coming back after being in hibernation all winter. I blame the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Sweet potato with almond butter and cinnamon. It never gets old.

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Now that I have 2 types of basil growing in my garden (one is green and the other is purple. They both taste the same.) I was in the mood for tomato soup. It’s much healthier and tastier homemade. I add spinach to my bowl to make it more nutritious.

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I prepared some fish for the week. I was surprised how great this came out. In a Ziploc bag I put together the fish, olive oil, fresh ginger, lemon juice, capers and rosemary. Let it sit in the refrigerator for an hour then baked it for 30 minutes in a 375 degree oven. I’m sure this marinade would be great for chicken too.

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Question: Do you track your steps, sleep or food intake?

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17 May 2013
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Quinoa with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms

Before I get to the recipe, the What’s Up Dig on Wednesday was a lot of fun but intense. There were so many people by the end of the night. It basically was one big party. The main objective was to vote for the best of the best local restaurants, people, events and so on. So many categories.

I’m so glad they made it simple to vote. You use your smart phone to scan a QR code and that takes you to the voting site. You enter a code that is different for each person, then start voting.

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Then lots of hanging out and people watching.

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I was tired before it was over. It’s a good thing we didn’t have to wait for the results. They will be revealed in What’s Up publication mid June. I’ll share the results once I hear anything; Can’t wait!

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As promised, here is the recipe for my quinoa with butternut squash and mushrooms. It combines some of my favorite foods that I had on hand last weekend. It tastes great on it’s own as a side dish paired with chicken or fish. I’ve also been throwing it my salads with more vegetables and spinach.

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Quinoa with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms

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Quinoa with Butternut Squash and Mushrooms
Serves 4-5
Prep time 10 minutes
Cook time 25 minutes
Total time 35 minutes
Meal type Side Dish
A healthy option to add more flavor to quinoa with butternut squash and mushrooms.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 garlic clove (diced)
  • 1 curry powder (optional)
  • 3/4 cups white mushrooms (sliced)
  • 1 1/2 cup roasted butternut squash
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

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Roast butternut squash. I bake mine with a little coconut oil and cinnamon for 35 minutes in a 375 degree oven.
Step 2 Rinse quinoa. In medium pan heat 1 tbsp. olive oil. Add garlic and mushrooms. When garlic is brown, add quinoa. Toast until light brown.
Step 3 Add curry powder and vegetable broth. Bring to a boil.
Step 4 Lower heat to low. Cook for 20 minutes or until quinoa has spiraled. You may need to add more water or broth if quinoa is not ready yet. Mix in roasted butternut squash. Enjoy warm or allow to cool and refrigerate.
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And lastly, I’m racing again this weekend!! I seem to be in the running zone lately and I’m taking full advantage. There have also been some amazing and fairly priced races happening around here these past few months. I’ll be running The Braden Aboud Memorial Run 10k on Sunday. I already know the route will be through some gorgeous communities. I’m very excited and feeling great!

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01 May 2013
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Why I Eat “Healthy”

I’m still working out a few things that went wrong with the blog over the weekend. I had a bad plugin so now I need to go back to my old settings. I didn’t forget about my yoga post for this week. I will post it tomorrow.

For today’s What I Ate Wednesday, I want to discuss healthy eating and why I eat the way I do. I think “healthy” can have a different meaning depending on who you ask. Eating at a social event can be pretty uncomfortable for me because I get comments and questions like, “why don’t you eat cake?”, “you don’t eat meat?” and “you won’t gain weight if you have a little bit”.

I know I won’t gain weight. I eat “clean” because I know how it feels when I feed my body junk food, especially filled with sugar. I have no energy and feel my whole body is dehydrated. But when I eat a lot of vegetables, lean protein and healthy fats (almond butter and avocados) throughout the day, I can get my workout or run done and still have enough energy to play with my girls and do whatever else I need to do.

This past winter, I was doing the once a week cheat meal (probably more than that) and I didn’t feel as strong and lean as I do right now.

My workouts are pretty tough. I like having sweat filled sessions. It’s fun for me. And I don’t want to feel like all of my hard work was just a waste of time. I now eat to feed my muscles. I think a lot of people think that I’m depriving myself but I don’t feel that way at all. I don’t diet. If I’m hungry, I eat. I don’t eat meat because I have a condition where I can’t process it right. It just wants to come up if I try to eat it. I love eating what my definition of healthy is.

Alright, now let’s get to what I’ve been eating this week. Thank you Jenn for hosting! I love seeing what everyone else is eating because I get to find new food combinations that I never would have thought of. Check it out: Peas and Crayons.

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Breakfast: I can never have too many variations of protein pancakes.

- 4 egg whites

-1 banana

- 1/3 cup oats

-1/4 cup almond milk

-2 scoops vanilla protein powder

-1 tsp. baking powder

- 4 tbsp. coconut flour

-1 tsp. cinnamon

Combine dry ingredients, add wet ingredients. Blend (add a few drops of water if too dry) and cook.

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Throughout the day as snacks, I like to eat chobani yogurt, hard-boiled eggs and quest protein bars for the most part.

Lunch: A salad with salmon, broccoli, tomato, zucchini, kale, egg whites and lemon juice.

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Dinner: Salmon wrap with kale, tomatoes and avocado. Green beans and broccoli on the side.

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24 Apr 2013
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WIAW: Eating In A Hurry

Happy What I Ate Wednesday! This is what I’ve been eating lately; not all of this is from one day. Be sure to check out Peas and Crayons for more food inspiration.

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I love my Keurig Brewer but the k-cups can get pretty pricey even though I only drink coffee 2-3 times a week. I found this cup at Marshall’s for about five dollars to add my own coffee to save money. Sure, it takes a little time as opposed to using a k-cup but tastes just as good.

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Breakfast was oatmeal with egg whites, almond butter, blackberries and lots of cinnamon. I’ve been eating this with a few variations for a few months now and it doesn’t get old for me.

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With all my nerves yesterday, I almost completely forgot to eat lunch. Once I realized that I needed to put together something quick. I made a wrap with tzatziki sauce, squash and mushrooms cooked in coconut oil topped with a green chile. Sweet potato on the side. It was so good.

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I don’t eat out very much because it can be very difficult to eat healthy here. But this weekend I picked up a vegetarian bowl from Chipotle. I added my own jalapenos. It was delicious!

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