Here's Avery and I's gluten-free, vegan food for the day... (which started with sleeping in, no usual 4:45 AM for me!)
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| 8:00 AM: Glass of warm water with the juice of half a lemon. |
This is my newest "healthy habit" that I've been trying out lately and I love it. This article over at MindBodyGreen, inspired me to give it a try and now I'm hooked. Some benefits include (as mentioned by the article): boosting your immune system, balancing your pH, helps with weight loss, aids in digestion, clears skins, and hydrates the lymph system just to name a few. Has anyone else ever tired this?
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| 8:30AM Breakfast: Chocolate Ice Cream Smoothie Chia seeds, hemp seeds, raw cacao powder, rice milk, 2 frozen bananas, 5 frozen strawberries |
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| Not quite chocolate ice cream yet! Here it is "pre-blended"! |
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| Avery's breakfast: organic strawberries and bananas |
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| "More...more!" You'll hear her say as she gobbles up two of her favorite fruits. |
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| She always washes it down with some leftovers from my chocolate ice cream smoothie. |
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| 10:00 AM Pre-workout snack: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Larabar...love this flavor! |
Workout: 1 hour on the treadmill, running intervals: ran 2 minutes, walked 2 minutes.
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| 11:30 Post-workout snack: Apple Juice and |
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| 12:30 Lunch: 2 "BBQ Black Bean and Tofu Burritos" from Vegan on the Cheap on corn tortillas with Daiya cheddar cheese. |
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| With some fresh black beans from the video I made explaining how I go green with my beans! |
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| I had a few extra chunks of baked potato that Avery and I snacked on with our BBQ tofu as well. |
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| She was way more interested in looking for bunnies out the window! |
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| We asked her, "Where are the bunnies?" Her response: "Don no?" ( : |
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| 2:30: One of my favorite sensible snacks... a bowl of Veggie Straws! |
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| Then Avery and I shared an organic apple. |
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| "What Mom? You want some?" |
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| "I will share!" |
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| 4:30 Snack #3: "Chocolate Vanilla Smoothie": vanilla coconut milk, Chocolate Sun Warrior Rice Protein Powder, Spinach, 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 3 frozen strawberries |
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| 6:30 PM Dinner: "Rainbow Veggie Stir-Fry" with broccoli, carrots, tomatoes, red peppers, brown rice, and onions. |
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| Dessert: Oreos and milk... SIKE! It's actually Rice Dream Original Rice Milk and KinniToos (a gluten-free/vegan version of Oreos)! |
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| Avery and I joined my parents for our usual, "Dinner/Bachelorette viewing party"...good times! |
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| "Bachelorette again guys?" |
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| "It's all good, just let me get messy... |
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| ...and rip off my bib!" |
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| "This Rainbow Veggie Stir-fry is touchdown worthy!" |
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| "Okay, now I'm full!" |
Now onto that veggie-full recipe!
Rainbow Veggie Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
- 1 cup dry brown rice (I use organic long grain brown rice)
- 1 head of broccoli chopped
- 2 carrots chopped diagonally (I call them "carrot coins")
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 red pepper chopped
- 1 tomato chopped
- 2 Tbs. Braggs Liquid Aminos (or soy sauce)
- 1 tsp. curry powder
- 1 tsp. sea salt
- 1/8 tsp. ginger powder (or just a few shakes)
- chopped cashews (optional)
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| Ingredient group shot (ahh...forgot the curry powder!) |
Steps:
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| 1. Combine 1 cup dry brown rice with 2 cups of water into a rice cooker or on the stove top. |
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| Here's my rice cooker (aka best friend...because it cooks for me!). |
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| 2. Next I chopped all the veggies. I put the onion in a small bowl and the remaining veggies in a large bowl. |
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| My "scrappy trap" came in handy for this chop-fest! |
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| 3. Break out your wok or other cooking pan. Here's the one I use...it's nice and Teflon-free. If it starts to get rusty, I put some oil on it. |
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| 4. Saute the onions for 3-4 minutes or until soft. |
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| 5. Now add the rest of the veggies and saute for 5 minutes or so, or until they are your desired softness (or crunchiness). |
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| 6. Time for some spices! 2 Tbs. Braggs, 1 tsp. curry powder, 1 tsp. salt, 1/8 tsp or less ginger powder. Curious about that pink salt? Here's some info about it. |
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| 7. Next add the rice! You'll need about 1 1/2 cups of cooked brown rice, you can use a little more or a little less if you like. |
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| 8. Now combine all the ingredients and reduce the heat to low. Simmer for until flavors are combined. |
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| Now enjoy all those rainbow veggies! |
See you next week!