I’m alive! I’m so sorry I haven’t been more present on the blog this week. It was my intention to have a few posts ready for you guys since I knew this week would be busy with school, but the photos didn’t turn out, so I’m back to square one. Hold tight though, there are some great new recipes coming your way.
In the meantime, I thought I would share with you what I’ve been eating this week. I woke up on Monday ready for a fresh start. January was busy with travel, so I really didn’t feel like I got the best start to the new year and after a fun Dallas trip last week and a weekend in Austin with more friends (below pic), I desperately needed the re-set button. So this week was my brand new January 1. I created and reflected on some goals, made a plan to catch-up on school and got busy on some healthy eating.
Starting with my new obsession – collagen protein. If you’ve never heard of it, collagen is my go-to protein “powder”. It’s minimally processed and is void of any additives like other popular protein powders. It’s highly digestible and nutrient-dense and has been shown to decrease wrinkles, stretch marks (prego ladies, rejoice) and give men and women beautiful nails and lustrous hair. There is so much more I could say about this product, but I’ll leave that for another post.
Lately, I’ve been adding it to my morning coffee. I have coffee every morning, so this pretty much ensures I will never forget to have my 2 Tbsp for the day. I blend 2 Tbsp collagen protein with 1/4 cup of my coconut coffee creamer, 1 tbsp grass-fed butter and 1 tbsp coconut oil for a frothy, latte-like beverage high in healthy fats.
The fat and protein content of my coffee keeps me going for about an hour, but then I need something else. Especially yesterday…I was starving all day.
This breakfast bowl had about 1/4 cup of blackberries, 1 Tbsp of almond butter, about 1 Tbsp of chia seeds and about 1/4 cup of plain whole milk yogurt. I make this pretty often if I don’t feel like making eggs or a smoothie, and it’s really healthy and satisfying.
Next up (I think this was about 2 hours later), one scrambled egg and half of an avocado with salt and lemon juice. Avocados are high in healthy fats and the scrambled egg gave me some protein along with lots of energy-stimulating B vitamins and minerals.
When I told you I was really hungry yesterday I wasn’t kidding. I normally don’t get hungry for this many snacks, but I think it was a combo of a lot of school work mixed with a hard workout the day before that made me feel really hungry. So about an hour after this snack, I heated up leftover sweet potato and black bean chili from the Super Bowl on Sunday. So satisfying!
For an afternoon snack I had the other half of my avocado with another squeeze of fresh lemon juice and salt. This is my favorite new go-to snack. So nutritious, full of healthy fats and a little tangy from the lemon juice. It’s also really convenient to eat it with a spoon, and I think kiddos would love it.
For dinner we had two new dishes – an easy kale caesar and roasted herbed chicken drumsticks that were inspired by my trip to Dallas last week. My friend Jill is an amazing cook and I snagged the recipe from her. I switched up a couple of things, but for the most part this is Jill’s chicken. These are two of the recipes that didn’t photograph well enough for posts this week, but you should see them some time next week.
I’m a dessert person, or at least someone who needs a little something sweet after I eat dinner, so I had a small handful of Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips then watched an episode of the Blacklist with a cup of ginger tea. That pretty much describes our week nights and I love it. If you haven’t seen Blacklist – a must!
I definitely feel a lot better after a few days of healthy, home cooking. Vacations are amazing, but always leave me feeling excited to get home and get back to my healthy eating routine. I hope you guys enjoyed another glimpse into my everyday eats!
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