Greetings!
I just about froze in bed this morning. Oh my gosh, where did my summer go??? I was an icicle all morning. I kept pressing up against Eric for warmth. He hates when I put my icy feet near him. hahaha!!! My feet are always cold even in the summer. I guess I have OSGmom to thank for my poor circulation! ;)
I am currently writing this post from the car as we are on our way to visit the in-laws. Sketchie absolutely loves the car and he gets a huge amount of separation anxiety when he sees our bags being packed. This morning he sat in his bag by the door and meowed all morning!
Eric agreed to go on a run/bike with me this afternoon and I thought that was a great idea because where the in laws live is so beautiful and will be great for running. So I got to have a lazy morning for a change! We are going to do 6 hilly miles today and that will round out my weekly mileage at 24.5 miles. Next week, I am shooting for a taper week at around 10 miles.
I started off my morning with a shot of Broccoli Sprout juice. My new morning routine is to do a shot of this juice (or wheatgrass) on an empty stomach. Then as that digests, I steep my Sencha green tea and have that afterward. About a half hour later I have my green monster. There is no better way to start the day!!!
Let me tell you, if I thought the wheatgrass juice tasted bad the Broccoli Sprout juice was absolutely horrible!!! I almost gagged. Luckily it is over very quickly.
Hubby brought home some larger than life dandelion last night. :) I love dandelion in my green monsters!
I also have been having something new in my green monsters! I picked up this powder at the natural food co-op (where I also got the wheatgrass/broccoli juice).
Pure Maca Powder:
(Sorry for the blurry pic!)
Maca is a superfood from Peru that increases energy, stamina, regulates hormones, increases mental and physical vitality, and boosts libido.
Maca provides the body with many nutrients, including potassium and calcium (it actually has higher levels than milk).
The powder doesn’t taste great so a little goes a long way. I am really enjoying it so far. I have have oodles of energy in the mornings! The combo I made this morning was 1 tsp Maca, 1 T chia seeds, 1 cup almond breeze, dandelion + kale, and 1/2 a banana. So delicious and energizing.
After breakfast, I packed up some food to bring with us to the in-laws.
Can you guys tell that this picture wasn’t taken with my SLR? I can notice a huge difference now.
- 4 apples
- 1 cuke
- 2 peppers
- 1 tub hummus
- 1 bag high protein pitas
- water bottles (for exercise)
- Teaopia Sencha green tea (Kristi sent me a huge box of Teaopia last week as a surprise!!!)
- Amazing Grass wheatgrass powder (green monster to go!)
- Mary’s crackers (not shown)
I’m often asked how I deal with visiting others and being a vegan. It can be very difficult to simply eat healthy let alone adhering to a vegan diet when traveling. That is why I bring some emergency foods with me to my in laws. I like being prepared.
They also encourage me to bring things and ask if there is anything I need (I always say no, lol). Because they are now family and we have known each other for 9 years, I feel comfortable bringing food when I visit. However, I can’t say that I would bring this if I was visiting someone I didn’t know very well. I wouldn’t want to come across as rude. It is a tough situation at times!
How do you deal with visiting others and trying to eat healthy? Does it depend on who you are visiting? Do you pack any foods with you or do you just wing it?
Don’t forget about the amazing Whole Foods giveaway going on until Sunday! Bree tells me that she hasn’t had many entries so the contest is pretty much free for the taking at this point. Just think, you might be able to win a gift card by referring as few as 10 people to the facebook group! You never know…!
Do you feel that you can add the MACA powder to any Green Monster or will it alter the flavor????
And you may have covered this before but what are the benefits of dandelion… and how about the benefits or kale over spinach??? I’ve been drinking GM’s everyday for about 3 weeks now but am scared to stray from the normal one.
I’d be interested in Maca, but I’ve read it can mess with birth control.
Now I don’t particularly like the fact that BC isn’t what I should be putting in my body, but it’s better then a baby (yes, I said it).
What have you read about it along those lines Angela?
I just picked up some Maca at Vitamin Cottage and started to do a little research online and also came along a couple of sources that claim that it isn’t recommended for women on birth control. The sources were unable to claim whether or not Maca may counteract or interact with birth control. It sounds like there hasn’t been any studies done on the affects of Maca on women who take birth control.
I am interested in taking Maca powder for all the benefits, but if it alters the effect of my birth control, that is a hefty price I am not quite ready to pay. Any thoughts?
this summer I stayed with my bf at our friends house. I knew the food will be a problem to me. So, I made my own peanut butter and bought some grain bread. This was my emergency food when I was starving because there wasn’t much food apropriate for me. Veggies and fruit were rare. When I got back home, I stuffed myself with veggies and fruit for a few days :D
I tried to be polite and eat what they were eating, but I also explained to them how I eat differently. They were actually full of understanding.
That is a tricky issue. I have IBS and am also looking into having a gluten sensitivity. Having a diagnosis has helped me feel more comfortable about bringing my own food or making requests. It also helps that I have amazing in-laws!
Hey Ange,
I have read so much awesome stuff about Maca I couldn’t wait to try it. But every time I have it, I am all jittery with shaky legs a few hours later, and don’t want to be even touched and DEFINITELY don’t want to have sex lol! I have tried it 4 or 5 different times to make sure it was the Maca, and it always affects me the same way. I’ve tried as little as 1/4 tsp but the same. Have you had any of these side affects? I thought maybe I was too young, as it’s usually recommended for the age around menopause- but I’m 34, older than you. Any thoughts?
I just got back from a long weekend on the road and it is so hard to eat healthy when everything is site is fast food! Thanks for the post I was just talking about this with some friends!