Hey guys, sorry for disappearing last night…I was having major issues with my laptop and Eric spent the day reformatting it for me. True love, folks, true love. :mrgreen:
Last night, Eric and I had our nephew Patrick over for his first official overnighter at Auntie Angie’s and Uncle Eric’s house!!! I was very excited and had the baby monitor glued to my ear all night. Patrick was such a good sleeper too…he only awoke once in the middle of the night.
Not surprisingly, I decided against signing up for the 10km race today because I wanted to be here with my nephew. I also found out that the drive to the race site was 1 hour and 50 minutes!! I wouldn’t mind driving that distance with friends, but since I would be going totally solo, it just doesn’t make sense for me to drive 300 km just to run a 10 km. I’m just going to go for a run around my neighbourhood later today. :)
After taking care of Patrick, I was starving for a delicious bowl of vegan overnight oats.
Coconut Carob Brownie Bomb Overnight Oats
Never used carob powder before? Well, here is your chance to experiment! Carob powder can be found at Bulk Barn and health food stores. Carob is naturally sweet so you need to use less sugar in recipes. It also contains three times as much calcium as cocoa powder and is caffeine-free.
Ingredients:
Step 1: Mix together in a bowl:
- 1/4 cup pumpkin
- 1.5 tablespoons carob powder
- 1 tablespoon shredded coconut
- 1.5 teaspoons Amazing Grass chocolate protein powder (optional)
- 1 heaping tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/2 ripe banana
- 1 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup Bob’s Red Mill Oats
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Step 2: In a small cup, mix together:
- 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon carob powder
- 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup
Before going in the fridge (note the coconut oil mixture was liquid form)
Step 3: Pour melted coconut oil + carob mixture over the oat mixture. Place in fridge overnight and serve cold in the morning. Add more maple syrup or sweetener if necessary.
In the fridge the coconut oil hardened:
I also ate my first breakfast outside this morning! It is just gorgeous out. :)
Signs of SPRING!
The portion seemed so small even though there were technically enough calories in it (approx 400?). So even though it should have kept me full, I was still feeling a bit empty after eating it so I made a huge green juice. It hit the spot! (Recipe will be coming up on a future Foodthinkers article).
I also had some White Loose Leaf Tea by Four O’clock (I could NOT find their website for the life of me!):
White Tea is VERY mild, especially compared to the Japanese Sencha that I drink. I mix half and half and it is wonderful! For those of you who find green tea too strong, you could try white tea as it has a ton of antioxidants in it and is super healthy.
Updates:
- Green Monster Recipes are up and they are fabulous
- Vegan overnight oats spotting
Today’s questions- 1) What fruit do you eat the most right now? 2) Imagine that you can buy any fruit for dirt cheap- what fruit would you eat the most of?
1) I eat the most of apples, however bananas are a very close second, especially now that I eat oatmeal and banana soft serve on a regular basis! 2) In a world where fruit is dirt cheap, I would definitely eat blueberries, dragon fruit, and cherries on a daily basis. I LOVE DRAGON FRUIT.
Coming up I will tell you what Eric has decided to cut COLD TURKEY from his diet and why he needs your help!
Ciao!
Right now I am eating a lot of apples, but I would love to have more pomegranate and grapes!
MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO MANGO!! I LOVE MANGO! Sorry for the capitals, but it’s sooo good! I am obsessed with mango! I have mango body wash,lotion, conditioner..and I ate a whole mango this morning. In my opinion, no other fruit exists except mango. I just hope I don’t make myself allergic by eating too much. If there was no price, I would have a fruitapalooza and make a giant fruit spread with fruits from all over the world and pig out!
ps: where can I find ur green monster recipes?
Apples and bananas for sure! But if money were no object, I would probably eat my weight in blueberries :-)
Just wanted to say hi. I like reading about your blog. It is very interesting. I bought some Chia seeds for the first time and tried that today in my yogurt.
I’ve been eating a lot of apples and strawberries lately (because they’re been on sale at my Whole Foods), but if I could afford any fruit all the time, I’d definitely go for sweet cherries and raspberries. I also eat a lot of grapes on a daily basis because they are easy to snack on :)
Thanks for babysitting Patrick Auntie-Ang. Glad he was good for you.
For the fruit I would go with Blueberries and the already cheap bananas (cheap Dragon fruit would also be great).. or cheap mulberries!
I usually eat berries every morning with my high fibre cereal (rasp, black or blue berries). I also like to have an apple a day and a small orange. I like all fruit so it is hard to choose one but it would probably be raspberries.
No Easter my wife got a basket of fruit (selected from Sobey’s) which included a dragon fruit. She told the Easter bunny that she did not want fattening chocolate treats so the Easter bunny got fruit instead.
I eat an apple and a banana a day– the banana in my daily morning GM and an apple each afternoon. I’m seriously the pickiest fruit person there is… I will only eat about 4 types of apples, heaven forbid there isn’t a granny smith or a pink lady available and I have to make due with #3 or #4 on my list. Oh, and my bananas have to be purchased as green as possible and the moment there is a black spot on the banana, off it is sent to the freezer!
If I could have any fruit for dirt cheap, it would be raspberries. I LOVE raspberries.
Apples in the fall, strawberries in the spring. If i could get good strawberries year round they would definitely win, but since I can’t I stick to my favorite of what’s currently in season.
Mmm strawberries… I may have eaten an entire carton of them today – lots of vitamin C – and deliciousness!
I probably eat mostly bananas right now… if money (and freshness) wasn’t an issue- I’d eat a lot more mango and pineapple!!
I must be the most loyal New Zealander there is because I eat loads of kiwifruit – i love them, at least 2 a day and i live in Germany so they are not always cheap (actually they are never cheap here but I am happy to sacrifice other things). They are so good for you too.
Raspberries come a close second, they were the one thing I craved each time I was pregnant.