Good morning to you!
We didn’t end up going to Costco last night, but we did go on a hot date to the local air pump. ;)
It looks like my back tire is busted! Eric thinks he over-inflated the tire and popped it. The road to TRY-A-TRI might be more bumpy than we originally anticipated! We need to bring our bikes in for a tune-up anyways so they can fix up my tire for me then.
My groin area is still quite sore after yesterday’s tumble, so I am going to continue to ice it today and see how it feels. All I wanted to do this morning was go outside for my workout so I am quite bummed that I am still sore. I have learned my lesson though; it is always best to listen to my body. Like my sports medicine doctor once told me, if you have pain it is your body’s way of telling you to STOP the movement until the pain goes away. It seems simple and obvious, but it was very hard for me to learn and put into practice…
Breakfast was new and a bit scary…
Yesterday, I spotted a wonderful spin-off of Vegan Overnight Oats over at Savvy Eats called Monster Overnight Oats! A hybrid of a Green Monster and Vegan Overnight Oats? Naturally, I was game.
Step 1: Blend up a Green Monster
I used:
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 of a large, ripe banana (Save other half for below)
- 2-3 handfuls of spinach
BOOM:
Step 2: Mix in your ‘overnight oat’ ingredients…
I used:
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1/3 cup regular oats
- 1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Other half of the banana, cut into chunks
Dump said ingredients into the green monster…
They float!
Stir your little heart out. Now place in the fridge overnight.
Sleep.
Dream of rainbows, puppies, and shooting stars. ;)
Awake.
Yawn.
Think about breakfast experiment in the fridge.
Leap out of bed! Slowly get out of bed.
Look at experiment. Cringe.
I’ll be the first to admit that this looks gross…!!
But you know the saying, ‘Don’t judge a book by the cover’.
Try to prettify the scary bowl of green…
I drizzled a tablespoon of peanut butter over top and dove in!
It was actually really tasty, but I could not get over the whole clumpy green oats part of it. This was a bit past my comfort zone. I don’t mind drinking green in the morning (if it’s smooth), but I was not so sure about this. It really did taste good though… :)
I finished off this week’s episode of Gossip Girl as I ate. This show is the bee’s knees.
Today’s question- Do you consider yourself a texture person when it comes to food? Are there certain things you won’t eat because of the texture or appearance? What foods?
I actually didn’t know about ‘texture aversions’ until I met Eric. :) He is a huge texture person and he won’t eat several foods because of their texture alone. His examples include:
- Pulp in juice (he will drink pulp but doesn’t enjoy it!)
- Oatmeal
- Beans (he says ‘especially the canned beans in sauce!’)
- Eggplant
- Creamed potatoes (mashed is ok though)
- Pumpkin pie filling (The horrors!!!)
- Jell-O
- Flaky pastries
My mother-in-law has quite a few texture aversions too. I got her hooked on chia seeds, BUT she really dislikes when chia seeds get wet + slimy! What my mother in law does is quite funny. She puts the dry chia seeds on a plate next to her cereal bowl and then she takes a spoon of chia and puts it in her mouth followed by a spoonful of cereal. She said this helps prevent the seeds from getting slimy and sticking to her teeth! I found this quite amusing! That is dedication. :)
As for me, I don’t really have many texture aversions aside from maybe things like mussels and other slimy sea things. I tried squid when I was young and I hated how rubbery it was. I also used to dislike onion rings and Tapioca pudding when I was little, but I’m not sure if I would feel the same now since I love cooked onions and I have grown to love chia seed pudding which looks a lot worse than Tapioca.
Have a great day!
You’re so right: Take it easy and don’t push yourself too soon. Take it from me. I’ve had an injury for too long and if I could build a car that travels back in time I’d tell myself to take more time healing. (And then I’d bet on a ton of winning lottery numbers.)
Oooh I dunno if I would be able to eat that, I think it would freak me out too.
I am SO a texture person!!! I don’t really like a big crunch which is why I don’t like veggies – funny, tho, I love crunchy carbs! :)
I know, the first time I made it I thought “why on earth did I think this would be a good idea?” So I closed my eyes for the first few bites, and once I realized it tasted good I opened them again. ;)
I agree, as long as I wasn’t looking at it, I was fine! haha
There’s nothing like good TV and an even better breakfast!
Yea, that breakfast looks a little scary to me, too. I have a texture problem with cottage cheese. I wish I liked it but just looking at it completely turns my stomach. Ugh, curdled milk.
I could never eat cottage cheese either!
I have a real aversion to pineapple. I enjoy the flavor for the most part but cannot get past the texture. I can’t eat mushrooms because I used to step on them when I was little. They actually make me nauseous when thinking about them. Seedy fruits are hard for me too. But, often I like the flavor but not the texture. I guess I’m just weird. :)
I used to have a problem with the chia seeds getting slimy in my milk too! Now I actually like when they get stuck to my teeth…is that weird? hahaha
My only texture aversion is shredded coconut. YUK! My hubby sounds like yours, though. He would rather starve than eat oatmeal. He actually gagged and spit it out! What’s wrong with this man??? Oatmeal is my favorite food group! Ha. Ha.
Eric would not eat a bowl of oats if his life depended on it!
Roy said if he was starving and the only thing to eat was oatmeal, he would starve. Unbelievable!!!! I think he’s nuts. :) But I love him!
hahah I just asked Eric and he agreed. Not surprised…
You know, thinking about it, I can’t think of any textures that really gross me out! I guess I’m more about taste than texture.
I don’t like anything chunky (hate chunks in mashed potatoes, pies, fruit in yogurt, etc). Texture is huge for me! I also dislike the texture of beans but know I should give them a try. :)
Interesting breakfast!!
Wow those green monster oats look intense. I’m definitely not a texture adverse person though – I actually like it. It gives a little chewy to smooth things. For instance I love chia pudding, smoothies with little bits of nuts or cacao, and yogurt with granola.
love how pretty your green monster looks….take it nice and slow with your training!
I hope you feel better soon!
I know what you mean about how its hard to stop all movement when you get an injury or feel pain. It’s very very hard to do that for me.
I was training for a half-marathon and felt a lot pain in my hip during a long run, I kept going though… and low and behold, I ended up injuring myself. Just goes to show!
That was me last year..before my pelvic injury!
I had pain before my 3 miler, and I ran anyways…then I was out for 2 months!
Tapioca freaks me out! It reminds me of frogspawn. Ewwww!!
Also I’m with Eric on pulp in juice. I do not like. I’m not conviced I could go with the Green oats either even though I have Green Monsters every day! Maybe I’ll try them.
You are the third blogger with tyre problems I’ve read about today!
Great idea Angela!
I can not get over the texture or look of most Indian food. I hate anything too smooth! Like pudding or plain yogurt. Oatmeal is on my texture limit, there have been many day where I made oatmeal too creamy that got tossed!
Way to listen to your body! I don’t know how many times I’ve seen my best friend try and exercise through pain. Oye. She’s doing it now and I want to smack her! LOL
OH! I forgot to mention that I tried my FIRST Green Monster on Sunday and LOVED it! I even made my boyfriend drink it as he was hesitant when he saw GREEN pictures but he sucked the whole thing back! Thanks! :D
As for texture aversions? I have to agree that I HATE pulp, blech! I just don’t like things I have to chew in my drinks. I feel you should either drink it or eat it, not both. Hence why I’m not a fan of bubble tea or remember Orbitz drinks?! Blech!
There were a few textures when I lived in Japan that I was hesitant with at first but now don’t mind, mostly more chewier things like mochi. And now that I’m experimenting with running gels I’m finding I had a weird texture aversion with gels but am slowly coming around!
Glad you liked it!!
Haha wow that is a little scary looking but I’m sure it tasted good!
I think your oats look pretty! lol
I’m def. a teture person. I tried something called “yam cake” the other day (an Asian ingredient) and the texture was like firm jelly…yeahhh wasn’t feelin’ it :?