On the go breakfast/snack ideas

My friend Brittney reached out to me for some new snack ideas. I wanted to share my newest favorites with all of you that are looking to change it up! To be honest, they are not the most photogenic ideas (hence why I did not include pictures) but I promise they are all very tasty and healthy. All five ideas are also gluten free, if that matters to you...

1) Peanut butter yogurt

2 TBSP peanut butter
2 TBSP plain nonfat greek yogurt 
2 rice cakes

It makes the peanut butter go further and gives you added protein. To avoid sogginess, I recommend assembling it right before eating so you may need to make the mixture at home, put it in a tupperware, and bring the rice cakes on the side.

2) Overnight oatmeal

1/2 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
1/4 cup oats (regular or GF)
1/4 cup plain almond milk
1 TBSP coconut
1 TBSP goji berries
1 TBSP chia seeds 
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix all of the ingredients in a mason jar or tupperware. Set in the fridge overnight and you are ready to go in the morning. I recommend making it your own by switching chai seeds for hemp hearts or flaxseed.... coconut for honey or maple syrup... goji berries for raspberries or raisins... cinnamon for pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg... almond milk for coconut milk or soymilk... the possibilities are endless! Add protein powder, nuts, cacao nibs, I could go on all day...


3) Protein shake

1/2 banana
1 cup plain almond milk
1 scoop protein  (I use Raw For Life, vanilla)
4 cubes of ice
1 handful of spinach or if you want something sweet do 1tsp cinnamon instead

Again, make it your own and switch it up. With the protein powder I use, I find it's best to blend it right before consuming. Otherwise it becomes very thick and not so appetizing.

4) Dry roasted edamame

A serving (1/4 cup) gives you 130 calories, 4g fat, 10 carbs, 8g fiber, 1g sugar,  and 14g protein!!!

There are two flavors: lightly salted and wasabi and I like to mix the two together. I like hot foods and the wasabi flavor are VERY hot... you'll have smoke coming out your nose if you eat them alone. Consider yourself warned :)

5) Apple and string cheese

Apples are in season and they are delicious! My favorites are organic pink ladies and organic honey crisp. Slice them really thin and make perfect bites with string cheese... I love the combination. Pears are great too!

Happy snacking!

Balance

Most of us indulged yesterday and if you are anything like me you had a headache and felt the effects of too much sugar! Check out my clean eating post-thanksgiving: Quinoa, apple, 1 egg + 2 egg whites, and brussel sprouts. I am pretty much obsessed with brussel sprouts right now. All you need to do is cut of the ends, cut them in half, mix them with EVOO, salt and pepper and bake for 25-30 minutes at 400 degrees. I recommend mixing them around every 10 minutes. Also, don't worry if some of the leaves fall off... they taste like little chips!

Perfect pies

Check out Haley's perfect pies! Blueberry, pumpkin, and apple... yum yum yum

Chia seed drink

Adam has been reading the book Born to Run. Although he has not been doing any running (love you hunny), he has gotten inspired and started making this drink which is basically honey, lemon, and chia seeds which expand in liquid over time. You will not find any soda in our house, only the drink of the Tarahumara people :) I think it is the perfect drink after Thanksgiving! Very refreshing and detoxifying...

Elizabeth Street Cafe

Elizabeth Street Cafe is one of my favorite restaurants in Austin. They have a garden in the back and Adam and I watched the place being built as it is three doors down from his old house. To the right is a rice vermicelli bowl with roasted mushrooms, grilled tofu, lettuce, herbs, cucumber, carrot, peanuts, and a jalapeno dressing. It's a feel good kind of meal!

Healthy pancakes

They have the consistency of pancakes and taste like almond butter. Better yet, they are good for you and there is no guilt involved! 

Serves 1

For the pancake:
1/4- cup egg whites
1/4+ cup oatmeal
1/4 cup cottage cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Slightly adjust depending if you like thin or thick pancakes. I usually do a pinch more oatmeal :)

For the toppings: 
I like to use Justin's vanilla almond butter (exclusive to Whole Foods) and some type of fruit. 

Enjoy! 

Shrimp ceviche

This past weekend Adam's parents and their friends threw us a 'welcome to Texarkana' party. My parents, sisters, brother-in-laws, nephews, aunts, uncles, and grandparents all came and we had so much fun showing them our life here in Texarkana. Below you will see one of the many delicious appetizers we enjoyed AND I just had to show everyone the adorable signs that were made in our honor. Thank you to everyone who came to see us and our town and to everyone who all who helped put on the par-tay ;)

 

Uchi

Last weekend Adam turned 30! We celebrated his milestone birthday in Houston with our good friends Allie and Eric, Kim and Mitch, Prexy and Tapan. Good friends, delicious food, spin class (check out revolution studio-go Kim and Mitch!), pure barre, AND our hotel was dog-friendly so Winnchester made the trip too! We had a blast! The first night we went to Papas Steakhouse and Adam got his kobe filet. The next night we went to Uchi and this is what I want to highlight on ;) We have been to Uchi and Uchiko in Austin. Uchi Houston is 30% Uchiko Austin and 70% Uchi Austin. Basically just the best of both worlds!!! We had an outstanding meal and they actually now have a cookbook which has turned into Adam's bible... truly it's an art book. Enjoy the pics! 

Pic 1: biendo tempura shrimp spring roll, nuoc mam, grapes
Pic 2: yokai berry atlantic salmon, dinosaur kale, asian pear, yuzu
Pic 3: maguro sashimi and goat cheese bigeye tuna, pumpkin seed oil, fuji apple
Pic 4: machi cure smoked baby yellowtail, yucca crisp,
marcona almond, asian pear, garlic brittle
Pic 5: peanut butter semifreddo apple-miso sorbet