Out & A-Sprout

It's difficult keeping up with healthy eating and exercising habits when you have a job. No doubt. When you're in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it is natural to think something along the lines of:

"I'll stop somewhere to eat on my way, I don't have time to make something at home."

And more often than not, where you end up stopping for food is going to be fast (the whole point of why you didn't make something at home). So guess what that gives us? Food that is fast = FAST FOOD (uh oh!).

Trust me, I am completely guilty of caving in to the convenience of fast food in the past (I mean c'mon,  there has to be a Taco Bell or McDonald's at every corner in this modern-day world--of course it's hard to resist this!).

But here comes the good news..I have become pretty good at making express meals that seriously take no longer than 5 minutes (and that probably includes the time of taking out and putting back all of the ingredients in the fridge/pantry). Five minutes is probably the equivalent of the time you'd spend sitting in the drive-thru waiting to get your grub, but with making quick meals at home you automatically eliminate the potential risk of long lines that you'd find at the drive-thru (and of course that one person in the car in front of you who is throwing a fit about having tomatoes on her Nacho Bell-Grande when she SPECIFICALLY asked for no tomatoes!...You'd think it was the end of the world from these customers' reactions, right?).

Anywho, here is a healthy and incredibly quick lunch that I made yesterday before zooming off to work!

Ingredients:
-2 slices Ezekiel bread
-Sliced Turkey Breast
-Alfalfa Sprouts
-Avacado
-1 slice Mozzarella Cheese

Just place all of this on the bread and you've got yourself a pretty darn good sammich! 

Enjoy! 

-Co

Starter Smoothie

I've never been much of a breakfast person, but I always know from my annoying morning stomach growls that I need to have a little something on my belly to start my day. Which is why smoothies are the best route to go for me! And not to mention they are incredibly easy (especially for those 6 a.m. mornings when you literally feel like you're super-glued to your bed).

So yesterday, believe it or not, I started my day off with a smoothie! After making smoothies for quite some time now (you can pretty much call me a pro ;)) I've gotten used to a lot of them having a pretty "earthy" taste, so if this recipe is a little too el-naturel-tasting for you, feel free to use a little more natural sweetener (agave nectar, truvia/stevia, fruit-flavored greek yogurt, etc).

What I used to make this smoothie:
-blueberries, raspberries, & strawberries (combination of fresh and frozen)
-Nonfat plain greek yogurt
-Original flavor almond milk
-Spinach/Power blend (Organic Girl)
-Agave nectar (to sweeten it up a notch)

                           


So basically I just threw all of the ingredients in a cup (this is the easiest way to measure out your ingredients if you're doing just a single smoothie. It's better than guesstimating and throwing everything straight in a blender!).

Don't you just love the way smoothies look in their most raw state? (or maybe that's just me..)

And voila! Here it is, ready to drink! 

And like I said, this might taste a little too earthy for your liking if you're just starting out with the smoothie gig, so if you want to sweeten it up, add any kind of natural sweetener (try and avoid artificial sweetener such as sweet 'n low, splenda, etc.) 

Enjoy! 

-Co