The Beautiful Trifecta July 14, 2009

Happy Tuesday! I don’t really like Tuesdays really, other than yoga of course! But as far as Tuesday’s go, this one has been DEEELIGHTFUL.

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Before basketball I had an apple and some almonds. A great pre-workout snack!

Breakfast was absolutely delicious. Beautiful too!

RANDOM NOTE: I’m watching Wife Swap and one family has a son who is a wrestler and it’s ridiculous what the parents make him do. You know in wrestling you have to be a certain weigh for the tournament or can’t play. He said the most he’s ever lost in a week for a competition (I think) was 15 POUNDS. Does that sound healthy to you? I think not. They have a LOCK on the fridge to keep him from eating, a scale in the pantry and he wakes up at 5:30 in the morning to run and then that afternoon in the afternoon he has practice then he goes to weight training, etc etc. Everything is strictly measured by his mother and he’s not supposed to eat his cereal with the milk. I thought sports were healthy? Way to go wrestling…

Sorry, that just made my stomach lurch and made me very upset. What are your thoughts?

END RANT.

Back to breakfast: Apple-Cinnamon Oatmeal! My usual oatmeal base topped with 1/2 a purebar (apple-cinnamon flavor, of course!) and skippy all natural peanut butter (chunky). This breakfast was delicious! Served in my favorite bowl—which by the way, I got this from my grandparents who offered it to me. I wish I knew where it was from! Sorry! I’ll ask them where they got it again, but I’m pretty sure they already told me it wasn’t from a store like Bed, Bath, and Beyond, etc…

 

Not too long after, I tended to our guinea pigs. I took some pics. The bowl is of fresh fruits and veggies for them. They LOVEEE cherries!

My cute guinea pig Abby immediately jumped up and ate some of those juicy cherries 

This is my brother’s guinea pig, Snickers. I get full credit for that name by the way!

  I stick kale into their ball of hay. They love it!

My lunch featured greens as well. Last night’s dinner had a side salad which I was the only one to partake in. Because of this, I had a good amount of leftovers. I put it in a baggie and used it all today! Here’s what went into this gorgeous salad:

• Mixture of lettuce (iceberg and romaine, I think…)
• Cucumber
• Tomato
• Bell Pepper
• Avocado (~1/2) 1/4 mashed, 1/4 chopped
• Great Northern Beans
• Broccoli
• Salsa
• Hummus
• Little Drizzle of Greek Blue Cheese Ranch Dressing (?)
• I am totally forgetting the name! But it was something like that…

This salad was so very filling and yummy. Here is where the TRIFECTA comes in: Avocado, Hummus, and Salsa. Three of the best toppings ever. Agreed?  

I needed something carb-y as well so I had 1/2 a sandwich thin (all gone ) topped with crunchy peanut butter AND all natural almond butter. Match made in heaven! Best of both worlds…

I’m off to go enjoy a green monster! I sliced up my fruit ahead of time and it’s been in the freezer. Love being able to just throw it in and blend!

Verse of the Day: (Found this great one on this site) Isaiah 41:13

For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Have a great day loves!!

<3 jess

xoxo