Memorial Weekend Fun

I’m back!!!

Thank you guys so much for all the help and support in my last post. It’s reassuring to know I’m not the only one who gets anxiety when I go on vacation. Overall I had a great time but the food situation left my body frazzled. I didn’t want to show up taking food of my own since they had bought so many things but I did bring Luna Bars and a few Special K bars in case I got the munchies. The Luna Bars really came in handy since I wasn’t getting enough protein. I’m happy to be back with a tan and a fridge full of veggies. The sad part is that this is what people eat everyday, my body needs foods with substance, not chips and dip.

My breakfast this morning tasted better than ever.

Overnight chocolate strawberry banana oats (Naked)

Topped with yogurt covered pretzsels, peanuts, and cinnamon raisin pb

(Money Shot!!)

Sneak picture of my Luna Bar

Taken incognito 

Sunshine Key was amazing. We went fishing, hit the beach, snorkeled, and saw this gorgeous sunset

It was great to spend time with my best friends for the whole weekend but I did miss my boyfriend, my bed, and my fridge! My body is kind of hating me right now so I’m gonna give it the love it needs and refuel it with lots of fruits, veggies, and whole grain foods. Zumba class really did me good this morning, I needed to work up a sweat.

What did you do for Memorial Weekend?

I have a lot of blog catch up to do!! Missed you all

Grab A Cup Of Joe

Hello bloggies!! Glad you all liked my enormous oreo sundae and eggy pizza. In case any of you want the recipe I did post it under the recipes tab

I didn’t plan on posting today but I had a bit of a dispute yesterday on twitter so I decided I would address it. The issue was that coffee is “unclean”. Ok first off, food is only unclean if it touches the floor and even then I’ve been known to follow the 5 second rule   (I’m not dirty I promise). Foods should be addressed as being more or less nutrient dense. A clean diet is purely subjective. I might think chicken is clean while vegans and vegetarians clearly don’t.

I’ve been known to make a claim or two about things that I’ve been wrong about.

• Eating after 6pm will make you fat
• Eating carbs for dinner is a big no no
• Spending less than an hour at the gym is useless

I’m glad I know better and I usually keep quiet about an issue I don’t know much about. This one sparked my interest because she clearly had no idea what she was babbling about.

What’s the first thing I drank today?

Source

And let me just say; it was dirty, sinful and quite delicious

Now her argument was solely based on that caffeine was bad and yes this is true if you consume a pot of coffee a day. For people that consume a cup or two, not a big deal. Everything in moderation. Too much broccoli is bad, too much water is bad, too much peanut butter meat is bad. (I think pb is ok right?)

• Blood pressure. Results from long-term studies are showing that coffee may not increase the risk for high blood pressure over time, as previously thought. Study findings for other cardiovascular effects are a mixed bag.
• Cancer. Coffee might have anti-cancer properties. Last year, researchers found that coffee drinkers were 50% less likely to get liver cancer than nondrinkers. A few studies have found ties to lower rates of colon, breast, and rectal cancers.
• Cholesterol. Two substances in coffee — kahweol and cafestol — raise cholesterol levels. Paper filters capture these substances, but that doesn’t help the many people who now drink non-filtered coffee drinks, such as lattes. Researchers have also found a link between cholesterol increases and decaffeinated coffee, possibly because of the type of bean used to make certain decaffeinated coffees.
• Diabetes. Heavy coffee drinkers may be half as likely to get diabetes as light drinkers or nondrinkers. Coffee may contain chemicals that lower blood sugar. A coffee habit may also increase your resting metabolism rate, which could help keep diabetes at bay.
• Parkinson’s disease. Coffee seems to protect men, but not women, against Parkinson’s disease. One possible explanation for the sex difference may be that estrogen and caffeine need the same enzymes to be metabolized, and estrogen captures those enzymes. Source

Coffee also supplies our body with antioxidants, more so than tea.

In a study that was performed results showed:

That the average adult consumes 1,299 milligrams of antioxidants daily from coffee. The closest competitor was tea at 294 milligrams. Rounding out the top five sources were bananas, 76 milligrams; dry beans, 72 milligrams; and corn, 48 milligrams. According to the Agriculture Department, the typical adult American drinks 1.64 cups of coffee daily. Source

Most Americans actually get most of their antioxidants from coffee (increase the veggies people!)

So again everything in moderation.

Now if you excuse me while I munch on this while sipping my cup of joe

Warm oats topped with granola, reeses peanut butter chips, and cinnamon raisin pb

Peanut Butter in moderation? Hmm not today

Are you a coffee drinker?

WIAW (Oats, Eggs, & Sundaes)

Morning peeps!! We’re back with another installment of WIAW.

Let’s start off with some breakfast, my favorite meal of the day, duh!

So here we have some overnight oaties

Never let oats go naked

Topped with peanuts, bunny chocolate chip grahams, and cinnamon raisin pb

(I had to make these right before Zumba class because the oats I made the night before were a complete fail!!)

Now comes lunch!!

Eggy Pizza!! (Inspired by Hungry Girl)

Amazing!!! (Recipe)

Dinner was simple yet delicious

Sauteed chicken with onions alongside a bed of wild rice

Not one day goes by where chocolate doesn’t touch my lips, so I give to you the best dessert ever

Denny’s Oreo Sundae

I don’t even want to tell you how many calories this baby has but I will tell you that it was worth every bite and yes I finished it all.

If you haven’t linked up with Jenn over at Peas and Crayons, do it now!!

What’s the best thing you ate today?