Yesterday was my first day volunteering with inner city DC middle school kids as a Health and Wellness Coach. The school has partnered with the YMCA to provide students with a half day per week of additional physical activity, health education, and activities teaching topics such as money management, preparing for a successful high school career, respect in the household, etc.
It was fantastically rewarding. I can't wait until next week.
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Recent healthy and easy meals have included:
Raspberry-Chocolate Protein Pancakes. 1 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1/3 cup egg whites, 1/2 mashed banana, 1/4 cup raspberries, stevia, pinch sea salt, pinch baking powder, almond milk (to moisten). These are amazing.
Chocolate-Peanut Butter-Banana Chia Oats: 1/4 cup oats, 1 T chia seeds, 3 T egg whites. Soak overnight in 1 cup H20. Heat in microwave ~3 mins until oats rise, then add: 1/2 scoop chocolate protein powder, 1 T PB Flour (or reg PB), 1/2 diced banana, stevia, pinch sea salt, and raisins (optional).
Tuna, dill, and chickpea salad: Tuna, FF Greek yogurt, 1 T dill, 1/3 cup garbanzo beans, diced pickles, diced yellow onion, splash pickle juice (for flavor). Served over mixed greens and diced tomato.
Sweet potato disks. Recipe here.
Trader Joe's Southwestern Salmon, cooked over low heat on stove top.
Spriralized zucchini salad: Raw zucchini, diced cherry tomatoes, carrots, sugar snap peas, topped with balsamic vinegar, EVOO, and red pepper flakes.
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The weather in DC has been perfect. I've enjoyed breakfast almost every morning on the deck.
Love.
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I've been debating running a half marathon this weekend for some time now, but after last weekend's successful 10-miler, I decided it's a go!
To prepare I've been:
- Concentrating on speed-work rather than distance this week
- Plenty of yoga
- Short trail runs on the soft ground
- Lots of stretching
I'll be running over this:
That sculpture is really cool looking!
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your site and think it is fabulous! I do have a question what is PB flour?
ReplyDeleteive gotta put chickpeas in my tuna salad next time!! that looks unbelievably scrumptious, and i think just by adding the chickpeas u give the dish more of a biting-texture.
ReplyDeletexoxo
The running sights you will have are amazing! How exciting.
ReplyDeleteI take yoga at yogaworks and their flow class is basically vinyasa flow. It gets pretty intense and the class is warm, but not hot. I think that wine I had made my writing a little unclear :)
Do you have a spiralizer? I must get one!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking of doing the wilson half, but I'm fasting for Yom Kippur the day before and figured that could be a disasterous combo. Can't wait to see how the race is...good luck!
ReplyDeleteGood Luck on your run! The weather in Atlanta has been perfect too..isn't it wonderful? The humidity here is finally gone, although it's still 90 :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your half!!!!!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the half marathon! That sculpture is amazing!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous PB Flour is basically peanuts ground up into a flour. I found it at Trader Joe's but I hear they sell it at various health stores
ReplyDelete@jennifer Yes! I use it all the time! Bought it on Amazon for under $20 (Joyce Chen brand)
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