Maple! (second from left)
2 c rolled oats
5 T chia seeds
2 T flax seeds
3 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk
3 c water
1 t maple extract
1 t maple extract
1/2 t cinnamon
1/8 t almond extract
stevia, 5 servings
(5-6 servings)
I mixed in 1/2 serving vanilla protein and topped with shaved (they are called shaved, right?) almonds...(5-6 servings)
(Hit the spot)
Tip: If you're oats come out too think, simply whisk in more milk/water. Place pot in refrigerator to store. I usually end up whisking additional liquid after completely cooling.
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My lunch preference however, was more summer-ish in nature. Perhaps it's the insanely hot & humid DC heat? I eat a lot of salads in the summer...
Spiralized zucchini
tomatoes
cucumbers
diced (firm) tofu
chickpeas
sunflower seeds
Spicy peanut vinaigrette (Trader Joe's brand)
(For those that have asked, I bought my spiralizer (Joyce Chen brand) off Amazon for about $23. So worth it - I use it all the time!
Do you sometimes crave winter foods in the summer and vise versa?
I crock-potted a meal for tonight! DEFINITELY screams summmmma!
ReplyDeleteI love spiralized zucchini!!
ReplyDelete"I usually end up whisking additional liquid after completely cooling."
^I thought you typed "liquor" bahaha!!
If salad is a summer food, then I eat it all year long!!
ReplyDeleteI love the crock-pot in the summer. It is a great way to cook without heating up the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteI love oatmeal anytime! I think I also crave more summer foods in the winter than I do winter foods in the summer :)
ReplyDeleteOh yes I crave foods in different seasons all the time. In winter I still drink my beloved green smoothies haha
ReplyDeleteIn England we call them "slivered" almonds, not shaved :-) I don't really eat differently season by season...I eat the same year round. Just came across your blog and love it! Have a beautiful day! :-) xyx
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I didn't know you could get a spiralizer for under $100!
ReplyDeleteI love your website and I am so grateful that I found it :) Thank you for everything. I am new to the whole foods/healthy food...
ReplyDeleteI have few questions regarding some ingredients:
Tofu- which brand do you use and do you cook it? (didn't know you could eat tofu raw). I always cooked mine :)
Chia seeds- where do you buy your seeds. What does it taste like? I am afraid to buy it and then end up not eating it at all.
Stevia- where do you buy your stevia... I found single packaged powder version of it at the whole foods and I returned it because didn't like the flavor.
Thank you so much for your blog. You're an amazing person.
@Lekachka Thank you for the sweet compliments <3
ReplyDeleteI don't have a tofu brand but I generally choose a firm kind and organic if it's available. Do you have a Trader Joe's near you? I like the one in pink/purple packaging.
I have bought my chia seeds online and in the store. Most recently I bought them from Whole Foods (in the baking section). Let me know if you need help finding them online and I can send you some links. They don't really have a taste only add some texture.
I buy my stevia from Trader Joe's (not the powdered one, but the granular kind; you can see a pic of it in this post) or I like Truvia (available in most grocery stores). I recently bought Stevia in the Raw but haven't tried it yet.
Let me know if you need anything else :)
I eat a ton of salads in the summer too! They always manage to cool me right off! But I do sometimes reverse things, and have soup in the summer too haha!
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the reply and for the information :)
I'll check Trader Joe's and Whole foods for the stuff... If I won't be able to find anything then I'll let you know.