RECIPE, Nom Nom.

I have such a delicious light recipe for you guys today! I decided to post this and I'll do the other posts I promised tomorrow and Wednesday vs. today and tomorrow:) I'm gonna get straight to the recipe now!:)

Avocado Stuffed Dates(aka perfect combo of creamy and sweet with all whole foods, no oil!):

Ingredients:
-5-10 dates(depending on hunger and/or amount of people)
-1/2 avocado
-opts. Stevia liquid, cinnamon, romaine leaves                                           

Steps:
-Pit your dates and open them up
-Take about 1-2 tbs. avocado and put inside then close the date back up.
-Repeat for all the dates
-Opt. Add stevia, cinnamon or wrap in romaine leaves.

SO GOOD~


Health benefits of Dates: Energy, Fiber, Magnesium(aka something a lot of people are deficient in), Vitamin B6
Health Benefits of Avocado: Monounsaturated Fats, Fiber, Water Rich Fat-Light on Digestion, Vitamin K, Potassuim(more than bananas), Fats can help absorb nutrients in greens
Resources Here and here.
Let me know what you think ;-)

Awesome Youtube Videos! #Sofunny ....

Hey ya'll I'm OBSESSED with YouTube I thought I'd share some great video's and great channels!!! Enjoy!:)


1. *LAUGHS*  Kevin The Cashier. Ellen sends one of her writers out to go undercover as a cashier and it's hysterical!!! I watch these on the Stairmaster...If I'm going to die I might as well laugh too:)) Here are the best ones. I love a ton more funnies if you like these:)!

 

 

 

 

 

2.   *WORKOUTS* I love this Jillian Michaels Workout, Definitely get your heart rate up. Always my go to at home!:

 

 

3. I love these to channels for workouts. They both do HIIT style workouts which helps me not be so bored:)

 

-Fitness Blender! : ALWAYS varies their workouts which I love

-Christine Salus: Always has great workouts 

 

4. Yoga. Which is my LOVE! And is SO important. No you don't have to be flexible to do it.

Here are great videos:
-This is great when your not feeling great

-Great for when your anxious and stressed out

-For those of ya'll with back pain this is a great one.

 

4. Here is a great yoga channel for more flows:

Banana Blondie 108- SO gorgeous!

 

That's all for today, let me know if you like this and I'll do more. I have a ton of health, recipes, fitness, yoga, humor:)

What are your favorite youtube videos/channels? Let me know what you think of these! :)

Have a great day!

Food is Medicine...Foods with cool nutrients...

Here are some foods with cool properities... Food really is medicine and I'll show you that here!!!
                                     

1. Pineapple... An amazing fruit... I LOVE pineapple. Did you know pineapple has an enzyme in it called bromelien that helps you digest protein. If you are on a high protein diet or just feel bloated try adding some pineapple in your day see if it helps.
Tip: If it hurts your mouth try blending it!
Ways to use it: In smoothies with greens, coconut, banana. In salads with some nuts and seeds. On its own. With a couple tablespoons of coconut oil or butter.

                                                  

2. Cilantro... Is great for detoxing heavy metals.  Which is so cool you feel cleaner inside when you regularly add fresh herbs to your diet. Also, it helps your skin, bonus!
Ways to use it: Guacamole!!!, Salad, Green Smoothies, Juices, Wraps

                                              

3. Coconut.... Has something called MCT's which is Medium Chain Triglycerides which help metabolism. Coconut also is not digested like most fats, science is starting to show it digests more like a carb.
Ways to use it: Coconut butter with fruit, Coconut oil can really go on Anything (I prefer butter or shreds for fiber and closer to whole food), Shreds as a cereal or on fruit or cereal, Coconut water after exercise...Great electrolytes.

                                                           

Here are three if you like this I'll do more later!
Do you use any of these foods?
Have a great day!!!

SWEET POTATOS:))))))))

So without a doubt my one of my favorite foods is the sweet potato. I love them. My day is usually not complete unless I have two big ones at the end of the day. Addiction: I say yes:).

For me, I like them plain. Cut in rounds. Every way. I decided to do a round up of AMAZING sweet potato recipes. This is total amazingness for me and many clean happy eaters out there.

#1

This is hands down my favorite recipe ever. I have it at least a few times a week. No guilt. Just love. Made by the brilliant Casey Lorriane.

Here is the picture:

And the link:

Comfort Food Yams

 

It is baked sweet potato rounds with a chocolate dipping sauce. YUM!

#2

Not a personal favorite but so many people loved it that I had to include it here.

Miss Gena’s of Choosing Raw(She is awesome) Sweet Potato hummus.

The pic.

The link:

Sweet Potato Hummus

Then there is the simple ways cut them up into fries with coconut oil. The best, bake a couple of them plain with an avocado salad for  a lovely well combined dinner.

Of course never complete with TONS of my other addiction cinnamon. And maybe a little stevia;)

How do you like your sweet potatoes?.

Some benefits:

.Full of vitamins C, B and Beta Carotene

.Helpful with Asthma, Bronchitis, Immunity,Cancer, Digestion, Water Balance, eye site, energy and more

Want more of the benefits – Here ya go:


More Benefits HERE<3

Feel good about eating these again. DO NOT be afraid of carbs. They do not make you fat! #:).  ;)

Oh, and try Natalia’s Pumpkin Pie in A Bowl to die for!

Here is the Recipe:

16 oz Carrott Juice

1/2 Avocado

1 sweet potato

Cinamon-pumpkin pie spice- stevia (opt)

Blend and yum. Thanks Natalia Rose:)!

How do you enjoy your sweet potatoes( I don’t say yams because what we sell in USA is not really yams sadly)?

What would you like to see on the blog(be it anything).

Please let me know about your love for sweet potatoes, your recipes, and how you enjoy them.

With love <3

Have a great day. I’m off to work!

Rest Days and Recovery

I wanna do a post on something that has been on my heart...It's on rest days (this is not a bash at all) but on my instagram (which you should check out and subscribe to;) today many girls were posting pics of them at the gym saying my family wanted me there but I NEEDED to workout first.... It made me think rest days are CRITICAL. Not only physicologically without rest your muscles never get a chance to grow it is in the science google it there's A MILLION studies on it , I've studied it a lot rest is hard for me too!


.. Hard to trust your body to be okay. To not gain weight. To not loose fitness. Trust it is healthy. Trust your body and learn self love.

A rest day does not mean sitting here are some ideas!:

-spend time with friends or family
-soduku
-read
-light yoga
-study an interesting topic
-read blogs
-stretch
-watch your favorite TV show
-bake
-eat;)
-then blog about it

hahah jk but you get the point enjoy other parts of life.

Powercakes did an awesome rest day challenge a while ago and I encourgage you to take it!!1

Find it here.

What are your thoughts? Will you take a rest day?