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Snackin

May 4, 2012 13 Comments

The other day I mentioned being super snacky. Lucky for me we have gotten some new snacks in the mail lately.

Bill and I love granola though we tend to snack sparingly on it but this stuff is different.

We asked Kim, the owner and creator, why her granola was different and this is what she said,

“I wanted to create a tasty, healthy, snackable multigrain granola . By adding the flax and hemp I in essence added healthy omega 3 ‘s . Quinoa is a nutty flavored grain that is higher in proteins than other grains.It imparts a unique flavor to the mix. I also chose organic sunflower oil in place of canola oil for obvious reasons. Many of the granolas on the shelf(even organic) have either canola or soy oil. I also played around with all kinds of different sweeteners and settled on honey with a little organic brown sugar. Honey is a good sweetener that has been around for millennial,less processed than some of the other new sweeteners out there.By creating clusters the granola lends itself to being a snackable granola ,great as a trail mix, before or after working out. or as healthy sweet treat.

It really is delicious and we love that it is locally made.

Do you like granola?

What has been your favorite snack as of late?

Filed Under: Food, Health 13 Comments

Dealing with stress

May 2, 2012 28 Comments

This week things have been particularly stressful at work. State testing is a toughy and lots of stress is involved but I thankfully have a great team to work with

So when things get stressful I tend to turn to a few things:

~~wine~~
~~chocolate~~
sleep

and running!
and some healthy snacks

Running is my number one stress reliever. It clears my mind, refreshes my soul, and takes the edge off of all of the little concerns that should not be flooding my brain.

This week, I have been getting up a few minutes earlier than normal and busting out 7 miles.

It has been incredible!

I come to work refreshed, recentered, and little less stressed.

And since stress tends to make me want to eat more I have been munching on this granola.

Heaven I tell you!

How do you deal with stress?

Filed Under: Food, Health, Running 28 Comments

The vegan challenge update

April 26, 2012 29 Comments

A few weeks ago I blogged about our 30 day vegan challenge. So far it has been going okay.

Eating vegan for Bill and I is very easy when we eat at home which is 99% of the time.

We eat lots of giant salads with beans, rice, veggies, healthy fats and nutritional yeast.

We also eat lots of kale and sometimes tofu.

It’s when we go out that we have more of a challenge.

Last Saturday night after our big ride, Bill surprised me with a trip to our favorite vegetarian place.

We LOVE this place.

It is located in a small town. They have a lovely outdoor seating area. And the menu is suited for vegetarians and vegans alike. I am all about vegan but when I see a pizza that has bleu cheese or goat cheese on it I have a hard time turning it down.

We partook.

It was delicious. The good thing is that they go very easy on the cheese and big on the veggies.

So easy that I did not feel the least bit sick.

So I would have to say our vegan challenge is going well except for the occasionally cheese consumption.

Has anyone else had a hard time giving up cheese completely? We eat is so rarely, I almost feel like it is something we do not have to give up. Sometimes it feels right

Filed Under: Cycling, Fitness, Food, Health, Vegan 29 Comments

Forgiveness

April 20, 2012 12 Comments

Today I read a thought provoking post from Lindsay over at Cotter Crunch. Her and her husband are in New Orleans getting ready to race. But her post was about the 80/20 rule.

She says that 80 % of the time she is on and 20 % she is off. I am assuming she is like me and 80 % of the time you eat clean, you work out, you feel positive and then 20% of the time you cut yourself some slack and eat cake, drink wine, rest, and recover and sometimes lay in bed all day

I like this way of thinking. It allows you some forgiveness in this mad rush of a world where we are expected to be perfect or darn near perfect!

For me being perfect means: