In this videos I talk about my morning sickness and food aversions that occurred in the beginning of my pregnancy and how my pregnancy is going now. I hope you enjoy and that it is helpful for some of you.
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Showing posts with label plant based food. Show all posts
Thursday, February 19, 2015
20 week Pregnancy Update w/ Belly shot
Hello Ladies!
In this videos I talk about my morning sickness and food aversions that occurred in the beginning of my pregnancy and how my pregnancy is going now. I hope you enjoy and that it is helpful for some of you.
In this videos I talk about my morning sickness and food aversions that occurred in the beginning of my pregnancy and how my pregnancy is going now. I hope you enjoy and that it is helpful for some of you.
My usual Morning Breakfast: Green Smoothie
Hello!
I used to be one of those people who would often skip breakfast but after I gave birth to my first born. I could not afford to skip it. I needed those nutrients to breastfeed my son and have the energy to care for him. I learned that a smoothie is the best thing to drink for me when I do not feel like eating in the morning.
The Pros of drinking a smoothie:
1. It is packed full of nutrients
2. You feel the energy from it fast since the liquid digest quicker than eating whole fruit.
3. Guilt free!
4. You can do other things while drinking. I take my time sipping on it. I always set it down to take care of something else and go right back to it
5. The best fast food! We got a ride to church one morning and I realized I forgot to eat so it took me 3 minutes to throw this smoothie together and put it in a big seal bottle to take with me
How I make my usual Green Smoothie:
I have a variety of frozen fruit to make what ever smoothie I feel like enjoying but this Green Smoothie is my favorite and what I drink most of the time. It has a little bit of sweetness to it and is very filling
1. Spinach ( this is the main ingredient so I pack it it)
2. Banana ( no more than 1 banana, break them up and freeze them once they are ripe)
3. Pineapple (frozen)
4. Ground Flax seed ( I like to use at least 2 tbsp)
5. Almond milk ( I use at least 2 cups,. It would taste like pina colada w/ coconut milk but we usually drink almond milk and it was not cost efficient for me to get both but that is an option)
I pour this smoothie into my mason jar (a re purposed spaghetti sauce jar) and enjoy.
What's your easy go to breakfast?
I used to be one of those people who would often skip breakfast but after I gave birth to my first born. I could not afford to skip it. I needed those nutrients to breastfeed my son and have the energy to care for him. I learned that a smoothie is the best thing to drink for me when I do not feel like eating in the morning.
The Pros of drinking a smoothie:
1. It is packed full of nutrients
2. You feel the energy from it fast since the liquid digest quicker than eating whole fruit.
3. Guilt free!
4. You can do other things while drinking. I take my time sipping on it. I always set it down to take care of something else and go right back to it
5. The best fast food! We got a ride to church one morning and I realized I forgot to eat so it took me 3 minutes to throw this smoothie together and put it in a big seal bottle to take with me
How I make my usual Green Smoothie:
I have a variety of frozen fruit to make what ever smoothie I feel like enjoying but this Green Smoothie is my favorite and what I drink most of the time. It has a little bit of sweetness to it and is very filling
1. Spinach ( this is the main ingredient so I pack it it)
2. Banana ( no more than 1 banana, break them up and freeze them once they are ripe)
3. Pineapple (frozen)
4. Ground Flax seed ( I like to use at least 2 tbsp)
5. Almond milk ( I use at least 2 cups,. It would taste like pina colada w/ coconut milk but we usually drink almond milk and it was not cost efficient for me to get both but that is an option)
I pour this smoothie into my mason jar (a re purposed spaghetti sauce jar) and enjoy.
What's your easy go to breakfast?
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
16 weeks w/ baby # 2
Hello!
I am happy to be 16 weeks with baby #2! Thank you God for bringing us this far. I am finally picking up weight and I am feeling healthy and beautiful! I started working out 4 days a week. I alternate between cardio and strength training depending on how I feel. Some of my food aversions are going away so I am now enjoying melon and chicken breast. I am always hungry so I keep a lot of snacks available.
My Current favorite snacks:
1. fruit bowls which consist of bananas, grapes, strawberries, granola and and dairy free coconut yogurt.
2. sweet potatoes
3. cold fruit from the fridge
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I am happy to be 16 weeks with baby #2! Thank you God for bringing us this far. I am finally picking up weight and I am feeling healthy and beautiful! I started working out 4 days a week. I alternate between cardio and strength training depending on how I feel. Some of my food aversions are going away so I am now enjoying melon and chicken breast. I am always hungry so I keep a lot of snacks available.
My Current favorite snacks:
1. fruit bowls which consist of bananas, grapes, strawberries, granola and and dairy free coconut yogurt.
2. sweet potatoes
3. cold fruit from the fridge
I hope you all are doing well! God bless yall!
Saturday, January 17, 2015
A Healthier treat: Easy Banana oatmeal cookies
Hello lovely people!
Today I made these delicious but healthy Banana oatmeal cookies. I used the recipe here with w/ a few adjustment. These cookies are vegan, dairy free,egg free, gluten free ( if you use gluten free oats) and use natural sugar from fruit.
Ingredients (I did not measure out exactly but added what I felt I needed based on taste):
2 Bananas (mashed)
~1.5 cups of Old fashion Oats (if you are gluten free use gf oats)
~4-5 Dates (chopped/broken up by hand)
~1 tbsp all natural apricot jam
~1 tsp cinnamon
salt to bring out flavor
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine ingredients in a large bowl
3. spoon out and flatten mixture on cookie sheet
4. Bake for 30 min or until lightly brown
You can add raisins, nuts, dark chocolate, peanut butter or anything your heart desires. If you only have banana and oats than you can work with that.
I have made these cookies over the past few years and I almost have it perfected. I really love that these cookies are guilt free. I plan to bake some at the beginning of the week and have them ready especially since I'm pregnant and feel like I'm hungry all the time this will be a great healthy go to snack for me and my family.
Today I made these delicious but healthy Banana oatmeal cookies. I used the recipe here with w/ a few adjustment. These cookies are vegan, dairy free,egg free, gluten free ( if you use gluten free oats) and use natural sugar from fruit.
Ingredients (I did not measure out exactly but added what I felt I needed based on taste):
2 Bananas (mashed)
~1.5 cups of Old fashion Oats (if you are gluten free use gf oats)
~4-5 Dates (chopped/broken up by hand)
~1 tbsp all natural apricot jam
~1 tsp cinnamon
salt to bring out flavor
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Combine ingredients in a large bowl
3. spoon out and flatten mixture on cookie sheet
4. Bake for 30 min or until lightly brown
You can add raisins, nuts, dark chocolate, peanut butter or anything your heart desires. If you only have banana and oats than you can work with that.
I have made these cookies over the past few years and I almost have it perfected. I really love that these cookies are guilt free. I plan to bake some at the beginning of the week and have them ready especially since I'm pregnant and feel like I'm hungry all the time this will be a great healthy go to snack for me and my family.
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