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Happy Valentine’s Day 💗

Almost a pumpkin pancake morning but landed on chocolate chip almond butter toast instead ⛄️

TOAST:
Sourdough, toasted
Almond butter
Chia seeds
Bee pollen
Chocolate chips
Cinnamon whipped honey

🍞

Toast from the other morning! ☀️

Chia Toast:
• Sourdough
• Avocado
• Salt & pepper
• Balsamic glaze
• Chia seeds

Avo Toast:
• Sourdough
• Avocado
• Salt & pepper
• Nutritional yeast
• Red pepper flakes

Apparently this is a toast account now

DEETS:
• sourdough bread
• cream cheese (I used b/c lactose intolerant)
• top toast toppings: whipped honey 🍯 , bee pollen, chia seeds
• bottom toast toppings: melted dark chocolate, fresh blueberries 🫐

Hope you enjoy as much as I did 🥰

Could not bring myself to eat the oysters 😳

Reminders going into this next week 💗

• Start your day strong with breakfast. Coffee is not breakfast. Fuel your body and brain before starting off this week.

• Hydrate! Keep a water bottle with you throughout the day. Sip throughout the day - not just when you’re so dehydrated that you finally remember to drink something.

• Include protein at meals and snacks - aim for the power pairing of carbs and protein 💪🏼 Try to include protein with your snacks as well - you will notice you feel much more satisfied and will stay fuller for longer.

• Have snacks throughout the day. If you’re super hungry between breakfast and lunch - don’t feel like you need to starve yourself til lunch is finally there - eat something. Yogurt + nuts, carrots + hummus, a protein bar, popcorn + trail mix. Eat something.

• Move your body! It always sounds so simple until we try to fit it into the day. If movement isn’t already part of your routine - try starting out with walking or stretching. Remember that 3 shorter 10 minute walks is just as great 1 longer 30 minute walk. Find what fits your schedule and routine.

Hope these are helpful 💗🌱

Bite shot of these yummy protein pancakes from reels!

Recipe below:
• Blend 1 cup of oats into a powdery consistency (so, oat flour).
• Right into the blender, add 1 tbsp h**p hearts, 1 tbsp ground flax seed, 1 date (optional), 1 egg, & 1/2 cup milk of choice.
• Blend until relatively smooth!
• Make pancakes as you normally would & top how you love! In the photo, toppings include: warmed blueberries, peanut butter drizzle, & coconut whipped cream!

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Easiest Lentil & Veggie Bolognese

Ingredients:
• Pack of lentils (I got pre-cooked lentils to make this all the easier)
• Box of rigatoni pasta
• Jar of your fav sauce
• 8 oz white mushrooms
• 1 red pepper
• 1 zucchini
• 1 small yellow onion
• Olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic

Directions:
1. Wash & cut all your veggies - diced into small pieces.
2. In large pan, add olive oil & begin cooking onions & peppers first.
3. In a large pot, bring water to boil.
4. As the onions & peppers soften, add in the mushrooms & zucchini to the pan. Season with salt, pepper, & garlic.
4. In the pot, cook your pasta once the water gets to a boil.
5. Once all the veggies are cooked, add in lentils & stir. Add in sauce & stir. Simmer until warm/hot.
6. Drain your pasta once it’s cooked al dente.
7. You can either combine all the ingredients OR you can serve your pasta & add the sauce on top!

Enjoy!

In the second photo you can see I added tempeh for extra protein. Any protein source would work here, especially tempeh or chicken! The lentils do also have protein, I preferred to have some more with this meal!

This reminder felt important for
1) the Kim K dress fiasco and
2) the changing of seasons & pulling out last year’s clothes & sometimes they just don’t fit and that is TOTALLY OKAY

Anyways, happy Thursday. Your body is so much more than simply how it looks 💗

Exploring in Gainesville at the this past weekend!

Coffee from my current favorite restaurant in town so far & no surprise spent all my money on honey 🍯🐝

My Bridgerton binge watching meal from Saturday night 🥞

Banana Oat Pancakes:
Blended together oats, flaxseed, banana, dates, almond milk, & cinnamon.
Topped with cinnamon, strawberries, dark chocolate, & coconut whipped cream.

On the agenda for tonight? Starting Bridgerton season 2!!