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What I Ate Wednesday

August 7, 2013

What I Ate Wednesday is a weekly peek into what I’m eating throughout the day. These are the meals and snacks that I had on Tuesday. Follow along and comment with what you ate!

I started my day with some warm lemon water.

Then I had a cup of my Puroast low acid coffee. Love this stuff!

Before I headed to the gym I had a juice which consisted of carrots, orange and beets. So Good!

Lunch Part 1 was a smoothie. Frozen Mango, Frozen Banana, Kale and Spinach.

Lunch Part 2 was some Kombucha and some homemade guacamole, sliced bell pepper and some sweet potato chips. After this shot it was smothered in hot sauce!

I enjoyed a couple of cups of green tea.

For an afternoon snack I juiced some watermelon, lime and basil and poured it over crushed ice. A great summertime drink!

For dinner I had some fabulous cuban black beans that my husband made. They are so so good! I also had a scramble which consisted of kale, quinoa, chicken apple sausage, onion, mushroom and sweet potato. It was a great meal!

For dessert I had a little piece of this bar of chocolate.

and of course I ended the night with my Turmeric and Ginger tea 🙂

5 Foods That Will Make Your Skin Glow

August 2, 2013

This list of foods may not be the first foods that you think of when you think of healthy, glowing skin, but they pack a powerful punch! Give them a try and see for yourself.

1. Turmeric – It not only makes tasty curries but it is great for your skin. It helps to reduce irritation to the skin and prevent skin damage. Turmeric has the ability to fight free radicals and is an excellent antioxidant. Turmeric contains a compound called curcumin that gives it the dark yellow color and may help to prevent or treat cancer.

I recommend Indus Organic Turmeric (Curcumin)

2. Ginger – Ginger is turmeric’s cousin. It is an excellent antioxidant and is great at reducing inflammation. Make a ginger tea, and let it improve your skin from the inside out. It cleans the toxins out of your system and improves blood circulation. It also improves skin tone and helps with getting rid of blemishes. Add a little zing to your day!

3. Salmon – Salmon is one of the foods richest in Omega 3 fatty acids, which are healthy fats that nourish the skin by reducing the body’s production of inflammatory substances and decreasing clogged pores.

4. Green Tea – It contains a high concentration of polyphenols, which is a type of powerful antioxidant.. Polyphenols fight free radicals, the compounds responsible for altering cells and damaging DNA. Applying green tea topically can even reduce skin damage. If you are not sipping water then try adding several cups of green tea a day into your diet!

5. Avocados – Not only are avocados delicious they are packed with vitamins and nutrients. You can find vitamin B, K, C, and E in this wonderful fruit. The B vitamins help your body’s metabolism and its maintenance of a healthy skin tone. In addition to eating avocados there are many face mask recipes using the fruit. Avocados are great moisturizers, so if you want a glow try eating a couple of avocados a week or try a facial mask!

So if you are looking to improve your skins look and texture try adding some of these delicious foods into your diet.

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What I Ate Wednesday

July 31, 2013

What I Ate Wednesday is a weekly peek into what I’m eating throughout the day. These are the meals and snacks that I had on Tuesday. Follow along and comment with what you ate!

I started my day with some warm lemon water.

Then I had my cup of coffee. yay!

Before heading to the gym I had my breakfast smoothie. It’s nice and filling but never heavy!

Before lunch I snacked on a plum.

Then I had a quinoa patty covered with mustard, ketchup and guacamole on top of a bed of spinach. On the side a had sliced cucumber and some dill pickle slices. Also had a cup of green ginger tea.

We just bought a juicer and it arrived this afternoon, so my afternoon snack was a juice!!! It was so good! Carrots, Apple, Ginger and Kale!

For dinner I made some Quinoa and Brown Rice with Cilantro in it. I then cooked one link of Applegate’s Chicken and Apple Sausage along with some onion and kale and sweet ginger chili sauce. I served it on top of the quinoa and brown rice. It was delicious!

For dessert I decided to make up these Chocolate Chunk Cookies that are gluten and dairy free. I had 2 of them!

I also had a couple of cups of my Turmeric and Ginger Tea but I forgot to take a pic. Sorry!

and that concludes another WIAW!

Question:

Do you have a juicer? If so, what are your favorite things to juice?

What I Ate Wednesday

July 24, 2013

What I Ate Wednesday is a weekly peek into what I’m eating throughout the day. These are the meals and snacks that I had on Tuesday. Follow along and comment with what you ate!

This morning I started off with a cup of Trader Joe’s Dark French Roast.

I then had my morning smoothie which I forget to take a pic of…sorry. But it was my usual with apple, celery, ginger, cilantro, flax, kale, water and lemon.

I also enjoyed a cup of green ginger tea.

For lunch I had a couple of left overs from the day before. Tuna Salad and also Mexican Cabbage topped with avocado, sweet potato chips and lots of hot sauce on everything!

For a snack later I had a Fiber Luna Bar (Vanilla Blueberry).

and some Aloe Water

My pre dinner smoothie was creamy and delicious Mango, Banana, Spinach and water.

Dinner was so simple and so good! I used one link of Applegate’s Chicken and Apple Sausage, Sprouted Sticky Brown Rice, Kale, Onion, and a little Ginger Chili Sauce. It only took about 10 minutes to make and tasted fantastic!

and of course I had my Cinnamon, Ginger, Turmeric Tea before bed. (2 cups)

and that concludes another WIAW!