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Pitaya, pitaya. Where have you been all of my life? If 2015 was the year of my açai bowl love affair forming, 2016 will be the year I make pitaya bowls until my eyes see hot pink everything everywhere. When I came across this magical pink bowl all over my Instagram feed, I had to find out what the hype was about. Thanks to my new friends at Pitaya Plus, I received a big brown box on my door step ...
When you can't decide between a smoothie or oatmeal, you put the two together. Right? At least that's what I do and I strongly recommend it. The same goes for peanut butter and jelly. Okay, let's face it... I never can decide what I want for breakfast so this morning I just threw it all together, threw everything in my cupboards on top and this beautiful disaster was created. If you haven't ...
This past week I've been trying to take in as my super foods as possible. I probably get a cold 2-3 times a year and every time it happens, I like to eat and drink tons of greens and vegetables, including my favorite go-to turmeric juices. In the past month alone, my cold-brew coffee addiction headed into full gear and I was drinking multiple cups of it per day. When I finally ran out, I resorted ...
To most, Labor Day weekend involves barbecues, napping, laying out in the sun and taking advantage of of those pop-up online sales. I can tell you the only activity out of the following I participated in was a long nap today after my 8:30a.m. Flywheel class this morning and ass-kicking Bar Method class yesterday afternoon. Maybe I indulged in a little too much coffee and maybe I ate a little too ...
As I am slowly starting to get back on the blogging track, I thought this would be a great opportunity to get back into doing What I Ate Wednesday's as a few of my favorite food bloggers do. While sharing with you the wonderful things I've been chowing down on lately, I also want to introduce you to one of the newest products that's hit my foodie shelf. The shelf I keep stocked with all of the ...
As if I thought I couldn't be more hooked on smoothie and açai bowls, this little popular superfood came into my life called Spirulina. If you haven't heard of spirulina before, it is a natural algae powder that is 65% protein and amino acids, has high B-12 content and is extremely high in chlorophyll. The chlorophyll explains its bright grassy green hue. Spirulina has quite a strong taste and a ...
