Falling Behind

Sorry for the lack of posting over the weekend. It was crazy busy.

My weekend looked like this:

Saturday

Matt and I slept in a bit and then got up early and went for a late brunch at Cora’s. I decided to go with the fruit plate with a side of brie and a piece of whole wheat toast and pb.

We then spent the next 4-6 hours walking around and stopping at a couple of shops. Since it was sunny and warm out we spent most of the day outside walking. I am still sore from it today.

While I didn’t pick up much shopping I did find this new tea store in the mall. David’s Tea. And picked up a couple of things.

Organic Spring Break (coconut green tea)…

And it comes in the cute little container…

Some Agave nector sticks. A set of five original and five various (including: lime, peach, etc.)…

Since brunch was late we grabbed an early dinner at the Chickenburger in Bedford. I love this place. I hardly ever make it out there but it is always worth it. I usually skip the side orders and get both a chicken burger and a hamburger since they are small and I can never decide on which one I like better.

Its funny I had my camera with my all day an didn’t take a single picture.

We then headed home to watch Avatar for the first time and relax. I really didn’t have high expectations for Avatar. I’m not sure why but we just never made it to the theatre to see it so Matt decided to buy a copy on Saturday and we curled up on the couch to watch it. I actually enjoyed it a lot more then I thought I would. I’ll definitely have to watch it again to get a full grasp on the movie.

Sunday

Sunday was also pretty busy. Since we skipped grocery day on Saturday we had to make a trip to both Costco and Superstore.

Sunday started out with Oats in a Jar – Chocoloate Peanut Butter Oats to be exact. I can see why everyone raves about this. NOM!

Lunch was some Annie’s White Cheddar Mac and Cheese with added broccoli.

On the menu for tonight was Ribs…

Asparagus…

Baby Potatoes…

Dinner: BBQ Ribs, Roasted Asparagus (with EVOO, salt and pepper) and Roasted Baby Potatoes (with EVOO, salt pepper, garlic powder, onion salt and thyme)…

I actually only ate half the ribs on my plate. They were huge and I could hardly finish them.

Today

Breakfast was vanilla greek yogurt, granola and 1/2 a banana. I will have to agree with Jaime on this one. The vanilla greek yogurt is good but I’m not sure it’s worth the price. I’m not sure it’s THAT much better then the plain. I’d love to try some other flavours though (too bad we don’t get any here in Canada).

Lunch was left over Annie’s Mac and Cheese, a yogurt cup and a Cherry Dark Chocolate Kashi bar.

I stopped at the grocery store on my way home and picked up a package of these:

I can’t wait to try them. Thanks Jaime :)

Dinner later is going to be pita pizza’s with chicken and spinach. Yummy :)

I’m going to leave you all now with some pictures of my new hair cut I got on Friday.

Old Hair Cut…

New Hair Cut…

Sorry it looks a little flat – I took it just after I got home from my school’s spring concert on Friday night and it had been a very long day.

I hope everyone had a great Monday back.

~ Katie :)

Giveaway Love:

• Jess at Dairy Free Betty is giving away some yummy looking treats. Check it out here: http://www.dairyfreebetty.com/2010/04/giveaway-day.html
• Ali at Fat to Fit is giving away some Amazing Meal. Check it out here: http://fatbutchanging.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-have-excuse.html

Where's the protein?

Here's my first daily food post. 


Matt and I started the morning off with a trip to Cora's for brunch. I got the French Toast topped with a mountain of fruit and Matt got the western omelette with Multi-grain toast (no pics of his food).

(I had already started eating when I remember to take a pic).


Since we had such a large brunch I didn't eat much during the day. Maybe snacked on a couple more cookies (see pics from my last post). 


Before dinner I decided to make some more homemade granola bars. I made some of these last weekend and they were so good I needed to make some more. I'm using the recipe from Love Veggies and Yoga's Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars. I followed the recipe except made the following changes: I used Dried Cranberries instead of Raisins, I used honey instead of Maple Syrup (I used the Syrup last weekend) and I didn't add the protein powder.


Here's my recipe:


1 Ripe Banana
1.5c of oats
1/2c of unsweetened coconut
1/2c of dried cranberries
1/2c of chocolate chips
1/2c of honey
1/2c of peanut butter
2 tbsp of flaxmeal
2 tbsp of chia seeds
1.5 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of vanilla extract


Directions: Mash up the banana, add in all the ingredients, mix together, put them in a freeze friendly pan/container (I put plastic wrap on the bottom to make for easy clean up) and stick them in the freezer for a few hours. Take them out and cut them into 10 bars, wrap in plastic wrap and stick them back in the freezer for a great bar on the go. I was really worried the first time about all the flavors mixed together, but they are delish. Give them a try.


All my ingredients...

The dry ingredients...

Wet ingredients added in...

A few hours in the freezer...

Nom, Nom


Dinner was something simple. Cheesy pasta. Some Ziggy's Cheese Tortellini, any pasta sauce and some cheese. Basic directions: cook the pasta, mixed with the sauce, top with grated cheese and cook in the oven for about 20 mins. (The following picture serves about 8 meals)

Served in a bowl with a glass of milk (I have a glass of milk every night with dinner)...

Around 9 I realized that I hadn't made it to the gym (I was too busy starting my blog) so I decided to pop in Jillian Micheals Yoga Meltdown and do a quick 35 min intense yoga session. This dvd is defiantly more then just a yoga dvd. It's cardio and strength training using yoga moves. I was a sweaty mess afterwards.


After my shower, I needed to refuel (and realized that I didn't have much protein or any veggies throughout the day) so I made a plate of roasted garlic hummus, multi-grain tostitos, carrots, yellow and red peppers and some greek yogurt for dipping. I ate those along with a large sippy cup of water.

I instantly felt much better.


I'm on March Break this week (I'm a teacher) and so I should be able to get some good posts in this week so please keep checking back. Also, any comments are always welcome.


~ Katie :)


Anybody have any other homemade granola bars recipes to share. I'd love to try some other ones. Please post links in my comments section or e-mail me at: katieshealthydiscovery (at) gmail (dot) com.


Jaime over at Embracing Balance is giving away some very yummy looking Crofter's Superfood Spreads. I have been eyeing them for a little while. Here's the link: http://www.embracingbalance.com/2010/03/dst-and-super-giveaway.html. Check it out. I really wanna win some yummy looking spreads.