Summertime is full of good eats, if you ask me. From fresh produce to sweet treats to cool drinks, there’s certainly an abundance of tasty stuff over here! Here’s what I’ve been enjoying lately: 1) Three cheers for fresh produce from our backyard. Well, our neighbor’s to be exact. No green thumb here. Between that, my parent’s garden and farmer’s markets, we are stocked up! 2) Speaking of fresh produce, I used zucchini to make chocolate chip zucchini bread with walnuts. I had a lot, so Read More
Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Smoothie Recipe + Protein Powder Recipe Roundup
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PowerInProtein #CollectiveBias Taking care of a 14 week old baby while training for a half marathon takes a LOT of energy. Needless to say, I am hungry all.the.time. Between exclusively pumping six times a day for Bryce and getting in my workouts, I need nutritious options that keep me fueled. Often times, I don’t have the luxury of preparing something that takes forever to make OR Read More
Emotions, Eats and Exercise- 2nd Edition
Emotions Due to polar vortex #2 sweeping through Chicagoland, we were strongly encouraged to work from home on Monday and Tuesday. It was SO nice to be able to get work done without distractions, and without the sterile cubicle environment. But when I’m at home, I tend to snack away mindlessly. But this time, I was much more aware of my food choices (and I think my food journal was a large part of that.) Eats Unfortunately, I found that I did use food when I was stressed this week: I Read More
