Tone It Up Meals: Week 7
I’m on the final stretch of the Tone It Up challenge! I only have a week and a half to go! I’ve really been feeling a lot stronger and more energetic so it’s motivation to continue! I haven’t been following the nutrition plan exactly, but I’ve been trying to focus on lots of fruits and vegetables, less processed food, and more protein. So here’s what I ate on Monday:
The smoothie bowl trend isn’t going anywhere. This was frozen pineapple, frozen mango, almond milk, and protein powder, topped with lots of berries! I can’t get over how delicious this was! If you want to make a spoonable smoothie, here are my tips for an extra thick smoothie bowl!
Later in the morning, I snacked on a few more strawberries. When you buy the 2lb container of berries, it’s a bit of a race to finish them before they go bad. It’s a race I can usually win. 😉
I packed up leftovers for my lunch in a bento box. I had a bunch of roasted veggies, plus some crackers & hummus and some frozen mango.
Once I packed it all up, it didn’t look quite so nice. Just envision this stuffed in a bento box surrounded by some mango. It was pretty delicious and I liked getting in so many veggies in something different than a salad.
I was heading to an outdoor yoga class after work and I was running a little late on my way home, so I grabbed one of these Curate bars on my way out the door.
They’re a little high in sugar but they’re so delicious and it was the only think I had in the pantry that I could eat in time! I headed out to a rooftop yoga class which was so much fun. It’s been so rainy here in Richmond that it was nice to finally catch some outdoor yoga! I met up with a few friends and had such a good time stretching and enjoying the workout.
I didn’t get home until after 8 so as soon as I walked in the door I was starving. I decided to make a little homemade pizza and I ate a side salad while it was in the oven.
The salad wasn’t anything fancy. Just a lettuce mix with some added cucumbers. I topped it with Drew’s Caesar dressing which is a vegetarian Caesar, meaning no fish! It’s super good and it’s not quite as heavy as a traditional Caesar dressing.
For the pizza, I topped a Trader Joe’s whole wheat lavash bread with Rao’s roasted garlic sauce and a little mozzarella and ricotta. I baked it at 400 for about 8 minutes until the crust started to crisp. Then I pulled it out and topped it with some fresh basil from my herb garden. I’ve actually kept my herbs alive for about a month now! So far so good.
After dinner, I had a couple of squares of dark chocolate while I got some blogging stuff done. I have to have a little something sweet to end the day!
Do you ever make your own pizza?
I’m linking up with What I Ate Wednesday!
NEED to make my own pizza. Yum!!
I was just contemplating between a sandwich and pizza for lunch…. Pizza just won out. Thanks!
Totally checking out your smoothie tips. I need to get on that train and I know for me it needs to be thick thick thick
Yes!!! My smoothies must be spoonable!
Homemade pizza is my favorite! I love being able to put whatever I’m craving on there. All these food posts are making me super ready for lunch haha.
That looks good. I’ve made my own pizza before but not recently. It’s hard to believe the challenge is almost coming to an end!
I need to start making pizza again, Years ago I used to make it every week but then stopped when we moved.
Those Curate bars look really good! 🙂 And I love roasted veggies for a quick power packed lunch/snack. You did such an amazing job with all the TIU meals.
I love making homemade pizza, because it’s fun shaping the crust and adding toppings.
I don’t really do DIY pizza because strangely enough I was never a pizza/pasta girl even pre-Celiacs. My favorite order as a kid was chicken fingers and fries!
That homemade pizza looks great! Inspiring me to make some homemade pizza myself 🙂 Have a great day Liz!
Great day of eats girlie!! I haven’t made homemade pizza in a while, simply because I haven’t picked up any gluten-free crust. I’m super into grilling right now though, and grilled pizza has been on my mind a lot!
Pizza finished with dark chocolate -> something I could do everyday!!