Tone It Up Meals: Week 4
I can’t believe I’m on the 4th week of the Tone It Up challenge! It’s been going really well and I’ve actually been sticking to the workouts!
Sunday was an easy day to eat healthy since I was able to eat my meals at home. Alex was on a men’s retreat with our church in the morning so I had a quiet breakfast by myself while reading the paper. I was finally craving something other than yogurt so I went with a banana smoothie.
This was 1 frozen banana, 1 handful of ice, 1/2 scoop of vanilla protein powder, 1 cup of almond milk, 1 tbsp peanut butter, and a little stevia. It was so perfect. Freezing bananas ahead of time makes this extra thick and creamy! I ate the first half with a spoon until it melted enough to drink through a straw.
I did a bunch of cleaning and organizing in the morning and then I went for a run. I hadn’t run in forever so it was a big deal! It was a slow 3 miles, but you’ve gotta start somewhere! When I got back, I drank tons of water and ate a grapefruit while browsing the paper.
Gimme allllll the produce. I love this season! I played around in the kitchen until lunch time. Alex came home around 1:00 and we had some of this tomato & farro recipe.
It seriously tastes like a creamy risotto, but it’s vegan! We ate lunch on our deck and it was fun getting to catch up with Alex since he’d been gone for the weekend. Somehow, we ended up taking a nap. I’m not usually a nap person but I guess we were both worn out! We woke up 20 minutes before church started so we hurried out the door. I grabbed an orange and ate it as we were literally walking out!
Once we got back from church, I put a couple of veggie burgers and some chopped sweet potato in the oven. There’s something about this meal that just feels like summer to me! We ate dinner on the deck, too. I love eating out in the sun. The roasted sweet potato hit the spot and I love fresh avocado on top of my veggie burgers.
I’ve been trying to cut back on night time snacking so I opted for small glass of wine instead of a snack. Progress? Maybe 😉
You crack me up – I go wine over a snack any day!
I have been eating a ton of watermelon lately but would love to get my hands on some well-priced berries!
I spy a Hillary’s burger (please tell me I’m right)!! Yum 🙂
Yes! You’re so right! They’re my favorite!
I love all the produce this time of year too! Plus farmers markets finally start opening up near us. It’s wonderful!
Spinach, all day, every day….. By the handful, in my mouth, with ketchup! LOL!
Hahaha I like ketchup on a lot of things… But spinach has never been one of them 😉
It looks really summary to me as well. Right now there is nothing I’m 100% obsessed with. On my honeymoon I tried to eat as much pineapple and cantaloupe as possible. Fresh fruit is seriously the best.
I know this is so random, but I cannot remember the last time I ate a grapefruit. That is being added to be shopping list for this week!
Frozen bananas are the way to go! And I made black bean burgers last night and we topped them with Vishnu’s special guac – so delish!
That’s super random but the straw in your smoothie is cute and a lovely match with the napkin. All your meals look really good and you definitely did well on the produce front. Spring and summer are getting me excited about all the produce available again, too.
Maybe I’m being too nosey but what exactly was that men’s retreat you mentioned? Through blogging I’ve already noticed church over there is very different from around here so I’ve never heard of that kind of event.
I have been eating a lot of mangos…mainly because I picked up a spice from an Indian market, forgot they only take cash and had to meet the $10 debit card minimum! But I’ll take it!