Howdy howdy howdy haaa…HAPPY WEDNESDAY! We are halfway through the standard work week! I hope everyone is having a good week so far.
In an effort to amp up my breakfast creativity, I have called on a little challenge with myself to limit my usual banana with peanut butter breakfast to every other day or less often. I love my pb and banana so much but am eating it so frequently in the morning that even I am getting bored of it. I am always up for a good challenge—so there you have it.
I switched it up yesterday and made myself a smoothie.
This is a kefir (first time trying kefir btw), egg white protein powder, strawberry, banana, and kale smoothie. The verdict on kefir? It made for a slightly tart yet sweet smoothie and I really liked it. I’m on the kefir train.
I ate my smoothie in a bowl with a spoon like soup. It makes the moment last longer than drinking it through a straw, and since I truly enjoy the eating experience, it’s a good way to prolong the enjoyment. If I’m in a hurry or running out the door though, it goes straight into a cup with a straw.
Who says you can’t have a cold smoothie in the dead of winter?
For lunch I ate a bunch of sugar snap peas and carrots, followed by leftover chicken salad from the night before with peas…
An apple with a tablespoon of peanut butter…
And I finished lunch with a small handful of cashews and a bite of applesauce. Very random and very satisfying.
After work I headed to the gym and snacked on two clementines. I am lovin’ those little cuties these days. I wasn’t feel super great at the gym which made for a quick trip. I fought my way through 20 minutes on the elliptical and then called it quits. Besides not feeling good, the gym was PACKED, and I just wasn’t feeling the ambiance at all.
At home I completed the rest of my workout which was the 30 Day Abs Challenge circuit.
Next up…dinner. I made a veggie scramble made of red onion, black beans, kale, one egg, cheese, cilantro, salsa, and avocado. It rocked my socks.
For “dessert” I had two dates and a small handful of raisins.
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Banana Almond Bread–back tracking
Back on Friday, I threw together a mean gluten-free, SCD-friendly banana almond bread. I’ve been meaning to share it with you since I first mentioned it, but kept having other things I needed to share! Well now’s the time.
I realize now that I didn’t do a very good job of snapping a photo of the finished banana bread product. All I really have to show for it is this…
It didn’t get the photo recognition that it deserves because it did turn out great! Here is that recipe for you finally.
- 2 cups almond flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 TBSP coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/3 cup apple sauce
- 2 cups ripe bananas (about 3 small bananas)
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spritz a standard bread loaf pan with oil. Set aside.
- In a small bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- In a medium bowl combine remaining ingredients and beat until thoroughly combined.
- Slowly add in dry ingredients into wet, and mix until completely combined.
- Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool before slicing. It will continue to set after it is removed from oven.
Cold smoothies are awesome all year round for sure!
My boyfriend’s mom makes a killer banana bread- it is my favorite of all baked goods. Sometimes she sends us home with one or two whole loaves and they disappear pretty quickly…
It’s like magic how fast it disappears around here!
The chicken salad looks so good! I have a friend with a gluten allergy, ill have to make this for her!
Perfect! It’s so simple yet very tasty.
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