Explore the World one Step at a Time
Explore the World one Step at a Time
The other day I found myself mostly bored and low on energy. As I was going through my Netflix queue I thought, what could I do to pick my energy up again? I thought of: going for a run (too much effort) going for a walk (still too much effort) cleaning the house (who are we kidding?) going to get a coffee (even that didn’t lure me off the…
Wow! I didn’t think when I started that I would keep this up. But we are now in week 5 or 6 on the kale train. Now that I really like the taste and have fine-tuned some glitches (too little water, too much chia-seeds, too old kale, not blended long enough), I find it’s time to take this smoothie-thing to the next level (eek – that sounds like work…
I like my snacks. I really can’t help it. Here is one of my most favorite easy to make snacks that I keep in the freezer. Frozen bananas with peanut butter Pretty easy to make in three steps: Cut up bananas into pieces Add peanut butter on top Throw into freezer Just note that the peanut butter won’t fully freeze, but that”s better when eating anyway. And don’t eat…
This is actually hard. Really hard. The first few runs after my running sabbatical were easy and fun and I thought it would be easy to just go and work my way back up to real mileage. Read more: the 5 lessons I learned from my running sabbatical. But it’s not easy! I am having a tough time getting back into a running routine. Most of the time, but…
So I finally run out of coconut milk. And now I know you don’t need it! 🙂 This week’s kale smoothie recipe with cucumber, blueberries, and chia seeds. 1 cup kale 1/2 cup cucumber 1/2 cup blueberries 1 tbsp chia seeds 8 oz apple juice Just watch out: The chia seeds take on the liquid and become jelly. Drink fast or stir often. I loved this one. The chia seeds…
What’s in my fridge and pantry? Answer: So much inspiration for another kale recipe. Who needs to go shopping and buy crazy rare ingredients for healthy snacks? Not me! I am a runner, so bananas and peanut butter are a staple in my house. And this kale smoothie tasted awesome! Here is the super easy kale smoothie with bananas and peanut butter: 1 cup kale 1 banana 1 tbsp…
In February after the Austin Half Marathon I started my running sabbatical. I was exhausted from running and racing a lot in 2014. 14 races actually last year, 9 of them half marathons. I was on the verge of hating running. And as a devote runner that frightened me! I decided to stop running and take a running sabbatical until I was ready again to go out for a…
There it is: My first Kale smoothie! I mentioned the I Hate Kale Cookbook yesterday and as I was slowly reading through some recipes I decided I would just open my fridge and see what I’ve got. I found some coconut milk and strawberries and apple juice. Why not start with this, I thought. Here is my recipe for a kale smoothie with strawberries and coconut…
Most people trying to live a healthy lifestyle know of kale and the people really serious about a healthy lifestyle really eat it. I have been trying to get on the kale train. In all different ways: I bought kale (and didn’t eat it), I asked friends whether they eat kale (they said ‘yes’ those overachievers…). I asked a lady at Safeway who just picked up kale how she prepares…