MORNING

if you follow my new twitter (which you totally should) you will have heard this girl woke up 7 am in the morning on her day off. to say i hate mornings is an understatement. the only reason i woke up was simply because it was too quiet in the house.

once i get my sad self up from my bed of comfort i actually enjoy starting my day early because there simply is not enough hours to get everything done.

this was breakfast:

i first took my ezekiel bread and spread some firm coconut oil on top as a spread, then sliced avocados, chopped up green onions, red pepper flakes, pinch of salt and squeezed lemon juice on top.

the cocoa pudding i made night before for breakfast, which my sister and mom love, so i made enough for three.
it included:

• coconut milk
• tsp of vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• some nutmeg
• 2 tbsp of chia seeds

after breakfast i took my dog on his/mine morning walk! it was splendid since i was up before the park got crowded and seriously not a single soul in sight.

 

^^^ THRIFTED SWEATER<3 

then i biked to my best friends house, where we walked to get a card, drop off a redbox and print at the library it was quite the walking for some mundane errands. i encourage you all to get errands done with biking and walking because you totally kill two birds with one stone that way. i think the key is to be very concious of beneficial opportunities when it comes to exercise. remember daily activity's count as exercise! walking, gardening, mowing, painting etc. just keep moving.

                                     ^^^ enjoying some SUNSHINE while biking : ) hello vitamin D!

as soon as i got back i needed a giant smoothie:

• coconut milk
• handful kale and spinach
• 1 mango
• half cucumber
• fresh ginger
• frozen raspberries 

^it was all blended into a green smoothie that REALLY tasted like cucumbers for some reason so i was not in love. it needed a sweeter fruit so i added some sweetener and it was just fine :)

 i was hot & thirsty so it was downed eventually.

cocoa chia seed pudding

awful lighting late at night

we loved the simple chia seed pudding here and tonight i decided to add a few other things to see if it was any good. so if you want a little more flavor specifically some cocoa- try this!

personally i love it plain and with fruit but some days i could see myself making this version and still put some strawberries on top. have fun making chia seed pudding because honestly hard to go wrong!

here is what i did & this made enough to fill four pudding/ice cream bowls.

ingredients:

• 2 cups almond milk unsweetened
• 1/2 cup chia seeds
• 2 1/2 tablespoons 100% cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• sprinkle of nutmeg
• dash of agave sweetener

 how to:

1. i mixed all the ingredients into a bowl and after stirring really well to get it all mixed the best i could i transferred it to a big measuring cup
2. i poured from the cup to the small individual bowls 
3. fridge it for at least 30 minutes- or leave it over night and eat it for breakfast!
4. top it with sliced fruit; strawberries, banana, blueberries etc or eat it plain

chia seed pudding

good evening!

here is a very very simple two ingredient pudding using a super food called chia seeds. i use them in smoothies and drinks all the time and i had never thought to make them into pudding but if you just do a few easy steps it can turn into a great dessert, breakfast or snack in minutes.

i am always on the look out for easy ways to incorporate super foods into my daily dishes and man this one is just too easy.

ingredients:

• 1/4 cup chia seeds 
• 2/3 cup water
• fruit; strawberries, blueberries and bananas are what i used

 how to:

1. mix in a bowl chia seeds with water 
2. stir stir stir!
3. put the bowl in the fridge for ten minutes
4. it will become a pudding consistency so pile on the fruit and eat up!

 ^^ i needed better lighting outdoors and of course little pup followed me around the whole time

 ^^so i got this wild CAT SHiRT; madly in love <3