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Chia Oatmeal with Sprinkles on Top

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I love that I fell asleep at 7:00 PM last night (Apparently I was tired?) 

and woke up 4 hours later only to realize I was wide awake.

I love that Ashley crept in my room 10 minutes later (“Are you awake too??”)…

and we giggled until 1:00 am like it was a grade school sleepover.

I love that I proceeded to wake up at 7:00 AM.

and make oatmeal that was actually more like chiameal.

Last but not least, I love that sprinkles were involved.

and that I don’t even care!

I was totally that kid who overate sprinkles. I used to put em’ on everything. I knew that sprinkles are made basically from pure sugar, but it’s something about the pretty colors and plastic-like flavor that just   kept me coming back.

This morning’s breakfast needed to be a celebratory one for three reasons.

1. No reason at all

2. As of Monday night, I am Yoga Sculpt Certified!!!!

3. My interview at Anytime Fitness Corporate yesterday was a success…Say hello to Anytime Fitness’ new Social Media and Wellness Intern!!

Chia Oatmeal with Sprinkles on Top
Ingredients
1/2C rolled oatmeal
1T chia seeds
1/4t vanilla
~2 Cups of water or milk
1 packet of stevia (or any kind of sweetener)

I just love that chia seeds expand. The more the merrier, right?

Confession: The reason my oatmeal is that color, is because I decided it would be a good idea to cook the sprinkles with the rest of the ingredients, and their colors bled and faded together.

Don’t stop me now.

I topped this guy with sun flower seeds, Love Grown Chocolate Granola, and SPRINKLES!

Woo! I can already tell today is going to be a good day. Here’s my new theory…when feeling down, just add some sprinkles to your life.

More deets on the internship later. Now I am off to utilize this adrenaline in a sweat session!

xoxo, L.

Brownie Batter Oats

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Haha. just kidding. But really, it’s true. I’m sure all you poor college students can vouch for me.  When you’re home, there is just an irresistible amount of food, EVERYWHERE! I am devoting this post to a weekend of eats spent at home!

Brownie Batter Oats
Ingredients
-3T rolled oats
-2T oat bran
-1/4C almond milk
-1/2 banana
-1/2T Penzey’s Cocoa
-1/2T chia seeds
Toppings: 1/2 banana, raisins, 1T Peanut Butter (I popped it in the micro for about 30 seconds to melt it a little bit)

Okay, this tasted EXACTLY like brownie batter. Mmm. I think I’ve met my new bff. I’m envisioning a lot more of this in the near future…

Baked Blueberry Oat Bran
Ingredients
-1/3C Oat Bran
-3T vanilla almond milk
-1/2 mashed banana
-1/4t baking soda
-1/4C fresh blueberries
-1T egg white substitute
-3 shakes of cinnamon (or more if you’re feelin’ it)

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a medium sized bowl, mash 1/2 banana and mix in almond milk and egg white. Add the rest of your ingredients. The consistency should be a little thicker than cooked oatmeal. Spray a personal sized dish with nonstick cooking spray and poor in your mixture. I used a 6×6 ceramic dish that is about 3/4 of an inch deep. Even out your batter and pop it in the oven for 20-23 minutes depending on how deep your dish is. Top with sliced banana, raisins, and nut butter!

Baked Sweet Potato Boat
Ingredients
-1 sweet potato, washed
-1/3C nonfat cottage cheese
-raisins
-balsamic vinegar

Directions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. With a fork, poke a few holes in your tater (this prevents it from bursting in the oven). Bake the potato for about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on how soft you like your potato. Next, slice your potato down the center and place on a plate. Top it with cottage cheese, raisins, and balsamic vinegar.

The mixture of sweet/salty was perfect; as was the cold/hot ratio. This meal is packed with protein and beta carotene…and not to mention, super cost efficient! Check out THIS website for some great information on the health benefits of Sweet Potatoes.

Healthy Fiesta Lime Rice
Ingredients (Serves 2)
-1C cooked brown rice
-1/2C black beans
-4T fresh pico de gallo (I used store bought)
-juice from 1 lime
-fresh cilantro

Directions: Mix together all ingredients. Serve cold and with a dollop of plain greek yogurt. Garnish with fresh cilantro. *Note: I made a bit batch of brown rice earlier in the week, but if you are making it from scratch, the ratio of rice to water is 1 to 2. Directions: Bring rice and water to a rolling boil and then reduce heat to low and let simmer for an additional 45-50 minutes or until all of the water is soaked up. Let sit for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork to serve.

This would be perfect paired with tortilla chips or served along side fajitas! I thoroughly enjoy beans and rice and I love cilantro so I decided to make a meal out of it :)

Chocolate Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
-1 stick of butter/margarine
-12 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
-6 oz white chocolate chips
-2 large eggs
-1t vanilla
-pinch of salt
-1t baking powder
-1/2C cocoa (I used Penzey’s)
-1 1/2C sugar
-1 1/4C flour

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Begin by melting butter and 1/2C semi-sweet chocolate chips in the microwave. (I microwaved in 20 second increments until melted). Then, let butter/choco mixture sit for 5 minutes before mixing in the rest of your ingredients. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick cooking spray and use a medium sized cookie scoop to form your cookies. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until your cookies begin to crack on the top. Let cool for about 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

I have concluded…I am a mad woman in the kitchen. I finish one recipe and I’m on to the next.

It’s nice because my family LOVES to eat!  My sister and mama are my guinea pigs and my brother is a growing boy and always willing to give a test.

Time to spend ANOTHER night in Milwaukee. Oh yah, BTW. My flight got cancelled AGAIN. I am now rebooked for tomorrow tonight. Seriously, cross your fingers. I need all the luck I can get!

What have you been cookin’ lately?



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Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

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Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

Guess what yesterday was? My last first day of school EVER (if I don’t end up going to grad school). Yes, how weird is that? This pas week I have been dreading going back to school. I love to learn, but its been 16 years of learning and I think I’m ready to learn about the real world!

I do enjoy going to the first day of class though. You get your syllabus, you get to check out who else is in your class, you meet your professor, see if there’s any cute boys…yah know. It’s not so bad. This semester I only have 11 credits, 1 shy of “full time status.” I’m taking:

  • Corporate Wellness
  • Design Minor Seminar Class
  • Modern Latin America
  • Sociology of Sexuality

An interesting bunch of classes, no? I still needed to cover a few liberal arts credits, hence the schmorgusbordu of topics. I am rather intrigued by Sociology of Sexuality. It was a late pick up, but I am hoping for an interesting class!

On to more important matters…Oatmeal. (haha, but for real).

Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

One of my favorite things to eat post strength training workout, is PROTEIN FROSTING!  You literally mix protein powder and milk (I used almond). I usually eat it plain, but the other day I topped it on some Brownie Batter Oats. I love the mixture of hot and cold. nomm.

Brownie Batter Oats

Ingredients

-1/3C quick cooking oats

-1T cocoa powder

-1C water or milk

-2 packets of stevia

I used the stovetop method of making my oats, but the microwave works too!

Vanilla Protein Frosting

Ingredients

-1/2 School of Vanilla Protein Powder

~2T milk

Whisk together vanilla pp and milk.

Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

Brownie Batter Oats and Vanilla Protein Frosting

I haven’t had my brownie batter oats in a long time! It was a nice change up from my normal, plain oats :)

Guess what else I did yesterday? Taught another community Yoga Sculpt Class! This time there were about 8 of us who split the class, so I only got to teach Sun B. Things went great :) There were even more students in class yesterday. It was filled to capacity with 65 people! Holy Sha-bizzle.

I also completed my last part of training! I am officially ready to teach Yoga Sculpt everywhere and anywhere. In order to instruct at a Corepower studio, I have to audition in front of all of the regional managers (about 20 people). From there, I either get an offer from one of the studios or not. We were told that there isn’t a huge need for teachers at the moment, and that it might be a good idea to wait a month before auditioning. ARG! I am in a pickle. I was planning on auditioning the next round, but I don’t want to risk not getting a spot just because there isn’t a need currently. The downfall of not getting a spot, is that you have to wait 3 months before you can audition again. You see, there are only a certain amount of audition spots open. There may be 50 people who are eligible to audition (between all of the different trainings: vinyasa, hot, sculpt, etc), but only 10 audition spots open. Hmmm, what to do, what to do!

I think my next step should be approaching other gyms and personal fitness studios. The more I teach the better I get! I do have one question that maybe one of you can answer…because I have my Yoga Sculpt certificate, am still eligible to teach at a gym/studio without a group fitness or personal training certification (contingent upon me getting yoga insurance)? 

Anyways, last night when I got home I whipped up one of my old favorites: Banana Soft Serve!

Brownie Batter Oats

It’s been oh so long! But, I had a frozen nanner that just sounded so good after a hot yoga class.

Banana Soft Serve

Ingredients

-1 frozen banana

-2T almond milk

Method

Whirl together in a small food processor until it becomes fluffy.

YUMM. I need to start making this more often.

Because I have my Yoga Sculpt certification, do you know if I am still eligible to teach at a gym/studio without a group fitness or personal training certification (contingent upon me getting yoga insurance)? 

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Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

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Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

I am the kind of girl who thrives on change. Por ejemplo: I love switching up my class schedule each semester, I take a different route to class each day, I change up my workouts, I love the change in weather, and I am even making a point to try something different for breakfast. Well…not

that

different, but I did put an AWESOME twist to my typical banana oats :)

*I am apologizing in advanced for the terrible quality of pictures in this post! I had to use my digital camera because I am still waiting for my DSLR battery to arrive in the mail. Bare with me folks :)

Blueberry Chia Sauce meets Banana Oats….

Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

I decided to do a little experimenting with chia seeds this morning. I’ve found that chia seeds expand and become gel-like if you soak/cook them in some sort of liquid. 1/2T chia seeds almost doubles the size of my typical oat mixture! So, I figured I could thicken some blueberries to create a yummy topping by mixing the two together! Success!

Hello….Blueberry Chia Sauce

Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

Blueberry Chia Sauce
-1/4C blueberries (I used frozen)
-1/2T chia seeds
-1T water
–Directions: In a small sauce pan, heat all ingredients together on low-medium heat. Stir your sauce frequently so it doesn’t burn to the pan. I cooked mine for about 3ish minutes. Before serving, I let it sit in a small bowl for an additional 3-5 minutes to further thicken.

I am excited to make different variations of this sauce: mango, strawberry, raspberry, MMmm! Also….to use it as a topping on different types of food: pancakes, waffles, frozen yogurt, ice cream, & Greek yogurt.

This morning, I made the sauce first, and then used the same pan to cook my oats in.

Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce
-3T rolled oats
-3T oat bran
-1/2T chia seeds
-1/2 large nanner
-1/4C vanilla almond milk
-1Cish of water (I didn’t actually measure)

Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

I obviously wasn’t satisfied with just Blub Chia Sauce so I added some raisins and a blobity of almond butter for some extra umph. I am convinced nut butters are the key ingredient to my morning satiation.

Banana Oats with Blueberry Chia Sauce

Back to my tangent on change. Today is the first day of spring! You know what that means! The weather is a-changin’! Today’s high was 49 degrees so I jumped on the decision last night to run outside instead of my per usual trip to the gym. I made the mistake of 1) not checking the temperature at 8AM and 2) not wearing higher socks. My ankles were FROZEN by the time I got back.

I did a 4 mile loop towards downtown. I was presently surpised to see lots of people up and at it this morning despite the clouds. This is a photo of St. Anthony Main. She may look ugly right now due to bare trees and gross mud/snow covered grass, but during the summer this is one of my favorite spots for dinner!

Soon enough, the flowers will be blossuming and the trees will be budding. I can not WAIT for this change to occur 😛 I am off to my Monday night class :/ Soon enough it will be summer!!

Do you eat the same thing for breakfast every day?

Do you like change?

What are you most excited for as the weather gets warmer? 

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Banana Oatmeal

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It was one of those nights of tossing and turning. No matter what I did or thought about, I could not fall into a deep sleep, I kept waking up! First, I had to pee, which requires me to walk down a flight of stairs to the 2nd floor (I’m on the 3rd)…so I laid there trying not to think about it. Then I started hearing weird noises and realized it was my stomach growling. Looked at the clock and it was only 3:00 AM (too early for breakfast and too lazy to get a snack). Finally, I got up to pee which completely woke me up. Got back to bed and laid there for a while, my mind began to wander, scheming my day. I thought about my Kin lecture yesterday on how sleep is extremely important during stressful times. Sleep = Productivity, so I turned the radio on low hoping it would lull be back to bed, only to wake up to the sunrise a few hours later!

And here I am. Wide awake, not even 8 AM.

For breakfast I thought about making something creative. If only my oven wasn’t broken :( When in doubt, banana oatmeal!!

Banana Oatmeal

Banana Oatmeal

Ingredients

  • 1/5 C old fashioned oatmeal
  • 2 T oat bran
  • 1 small sliced nanner
  • 1/2 t chia seeds
  • ~1 C water (I’ve never actually measured)

Toppings

  • 1 T PB Flour Sauce
  • 1/2 T peanut butter
  • raisins

Banana Oatmeal

Banana Oatmeal

*I should have taken my own advice and stayed FAR FAR away from Target considering the amount of stress I have been under. I got this cool ceramic bowl and placemat last night to spruce up my picture taking :)

Back to my oats. I’m telling you, there is nothing like stove top oats and I am really starting to miss them. So creamy, fluffy, satisfying. Microwaved oats are good, don’t get me wrong. They are just a lot chewier and the oats don’t expand so it seems like you have less.

I have a full day ahead of me –> workout, work, homework. Oh yah, and avoid the gigantic snow storm we are suppose to get today. They are saying 8 inches, starting at 1 PM. Is it summer yet??

Happy Friday Foodies!

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Banana Coconut Oats

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Banana Coconut Oats

I am determined not to waste any of the coconut milk I bought from TJ’s. Hence the addition to my breakfast this morning :)

Banana Coconut Oats

*Sorry for the bad lighting, usually I use daylight/sunlight, but this morning I had breakfast a bit earlier than usual and it was still dark out!!

Banana Coconut Oats

-1/5 C old fashioned oats

-2T oat bran

-2T coconut milk

-1/2t chia seeds

-1/2 small banana

~1 C water

Toppings

-1 T PB flour sauce

-1/2T Peanut Butter

-1/2 T unsweetened coconut flakes

Banana Coconut Oats

Banana Coconut Oats

The Day’s Agenda

I have to go into work for a bit today (I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this, but I am the Vice President of the SUA Programming Board at the U) and then after lunch Clare and I are touring apartments for housing next year! I can’t believe I am going to be a Senior! Tonight I am babysitting for the kids I nannied for this summer. So excited to see them!!

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