Three Simple Ways to Eat More Fruits & Veggies!

After paying for a new radiator in my Honda the other day, I thought my car troubles were over. WRONG. I think that purely thinking that was a bad idea- because literally two days later my cute lovable Civic is back in the shop. Poor baby. I hope they take real good care of her over at Woodford Street Garage.

And before I forget, if you have extremely dry lips.. try this stuff. It's called Rose Hip Seed Oil and can also be used for dry scalp and hands.

The oil is from Whole Foods in Portland. Along with using this stuff religiously, blistex works like a charm.

Anyway.. getting to the title of this post. I LOVE fruits and vegetables now. I used to dislike them  and definitely was one of those kids who put sugar on everything- from fresh strawberries from the garden to my bowl of cereal before school in the morning.  Ugh, fatty. haha.

Once when I was little, my dad sneakily put salt in the sugar container. That was a disgusting bowl of frosted flakes- Let me tell you!

Simple Ways to Eat More Veggies

• Eat What You Like: I think it's great to experiment, but sometimes, stick to the original. I love broccoli so I always have fresh broccoli or frozen broccoli to cook up.

• Roast it: Roasting really brings out the flavor in vegetables. I never liked brussel sprouts until I roasted them in olive oil, salt and pepper. Now I LOVE them.

• Hide it: Try a green monster! This delicious concoction is simply

              1 Frozen Banana
              2 Cups Spinach
              Milk (Skim, Almond, Soy all work well!)

              Blend away until smooth in blender.


Oh yes, and I must say- you can't win every nutrition argument. Sometimes, you just gotta give in and let your roomie get some junk food :)

Oh yes, and another wonderful find at Trader Joe's..

This pasta is delicious. I am honestly not a big pasta person- at all- and because of lack of other options made this up one night. It was a little mushy because we overcookied it, but was really good- definitely try it.


I hope you have a wonderful Thursday! xox

Snow Day

Happy Hump day! Today I woke up to this:

Whenever there is a big snowfall, it looks absolutely beautiful at first. As the days pass and the dirt gets mixed in with the snow, the white stuff loses its appeal for sure.

On a walk the other day. Dear Portland, you dirty! Can we talk about how bad Portland smells on trash day?

We are pretty much out of groceries (no eggs, no cereal, no PB) so I made a yogurt bowl for breakfast.

In the mix:

• 1 Cup Plain Non-fat Yogurt
• 1/2 Cup Trader Joe's Frozen berrie medley (Very good!)
• 1/4 Cup Oatmeal
• Sprinkle of raisins and peanuts

Yum! This was an excellent breakfast- with a healthy mix of lean protein, fruit, and carbohydrates. The oats in the yogurt kinda of get chewy and taste really good. TRY IT!

On the schedule today? Work was cancelled so we might head to one of our favorite places for lunch or if I find the motivation, we'll walk to Hannaford for groceries to make butternut squash soup- vegan style!

See ya!