Tag: Smoothie

• Elastic Pants, Here I Come

  Posted at 4:01 AM by Brittany, on November 21, 2014

  I’m always craving sweets, always. I eat 75% plants and 25% sweets which usually keeps me satisfied and in balance. On the off chance I don’t get my full 25% portion of sweets, I may splurge to a solid 30-40% instead. This is not a pretty sight.

  I successfully avoided the seasonal Bark Thins at Costco, until yesterday.

  

  Don’t ask how many servings I ate upon opening this package. I will lie to you and say less than one. OK I had more than one…more like..three. I then proceeded to run, do a Jillian Michaels workout, and cool down with an incline walk. If you’re looking for a way to ensure you want NOTHING TO DO WITH all the chocolate this is it.

  I felt sick for hours, resulting in plants on plants on plants for dinner.

  

  I ate 213874 lbs of spinach.

  You win this round Bark Thins.

  Speaking of food, I’m still super jazzed for Thanksgiving. Can we just take a moment to talk about how cute, perfect, and TRUE these cards are!?!

  

  The inside says: “And you. Happy Thanksgiving.”

  Seriously, get these in your life ASAP. Buy them here. Elastic pants, here I come.

  In completely unrelated news I made a smoothie a few days ago that I thought had the taste and texture of butterscotch pudding. I had my mom try some so I could gather information for scientific research(aka an outside opinion), and she said it tasted like a candle. This was moments after my sister said her cereal tasted like dog poop.

  Either my taste buds are skewed, or I should be concerned about what my family does when I’m not around. Or both. Happy Friday!

  Q: Have you had any of the Bark Thin flavors? They are all CRACK, crack I tell you!

  

  | 64 Comments Tagged Plants, Random, Run, Smoothie, Vegan

• Mango Banana Smoothie

  Posted at 5:35 AM by Brittany, on March 5, 2014

  I like to visit Costco AT LEAST once every week and a half, sometimes every week. When I go I have a list, and I rarely deviate from it. I buy my produce in bulk because I eat enough of it to be confused with a growing teenage boy. Costco = happy wallet.

  

  Normally when I walk down the candy/chocolate/cookie/junk aisle, I don’t have to worry because everything is jam packed with milk chocolate, and other fun ingredients I can’t pronounce. This makes it easy to stay away from them. However, once in a while I am surprised by a vegan friendly treat that almost literally jumps out at me.

  

  

  

  The bag is nearly empty because I flew through it in like…a couple days. I needed an alternative to these enrobed (I just need to use this word, it sounds slightly scandalous) mangoes, and it just so happens that I’ve been obsessing over a random smoothie creation with only 3 simple ingredients (water doesn’t count.) Don’t let the ingredients fool you..this smoothie tastes like a creamy dessert. I was mind blown.

  Mango Banana Smoothie

  

  Ingredients

  • 1 overripe/frozen banana (the key is to let your banana get REALLY ripe, and then freeze.)
  • 1 HEAPING cup (about 16 pieces) frozen organic mangoes
  • 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk
  • 1/4 cup water

  Directions

  1. Let your banana and mangoes sit out for 20-30 minutes until they are soft, but still frozen. If you want to pre-peel your banana feel free, I leave the peel on until I’m ready to use it. I know my banana is thawed enough when I can easily peel it.
  2. Pour your ingredients into a high speed blender starting with the liquids.
  3. Blend until smooth.

  I don’t think smoothies ever really need a “recipe” and I feel a bit silly posting this as one, but this is for those of you that thrive off of precision. For realllll though, mangoes are naturally so thick and creamy that this smoothie tastes so much like a dessert. The only thing missing is some chocolate…

  

  Problem solved. A wonderful pairing for these brownies. This smoothie has become a daily occurrence, and I am one step closer to being ready for spring!

  Q: Do you like tropical smoothies? I used to be a berry smoothie fanatic, but I am now a tropical believer! 

  

  | 45 Comments Tagged Chocolate, Recipe, Smoothie, Vegan

• Hangry

  Posted at 9:39 AM by Brittany, on July 31, 2013

  Monday was my sisters 29th birthday. To celebrate, my family and I went to eat at Red Robin. The weather was nice, which permitted us to sit outside. Big mistake. While it felt good outside, I think the waitress forgot there were people out there because it took WAY too long to get our food. I was getting so hangry I was ready to fight.

  

  My brain was like a forest fire until this burger was placed in front of my face. The second I got my food I turned into a tornado and it’s a wonder I didn’t choke. Sometimes I wish I had a set of gills that I could use to breathe through while I run train on my food.

  

  I would have eaten the plate if it weren’t plastic. Do not cross me when I am hangry.

  

  I look something like this.

  I don’t go out to eat very often because: A. It can get expensive, B. My waistline doesn’t like it, and C. I like to know exactly what I am eating, and with restaurant meals that’s almost impossible. With that said when I DO go out to eat, I take my “vegan” diet with a grain of salt. I like to go to all vegan restaurants when I can, but sometimes I go elsewhere.

  This meal for example is a Boca burger. The patty is vegan, but I have no idea what’s in the bun. Normally whole wheat buns are vegan, but I don’t ask when I am at restaurants. I don’t want to be “that person” that asks for every single ingredient, and if I were I should just stay home. SO I don’t eat out often, but when I do I close my eyes and assume my bread is vegan. C’est la vie..vegan with benefits at its finest.

  My booty has started to resemble Jupiter lately and in order to combat the severe case of belly bloat I have, today will be a day of SMOOTHIES! Bye bye broccoli gas, hello flat belly. Lots of fruit means LOTs of fiber. I like to ensure my colon never looks like an LA freeway in the middle of rush hour traffic. I need smooth sailing every day.

  

  Thankfully my work has fruit. I’ve been drinking this smoothie nearly every day. So simple, but so good. Splash of strawberry puree (I balance this with some water) splash of soy milk, a banana, and two packs of blueberries. Who says you have to get coffee at a coffee shop? Free smoothies never tasted so good.

  Q: Do you turn into a tornado when you are hangry?

  

  | 70 Comments Tagged Hangry, Red Robin, Smoothie, Starbucks, Vegan

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