Day 2: Lost my lunch pictures!

Breakfast: Loved the smoothie!!

Pina colada green smoothie with mango

Fruit bowl

Green tea

 

Smoothie:

1/2 cup kale

1/2 mango

3 round pineapple slices (or 1/2 cup)

1/3 cup coconut milk

1/3 cup coconut water

ice

Blend all ingredients together. With the other half of the mango I made a fruit bowl with mango, pineapple, almonds, and flaxseeds.

 

 

I am so sorry because I accidently deleted my lunch picture, which was a salad with avocado, apples, and almonds. And for dinner, I had a friend over and did not have time to take a picture, but it was very unhealthy (chicken with cream sauce and sautéed potatoes). I am not looking at it as a mistake but more of an understanding that not everything can be perfect (especially if your dad is a French cook).

 

xxx Anna xxx



Day 1: lovin' it

Breakfast: Half n' half fruit salad and smoothie

Green Tea

                                                              Smoothie:

                                                              1 banana (half in smoothie, half in salad)

                                                              1 kiwi (half n' half)



                                                              1 slice melon (half n' half)

                                                              1/2 cup kale

                                                              1/2 cup almond milk

                                                              Fruit cup:

                                                              1/4 cup yogurt

                                                              almond and flaxseeds (optional)

                                                             

Lunch: Potato egg white muffins filled with ratatouille

ratatouille

Peanut butter and small apple

                                                 Egg white muffins:

                                                 4 egg whites

                                                 1/4 cup almond milk

                                                 any seasoning (I used black pepper, salt, rosemary, and Italian)

                                                 1/2 cooked potato

                                                 1/2 cup ratatouille

                                                 Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit or 200 degrees Celcius. mix egg whites, almond milk, seasoning, and chopped potato in a bowl. Mix well. Grease muffin pan with PAM cooking spray. Pour egg batter into the pan and put half the ratatouille in one and the other half in the other. Cook for about 20 minutes. Make sure it is not gooey and easy to take out of the pan. Serve with a side of ratatouille.

         * very delicious

                                                                      

                                 

Dinner: Not detox pasta salad

Steak

Strawberry-peach-melon salad with lemon juice



                                          * I did not make the pasta salad, it was leftovers from the barbeque so my dad had me eat it because he does not know I am on a detox (If I told him all hell would break loose). The recipe is on yesterday's post. Today was not too hard but I did eat peanut butter and pasta...and steak. This is probably the best I can do because of my family. I am very excited for Saturday because I am trying out a new vegetarian or "healthy" restaurant called Nourish.

 

xxx Anna xxx

Pre-detox day: Just getting ready

Breakfast: Gluten-free crepe with 1 scrambled egg

Green smoothie

Green tea

Crepe: My dad made the gluten-free crepe, the egg inside is just a regular egg with salt and pepper

Green smoothie: 1 kiwi

                            1 banana

                            1/2 cup kale

                           1/2 cup almond milk

                            Mix all ingredients in the blender and add ice to make it cooler and thicker.

                           

Feedback: very delicious and sweet. You can't even tell the kale is there! It is Low-fat, filled with potassium and vitamin C, which helps to prevent disease and strokes.

                            Vitamin C also had a lot of antioxidants.

Lunch: Chipotle-lime pork

Pasta salad

 Chipotle-lime pork: Pork marinaded in chipotle-lime sauce than barbecued.
Pasta salad: Pasta, green olives, tomatoes, cucumber, corn, and feta cheese.

Dinner: Dinner plate my dad makes every sunday night

Romaine salad with melon.

Whole-wheat pasta with soy sauce, lime oil, chicken, and zucchini.

homemade wheat bread with brie.

cherries and yogurt, granola, and honey.

 

Do you guys like it when I post it like that or should I do it differently?

I am already starting this week and doing some research on the nutrients I need. I am cutting out all processed foods this week (not including peanut butter because I have to finish it). I am also cutting out most heavy carbs like pancakes and oatmeal. I have to eat pasta though because we have some leftovers.

I power-walked a 5k today for exercise.

 

Nutrient info: a teen (14 to 18) needs 65mg of vitamin C and 4,700 mg of potassium daily.

 



California vacations: Heathy meals vs. my delicious enjoying life meals

 

 



California: Healthy Meals

 

This is from my amazing trip all over California! The first one is in a Thai restaurant in San Francisco. It is an eggplant salad with capers, shrimp, and chicken. The sauce was way to sweet for my taste and I tried to avoid it as much as I could but it was everywhere!! Then the second picture is in Pismo Beach. I ordered a Carpaccio tuna salad, it had capers, tuna, arugula, and parmesan. The third dish is also from San Francisco at the pier. Amazing salmon...pasta not so good and the broccoli were a little undercooked. But this is only the healthy side of my trip! haha I always had healthy breakfasts thought.

 

 

California: Enjoying life meals

I can definitely say that that pizza was the best pizza I have ever had! I mean, If I am going to eat pizza, it better be delicious! Sure it had its large amount of unhealthy fats but hey!...you only got one life to live and I was going to spend lunch staring a people eating pizza and be eating a salad! It had one side with goat cheese, bell peppers, and honey, another was peperoni (my least fav) and the other was spices and peppers. Also noticed how I got the thin pizza...btw I had 4 slices of the pizza not the whole pizza!!! This was in North beach, San Francisco. Then the cheese was near our hotel in San Francisco and boy, was it good! We haven't seen this much cheese since France...we also haven't seen that price on cheese since we stumbled into the most expensive grocery store in AZ! and yes, I had the cheese on a nice fresh French baguette! Then the desserts are from a French bakery in L.A. Macarons are gluten-free as always, and apple tart is delicious as always.

 

 

I would love it if you shared your vacation splurges with me, I mean you can't just eat healthy on vacations!

 

xxx Anna xxx





Banana Oats

Today's breakie! sorry for it being ugly, the peanut butter kind of did its own thing. It's monsoon season where I am so we have been getting lots of clouds and the lighting in the picture is really crappy because of that! haha so many problems! but these were so amazing and my own recipe!
Banana Oats topped with banana, flaxseeds, and peanut butter

1/2 cup oats
3/4 cup almond milk (or any milk)
1/2 banana
1/2 tsp flaxseeds (optional)

toppings:
1/2 banana
1 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
1/2 tsp flaxseeds (optional)

First mash 1/2 banana with a fork. Add oats, almond milk, and banana to a pot and put the gas on medium heat. Mix for 5 minutes then add flaxseeds and a little vanilla (both optional). Continue mixing for at least 3-5 more minutes. While it is cooking, cut banana in slices. When the oats are done cooking pour into a bowl and top with banana, peanut butter, and flaxseeds (optional). ENJOY!

nutrition:
calories: 420 total fat: 10g saturated: 1g polyunsaturated: 2.5g monounsaturated: 3.5g trans: 0g
cholesterol: 0g sodium: (depends on type of peanut butter) Potassium: 450mg total carbs: 67g Fiber: 10g sugar: 20g protein: 10.8g 
Vitamins:
vitamin A: 9.5% vitamin C: 20% calcium: 23.5% iron: 13.5%

Can be made gluten free with gluten-free oats.
Vegan
Vegeterian

xxx Anna xxx

Challenge Accepted!

I am doing a challenge for myself. Anyone else can join too because I will be posting exact recipes everyday.
 My goal is to eat 1 green smoothie a day for a 100 days and to cut out processed foods (chips, crackers, bread etc) for one week to see how it goes. I will start it on Monday!
If you read my previous post you know that I will have a tough time with this because of my not supportive dad and junk food eating family. Any words of advice are appreciated! I don't think I will be telling my family about this because they will just call me anorexic...
Its sad they call me that when I eat just as much as them just less junk food...
    Day 1 will be Monday and tonight I will be making my own bread (don't think It counts as processed) and I will be posting the recipe. Keep in mind I am making it with my dad...It will not be clean because of white flour, which I cannot omit with him, but I am making it with wheat germ and flaxseeds!
    *** the only processed food I will eat is peanut butter because I love it, keep in mind I eat organic with no added ingredients!

xxx Anna xxx

First of all, this is me...again. I wanted to tell you more about me so I could make this blog more personal. First off, I started this blog not to lose weight but to explore this new world of health and fitness I found on IG. Sounds weird but I used to own a fashion account on insta and I would venture into accounts like the healthy food ones and stay on there for hours! I loved it so much I HAD to make my own. When I started the account I thought I would just make it about smoothies because...I LOVE SMOOTHIES, but turns out I love breakfast and lunch.....and dinner and snacks just as much!! I changed my IG name so I could post more of the new things I was trying out for breakfast (my totally fave meal of the day). Before I started this blog, I thought all there was to being skinny was not eating as much and pretty much starving, which there is no way I can skip a meal...like I just can't! But tons of other blogs showed me you can be healthy and creative at the same time and still eat tons. I was sooooo happy! I stay out of junk and processed foods as much as I can. It is hard for me, not because I want to eat it, but because my family eats so much of it! My dad is a French chef and he can't seem to keep the cream and butter out of the chicken or pasta. My mom tries dieting but almost always fails. My two sisters (10 and 13) are always eating bad processed foods like nacho chips and other foods, and my brother...he's the king of eating processed tacos and hamburgers. My sister (13) always says I don't eat enough when I do, it's just I don't eat like a pig because then I will be way beyond full like she always is and I hate feeling bloated. Growing up in Paris, France I always loved food especially crepes! and I love how I can try to find ways to make it healthier, eventhough my dad is completely against it!! I am really having a tough time staying on track due to my dad not getting what I want to do...I hope that you guys read this and have some advice or words of encouragement!

Just for those who didn't know:
I am turning 15 august 24th and entering sophomore year!
My name is Anna
I live in Arizona (U.S) but I was born in Paris, France and lived there for the first 8 years of my life
Any questions? ask!!!
I will post my challenge next

If anyone reads this please comment! I want to know if people are actually reading this!!!!

xxx Anna xxx