Recipe Alert: Breakfast Berry Pudding

Happy Saturday!

This morning I woke up thinking and feeling: I could really use a delicious breakfast filled with antioxidants, fiber and healthy fats. You know, something that's good for me and will keep me full for a few hours. This is how I came up with a Breakfast Berry Pudding. Originally I was thinking of making a smoothie. Then I thought, why not add chia seeds and make a spoon able breakfast :-). This is exactly what I did and I managed to make a DELICIOUS breakfast that filled all my criteria: delicious, with antioxidants, fiber and healthy fats!

Check out the deets below!

Recipe: Breakfast Berry Pudding

Ingredients:
1 cup frozen berries (I used Trader Joe's Very Cherry Berry Blend)
1/4 cup frozen spinach (You don't even taste this)
1/4 cup almond milk
Water, a needed to blend
2TB chia seeds
2TB sliced almonds

Preparation:
Blend first four ingredients together. Pot in a bowl. Stir in chia seeds. Top with sliced almonds. Allow to sit for at least two hours.

PS: This can also be made the night before. The longer you leave this the more moisture the chia seeds will absorb and the thicker the pudding.

Strawberry Yogurt and Chia Seeds

This morning I woke up starving!!! While getting ready for work I enjoyed a strong cup of coffee. That kind of held me over until I got some solid food in my body.

Finally, for breakfast I decided on a Chobani strawberry yogurt with chia seeds stirred in.

I have a lunch date with a friend at 1:30. In case I get the munchies I have a Larabar.

What did you have for breakfast?

Later gators...

Breakfast and my new motto...

Morning morning,

So my new motto from now on is to eat healthy whenever I can. This is because I KNOW I will have days that will throw me off or make me want to indulge. Rather than focus on eating well all the time, it's better to eat well when I can, delicious but well.

This mornings breakfast was not only delicious but was nutrient packed. I had a cup of non fat Greek yogurt with a tablespoon of chia seeds stirred in and honey drizzled on top. This was delish. I love the texture that chia seeds provide.

What did you have for breakfast?

Breakfast: On Repeat

I'm on repeat with this morning's breakfast.   Yesterday's was so delish and filling that I had to have it again today.  Oh yes, I'm talking about my Sunflower Seed Butter on Ezekiel's Sesame Seed Bun.

Here are the deets on my deliciously filling nutrient dense breakfast:

Calories:  440
Fiber:  11 grams

If this has the same effect as yesterday, I should still be full by lunch!

How was your breakfast?

Chia Seeds

I've been getting a lot of questions about Chia Seeds.  What are they? What are the benefits? Is this from the Chia pet? Where can I buy this from?

With the help of wikipedia.com, here's a little bit about Chia Seeds:

Chia is grown commercially for its seed, a food that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, since the seeds yield 25-30% extractable oil. Chia seeds are typically small ovals with a diameter of about 1 mm (0.039 in). They are mottle-colored with brown, gray, black and white.


The Chia Pet makes use of chia seeds to sprout.


Chia seed may be eaten raw as a whole seed, providing protein, fats and fiber

In a one ounce (28 g) sample, dried chia seeds contain 9% of the Daily Value for protein (4g), 13% fat (9g) (57% of which is ALA) and 42% dietary fiber (11g), based on a daily intake of 2000 calories.^[9] The seeds also contain the essential minerals phosphorus, manganese, calcium, potassium and sodium^[9] in amounts comparable to other edible seeds, such as flax^[10] or sesame.^[11]

Although some research indicates potential for dietary health benefits in certain disease conditions, this work remains sparse and inconclusive.

Chia seeds can be purchased in health food stores or in the health section of your grocery store.

image:  www.dailyperricone.com

Ch Ch Chia Breakfast....

This mornings breakfast was very delicious, nutritious and very filling. So filling that I did not need a snack between breakfast and lunch. Lunch was at 2:00pm. Lately, I've been trying to have meals that are nutritious and keep me full till my next meal. I'm really trying to cut down on snacking because I feel I snack too much and once I start, I can't stop and waste a lot of calories on mindless eating.

Going back to today's breakfast I had an Ezekiel sesame seed bun topped with sunflower seed butter, banana and some chia seeds. I loved this breakfast so much that I think I will be having it again tomorrow :-)

Hope you all have been eating healthy! Also, it's very important to remember to stay hydrated in this heat.

Stay tuned: brief explanation on chia seeds...

Breakfast, light and smooth...

chia seeds

chia seeds stirred in...

On this hot morning I needed something cool, light and refreshing. I started thinking smoothie but did not want something as thick or sweet. Instead, I took a 6oz container of non fat Greek yogurt, 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, a teaspoon of honey and whipped this in the blender. I poured this into a cup and stirred in a tablespoon of chia seeds.

I LOVE the texture chia seeds provide. Seriously, they are like little pearls of tapioca when placed in liquid. My breakfast tasted like a decadent bubble tea :-)

How was your breakfast?

An easy, quick lunch/snack....

ch ch chia

So, my snack today was actually what my breakfast was suppose to be, but my snack was so filling that it's turned into my lunch! Got that?

Around noon, I took out my Greek yogurt and added some frozen blackberries and Chia seeds. I really do like the texture Chia seeds provide in yogurt. I don't know if it was the fiber in the Chia seeds or the protein in the yogurt, but I AM FULL!

I'm sure I will get a lil hungry before my workout and dinner.

What did you have for lunch?

Morning...thinking about breakfast

Mornin All,

This weekend was certainly fun filled and foodtastic! Yesterday I enjoyed a whole lotta Indian Chinese at Nanking and also learned how to make a delicious cheese toast for breakfast. Cheese toast recipe will be posted later on. Last night a huge portion of eggplant lasagna was also consumed :-)

Yes... A lot of good food was invloved this weekend, but I also managed to complete my last week of INSANITY's recovery week!! This evening I will start my first workout for month 2, which is suppose to be an hour long. Sean T better make that hour go fast :-p

So, it's not even 9am and my tummy is grumbling for food and I'm thinking about what to have for breakfast today. Right now, I'm heading towards a Greek yogurt, topped with blackberries and chia seeds. Although, a peanut butter almond milk smoothie doesn't sound to bad either. Ah, stay tuned to see what was decided!

How was your weekend? What are your breakfast plans for the morning?