O.M.G.

Hi, it's me. I can't believe how long it's been since I've posted. I'm a loser . . . forgive me? I finally have internet up and running in my new apartment (as well as a camera I traded someone for my bbq!) I promise I will be back on track. Starting...NOW!

So, I think the next year for me is going to be devoted to becoming my healthiest self. I started by going to see my naturopath and getting an food allergy test done. For around $170, they draw your blood and test it against a ton of different foods. Turns out, I'm highly sensitive to dairy and eggs and my body not a huge fan of gluten, oysters, spelt and sugar, either. The good news is that I'm not sensitive to any fruits, vegetables or fish, so that's a plus. If you're having issues I highly suggest looking into this. I'm excited to see what results I get from attempting to eliminate some of these foods. . . after my vacation. Wine isn't really sugar, right? Right?

On that note, my mom has been pushing me to read the book "Diet for World Peace" by Will Tuttle. She said it will completely eliminate your desire for any meat, fish or dairy. We'll see.



I've missed you guys, talk soon! xo

Keen-wah...

So, I moved into a new apartment this weekend and I've yet to figure out how to hook up my internet, so that's why I haven't posted lately. I'll post more about the apartment and my adventures in decorating very soon....

My new place is close to downtown and my commute is only 10 minutes, door to door. SO RAD. Because I have all of this newfound free time in the morning, I actually made my lunch today and thought I'd share a recipe for a super easy recipe using a very, very healthy food, quinoa. It's a complete protein, so it's really, really good for you and more importantly, it's impossible to screw up . . . and I could easily burn water.

1 cup Quinoa
1 can of black beans, drained
1 container of salsa
1 avocado

Prepare the quinoa on the stove like the box tells you to. Add the black beans in during the "simmer" process and toss the salsa in, once it's cool. Add avocado right before eating. Salt, pepper and you're ready to go.

Yum.

bite into it

one of my best buddies, dana, is going to school to be a nutritionist and she recently started a blog, called bite into it,  to share all her helpful healthy eating tips and recipes she learns while being a nutrition student and pursuing her career. 

dana's been giving me fabulous tips for years... but i'm beyond excited that i get to read her blog now too!

i love these health tips she posted in this this post

and her yummy healthy breakfast ideas in this post

 

 

check it out and get some good ideas for staying healthy! 

and tonight she'll be posting about some yummy super bowl snack ideas... so make sure to read about those so that you can enjoy the game and stay healthy!
thanks dana. ;)

-t