What did you eat today?

[Crankin]

B: 8 oz almond milk smoothie, with pea protein powder, strawberries, cumin, cardamon, cinnamon, a teaspoon of honey. Slice of spelt toast with almond butter, coffee
L: home made split pea soup, shredded chicken with peppers/onions in 2 butter lettuce cups, an apple
2.5 mile fast, hilly walk
S:half a red pepper with some hummus
D: diced chicken thighs, broccoli, quinoa stir fried in a skillet, glass of red wine, one square dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: 2 eggs over kale and smoked salmon, avocado, an orange, coffee
S: half a banana
19.5 mile ride, slow and mostly flat
L: brown rice "burger" patty, and a large salad, an apple
D: restaurant... shared an appetizer of dates wrapped in bacon and had pork brochette with sautéed zucchini/peppers, and puree of sweet potato and sqash, glass of red wine, one roll

[Catrin]

Yesterday:

Brekkie: next to the last slice of my current veggie/meat egg casserole, coffee
1 hour easier than normal solo gym workout that featured running, rowing and deadlifting
L: Quest protein bar...
S: toasted unsweetened coconut chips, then broke down and had a protein shake (I KNOW better than to skip lunch)
D: Mustard-glazed roasted chicken, baby greens, spaghetti squash
S: (reception at church) mango puree and a few more toasted unsweetened coconut chips

[spokewench]

B: 1 piece raisin bread, grapenuts with milk, coffee
snack: 1 banana
L: 2 chicken tacos
D: salmon, brown rice pilaf, asparagus, salad, 1 glass white wine
1 orange slice (candy)

[Catrin]

B: last of the current baked egg fritata/casserole/whatever it is, coffee, bacon
L: shrimp, a bit of roasted mustard glazed chicken, and some broccoli salad
500-swing kettlebell workout
D: (early) last of the chocolate sweet potato chili (more in freezer) over spaghetti squash.
S: as early as I ate dinner, will probably have a small snack of the pulled pork that is currently brazing over some baby greens. Or some roasted kale (that stuff is like crack!)

Currently LOVING hot peppermint tea with 100% cacoa powder mixed in - as there is no sugar at all and full of antioxidents it is a guilt free treat! No other chocolate for a time, need to resist this growing sweet tooth.

[Crankin]

Where do you get that tea?
B: Irish oatmeal (haven't had that in over a year), with half a cup of almond milk, half a banana, walnuts, cinnamon. 2 turkey breakfast sausages, coffee
L: curried apple chicken salad in 2 butter lettuce leaves
15.4 mile hilly ride
D: fresh tuna, sauteed with red and black pepper, sauce of red peppers, mango, red onion, lime juice, a little brown sugar and arrowroot, cauliflower rice. 2 squares dark chocolate

[Catrin]

Where do you get that tea?

I make it Whole Foods sells Navitas 100% Cacoa Powder and Nibs, I get both. It is actually cheaper at the local Whole Foods than from Amazon - the nibs are a bit more expensive, I get the 8 ounce size. I've experimented with how much to add to my hot peppermint tea, and sometimes I toss in a few Cacoa Nibs as well, they are a little chewy I mainly use the powder for tea and coffee, but I've a few recipes that I use it in as well. The 8 ounces, even though I use it daily, lasts me roughly 6-7 weeks. Perhaps a bit longer if I don't make the chocolate chili very often as I use more than the recipe calls for.

The tea is very satisfying, but if you try it don't be shy about how much you put in. I use far more in my tea than I do coffee - about twice as much. If you do decide to try the nibs, look at the label carefully as they do sell a sweetened version. To me that defeats one of the purposes for using it! I've never seen a sweetened version of the powder however, which is good. I've heard of some grinding the nibs in a hand-coffee grinder and treating it as coffee - but of course that is the nibs (they look like shavings of the bean), not the powder.