Grapefruit and Chia Seed Smoothie

Hey there!

We had AWESOME weather today. I wanted to go for a run, but I knew that I wouldn't have any time today. But it is on my list for tomorrow!

Today I did the P90X Plyometrics workout. And I sweated A LOT. I hated this workout in the beginning. I really did. Now it's a a Love-hate relationship...hahaha....Right after the workout I drank my Zico coconut water with Pineapple flavor. It's so delicious and it makes me feel better so much better afterwards.

A little bit later it was time for my Protein Smoothie. I already made one like this yesterday. I know how good it is for you to eat Grapefruit. But I honestly don't like it all the time to just eat with a spoon. So I found a great and delicious way to incorporate this amazing fruit in my diet.

SMOOTHIE!!!!

You need:

1 cup Vanilla Almond Milk
1 tbsp Chia Seeds (soaked for 15 minutes in 1/4 cup of water)
1/2 Grapefruit
1/2 frozen Banana
3/4 cup frozen Peaches
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
Agave
Handful Ice Cubes

It depends on you how sweet you like your smoothie and how much Agave you want to use. You could also start with just a 1/4 Grapefruit to get used to the taste. This recipe fills up 3 glasses. If you want to make less you can use less peaches, ice cubes and/or milk.

I am going to put on workout clothes now and finish my Tone It Up Tuesday workout!

Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding

Today I did Yoga X and whoever says that you DO NOT sweat when you do Yoga, never did the P90X Yoga workout. Sweat was running down my nose and my cheeks were red! But I feel so great after the workout.

I love Smoothies and today I had a Strawberry and Banana Protein Smoothie.

1 cup (Vanilla) Coconut milk (unsweetened)

1 Banana

1 cup Strawberries

1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

1/2 cup Greek Yogurt

1 cup Ice

I forgot to take a picture of our dinner, but it was really good. We had (a lot of) Garlic-Shrimps (we love Shrimps!) and a salad made with Romain Lettuce.

But I didn't want to eat too much, because I planned on making a dessert. I bought Chia Seeds the other day at Whole Foods and so I made myself a "Chia Seed Chocolate Pudding".

3/4 cup Almond Milk
1/4 Chia Seeds
1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
1 tsp Stevia
Agave Sirup

Stir all the ingredients together and let it sit for a while. I set everything up before we started to eat so it was ready when we were done. I added a little bit more milk before I ate it and drizzled Agave Sirup over it to sweetened it just a bit. You can also add 2 tsp of Stevia if you like it sweeter.

Inspired by Peanutbutterfingers

My favorite part of a workout

Enjoying the sun outside on the deck, after my workout with a delicious protein smoothie and reading some blogs. How awesome is that?!

My Protein Smoothie was made out of:

3/4 cup of Almond Milk
2 tsp unsweetened Coconut
1 scoop of Vanilla Protein Powder
1 cup of mixed frozen fruits (Peaches, Mango, Pineapple, Strawberry)
1 Kiwi

Mixed fruit Protein Smoothie

So far, this is my absolute favorite after workout Protein Smoothie!
I don't know how many times I had it the last few days. Towards the end of my workout I get really excited, because I know that it's almost Smoothie-Time!

Those are the ingredients you need:

1/2 frozen banana
1/4 apple
1 cup of mixed frozen fruits (mine are Mango, Pineapple, Peach and Strawberry)
3/4 cup of Almond Milk
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder

 Put everything in your blender and mix it together until it's really smooth!

ENJOY! 

You don't have to freeze your banana (Btw: If you do. Do it without the peel!). And you can use fresh fruits as well. But I just love the texture of the Smoothie with frozen fruits. If you have fresh ones you can put a few ice cubes in your blender!

This recipe is like 1 1/2 servings. But I don't mind eating the leftovers out of my Vitamix, because it is SO GOOD! :-) 

Protein Smoothie

I didn't forget to take pictures yesterday. Yay! So here is the recipe for the delicious

"Berry Peach Peanut Butter Protein Shake"

Ingredients:

3/4 cup of unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk (or any other milk you prefer)
1/2 cup of mixed Raspberries and Blueberries
1/2 cup of Peaches
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder
1 teaspoon of Flax Seeds
1 teaspoon all natural Peanut Butter (no salt added!)

Put everything in a blender and enjoy your delicious Protein Shake! And because I used frozen fruits, I gets a really creamy texture. I love it that way!

Oat and Flax crusted Tilapia

.....that's what we had for dinner last night!
I wanted to make fish since Friday, but somehow we always made something else. Sometimes I cook my oldest one a separate meal because she doesn't like fish. But since she wanted to eat the asparagus she decided to eat it last night. I usually make a breading for her fish so it's a little bit tastier. I was out of breadcrumbs and so I had to be creative. An idea popped up in my mind, I goggled a little bit and viola - we had "Oat and Flax crusted Tilapia" with pan roasted asparagus.

And let me tell you - it was soooo delicious! I made my girls one fish so they could share it. My oldest one loved it so much that she asked for more! And she was disappointed when I had to tell her that there is nothing left.

I would love to share the recipe with you. But since I came up with that myself I can't give you any measurements. I am going to cook it again soon and I will make sure to get you more information on what I used and how much. Stay tuned!

I didn't forget that I wanted to share the Protein Shake recipe with you. But when I made it yesterday I remembered that I forgot to take pictures when I was halfway done drinking it. It's just so good. [hahahaha]. I don't mind making it again today. With pictures and the recipe for YOU!