Breakfast: Absolutely delicious, organic, creamy cinnamon tahini smoothie I adapted from this recipe by Nutrition Stripped. Here’s my version (serves 2 – roughly 250 calories per serving):
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1/2 frozen banana
- 1/4 cup hemp hearts
- 1/2 packet of stevia (about 1/4 tsp.)
- 1 heaping tablespoon of tahini
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ice cubes
Mid-morning snack: 1 organic apple with cinnamon (not pictured: matcha green tea with stevia and lemon juice).
Lunch: I met my friend Geneve for lunch at my favorite café near work, Little Collins. I ordered a small unsweetened latte, which came with a very tiny, nutty cookie.
I also had a turkey confit sandwich with fried onion and mustard seeds, and a very small arugula / dried cranberry salad on the side. It was absolutely as delicious as it looks!
Afternoon snack: At the end of the workday, around 6 PM, I had a red velvet cupcake from Magnolia Bakery that someone on my team brought in. Actually, I didn’t think the cake was too tasty so I only ate the part above the baking cup; besides, as I see it, cake is just a vessel for frosting! This frosting is so light and airy that it almost tasted like whipped cream.
Exercise: After work, I headed straight to a 75-minute vinyasa yoga class, which was great and left me feeling limber. Then I went to the gym to jog for an hour (5 miles). Not pictured: Vega electrolyte hydrator I drank during my work out.
Dinner: Kiyo had kindly cooked while I was out, so a bowl (actually, that’s a teacup) of roasted onions and Brussels sprouts was waiting for me (he cooked them with a little oil, salt, pepper and cumin). I added some fresh dill on top and enjoyed the veggies with a glass of Vega recovery accelerator – my legs were so sore!
Total Estimated Calories: 1,800
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