Today during my run, I could feel the effects of my tempo run from yesterday–my hamstrings were a little tender, but all was good–I felt good and the miles were nearly effortless. I love those kind of runs!! So refreshing in so many ways–physically, mentally, and spiritually since I tend to do quite a bit of praying while I run. After 5 miles in 41 minutes, it was time to eat again.
My motto: “I run, so I can eat!”
I was craving a protein smoothie and some bread with peanut butter, so I satisfied those cravings with this. Not much color but tons of flavor!!
I decided to switch gears and vear from my usual strawberry and banana smoothie and attempt something a little more tropical.
Ingredients blended together:
– 1/2 cup milk
– 1/2 frozen banana, sliced
– 1/2 fresh mango
– 2 oz. raspberry yogurt (leftover from this morning)
– 1 tablespoon vanilla soy protein powder
– almond extract
The almond extract really came through in this and made it delicious!! Just think how much more tropical it would be if I had some coconut flavoring!!
And a Nature’s Path Organic Buckwheat Wildberry Waffle covered with peanut butter and a drizzle of pure maple syrup. You can actually taste the wildberry in these waffles. . .mmm, mmm. And if you can’t have wheat in your diet, they are wheat free!! I’ve had these waffles before and really like them.
That didn’t quite fill me up, so I snacked on some crackers and cheese. (I usually end up craving something salty after running.)
These Kashi TLC Toasted Asiago crackers were just so-so. The cheese flavoring wasn’t overpowering, which I appreciated; however, I don’t really like the taste that much. I think next time I’ll stick to the original or 7 grain flavors.
This is a great provolone cheese though. Full of flavor and portion-controlled.
I ran out of loaf bread at home, so it was time to make some from scratch.
I honestly thought this bread was going to be a flop, but it turned out really well!! The exterior was a chewy and the combination of flaxseed, oats, and walnuts are awesome together!
I got the recipe from Kath’s husband (Kath Eats Real Food blog) who is a baker at Great Harvest. Here’s the recipe.
Not quite county fair worthy with all the holes, but hopefully my mother will still be impressed.
For dinner tonight I tried a new dish I saw on Jenna’s Eat, Live, Run blog. She created this Israeli Couscous dish which was amazing! Much better than I expected.
Two changes I made:
