This is what I look like going to do a night workout. Knowing, in advance I’ll be wired after and won’t sleep til god knows when. Guess tomo will be a late(ish) AM workout
Good thing I ate about 3lbs of this stuff this past weekend…
A healthy Valentine’s Day splurge…. Dark Chocolate!
“When it comes to chocolate, darker is better. That is because really dark chocolate, 80-90% cocoa, has less sugar and fat and more protein than lighter shades of the sweet stuff. That’s not all! A 2008 study found that moderate consumption of dark chocolate may exert protective effects against the development of cardiovascular disease.
The same study found that dark chocolate consumption might have positive effects on metabolism, blood pressure, endothelial function and inflammation - all of which would help keep your ticker ticking.
Remember, cocoa, not chocolate, has flavonols, natural antioxidant compounds. So, the more diluted the cocoa becomes with sugar, milk, caramel and the like, the less cocoa your chocolate contains. Milk may also interfere with antioxidant absorption; so, milk chocolate doesn’t have nearly the health benefits of dark chocolate.”
Thanks for another awesome article, bb.com!
whoops i forgot to take a picture of my breakfast this morning :|
Protein Power Breakfast - ~10-12oz unsweetened almond milk, 2 scoops muscle milk light cake batter protein, 1 tbsp almond butter, and a handful of hemp seeds.
YUM.
Aaaand dinner: chicken fajita salad - sauté red onions in 1 tbsp jalapeño grapeseed oil, add chicken, mesquite spices, cumin, and oregano, add bell peppers, and serve over shredded lettuce w/ salsa!
Lunch! Red cabbage, solid albacore, 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil, shredded basil and sesame seeds to garnish - and I of course added grain mustard (not pictured)
Raw spinach, banana, local honey, & spirulina POWER smoothie from Cranberry Grocery & Cafe in Staunton, VA.
Ignore the blazing, unintentional product placement above the smoothie.
this is an example of a pinterest fail, ladies and gentlemen. still - they were delicious even if they weren’t picture-worthy.