Happy Wednesday, friends! I hope you’ve all been making healthy choices and staying positive this week, because honestly, it makes all the difference in how you feel. Great food, a little exercise, enough sleep, and a positive mindset can take your life from alright to excellent right before your eyes. It’s kind of an amazing transformation.
I had my share of great food yesterday, starting off with what I like to call “the gas station breakfast of champions”.
I had to head about almost as soon as I was up, so I scrounged up the best on-the-go breakfast that I could. I ended up with a banana, some raw almonds, and an Odwalla Blueberry B juice. Not too shabby.
When I got home, I made myself a quick lunch to eat before heading out to my church group meeting.
Can’t go wrong with brown rice, chickpeas, and broccoli, especially topped with a little tamari and dulse powder.
I’ve been trying to include more sea veggies in my diet lately, and dulse was my sea veggie of the day. Since I don’t consume iodized salt on a regular basis, I need to get iodine from other sources, and sea veggies are the best natural source. Without iodine, you’ll end up with thyroid issues, which can include a goiter, or an enlargement of the thyroid gland, causing your neck to balloon out. Not a pretty picture.
After my meeting, I came home and made myself an awesome chickpea salad sandwich to munch on while I waited for Keenan to get home from work.
It included chickpeas, avocado, red onion, Vegenaise, yellow mustard, sweet relish, red pepper flakes, more dulse, and sea salt. I toasted my whole wheat bread, and added a couple leaves of romaine for good measure. It was pretty heavenly.
When Keenan got home, we made a vegan roasted veggie pizza from Trader Joe’s.
We love this pizza. Keenan doesn’t even miss the cheese, and I love all the veggies, especially the artichoke hearts and the caramelized onions.
After pizza, we shared a pint of TJ’s strawberry coconut milk ice cream.
Oh so delicious! I am a huge fan of coconut milk ice cream. Honestly, I think it’s better than the original stuff. If you haven’t tried it yet, get yourself some now!
<3 Lindsay
I went to a potluck with my Care group last night and had all kinds of bean dishes including my black bean soup to which I embellished with tomatoes and garbanzo beans, also chipotle salsa. Mmmm!
That vegan pizza looks delicious!! You are right, you definitely do not need cheese for a great pizza!