Pizza for Breakfast

Hello friends!


Now I am NO photographer and haven't even read the instructions for my camera (I should really do that) so my photos on this blog are not great and I apologize, but my passion is learning healthy food not photography. So here is an Adrianne photo of my latest obsession...

This, my friends is Peanut Butter, Jelly, and Banana Breakfast Pizza and it is AMAZING! This is from one of my favorite bloggers who happens to be an amazing photographer as well as an amazing cook! So if you want to drool over some pics of this pizza in all it's glory click here.

Here is another one of Matt and I's new favorite eats...

This is sandwich is avocado, hummus, tomato paste, pepper, nutritional yeast (tastes cheesy without the cheese) and spinach. It is AWESOME! We have both had it in our lunches this week and even for dinner one night!

And of course our week just wouldn't be complete without some smoothies!
Here is the his and hers from this morning, can you guess who's is who's?

Did you guess that the green one was mine? WRONG! I totally have him converted! Muahahaha! I love that he is enjoying this journey with me! Such a man!

~A

Snack Attack and Floral Pits

Today was a great a day! I started taking B-12 this week and I truly feel like I have had more energy! B-12 is the only supplement you really need to take if you don't eat meat, which I haven't been eating.

So after work today, Sophia and I went to the health store. I have been in desperate need for some GOOD deodorant! I am having a hard time finding as natural deodorant that doesn't contain Aluminum that actually works! My friend suggested the Weleda Wild Rose Deodorant Spray, so that was my only intended purchase today. I was so excited they had it! I can't wait to have floral pits!

Here is everything else I left the store with...

I didn't NEED any of it, but I was in a snacky kind of mood and EVERYTHING looked so good!
Coconut Yogurt, seaweed snacks, kale chips, veggie stix, pea snacks, Barbara's cereal,  Sunshine Burgers Falafel, Cliff fruit ropes, coconut milk, kombucha tea, Udi's cinnamon rolls, and the thing I am most excited to try are these new Justin's Peanut Butter Cups!

I love Justin's Peanut Butter and Chocolate Almond Butter, so I am sure these are going to be wonderful!

I instantly had buyers remorse for the money that I spent...oops! Damn that budget!

Peace, love, and floral pits!
~A

Lip Service

  Hello Blog Beauties! I hope you are warm and cozy on this cold evening!

I am a huge fan of "moist" lips! Isn't that a gross word? "moist" In less gross words, I love having chapstick or gloss on my lips at all times! During the winter however, it tends to be mostly chapstick. I will not however put bad stuff on mine or Sophia's lips (Matt doesn't keep his moist) By bad I mean chapsticks that contain petroleum and other harmful ingredients. I never get Sophia those princess glosses in the dollar bins because they are usually full of the bad stuff.

I once read that a woman eats between 4-9 lbs of lipstick in her lifetime! Even more important that we pay attention to what we put on them!  If I'm gonna eat it I want to make sure it is quality stuff, right?

So here is what I am enjoying on my lips and Sophia's. Sophia LOVES the EOS brand because it is shaped like an Easter Egg! The other brands pictured are Alba Coconut Cream Lip Gloss, Hurraw (organic, raw, and vegan) and comes in lots of yummy flavors including Chai, and Dessert Essence.



Keep those smoochers happy and healthy this winter!

Peace, love, and "moist" lips!

~A

Love List

Hello blog friends,

I haven't been checking in as often as I did over the summer, the whole working thing kind of gets in the way! Imagine that! I wanted to check in this morning and let you all know what I have been loving lately! So here is my latest love list:

Crazy Sexy Diet

I have blogged about my love for Kris Carr before. I have been following her for the last year or so and she has now gone mainstream with her latest diet book. This book is amazing and I am reading it for a second time! Love this girl!

Mega Salads

This one was spinach, goat cheese, tomato, raisins, sunflower seeds, and a chopped up sunshine veggie burger= DELICIOUS!

Green Smoothies for Everyone

For me

For Sophia

And for my whole class

By the way my class LOVED the green smoothies!



 Brown Rice cakes with Avocado

Getting my ~ ing on

This is another book that I am loving right now!

Almond Milk Chai Latte

Birthday Cake

This cake was amazing, and yes my baby girl is now 4!

What are you loving right now?

Talk to you soon,

~A

Long Time No See

Hello, hello, hello blog friends! Long time no see! I have only one word as to why I haven't blogged since September27th...Life! Funny how that happens right! I miss it dearly though!

Today's post is short and sweet, I want to tell you about the new kid in town. The new restaurant in Greenwood that is...Jockamo's


This place was fabulous! Awesome for vegetarians and non-veggies! They have goat cheese pizza, eggplant pizza, pizza with hummus, Greek Pizza, Slaughterhouse(their name, not mine) meat lovers pizza, and everything in between! I had the Greek salad, which was amazing! The atmosphere was great and it's right across from the library which makes for a lovely afternoon with the family!

It's good to be back!

Peace, love, and pizza!

~A

Pumpkin Mumpkin

Today, I am home with this Pumpkin Mumpkin!
Not feeling well!

She is a breakfast girl, so I tried some oatmeal, a peach, and water, all atop of her Dora tray for some breakfast on the couch! Let's see if this perks her up?

Just as I suspected!

She picked out these ginormous organic peaches at The Fresh Market. I was cracking up watching her eat it. Peaches as big as your head!

Mom, I don't feel well! Please no pictures. I want to eat in peace!

We are heading off to the Dr. here in a few. She has been complaining of her ears hurting! Poor baby!

Here are some pictures from my week long hiatus from the blog. Although I didn't have a lot of time to blog, I was still clicking away to capture some photos for you guys. Here we go!

Green Juice and lesson plans!

Notice I am reading Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. No worries here, I have lots of these babies stored away for when I get the urge!

"Texas Roadhouse" sweet butter for Sophia, using these ingredients!

Steamed veggies, marinara and goat cheese, raw sweet potatoes with Dijon mustard and Stevia for me!

Pumpkin pie in a jar, on the drive home.

A trip to The Fresh Market (those are my beet greens hanging out)

Exciting finds @ the market...
Yogurt for Sophia, Hint water and goat butter for me!

Annie's salad dressing, Dijon mustard, and carrots.

And speaking of Pumpkin Mumpkins, check out our fireplace mantel!
Fall is here! So exciting!

Peace, love, and pumpkins!
~A

Bye Bye Diet Head

Hello Beautiful Blog Buds! Wowee, sorry for the delay in posts! It's been a week or so. The new comments didn't work, I got all excited and then let down. I wanted to make it easier for you all to leave comments. I am still working on it though! I'm not going down like that!

So last Saturday was really cool because I got to talk on the phone with my new friend Marlena Torres who is a certified clinical nutritionist and is working with me on an individualized nutritional regimen.



Everything that Marlena emphasizes are things that I truly believe in and have been dabbling in myself.

Such as:
green juice
mostly raw
organic and natural living
cleansing
and quick exit foods

She also has a blog and a new ebook that you should check out!

I am so excited to be working with her and to have her support as I dive deeper into this lifestyle. When we spoke she talked about getting out of that diet head mentality where you are constantly either on or off a diet. This is so me!

She was explaining how diet head= deprivation and all or nothing. Instead we need be thinking, this is my lifestyle and the foods that best serve me! I LOVE that and have had to already remind myself of that a few times this week.

I am really pumped to try out some new recipes this week and to really start feeling great!

Weight is not something that I usually talk about on this blog, but it is no secret that it something that I struggle with. I had a whopping 60 pound weight gain with my daughter and have not been able to find my pre-prgnancy weight since (and trust me, I've looked EVERYWHERE for it) I've decided after talking with Marlena and after years of falling victim to the scale, that I am saying goodbye to it! I am done letting that little glass square tell me what kind of mood I am going to be in today. I am at the point in my life where even though how I feel about myself is HUGELY important, the number is NOT! I know that by following the principles that I stated above that the weight will come off but more importantly I will become healthier, happier, and a great role model for my daughter and Iszler baby #2 (someday)

So here's to falling in love with this journey! I hope you'll continue along with me and fall in love with your own journey as well!

B-well,

~A