Clean Eating

Last night my mom and I went to this vegetarian cooking class. I was so excited to get some new recipes, and although the food tasted good, I was a little disapointed. For some reason a lot of people seem to think that vegetarian dishes need to be loaded with olive oil and cheese in order for them to taste good. I was expecting light, healthy meals, and almost everything the chef prepared was the exact opposite. For example, the zucchini potato pancakes were fried in oil, the butternut kale salad was drenched in olive oil, and so on.

I think it is important to remember that just because something is vegetarian, it doesn't automatically make it healthy. Don't try to mask the flavors of vegetables with cheese and unnecessary oil. It may take a little bit of time to get used to, but after a while you will seriously start to crave the vegetables themselves, simply cooked in water with some lemon, sea salt, and pepper... yummm.


So this morning I was all pumped to make my own apple cinnamon oat muffins.

They look pretty delish right?! Well they tasted amazing, but I messed up the texture somehow so I am going to experiment with my recipe a little bit to see if I can fix it, because I think you guys would really enjoy the them!


And now I am off to water Eric's tree, his parents asked Cort and I if we could take care of it while they were away. If anyone who knew Pitman hasn't been to the environmental center to see it yet, it is so pretty, such a great little spot!

This afternoon my workout will consist of a mash-up of a few things...


-2 mile warm up run
-The "Powerful Real Time Sweat Workout" from bodyrock.tv
-20 minute swim 


It's going to be tough, but you can't beat the feeling you get after finishing a really hard workout!