My Yogurt Obsession + Directions

 Happy Friday Saturday!  This past week has been a huge toll on my mind and body, so I decided to treat myself to some yummy and healthy snacks.

This has been how I've been eating my yogurt this week. I love love love Plain Yogurt with Honey drizzled on top, but I decided to try something new this week, because of my skin. 

OK, I have a side story for you about how I came about with this recipe, which is actually my recent acne post.

Basically I tried a yogurt mask with oatmeal and decided, why not eat it? Because Activia yogurt has these oats inside too. By the way, I LOVE Activia yogurt, its my favourite brand. Try those out and make sure you get the ones with the grain inside; the texture and flavour is so much more rich and creamy than without grains.

So I added my usual honey in my plain Balkan style yogurt, then oats, and topped with Almonds because they are amazing and make my snack look good on camera too (hehe).

This combination is just amazing, try it and let me know what you think!

My Day in Food - Day 1

Today, I decided it is time to start changing my diet and stop worrying about how hard it's going to be and blah blah blah.  I think I need to record what I've been eating, especially when I come home to shock myself.  I have a feeling once I recall all the stuff I've eaten today I would legit start changing my diet for GOOD!

One of my girlfriends and I decided to keep each other accountable in eating a healthy diet.

K so, here we go:

Breakfast:

- 2 Hardboiled eggs, no condiments

Lunch: (served at school)

- Balsamic Vinaigrette salad, Pasta, and a Bun with whipped butter spread, all put on one regular sized paper plate. 

Note: Portion size was good but this meal was not healthy

- Snack: about half of a yogurt Special K bar (wow, shouldn't have done that even though it was good D:)

Snacking (after school):

- 2 mini chocolate dough cookies (FAT RADAR BEEEP I couldn't resist; they were amazing)

- 1/2 an avocado

- about 3/4 cup of Plain yogurt with oatmeal, almonds, and honey (it was good, I should do a post on it)

- 2 pieces of asian lemon sandwich cookies (gap sum beng?)

- The last 2 squares of my dark chocolate bar (-_-")

- Around a handful of Vegetable Thins (WHY)

Note to self: Don't eat while watching TV......

Dinner (eating right now as I type this):

-Two branches/pieces of Kale I chopped up

-Less than a bowl of  bland-ish Chicken broth couscous (made for first time, flavour was great but it's too wet...)

-Leftover asian vegetarian "duck", 5 pcs

My dinner: it was goooood! I think I'm gonna make Quinoa tomorrow :)

I'M MAKING MY PARENTS GET ME A MINI RICE COOKER. Man have I realized how useful that machine is.

Til next time!

Healthy Indulgence - Dark Chocolate

One day, I went on a Walmart trip with my mom and we saw these huge chocolate bars with different varieties which sold for $4, which is an amazing deal if you think about it.

We got milk chocolate with hazelnut and Dark chocolate 54%.

I love the dark chocolate because it tastes not too sweet yet sweet enough to satisfy a chocolate-lover.  Dark chocolate is also loved for its health benefits.

It contains flavonoids which are pigments found in plants which have antioxidants.  Antioxidants help rid the body of free radicals.  A small amount eaten daily can even help reduce heart disease (Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels)

That is, please don't start eating dark chocolate like crazy because at the end of the day, it is chocolate and everything should be taken in moderation.

I read that 70% should be eaten but I'm happy with my 54%, hahaha.

Source: http://longevity.about.com/od/lifelongnutrition/p/chocolate.htm

Healthy, Quick and Easy Snack - Seasoned Tomato Slices

Happy Friday!

So these tomato slices are one of my favourite snacks and they're virtually guilt-free.

The funny thing is, before my mom showed me this way of eating them, I have always disliked tomatoes because they were sour.  After though, I got addicted!

Directions:

Rinse your tomato.  Slice, dice, or cut into chunks, however you like it.  Then, drizzle olive oil onto the slices. Then sprinkle sea salt and a little pepper.  (I recommend putting on the olive oil first just because it will help the salt and pepper stick better.)

Enjoy!

These three ingredients add flavour to the tomato and the salt brings out the sweetness. :)