Blog for a Healthier Life
GOAL: To be happy and healthyClick on my Advocare tab to get all of the supplements I take on my adventure for a healthier life.
put a number 1-100 in my ask for how many sit ups!!
Today I had cookies for breakfast. (What?! I thought you were trying to be healthy?) Well, I am and these are! They’re “cookies” made from just bananas and oats - so simple! No sugar, no flour, no eggs… thank you to The Burlap Bag for creating these! I love having these in the kitchen because I eat them for breakfast or as a snack and I don’t feel guilty for eating five. (That’s about half a banana and a third-ish cup of oats? Maybe? You get the point.)
This morning I was racing against the clock and rushed making these so I literally only used 2 ingredients. But before I’ve added chocolate chips and have since then started a list of different cookie combos I want to make. What is/are your favorite kind(s) of cookies? I want to add some of your favorites to my list. :)
Helpful tips:
Make sure your bananas are ripe! // The first time I made these I was so anxious to try this recipe but my bananas weren’t ready so it tasted a bit off.
You may need to add more oats. // This depends on the length of your bananas so adjust accordingly if the consistency seems too wet.
Add vanilla extract. // If the taste is too plain for you, vanilla extract can help add more flavor.
(via lets-get-flat-not-fat)
10 things to check on the nutrition label.
1. First thing to check should be the serving size. A lot of people go straight to calories but that’s not any good if your serving is a teaspoon.
2. Now that you know how big the portion is, check if the calories are relevant.
3. If you’re on a diet, this is what you’re targeting. Check how much fat you’re putting into your body. Anything more than 5 should be avoided if you’re looking to lose weight.
4. Trans fat are the enemy of any body, diet or not. These fats do not get burned off. They stay stored and accumulate, eventually blocking your arteries. You can find many food items with 0 grams but you’ll occasionally have to settle to 0.1 or 0.2. Anything higher than that should be left on the shelf.
5. Sodium is your salt intake. Salt will retain your water instead of letting it flush out of your system. The lower the number, the better.
6. Carbs are the first to burn up. If you’re looking to trim down, you’ll want to keep that number low so you can target burning your fat.
7. Fiber is good to flush your system but it’s easy to overdo your intake since it’s found in so many different foods. Don’t put all your fiber in the same meal.
8. Any diet knows that sugar doesn’t help losing weight. Keep that number low.
9. Protein is the second thing to be burned up. However, it’s important to keep protein coming into your body with every meal. Just don’t overdue your daily value.
10. It’s good to keep an eye on how much calories are considered in calculating the daily values. Someone on a diet will obviously not be consuming 2000 calories so keep a calculator close to do the math depending on your calorie intake on your personal diet.
Solid information
(Source: skinnyisgolden, via healthy-habits-aretheonlyway)
Exercises that activate each buttocks muscle :
- MEDIUS - Jumping Jacks
- MAXIMUS - Deep Lunges
- MINIMUS - Squats
Honestly, you need NOTHING else to get the butt you dream of, just these three exercises!
(via healthy-strong-bones)
Homemade Samoas/Caramel DeLites
(submitted by karessnguyen)
um yes
Join me in this 2-week Health Challenge starting tomorrow, Monday March 18.
I know some of you are well on your way with your healthy lifestyle and these may seem ‘simple’ or not much of a challenge but maybe some of you need this to get back on track or just need a place to start. This is designed for you! It’s do-able and not very restricting so hopefully participants can dip their toes in the water with this challenge and eventually pick up long lasting healthy habits.
I’ll be blogging about my experience here on A Healthy Veg so feel free to keep me accountable. In addition to tagging #consideringyou I’d also like to follow your guys’ experience so if you’re on Tumblr hashtag me #ahealthyveg or if you’re on Instagram, mention me @madisonlim.
(Visit Considering You for more info.)
Note: I am not affiliated with Considering You. I just follow their blog and support their work.Even though I’m a day late, I did start tracking my food yesterday! So I’ll just write it down in a journal and continue with Day 2 today :)
