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muffintop-less: This is my purse this morning… ALWAYS prepared! I knew I was going to be in a rush because I have a lot of things to do today. Rather than hope that there will be healthy food wherever I am.. or that I won’t hit traffic and be stuck on the 405 for 3 hours without anything to snack on, I always pack something clean. I have yet to hear a single good excuse why healthy food cannot be eaten in a busy day. There are plenty of quick, easy, non-perishable things you can carry with you at all times to ensure you won’t turn to the “Golden Arches” or a vending machine.  Here is a list of some things you can grab quickly and easily on your way out the door: Hardboiled eggs Homemade protein bars (quick & easy to make on a day where you have a spare hour) Tuna or Salmon packets (they have a variety of flavors & don’t require refrigeration) Nuts (buy individual baggies or baggy them yourself the night before) Nut butters (they have individual packets available) Raw veggies (these should be eaten within a few hours of being out of the fridge) Apples, pears & other high fiber fruit Greek Yogurt (easy to carry around but should be eaten fairly quickly as it’s perishable) & of course WATER I’m digging this Instagram thing!!! It makes it way easier to share my pictures and such. =D If you have one, my username is @saviirose

muffintop-less:

This is my purse this morning… ALWAYS prepared!

I knew I was going to be in a rush because I have a lot of things to do today. Rather than hope that there will be healthy food wherever I am.. or that I won’t hit traffic and be stuck on the 405 for 3 hours without anything to snack on, I always pack something clean.

I have yet to hear a single good excuse why healthy food cannot be eaten in a busy day. There are plenty of quick, easy, non-perishable things you can carry with you at all times to ensure you won’t turn to the “Golden Arches” or a vending machine. 

Here is a list of some things you can grab quickly and easily on your way out the door:

  • Hardboiled eggs
  • Homemade protein bars (quick & easy to make on a day where you have a spare hour)
  • Tuna or Salmon packets (they have a variety of flavors & don’t require refrigeration)
  • Nuts (buy individual baggies or baggy them yourself the night before)
  • Nut butters (they have individual packets available)
  • Raw veggies (these should be eaten within a few hours of being out of the fridge)
  • Apples, pears & other high fiber fruit
  • Greek Yogurt (easy to carry around but should be eaten fairly quickly as it’s perishable)
  • & of course WATER

I’m digging this Instagram thing!!! It makes it way easier to share my pictures and such. =D If you have one, my username is @saviirose

tightassloosejeans: Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies1/3 cup well mashed ripe banana2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil1 tablespoon pure maple syrup1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats1/4 cup almond meal (almond flour)1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/8 teaspoon ground ginger1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt1/4 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. In medium bowl stir together mashed banana, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla until well blended. Add oats, almond meal, cinnamon, ginger and salt; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Use small cookie scoop or a tablespoon measure to drop mounds of cookie dough onto parchment-lined baking baking sheet. Flatten cookies with your fingers. (This helps the cookies bake more evenly.) Bake 13 to 18 minutes until bottoms are browned. (Ovens vary, so adjust bake time as needed. It’s better to slightly overbake than underbake these cookies.) Cool completely on baking sheet.

tightassloosejeans:

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
1/3 cup well mashed ripe banana
2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla
3/4 cup old fashioned rolled oats
1/4 cup almond meal (almond flour)
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 cup bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.

In medium bowl stir together mashed banana, coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla until well blended.

Add oats, almond meal, cinnamon, ginger and salt; mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.

Use small cookie scoop or a tablespoon measure to drop mounds of cookie dough onto parchment-lined baking baking sheet. Flatten cookies with your fingers. (This helps the cookies bake more evenly.)

Bake 13 to 18 minutes until bottoms are browned. (Ovens vary, so adjust bake time as needed. It’s better to slightly overbake than underbake these cookies.) Cool completely on baking sheet.

(via nycveganfitness)