First things first:
Hell yes! I finally got my hands on some peanut flour! I adore peanut butter so much I just had to try some of this stuff. I can’t wait to add it to smoothies and well, pretty much everything else! I ordered this from the states at a daft price but I’m hoping its worth it. Its basically peanut butter in powdered form – so less fat and calories but lots of yumminess.
Anyway back to business! Yesterday I had a dentist appointment after work so I moved my workout to the am. As my gym doesn’t open early on a Thursday I replaced my planned upper body weights and HIITs session with Davina Top fit from the Davina Fit DVD. I used my biggest weights for as many of the moves as possible to try and ensure I got a good workout!
Breakfast was inspired by Tam’s beetroot smoothies. This contained spring greens, romaine, cooked beets, frozen banana, chocolate sun warrior protein powder, home made coconut milk, matcha green tea, mesquite, ground flax and xanthan gum. I topped it with some granola, pistachios and dried strawberries:
Holy yum, this was thick and creamy just how I like it!
Lunch was another hummus topped salad beast with a pear and orange:
After the dentist I decided to try out my new yoga DVD:
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I was very impressed with this, it was a very similar flow to what we used to do in my Ashtanga class but at a quicker pace and a more manageable length, loved it!
Dinner was leftovers from Wednesday evenings ‘Buddha bowl’ – quinoa with kidney beans, pepper, courgette and parsley – I added some steamed broccoli to the mix and served some steamed spring greens on the side. I added some sesame oil, shoyu and herbamare:
So tasty, the sesame oil was a great addition! Dessert was an old favourite: a couple of chopped apples with maca and cinnamon.
This morning I popped to the gym for a quick 1 hour workout – 45 minutes of HIITs on the cross trainer, step machine and bike followed by my abs and core. Breakfast was amazing! I had been planning to make a breakfast socca wrap but ended up with something even better – a breakfast socca pizza!
The socca turned out quite thick so instead of using it as a wrap I just spread my toppings on like a pizza – cashew butter, apple, raisins and cinnamon with a vanilla chai coconut coffee (vanilla coffee with a chai tea bag and home made coconut milk – fabulous!) Lunch was a bowl of my spicy black eye pea soup followed by something I haven’t had in years – a papaya:
I picked this up from the green grocers in town after my work meeting along with some other fab produce including medjool dates, diakon, radicchio and Japanese spinach. I chopped it up and added some lime juice – so wonderfully fresh tasting!
Mid afternoon I took advantage of working from home and therefore being near my juicer and made a big green juice. This was a particularly lovely mix of 2 pears, celery, romaine, cucumber, broccoli and ginger:
Dinner was pizza no 2! I topped a Biona organic spelt pizza base with tomato passata, red onion, shredded radicchio, green pepper and a couple of slices of vegan mozzarella cheese. When it was out of the oven I added some olives. I served it up with a big salad of lettuce and carrot with braggs:
This was delicious, gotta love pizza!
Dessert was some Conscious raw chocolate in essential orange:
This was lovely as always, the truffle like soft texture is heavenly!
I’ve really enjoyed my two pizza’s today. What’s your favourite pizza topping? For me the more veggies the better!
I’m happy that the weekend has rolled around again, I’m just hoping that the bad weather holds off so I can get in my scheduled outdoor run! I’m also back out on the hunt for a car again, wish me luck!
Hope you all have a great weekend!
































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I really like the idea of PB2 because in cutting the fat and calories you get to eat more peanut butter! I’m pretty sure that’s not the point but that’s how it’d work for me. I do wonder what the texture will be like though without the fat, it will be interesting to hear what you think of it.
I’ve never had peanut flour, but it looks awesome and it’s definitely on my list!
I love that buddha bowl—I want one!
My fave pizza topping….hmmmm, I don’t know, I think a combo of spinach and artichokes. But I like almost any pizza!
I love anchovies on my pizza! I know you’re a vegetarian but hmm they are so so lovely on pizza. That’s why I don’t like yucky takeaway pizza like dominos and pizza hut cos they never do anchovies! Pizza express ones are my fave though. With goats cheese and caramelised red onions too.
Can i ask, how and where did you get your hands on that peanut flour? I’m in ireland and can’t find anything of the sort anywhere and have looked everywhere!
I definitely want to try those spelt pizza bases, do you buy them online?
Ooh, I am a total yoga convert now (after 1 day!) so I am going to be paying more attention to your yoga shenanigans!
And favourite pizza topping is artichoke hearts :)
(ps — I haven’t forgotten about the book, I just can’t find it. I keep expecting it to turn up now I’m looking out for it, but so far no luck. I’ll have a proper search at the weekend!)
Yum, your pizza for dinner looks delicious. Any pizza with roasted veg and goats cheese gets my vote, I tried this combo on a socca base last week and it was amazing. Eating pizza always feels so naughty and indulgent to me but it’s so easy to make a healthy homemade one that I should really get over that!
The breakfast and dinner pizzas look so good!
I like pizzas with lots of veggies too. x
Ohhh lucky you getting PB2!! How was much was it plus postage may I ask??
Wow your breakfast socca pizza looks delicious!! I must admit though – I honestly can’t remember the last time I had pizza so I don’t know what types of pizza I like! I saw one recently that had roasted butternut squash and red onion with feta which sounded nice so I might make my own like you and give it a go!
JEALOUS! I have been wanting to get my hands on some PB2 for AGES!!!!! Is from state side? x x
I haven’t enjoyed a pizza in ages (tough to find a wheat free base!) as part of a non-bingeing state, but when I was younger and veggie not vegan (vegan cheeses all have a queer effect on me. I wish I could find one I’m not seemingly allergic to!) I always got the plain margherita (PhD student here that cannot spell), plain old cheese and tomato with extra cheese. Hey, I loved mozarella! Plus I was and am a simple creature.
So happy you liked the Yoga: that DVD is a close second favourite to the more challenging MTV Power Yoga (blue cover) and a great intro to the series.
Beetroot in a smoothie? Ooh, I have to try that! I have some cooked beets left over from making beet burgers…
Can’t wait to see what you do with the PB2 and good luck on your run :)
xxx
I am buying xanthan gum soon so my smoothies can be as creamy as yours and Jessica’s (Almost Over Now) :)
I love roasted peppers, courgette, caramelised onions, spinach and goats cheese as the best pizza topping! And I do agree that conscious chocolate has the best texture ever :)
Stacey – I’m with you there – more peanut butter for me!
Lisa – I’ve never had artichokes before – will have to try them out!
Helen – goats cheese and red onion – yum! I love that combo :-)
Anon – I got it from netrition.com – check it out!
Becky – I got my spelt bases from Wholefoods in London but I’m pretty sure that goodness direct will sell them online, I’ve even noticed them at my local farm shop now!
Alison – your the second person to like arichokes, I must seek them out!
Bronagh – I know what you mean! I think as long as the portion size isn’t huge pizzas can be so healthy. I can’t wait to try a proper socca pizza!
Lily – great minds think alike!
Nicky – it came to just over £9 – which for the size of the jar is a lot but is it delicious and for me totally worth it! That pizza topping sounds lush, I love squash and caramelised onion!
Tam – yep – from netrition.com – check it out!
Jess – I am so the same as you! I used to only ever have margarita pizzas – they were and still are my fave really! I saw your post, glad you liked the beet smoothie :-)
Kate – xanthan gum makes such a difference to the thickness and makes them so much more filling, you’ll love it!
Maria – I’m drooling just at the thought of those, yum!
I love roasted veggies on top of my pizza – peppers, courgette, asparagus. Yummy – I want one now :)
I’m loving sesame oil at the moment – it’s such a great flavour!
P.S I forgot to reply to the message you left the other day about a blogger meet up next time your in Brighton, your last comment reminded me! DEFO!!!!! How cool would that be I would love to meet you for lunch and a hang out x x x
Hi Laura, I can’t help thinking how much all of the ingredients must cost. If you are on a budget, what would be your top must buys?
I love do love a pizza. I really want to try a fig and goats cheese topping. Yay to the PB2 arriving!!
PB2 is so worth the money, I rather love it.
Pizza is the BEST!! (Vegan) cheese and tons of veggies is the way to go!! Specially broccoli or mushrooms:)
And I’m looking for a good yoga dvd, so I’ll definitely check that one out! Thanks!!
I’m starting to get convinced into trying yoga again. Have you got a favourite yoga DVD or recommendation you could make?
Sarah – it is isn’t it! I love sesame oil
Tam – I’m looking forward to it already!
Fondant – thats a great question – so great in fact that I shall answer it in a post – probably tomorrows, I hope thats ok. Being on a really tight budget is tough
Daisychain – I’m hooked now!
Emma – that yoga DVD is really good I think you’d enjoy it :-)
Babywilt – the one I blogged about in the post is really good, I also have MTV power yoga but I’m yet to try that. I also like the yogalates DVDs for a slower paced workout, hope that helps!
two pizzas in one day sounds perfect!
On pizza, I like roasted vegetables and lots of olives (:
I keep meaning to try socca, but never get ’round to it!
Ohh, seeing conscious chocolate always makes me swoon, and in fact I am eating the orange one as I type! YUM! xxxx
I love to pile on the veggies! My pizza’s used to not cook properly through piling on too many haha.. my faves are olives, mushrooms, pineapple and sweetcorn, yum! Ok, now I want pizza!