One of my favorites parts of St. Patrick's Day dinner is soda bread so I was super excited to come across this recipe and make it for myself! Save this image or pin it to find later. Whether you make it for the holiday or not, it's a nice change from "regular" bread!
Make It With Me: Lucky Green Smoothie
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup ice
- 1 scoop vanilla protein powder (I love Shakeology!)
- ½ cup fresh spinach
- 1 medium kiwifruit, peeled, cut into chunks
- ¼ medium banana, cut into chunks
- 1 Tbsp. finely grated orange peel (orange zest)
Instructions
Place water, ice, protein powder, spinach, kiwifruit, banana, and orange zest in a blender; cover. Blend until smooth. Enjoy immediately!For Beginners Only with Lacee Green
Make It With Me: Beauty Bestie Juice
Radiant skin and healthy nails begin on the inside—where creams and masks can’t reach but this supplement boost can! Just add a scoop to your favorite beverage to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, increase skin elasticity, and support healthy nails.
Each serving is formulated with a key ingredient to help:
- Increase skin elasticity
- Reduce the appearance of wrinkles
- Support healthy nails
Here is a recipe that has Collagen added in for you to try as soon as you order!
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped honeydew or canteloupe
- 1 cup chopped cucumber
- ½ cup unsweetened coconut milk beverage
- 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 2 scoops Collagen Boost
- 16 mint leaves
- 1 cup ice
- Place honeydew, cucumber, coconut milk, lime juice, Collagen Boost, mint, and ice in a blender; cover.
- Blend until smooth.
- Serve immediately, or store refrigerated in an airtight container for up to a day.
Self-Love Reading Recommendations
Even 10 pages a day will give you a little nugget of personal care to implement into your day. Working on your morning routine? Daily reading is a great activity to start today!
What a Time to Be Alone by Chidera Eggerue - Meet your life guru, confidante, and best friend who will show you that being alone is not just okay - it's just about the best freaking thing that's ever happened to you.
You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas - Chani shows how your birth chart—a snapshot of the sky at the moment you took your first breath—reveals your unique talents, challenges, and opportunities.
Buy Yourself the F*cking Lillies by Tara Schuster - The story of Tara’s path to re-parenting herself and becoming a “ninja of self-love.” Through simple, daily rituals, Tara transformed her mind, body, and relationships.
Don’t Overthink It by Anne Bogel - Overcome negative thought patterns and replace them with positive thought patterns that will bring more peace, joy, and love into your life. (I need to read this immediately...)
Untamed by Glennon Doyle - Explore the joy and peace we discover when we stop striving to meet others’ expectations and start trusting the voice deep within us. (One of my personal favorites!!)
Set Boundaries, Find Peace by Nedra Glover Tawwab - End the struggle, speak up for what you need, and experience the freedom of being truly yourself.
Have you read any of these? Which title piques your interest? I’d love to know!
Make it with me - Shakeo Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Try this protein-packed chocolate dipped strawberry recipe! It starts with your daily protein powder (I LOVE chocolate Shakeology and can get you some to try today), and tastes just like its sugar-packed alternative.
Are you a chocolate strawberry fan? You have to give this recipe a try!
Make it with me - Ricotta Pound Cake Birthday Bites
Ingredients
- ¾ cup / 186 g part-skim ricotta cheese
- Cheesecloth
- ¼ cup / 20 g unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2-3 all-natural food coloring
- 1 serving vanilla protein or meal replacement powder (I use 1 scoop Vanilla Whey or Vanilla Plant-Based Vegan Shakeology for extra nutrients)
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp. coconut sugar
- ¼ tsp. finely grated lemon peel (lemon zest) note: the original recipe calls for the 1/4 tsp but I used the zest of an entire lemon because... well... I realllly like lemon!!
Instructions
- Place ricotta cheese in cheesecloth; squeeze to release excess moisture. Set aside.
- Place coconut in a small resealable bag (or small bowl); add food coloring. Seal bag and shake until coconut is uniformly colored; pour onto a small plate. Set aside. If doing multiple colors, split the coconut into different bowls or bags for each color.
- Add protein / meal powder / Shakeology, ricotta cheese, extract, sugar, and lemon peel to a separate small mixing bowl; mix until well combined.
- Using clean hands, roll mixture into 12 equal balls. Roll each ball in the coconut mixture; place on a plate. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Refrigerate leftovers in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Make it with me - hidden veggie matcha latte
A couple of tips (and then scroll down for the video):
- Your matcha matters! There are definitely a lot of options out there but I use this one and really like it. I'd love to hear which brand you use - share it in the comments!
- Use 1 tsp of matcha and 1 scoop of power greens then add about a third of the water - hot! - that you plan to use for your whole drink. I use this kettle for getting my water hot but keeping it below boiling. Froth it all together and then put it in your mug.
- Top off your frothed mix with the rest of your water but leave room to...
- add frothed almond milk. I make my own pecan almond milk using my Almond Cow but whatever milk you want to use will work. Also, I'm not kidding when I say that I use this frother almost every single day. Sometimes twice. How have I only had it for a year? I can't imagine my coffee without it.... but I digress.
- Optional step but totally worth it: mix in a little honey. The little bit of sweetness goes well with the matcha and power greens flavor.
Make it with me - Gut friendlier, collagen coffee
- Adding a collagen boost - ok so the collagen I use isn't for gut health but it helps my skin, nail, and hair and adding it to my coffee is an easy way to use it daily.
- Frothed almond milk - dairy isn't always gut healthy (personally, I've found that I'm sensitive to it) so I've switched to almond milk. I also make my own with the help of my Almond Cow to avoid any additives that could have a negative impact. Oh and my Instant Milk Frother (by Instant Pot) has definitely earned its permanent spot on the counter! Click here to save $25 on your Almond Cow purchase!
- Pour-over brew - with a glass carafe and steel filter, you can avoid plastics which can have a negative impact on your gut and overall health. (It's also better for the environment so win win!). To control my water temp, I use this gooseneck kettle with thermometer. Total game changer!
- Four Sigmatic Ground Mushroom Coffee with Probiotics - no, it does NOT taste like mushrooms. I love the taste, it has a lower acidity, and the added prebiotics and heat-resistant pro- and prebiotics are great for your gut! Click here to save $20 on your first Four Sigmatic order!
- Letting coffee cool (and then reheating it) can change the taste of your coffee and while your best coffee is going to be within an hour or so after brewing, using my Ember coffee mug keeps my coffee at the perfect temperature without having to heat it up and risk overheating.
What's your coffee ritual? Let's hear it! Don't forget to pin / save / share this to refer to later!
Getting Organized for Daycare
I posted these photos on my social media pages and got so many questions about what I used and how so I figured I'd put it all together here!
I'll add more information soon but wanted to get the products listed out right away for those who specifically asked for that information. I am an Amazon affiliate so I may earn some money when you purchase through my links but please don't feel obligated to do so!
Lunch menu
Giving our kids some small choices helps them feel empowered and learn about decision making. I was excited to take this idea and apply it to his packed lunches since it's a new experience for him and because I want him to start him off with a healthy relationship with food by reinforcing why we eat certain types of food. Yes, the descriptions I used are super basic and oversimplified but we gotta start somewhere!
I took photos of the foods that I make for him or used images from Instacart (get $10 off your first order with that link) since that's how we do almost all of our grocery shopping these days!
Materials used:
- bento boxes: https://amzn.to/2YMghk5
Instructions to come!
Labeled bags and daycare / school items
Materials used:
- Masks: https://schoolmaskpack.com/a/rewards/r/08DWmkuI (Get $10 off your first order with my link!)
Prep Station
Take Back Your Time
Thursday to Thursday Rule: Fridays are Fun, Saturdays are busy and Sundays are scary, so why wait to plan the rest of our days then? Thursday afternoon, take out your weekly planner (paper or digital!) write in the things you know you have to do over the following week.
Schedule Your Workout Like an Appointment: Every time you say, “I don’t have time”, try “That’s not a priority to me” and see how that feels! Sucky, right? You wouldn’t schedule a dental appointment and then skip it 5 minutes before, so why do we do this to our workouts ALL the time? Remember that planner from #1? After you add in the must do’s of your week, add in your workout times! Make an appointment with yourself and don’t skip it. YOU are way more important than that tooth cleaning!
The Cupcake Method: So your week ahead is looking pretty good, let’s focus in on the day-to-day! I like to follow the cupcake method to plan my day. Starting with the cake, what are three things you MUST DO in your day? Write those in first. Make sure they are must-dos; prioritize your time and ask, “Can this wait til later?” Then, move to the icing! Write down three tasks that would be bonus-dos. Lastly, SPRINKLES! What is the one thing you’d like to do as a reward for yourself for taking back your time? You deserve it!