Salt & Humor

That is what Jillian Michaels told me tonight when I made my best efforts during Yoga Meltdown! HA! That was hard to convince myself through rotating side planks!!! Can I be honest and say, “I don’t like those!!” Overall, I really liked the new workout though. Just no plank anything for me! Thanks for asking.

Dinner was rewarding though.  I made baked falafel again.  This time I only used cilantro.  I was also out of onion, so I used 4 green onions.  Such a easy recipe! This time the sauce was tahini, lime, miso, yogurt and water.  Such a bold flavor, I loved it! I think I will be making this agin for veggies or a salad dressing.

I received a very exciting package in the mail when I returned home! I am very excited to let you all know about Fruit Not Fat Lifestyle! This tasty granola was cooked in apple sauce instead of oils! That means no more guilt with quality granola.

I seriously tore into the vanilla before even realizing that I hadn’t taken a nice photo. Let me just say that there was no taste compromise.  I can’t wait to try the cranberry orange! If you are a facebook fan, you can check them out here.

For desert, I leave you with dark chocolate balls. I owe Katie all the credit for showing me the way to all the delicious ball recipes. However, I do not measure when I make these.

dates, raw cashews, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, unsweetened bakers chocolate square and a tiny bit of salt

These are what I would call out of control good! The best part is, I am proud to say, I only had one! Hell Yeah! I credit the yoga for my self control.  It’s all about exercise for me.  If I hadn’t exercised, I may or may not have eaten 4 or 5 of those little things!

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You betcha! Why can’t I enjoy the great taste of falafel with a healthy spin? Well, I say make falafel patties and bake em.  Into my favorite kitchen appliance (food processor) went: 1 can drained and rinsed garbonzo beans, 1/4 sweet onion, 4 cloves of garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, 3 tablespoons each of cilantro and parsley. After it was a good consistency (whatever that means) I added 5 tablespoons of wheat flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder and pulsed a little more.  Then I made little patties and plopped them into a glass baking dish with a little bit of cooking spray. Baked @ 400 for 20 minutes on each side.

The really yummy part is the sauce that I made to go with it!

I did not measure, so bear with me.  Tahini, maybe 1/3 of a cup, juice of 1 lemon, salt, ground cumin, 1/2 packet of stevia and 4 tablespoons of non-fat yogurt.  I am so hooked on this dressing/sauce.  I plan to make this more often for sure.  I might thin it down a little with some water or more lemon juice next time.  With the falafel, I had massaged kale salad with yellow bell peppers and cucumber.

The massaged kale is oddly, one of my favorites as of late.  I just put lots of lemon juice and a little salt and its perfect.  It is even more perfect with that sauce.  I want to make the falafel again soon.  For one, it was so good, and for two, I over baked them.  So depending on how you like them , cooking times should vary.

Worked out with Jackie again last night.  Not sure if Netflix will be getting that dvd back anytime soon.  No worries, that is why we have 3 on rotation. I am thinking I just bust bust out of my home workouts and go to the gym tomorrow.  Hopefully, if it doesn’t rain, I plan to take a bike ride.  There is  part of a trail I need to discover that I found this winter!

Tonight is my Friday. My cheat day is actually, Thursday night.  I feel better if I only cheat part of the day.  So, I am thinking one of these and some Pop Chips sound delightful!

The deal I made with myself, is that if I cheat tonight, it’s gym tomorrow.  Deal.

Have a good night!

What is your favorite food or drink for cheat day?