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  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member
    edited March 21

    The hash looks delicious! Which island group did you visit? :)

    On deck for me today: Avocado, diced tomatoes, pitted dates, romaine lettuce, (avo toast with side greens, etc) shaved brussel sprouts, zig zag butternut squash (last serving of St. Patty's Day dinner), a banana, jumbo flame raisins, and perhaps that pom blueberry juice (we'll see). Macademia nuts and walnuts, too.

    Raining here again!

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    @mkksemail - sailed the Cyclades, North Agean and Dodecanese. - Ikaria in the North Agean is a frequent stop for me.. I pick up as many herbs and goods as I can to bring home!

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Love it !!

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    🌞Morning cocktail 🍸

    Kale•spinach•celery•cucumber w lemon


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  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Absolutely gorgeous !

    We have snow in our forecast for Monday 🥶

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    🪴 fly by quickie greenie breakfast!


    13 greens shake! 🌱

    roast brussel sprouts , asparagus, chicken , egg.. (most leftovers! Threw in oven while I was getting ready !) 🏃‍♀️ 🤸‍♀️ 🥊


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  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member
    edited March 26

    Yum !! I want to reach thru and eat it. Love leftovers so much! Great re-purposing into a healthy start to your day!

    Avo etc brunch for me today. Cheese, crackers, and raisins, and pom blueberry for dinner last night. Potato bean soup the night before. Avo etc the two days before that. We got snow on Monday :p

    It's halfway gone today!

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Post-PT workout avo etc brunch made!

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    I got new exercises added to at-home routine (side leg lifts), and she gave me a modification for one of the stability ball exercises that was painful. The exercise was holding the ball between your calves, and raising and lowering your legs; the modification is a half-bicycle crunch, to target the abs in a different way. And got a different foot placement to try on the leg press at Planet Fitness, so the initial start is less painful. 👍

    She said I did great! Yay! 💪🦵😇😎

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    @mkksemail inspiring! Healthy eats and exercise!!
    So much going on here too.. I’ve really been prioritizing waking up with more energy.. feeling better..

    Raising a green juice in your honor! 🥂

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Love that so much! Inspiring/hug - torn between two reactions! 🤍

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member
    edited March 27
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    morning eats…

    I’m loving broccoli slaw lately… (carrots and shredded broccoli)

    I throw it in a pan with a wee bit of olive oil and herbs.. and use it as a base for anything! Here it’s mixed with an egg and chicken sausage.

    anti inflammatory potion 🧪:)

    Turmeric- ginger/ I added a hit of veggie juice to it.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    What a great idea for broccoli! Do you make it yourself, or buy it like that?

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    This morning, this outrageously good Trader Joe's bread (I don't know what makes it so good, but I really noticed it when I was using it for dipping, for my Potato and Bean soup this week; lightly toasted, it tastes like homemade bread, all gooey and delicious) toast w/ a bit of butter, and Mrs Bridge's Four Fruits Marmalade, Turkish Airlines packet of roasted hazelnuts (which were amazingly good!), protein tea, and pom blueberry juice.

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member
    edited March 28

    @mkksemail - i bought it like that!

    Can be dressed up really easily! I like it in the wok for a few minutes…

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    ps - yum that bread has flax in it!

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    oooooo, very cool !! And yes, it sounds very versatile ! I grew up with a gas stove, but have an electric stove now. Not the best for woks. Wok cooking is so cool, tho!

    Yes, flax seeds in the bread! I shop for fiber content, usually. I try not to buy any bread that has only 1g of fiber per slice (or equivalent slice - sometimes bakery breads have 2g of fiber, but they're oversized slices, so not more fiber content). I've been sticking with Dave's Killer for a number of years now, but recently tried branching out to try some others. TJ's is very near to Planet Fitness, so I've stopped in a couple times, when I'm visiting the gym. This bread had 3g of fiber per slice, so I tried it. But. It. Is. So. Good!! So close to a fresh-from-the-oven consistency, after a light toasting !

    Last slice for bfast this morning. Copy/paste/repeat of yesterday - slice of toast (yum!) with Mrs Bridges Four Fruits Marmalade, a bit of butter, and Turkish Airlines roasted hazelnuts bag (last bag of those, too! lol). AND last glass of pom blueberry juice, as well.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Friday!

    Avo toast, diced tomatoes, egg, baby leaf lettuce, chopped dates, feta, walnuts ~! (no pic, I figured it always looks the same :p)

  • aalley5
    aalley5 Posts: 5,169 Member

    I've been reading your posts and looking at the beautiful greens!

    Even though I'm not posting it all gives me inspiration and I continue to have my greens.

    I'm able to eat more raw veggies now.

    Broccoli is on my list. I'm making fresh Broccoli slaw salad for Easter Sunday.

    Thanks for inspiring me!

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Happy Monday, Ali-cat! They inspire me, too. Love SGs greens inspirations so much. Winter returned this weekend, snow on Sat, a dusting more on Sun. All melting today, tho. Up to 50F. Mad swings this winter and spring .😄

    Avo etc on deck for me today. Happy Green Day, Team Green!

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    PS, just wanted to say, @SafariGalNYC , so glad you changed 💡 to SPRING challenge, from monthly, so we don't have to start a new April thread :D.

    Ate avo, etc, so was able to check off Eat a Green Freggie, Eat a Nuts serving, and Eat 3+ Freggies in a day from my list.

    :D

  • slstover35
    slstover35 Posts: 8 Member

    Do you guys mostly juice or do you use a blender and mix smoothies?

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    @slstover35 - I actually use a vitamix for everything.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    I mostly try very hard to get at least 3 veg a day. Turns out, I'd be happy never eating another freg, but I've made big strides in improving that. I made my first smoothie in this group. I've also purchased large juice packs from Raw Generation and Raw Fountain, which is a fantastic way to get some freg. Not as good as smoothies, b/c no fiber, but it's better than no freg, right? :D I also love roasted, and smuggled freg. Freg in eggs, freg in soups, freg in one-pot meal. Etc. I've discovered that freg with breakfast is not only a thing, it's a really useful and good thing :)

  • aalley5
    aalley5 Posts: 5,169 Member

    That's great progress @mkksemail !

    @slstover35 -

    I use a Vitamix also. Today's lunch: Frozen Banana, 1/2 C Strawberries, 1/2 cup blueberries (frozen, 1 scoop vital protein, 1 handful Butter leaf lettuce, 1 cup skim milk

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    aww, thx, Ali! also! oooo, sounds delicious, Ali! Do you freeze your bananas in-peel? Sliced?

    Avo, etc lunch for me later. Dunkin multigrain bfast sammie (half), and wakeup wrap, for bfast 😶. With protein tea.

    Functional Fitness Tuesdays - Resistance Bands class tonight.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member
    edited April 3
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    Thursday checkin!

    Avo toast, etc with Feta cheese, on Tue. Same again, but without Feta cheese, on Wed :)

    I have been using Chat GPT the last 3 days to help me learn how to automate my freggie tracker spreadsheet tables. I think I'm close to auto-populating the summary lists, and feeding it into my (Hogwarts) Unbreakable Vow tracking table! I'm geekily excited about this :p

    Cheers to all <3

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member
    edited April 5

    @mkksemail - you inspired me to make bread!

    📸 High fiber, veggie bread!- sweet potato, zucchini with flax, buckwheat and oat fiber. Walnuts on top. 🥖

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    📸: beets-broccoli slaw, eggs, papaya • Eggplant dip w, sautéed bell peppers • radish, carrots, cucumbers 🥒 • tuna salad 🥗 • morning grapefruit, mango & matcha 🍵 green veggie shake


    Hope everyone is feeling great!🪴

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member

    Holy Toledo, Batman! That all look amaaaazzing!!! And omgz that bread looks outrageously good !!!

    Feeling great, hope the rest of Green Team is too! It was 58F here yesterday, but winter is returning today. Snow today and again in a few days. Boo lol

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    @mkksemail trying my hand at veggie enthusiast crepes today!

    Ps - your avocado toast made me add avocados to my store run list .. 🏃‍♀️ 🥑

  • SafariGalNYC
    SafariGalNYC Posts: 2,094 Member

    @aalley5 - the inspiration is mutual!! 💚 🌿! You’ve made me think on what to make for Easter!

    Love that vitamix recipe!! 🥬

  • aalley5
    aalley5 Posts: 5,169 Member
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    @SafariGalNYC

    Thanks, I need to pile on the veggies! Carrots and hummus today with a Red leaf salad.

    @mkksemail - I freeze my bananas and usually use frozen berries too.
    I peel ripe bananas and put three in a zip lock and smush them flat, then freeze.

  • mkksemail
    mkksemail Posts: 3,310 Member
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    Chat GPT is a hoot! Def has a personality. As I mentioned, I've been using it this week to help me finish automating my Freggie Tracker spreadsheet, and feeding it into my Hogwarts Unbreakable Vow tracking table. I don't know if this snippet of conversation will make sense, but it made me laugh out loud ("nice try, citrus condiment! 😂🤣)! It was smart enough to know that including lemon juice on my list of 'other freggies' wasn't exactly up to spec ;-)

    Also, veggie enthusiast crepes, carrot and hummus salad, smushed frozen bananas (brill!), oh my! Loving the vibe on Team Green today! Xx

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