Friday Foods and Smoking Cessation

I don't know about you, but pink smoothies just make me feel happy :)

Strawberry Protein Smoothie

Shakeology Vanilla Protein Powder

Nutritional Information

Now that I have pink liquid radiating through my body, I can take on my day!

A delicious and nutritious breakfast

Lunch was also fairly pink with a take-out meal box from Planet Organic Market

Wild Salmon Salad

Quinoa Salad with Nuts and Cranberries

"Hail To The Kale" Vegan Salad

I ate about half of it because the portions were HUGE

Now to sidetrack myself to a different subject...Quitting smoking.

 I have been smoke free for over a few months now and have been 

mostly using an e-cigarette/vaporizor to do so. But I ordered these 

Habitrol patches a couple days ago because they helped in the past

Last summer when I used to smoke. Yes my gasp explains it

 all!!! I am so glad to be smoking-free and my lungs are much

 happier too. It's such a terrible habit and one thats hard to break

So far, Habitrol patches have been helping me

 continue stay tobacco-free, so thats good news :)

My dinner

Oven Roasted Sweet Potato with Chicken Breast and Cooked Frozen Spinach

Balanced and filling

And that was my day of eats! Quite yummy overall :)

Questions: Have you ever smoked or know someone who 

did? If you quit, what worked for you or for those you love?

Back to Basics

I haven't been as creative with my meals lately; I've been sticking to the basics...

Such as Scrambled Egg Breakfast Wraps

1 whole egg and1/3 cup egg whites scrambled together with 1 cup spinach, 

1/8 cup sauerkraut and diced red onion, tucked into a brown rice tortilla

 Then I grilled it in the George Foreman

When I'm feeling indecisive, I will opt for a "liquid lunch"

A deliciously healthy Green Smoothie 

I go a little crazy with the ingredients I toss in these. This one consists of 

green food powder, brown rice protein powder, hemp protein powder, 

banana, dates, red maca powder, kale, spinach, and a touch of lemon juice 

A prescription for good health!

Of course for dinner I am still enjoying my sweet potato dishes!

Sweet Potato and Tofu Vegetable Bake

White sweet potatoes, purple yams, cubed tofu, leeks,

 broccoli, baby bok choy, mushrooms and zucchini

Seasoned with thyme, rosemary, sage, paprika, coriander,

 chili flakes, cinnamon, lemon juice and apple cider vinegar

Then I placed it into the oven at 390 Fahrenheit for about an hour

Cherry Soft Serve and Hybrid Sweet Potatoes

Yesterday morning I whipped up another Cherry Soft Serve/Smoothie

Frozen Cherries, Banana, Almond Milk, and Ice

Layered with Ground Flax Seed and Chia Seed Overnight Oats

The finished swirled and layered result

With a fresh plump cherry on top 

But make sure you eat it quickly before it starts to melt!

Lunch was a slightly burnt Grilled Wrap

Gluten Free Tortilla topped with Refried Pinto Beans,

 Sauteed Spinach, Cottage Cheese, Chicken, and Red Onion

And like always, I put it in the George Foreman Grill, only this time I got distracted 

reading the horoscopes in yesterday's paper! ...hence the reason it got a little charred

Here's a new Sweet Potato/Yam we haven't seen on Snacking Squirrel yet

I found it at Red Barn Market, thinking it was 

a jumbo version of a Japanese Sweet Potato

But when I looked inside, it was orange! 

The ironic thing is that it tastes exactly like a hybrid of a

 Japanese Sweet Potato and Garnet Yam "Sweet Potato"