I so wanted to amuse and regale with my myriad of weight-related horror stories, at least that was my plan for today, but I am sick and feel my capacity for humor or even coherence at this point is waning with my energy.
I also have no appetite, which of course the meaning of this is not lost on me—less calories in. It’s the small victories, ya know?
Literally the only things I crave when I am sick are: orange juice, hot soup, hot tea or some sort of shake.
Yesterday I slurped down soup and savored tea.
Today I tried for oatmeal and coffee but it was no doing. I had bookmarked this healthy chocolate shake I was dying to try so I decided on that instead.
Skinny Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Shake:
½ cup chocolate soy milk, (I bought the light version with less calories)
1 frozen banana
2 Tbsp peanut butter (I used peanut butter this time, but think I’ll substitute it out for PB2 next time which is a fraction of the calories)
2 Tbsp greek yogurt
2 tsp honey or agave (I used organic honey)
1 tbsp of cocoa powder (optional)
To say this hit the spot would be an understatement. I am borderline worried with how delicious this shake was and how badly I will now want it everyday to curb my chocolate cravings. Even though I generally crave hot soup or cold shakes when I’m sick, it’s still vital to incorporate nutrients that my body needs to get better, so not only have I been chugging my water, but I have also had spinach smoothies to incorporate my veggies.
I figured now would also be a great time to share some other healthy options I’ve tried recently:
Roasted Veggies:
A lot of veggies work for this; I chose sweet potatoes and zucchini.
Cut veggies in little circles.
Lay out on a pan, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and add a dash of salt.
Buffalo Turkey Meatloaf:
Ground turkey
Buffalo Sauce
Chopped Onions
Garlic Powder
Salt
Pepper
Parsley
Egg
Milk
For this recipe, I just threw spices in, added one egg, a few splashes of milk and several splashes of buffalo sauce.
Put the meatloaf into a muffin tin pan so they are easy individual sizes and drizzled more buffalo sauce on top.
I have also done this recipe before with blue cheese crumbles mixed in.
This is a really easy meal to either have on the go, or re-heat after a long day working.
I hope these few healthy alternatives have inspired you to stay on track as they have with me and fingers crossed I will be back to myself by tomorrow so I can share the Crossfit-inspired workouts I’ve been doing.
-Cassandra