Ezekiel Whole Grain Flourless Tortillas

Have you heard of Ezekiel Whole Grain Flourless Tortillas?  Now you have!  These things are amazing.  They may look like ordinary soft tortilla shells, but are SO much better!!  The nutrition is incredible -- each shell is only 130 calories, but is a complete protein with fiber and no added fat.  Plus since they're flourless AND sprouted, it's like eating a whole food... almost like a veggie!  Ezekiel products can be found in the freezer section, and it's recommended to keep them frozen at home until you're ready to use them too.  The wraps are especially easy and filling, great for any meal!

Inspired by the Holy Scripture verse "Take also unto thee Wheat and Barley and Beans and Lentils and Millet and Spelt and put them in one vessel and make bread of it." - EZEKIEL 4:9

INGREDIENTS: Organic Sprouted Whole Wheat, Filtered Water, Organic Unhulled Sesame Seeds, Organic Sprouted Whole Soybeans, Organic Sprouted Whole Barley, Organic Sprouted Whole Millet, Organic Sprouted Whole Lentils, Organic Sprouted Whole Spelt, Sea Salt.

= YUMMY!






Here are a few ways I like to eat Ezekiel Wraps...

Tonight's Giant Turkey Taco.

Breakfast Wrap with Eggs, Bacon, Cheese and Veggies.

Another Giant Turkey Taco.

Quick Boiled Egg, Cheese and Romaine Wrap.

Hummus and Veggie Wrap.

Another Hummus, Cheese and Veggie Wrap.

 

I highly recommend you try these instead of regular tortillas or wraps. They really rock!

As for my eats... a failed green apple smoothie for brekkie (way too tart!), yummy leftover roasted squash soup for lunch, snacked on some raw almonds, a few dried cherries and 3/4 brownie (from T-Tapper Carrie Ann), then made that giant taco for dinner!  Plus I drank 2.5 Lifefactory bottles full of Kangen water 8.5 pH.

Today's T-Tapp exercises:

• Primary Back Stretch and Body Brushing at 7am
• 2 sets of Hoe Downs at 11am
• 2 sets of Hoe Downs at 3pm
• And now I'm going to do the Basic Workout Plus...

Still need to soak my feet in magnesium oil tonight too.  Oh, and I'm going to make some pumpkin puree tonight for my Pumpkin Pie Kale Smoothie in the morning.  And plan on trying out a new recipe for Quinoa Veggie Burgers that don't fall apart for dinner!

Au revoir!

Organic Black Beans and Brown Rice

Bonjour! This is last night's post for a snack and dinner... I fell asleep watching Veronica Mars on Netflix.  At the Retreat someone said to turn off the TV and avoid electronics for at least 1 hour before bed.  I am SO bad at that!


Eats

Dinner

Organic Black Beans and Brown Rice.

Beans and rice make a great, nutritious and delicious meal.  Cheap and easy to make too!

Ingredients:

• 1 can of organic black beans (I purchase Organic Black Beans in a can from Publix, the GreenWise brand.)
• 1/2 to 1 cup of dry rice (One of my favorite brands of rice is Lundberg Wild Blend.  It's a little pricey, but the flavor can't be beat. Organic brown rice is a good alternative.)
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup organic apple cider vinegar
• 1-2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• seasonings to taste
• vegetable and cheese toppings of choice

Directions:

• Cook rice according to package directions.
• When rice has about 10-15 minutes left, you can start the beans.  Heat olive oil in pan.  Open the can, do not drain, and empty the contents into a pan.
• Add apple cider vinegar and seasonings.  Cook beans until boiling, reduce to simmer.
• Chop vegetable toppings.  I like to use tomatoes, onions, garlic, jalapeno, and spinach.
• Shred cheddar cheese and get sour cream or Greek yogurt ready for toppings.
• Serve beans over rice in a bowl and each person can customize their meal with toppings they enjoy.

Snack

Organic Gala Apple with a spoon of PB.

Dessert

Oh yeah, I almost forgot... I did eat a 100 calorie Klondike bar too.  That's probably why I felt so run down this morning, even after almost 8 hours of sleep.  Dessert right before bed is a no no!


Healthy Habits

Body Care
Magnesium Oil: topically

Nourishment
Fruits: 1 servings
Veggies: 2 servings
Water: 1 liter


I did OK on meeting my goals today...

• Wake up a bit early -- done!
• Exercise upon rising -- done!
• Complete healthy habits -- skipped body brushing, oil pulling and a mag soak... will do better tomorrow.
• Make and drink a green smoothie -- done!
• Skip the sweets (including wine) -- messed up and ate dessert when I knew better.
• Bring lunch to the office -- done!
• Experiment with a new butternut squash recipe -- found some great ones today from WFM!
• Try 2/day blog posting (noon and evening) -- Well, it kinda worked
• Use the Rebel for photos -- done!

Au revoir!
 

Watermelon Margaritas!

Yummy!

Drinks with Friends

Last night Marcel, Roxy and I went over to Lolly's house for Watermelon Margaritas!  They were pink, slushy and delicious.

Last week Kristy (friend and hairdresser) gave me this t-shirt as a gift.  She could not resist buying it because she thought it looked exactly like me.  I can see the resemblance, can you?  I actually had someone ask me if I had the shirt made with my face on it.  Ha!  No, I am not that vain, but I like this surprise gifts!  (Just noticed that the drink matches my outfit and hair.)

We ended up going to The 8th Avenue Pub for a beer.  (I drank water.)  Roxy came along and it was already past her bedtime...

Snack

Once I got home I enjoyed 2 Organic Strawberries with Chocolate Chips.

And I had a few sips of this Honey Beer, but didn't really have the taste for it.  Switched to water and took a few more Alfalfa before bed.

Au revoir!

Preparing for the Move

Tuesday Recap...

Spent the entire evening/night preparing for the move on Tuesday. I can't believe how fast the moving date is approaching! Seriously did not get to bed until almost 2am.


Exercise

Tempo 2 + body brushing.


Eats

Brekkie

Blueberry Green Monster.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen organic blueberries
• 1/2 frozen banana
• 2 cups fresh organic spinach
• 1 cup Original Almond Breeze
• 1/2 cup Chobani 0% Plain yogurt
  
• 1 Tbsp organic flax
• 1/4 tsp bee pollen
  

Lunch

Rotisserie Chicken Salad with 2 Tbsp Hummus (added later).

Plus a Venti Iced Green Tea (unsweet).

Snack

String cheese!

Dinner

Beef Stroganoff... Marcel had this cooking when I got home and it smelled SO good I could not resist!

Snack

Organic Gala Apple with a few Organic Pecans.

Dessert

3 cookies and some milk.

Late Night Snack... around midnight.

Kashi Go Lean Crunch with Original Almond Breeze.

Supplements

Alfalfa: 6 caps
B-12 Plus: 8 sprays
Pyruvyl Glycine: 8 sprays
Vitamin D3: 4 sprays

Water today: 2 liters

Veggies today: 4
Fruits today: 2

Au revoir!

Surprise Boot Camp

This is my new cute ♥ Earth bag from Old Navy.

Happy Earth Day!

Exercise

Body/Face Brushing before leaving my place.

Ladybug Workout Standing with Margie. Guess what... after doing 3 workouts in the past 2 days with Teresa and Kayla, this workout counts as Day 4 of Boot Camp! Surprise. I didn't even mean to do one. Oops. Will be taking tomorrow completely off for sure.


Eats

Brekkie

Pineapple Orange Green Monster.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup frozen organic pineapple
• 1 cup organic OJ
• 2 cups fresh organic spinach
• 1/4 tsp bee pollen
  

Very tart! Wishing I had some Chobani yogurt for this smoothie.


Plus a Grande Unsweet Iced Green Tea.

Snack

KIND Fruit & Nut Almond & Coconut bar.

I practically inhaled this. SO good!

Lunch

Leftovers! A Burger Salad of sorts.

Supplements

Alfalfa: 3 caps
B-12 Plus: 4 sprays
Pyruvyl Glycine: 4 sprays
Vitamin D3: 4 sprays

Water intake: 1 liter

Au revoir!

Talk About Muscle Awareness!

Exercise

Today was fabulous and full of killer workouts with Teresa Tapp at the Safety Harbor Spa!!! My legs are like jello. My buns are still burning. And my lats, pecs and arms are very aware of all that activation they did earlier.

I willingly got out of bed this morning (although I have to admit going to sleep last night was fairly difficult) to participate in a morning workout at 7:00am in Safety Harbor. I absolutely adore Safety Harbor and can't wait to become a resident Safety Harborian! It's moving time people... and moving is stressful. I really needed these workouts to help calm down my cortisol and balance out my body.

Teresa taught us two workouts today! It's been a long time since I've gotten a chance to workout with the creator of the T-Tapp program in a small group setting. Everyone works harder on form around Teresa... and we all feel that "muscle awareness" later too!

Our workouts today consisted of modified versions of the Total Workout with new tweaks that only Berei has been privy to. Let me just say that those tweaks really work!!! After the first workout I felt like a new woman... very positive and happy attitude with endorphins, detox and Teresa to thank. I can't wait for the workout DVD to come out for this routine.

The afternoon workout was a bit faster paced since we were building upon the morning's session. Teresa also added in Balance Sequence and Thread the Needle (check out these moves @ http://t-tapp.com/try) for even more core concentration, then we called it a day. I miss days like this and hope for more in the near future. My hips and thighs already feel smaller. Thanks T!


After work I headed over to spend some time in the Far Infrared Sauna and refill my water jug with Kangen 9.5pH.


Eats

Brekkie

Egg on 1/2 toasted Ezekiel English Muffin with Spinach and Seriously Sharp White Cheddar.

After the morning workout I had a Grande Nonfat Vanilla Latte.

Again, it wasn't perfect... and this was a different store! I think the universe is trying to tell me to quit the lattes again. Think I'll stick to those unsweet iced green teas.


Lunch

A quick Kashi Lemongrass Coconut Chicken... well, 1/2 before the afternoon workout and the rest after. Kashi entrees are on sale for $2.50 each at Publix right now!

Dinner

1/2 of this 1/2 of a Publix Turkey Sub with a Spinach upgrade!

Then finished off the rest of that Pro Bar...

Supplements

Alfalfa: 3 caps
B-12 Plus: 4 sprays
Pyruvyl Glycine: 12 sprays
Vitamin D3: 4 sprays

Water intake today: 2.5 liters

Veggies today: 3
Fruits today: 0.5

Au revoir!

P.S. I've been cleaning, organizing, purging material possessions all evening. It's been a looong day... and now I need my beauty rest.

T-Tapp Fusion Workout

Catching up on Tuesday evening's post...

Exercise

After work I headed over to Jeanne's T-Tapp studio in Clearwater to T-Tapp with Kayla Howard and a bunch of local Tappers. Since I haven't worked out in a few days (since Friday, April 16, but who's keeping track?!)... so I knew the class was going to be a bit of a challenge. I did well and enjoyed the workout, but there are always more form tweaks for me to work on. Yes, even after doing T-Tapp for over a decade I'm always progressing towards my epic self. To me that's the beauty of T-Tapp. You have great, strong days and others where your body needs to slow things down and move at it's own pace. Especially after car accident #3, I still have (much) rehab to get through before my body is like it was before car accident #1... but I'm getting better with each workout!

Tonight's class was a modified Total Workout with a bit of floor work for the core. More workouts to come while Kayla's still in town!


Eats

Snack

Pre-workout I snacked on half of this Pro Bar and Organic Golden Delicious Apple.

Dinner

Once I got home I cooked up a few free-range grass-fed burgers in my wok. I use the wok for just about everything and don't think I could live without one!

1/2 toasted Ezekiel English Muffin topped with Organic Spicy Mustard, Organic Romaine, Purple Onion, Burger with A-1 Sauce, Seriously Sharp White Cheddar, and Tomato Slices... plus Broccoli with a little EVOO and BVI Seasoning.


Supplements

Alfalfa: 3 caps
B-12 Plus: 4 sprays
Pyruvyl Glycine: 8 sprays
Vitamin D3: 4 sprays

Water intake today: 2 liters

Veggies today: 5
Fruits today: 1.5

Au revoir!

P.S. Roxy loves broccoli!!!