Veggie Galore

Ahhh Sunday, how I love thee.

I also love eggplant. It's incredibly tasty in salads, pasta, and on top of pizza. Eggplants are available throughout the year, but they're best from August through October. I don't eat much pasta anymore, but last night I was craving a veggie-packed pasta dish. I started off with some chopped sweet onion, and added some yellow peppers, zucchini, yellow pepper, and EGGPLANT.

[zucchini, yellow pepper, onion, eggplant]

Looks pretty good, eh?

My-my-mild organic tomato sauce

• 1 can of Eden organic tomato sauce
• lots of veggies!
• teaspoon of oregano
• 1-2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• pepper to taste

I added the sauce to a few cups of cooked wholewheat fusilli pasta. Meanwhile, Alex was on the grill barbecuing some chicken.

...The weekend always flies by.

I woke up bright and early this morning, just after 8 a.m (Alex's fault) and immediately made a pot of Jesse's tea. I like to kick-start my mornings with some rooibos tea to get myself nice and hydrated. I then had a delicious Glo Endure bar (Thanks Angela!) and hit the gym for an hour.

I finished my workout just after 10 a.m. with all the time in the world (well, so it seemed)...so naturally, I made some vegan energy balls. Otherwise known has "healthy-tim bits".

I have a serious carob powder addiction. Carob powder is naturally sweeter and lower in fat than cocoa powder.

Vegan Energy Balls

• 1 cup of almonds
• 1/2 cup of walnuts
• 1 cup of pumpkin seeds
• 3 tablespoons of organic chia seeds
• 2-3 tablespoons of almond butter
• 1 heaping tablespoon of carob powder
• dash of cinnamon
• small handful of carob chips
• unsweetened coconut

You can alter the sweetness and texture by adding chopped dates instead of carob chips, and peanut butter instead of almond. A squeeze of lemon is also good in these little guys!

Blend/grind the nuts and toss all the ingredients into a food processor.

Roll into bite-sized balls and cover in coconut. They make for a great pre or post workout snack! Yum in my tum =)

HAPPY SUNDAY