Post Workout Snackage

After a workout it's hard to decide whether or not to eat. You don't want to eat back all those calories you just burned in a bowl of chips, but nor do you want to starve yourself when you're clearly hungry after all that hard work. It's important to refuel your muscles after working out. You need the energy to continue on with your day. But eating after a workout doesn't have to be simply a banana or pear, you can still have some fun with it, get all the nutrients your body needs and the delicious flavours your taste buds want! (Plus these are quick and simple!)
Here are a few of my favourites:

Peanut Butter Sandwich with Bananas

Slather your bread with peanut butter and slice up about half a banana, depending on the size of your bread, on it and lightly drizzle with honey for some extra sweetness (optional, of course I did though). 

Yogurt and Granola 

Mix up your granola and yogurt if your granola isn't clustered. If it is, you can dip it in the yogurt, put a little dollop on top or eat them separately, however you want! 

Chocolate Milk

                                 

If you were just lightly exercising or aren't that hungry, a nice tall glass of chocolate milk will do perfectly well!

Today I chose the Peanut Butter Sandwich with Bananas and a drizzle of honey with a little glass of chocolate milk to hit the spot! And now I'm going to go finish off this delciousness and get back to the work I've been putting off all weekend.

Hope you guys enjoyed your weekend! xoxo

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Healthy Goodness

I've been trying to get back into my somewhat healthy eating habit after Christmas and as I was searching online for yummy but healthy dessert recipes, I stumbled upon this lovely recipe, Banana-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Cookies. They're really easy and simple to make, don't take a lot of time, healthy and tasty!

Here's what you'll need: 

1 cup oat flour

3/4 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
1/3 cup plain soy milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 ripe banana, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup chopped walnuts or other favorite nut
1/3 cup semisweet vegan chocolate chips 

This was copy/pasted directly from the website, but personally, I didn't put any nuts in because I thought the chocolate, oats and banana was enough. Plus, I put a whole banana in because I love them and I don't really like nuts in baked goods. But that's just my personal preference, go with whatever your taste buds desire!

Simple steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine first 6 ingredients (through sugar) in a bowl. Whisk together oil, soy milk, and vanilla in a separate bowl. Add wet mixture to dry ingredients; stir to combine. Fold in banana, walnuts, and chocolate chips.

2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop dough onto pan with a small ice-cream scoop. Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown, turning baking sheet halfway through. Let cool on a wire rack.

Unfortunately, when I was making them my kitchen was a mess, the actual mix wasn't very pretty to photograph, my hands were all sticky from rolling the dough and it was late at night so I didn't take any pictures during the process, sorry!! Next time, I promise. But nonetheless it was worth it to make, especially with a nice tall glass of milk. 

For all you health nuts or fellow wanna-be-healthy-but-can't-but-down-the-dessert gals, the website I got the recipe from has all the nutritional information and other healthy, delicious recipes I am dying to try. If you're not a big fan of bananas or oatmeal or chocolate (how??) try the other ones and let me know how they go!