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Fueling the Week

November 17, 2016 by christine

Miko was not thrilled on our walk this morning, he kept trying to drag me back to the house.

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Because it was cold enough for frost! He didn’t appreciate me stopping to admire the pretty frosted leaves.

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It’s been an interesting week, hasn’t it? Election tensions are still heavy, I’ve been avoiding political conversations daily at work. Thanksgiving planning and constant reminders that Christmas is right around the corner, heavy marathon training, and other fun stresses. Trying not to sweat it here and focusing on cleaning up my diet as I enter training taper and then into the temptations that come with holiday eating. Breakfast smoothies are a regular for me even on the weekends, I go through about 2 jugs of protein powder a month making them daily for hubby and I. I try to mix it up with different vegan protein powders from Amazon and this month I’m back to Orgain Organic Protein in Creamy Chocolate Fudge.

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I like that it blends a variety of plant based proteins including brown rice, pea protein, chia seeds, and hemp protein for nutritional variety. It’s very smooth with a lighter texture that blends great with banana, berries, and kale.

I also have a  collection of vegan snack and protein bars in our pantry thanks to many shopping trips to Grocery Outlet, they come in handy during long weekend runs and as an afternoon work snack before heading to the gym for a long-ish training run. I’m obsessed with these NuGo Dark Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bars currently.

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They’re like a decadent crunchy candy bar with better nutritional stats and 200 calories is reasonable considering the size of the bar, great for a little afternoon boost before a midweek long run.

Other eats have been simple this week such as more leftover quinoa, bean, and kale stew for lunch today.

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Cabbage and cucumber salad with kidney beans and ginger tahini dressing.

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And a simple tempeh and potato oil free stir fry for dinner after the gym.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: nugo, orgain, plant-based, protein bar, protein powder, simple plant based meals, simple vegan meals, tempeh, vegan, vegan protein bar, vegan protein powder

Comments

  1. Ellie says

    November 18, 2016 at 3:01 pm

    I love Orgain! It is probably my favorite protein powder when I don’t want the stuff to thicken what I put it into. The taste is great for adding to oatmeal or banana ice cream :-)

    • christine says

      November 19, 2016 at 6:46 am

      Yum, I need to try it in oatmeal too – thanks!

  2. Hannah says

    November 19, 2016 at 3:59 pm

    I’m starting to think that your Grocery Outlet is better than mine. What a great find on those NuGo bars! I haven’t tried that flavor yet, but haven’t been disappointed by any thus far.

    • christine says

      November 20, 2016 at 7:43 am

      I was surprised to see them too for the price, even the cashier noted she needed to run back and grab some when we checked out!

  3. Linda @ Veganosity says

    November 21, 2016 at 9:31 am

    I haven’t tried that protein powder. As soon as I’m out of mine I’ll give it a go.

    Enjoy your taper!

    • christine says

      November 21, 2016 at 10:23 am

      It’s good, it needs to blend with a creamier and lighter texture.

  4. MICHAEL BRANDON says

    November 23, 2016 at 6:04 pm

    Wow the protein powder looks cool !
    Gonna try it soon for sure, and also those gluten-free bars :)
    Thanks for sharing those products Christine :)

  5. Barbara J. Silverman says

    November 24, 2016 at 6:39 pm

    I love Nugo Dark btw.
    I’m looking for new protein powder for adding to my smoothie. I would love to try Organ Organic. Thank you for sharing those product.

  6. Emily says

    November 24, 2016 at 11:16 pm

    I have breakfast smoothie too when I’m on diet. It’s easy to prepare
    After holiday I have to train hard my self, because I’m starting be lazy right now lol.
    Happy thanksgiving

Hello! I'm Christine, an IT Professional in Northern California. I'm also passionate about a healthy, plant based lifestyle, running, fitness, and being eco-friendly. 40 (ack!), married, with furkids. Read More…

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