What happens when life gets in the way!

I haven't posted in over 16 months!  Has it really been that long?  Well that is what happens when a surprise baby number 3 comes along, a move, and you start homeschooling!  Many things have remained the same and some have changed.

I still love my juice cleanses!  I did a two week one about 6 weeks ago and just love the way it reboots my system.

I have started using essential oils daily and it's a life changer.  More on that soon.

I am homeschooling my 3 year old and my 6 year old and it's brought so much happiness to our lives. I can't wait to fill you all in more with that journey too.

Until next time, in the near future ; )

What summer looks like on my plate

My Gluten Free Breakfast Faves

These are my faves for a quick gluten free breakfast!

I love baking GF muffins or having pancakes but these are my quick breakfast standards for myself and my kiddos. I find the chia plus waffles and the chocolate chia muffin tops in the freezer section of my local Giant grocery store. The kids love the panda puffs when I put them in a cup for on the go too!

Happy Sunday.

Mac-n-Cheese fit for a Gluten Free Queen!!

Before I was GF I was known for my awesome Mac n cheese. I would bake it in the oven and it would be cheesy yummy with a crispy top to it. Well that was then and this is now!

I was craving comfort food and Annie's products that are GF are a staple in my home. So I just altered it a bit. Instead of butter or milk like it says on the box I put Organic plain low fat yogurt. Then the cheese packet then topped it with some shredded cheddar leftover in my fridge. Let me just say yum-o and picky kid approved!!

Now I'm just waiting for my Sunday shows to start! Bring on Don Draper (Mad Men) and Mr. Selfridge! And maybe some Revenge hopefully : )

Peanut Butter, Banana Chia Smoothie

This morning I wanted something a little more filling than my usual juice, so I whipped up this little gem!

Peanut Butter, Banana Chia Smoothie
For one:

1 Banana
Little bit of ice
Cup or 1 1/2 of almond milk (depending on consistency you like)
2 tsp of peanut butter
2 tsp of Agave nectar
2 tsp of chia seeds

All of the ingredients you can add more or less depending how sweet or peanutty you like it. This formula just works for me and I like to not go over board with the calories in it. For the kids I add more peanut butter for extra protein and make it a tiny bit sweeter too.

My favorite almond milk is always "Almond Breeze" Vanilla 30 calories per serving.

Whole Foods peanut butter, agave nectar and I also pick up my chia seeds there too : )

Salad..it's what's for dinner!

I'm loving a new dressing by Annie's, called Lite Poppy Seed. It's gluten free and sooo yummy!!

On my plate tonight with the dressing is tomatoes, baby spinach, goat cheese and raisins. Tangy & Sweet!!

In my Starbucks Mermaid mug is Tazo awake tea, my fave!

In a pinch this green juice works perfect!

If your tired of cleaning the juicer daily (the constant cleaning can wear me out) and just need a little break for a week try picking up a bottle of Naked "Green Machine". It's available in most grocery stores and Starbucks locations.

Recently we drove to Florida, which was a pretty long drive and I didn't want to fall into bad habits of junky road trip food. So I packed a few of these baby's, some Kind bars, bottled water, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and some Tazo tea bags.

I recently found out I have a gluten intolerance with skin rashes to boot so it made it difficult as well. I will have a longer post of that later!