Monday, June 12, 2017

Amazing Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl

In pursuit of my goal of being healthy and fit, I am always looking for quick, delicious and nutritious breakfast ideas.

I love the CLEAN program by Dr. Junger. I read his book and have done the 21-day Clean Program  and loved it. But what I like the most about the program, are the amazing recipes posted on their blogs. They are all clean and delicious. This morning, I tried their sweet potato breakfast bowl and it was amazing. I even prepared it for my 2-yr old toddler as it's kid friendly and naturally sweet. I'm making it again tomorrow. I love this - you need to try it out.

Why this is great: sweet potatoes are full of vitamins A and C. Plus, since they're sweet, it feels like a bit of an indulgence. And I love that you can add different toppings to it, adding the fruits and nuts that you have on hand or that you like the most.  Plus, preparing the potatoes the night before, makes this super fast to prepare in the morning.

Ingredients:
1 roasted sweet potato
1/4 cu of blueberries
1 Tbsp cacao nibs
1 Tbsp of your favorite chopped nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts, etc.)
1 Tbsp almond butter
1 Tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon


  1. Preheat oven to 400 F 
  2. Rinse the sweet potato and prick with a knife 3 times on each side
  3. Wrap the potato in foil and bake for 45 minutes (you can do this the night before and put the potatoes in the fridge after baking them)
  4. When the sweet potato has cooled, peel the skin and mash the potato in a small bowl. 
  5. Add the toppings on top of the mashed potatoes.
If you are like me and prefer a warm breakfast, heat the mashed potatoes in the microwave before adding the toppings. 

Enjoy!!


The Maternity Leave Plan

Here I am, 6 weeks into my maternity leave. I feel extremely lucky to have almost 6 months off - and I want to make sure I use this time well. The last time I had so much time off work was when I was unemployed and unfortunately, I spent most of that time watching bad daytime television. In order to make sure that does not happen again, I made myself a schedule and set some goals. Sharing here for accountability!!

Goals: 
1) learn to knit (make cutie baby booties)
2) read 6 books
3) take at least 4 online classes (through Coursera.org)
4) learn 2 new piano pieces (i haven't played in months and want to get back to it so bad)
5) learn to sew (at the very least, learn to hem pants)


Weekday Schedule
6:00am - 7am: wakeup, get ready, prepare breakfast for the family
7:00am-8:00am: wakeup my toddler, feed him, get him ready for daycare & attend to my newborn's needs
8:00am-9:30am: Drive toddler to daycare and come back home
9:30am-1030am: workout
10:30am - 12:30pm: ME TIME (shower, watch tv, have a cup of coffee, have lunch, hang with friends)
12:30pm - 1:30pm: nap
1:30 - 3:30pm:  DAILY ACTIVITY**
3:30pm - 4:30pm: pack lunches for next day, prep dinner,
4:30pm: head to daycare to pick up toddler
5:30-9:00pm:  dinner, bath time, story time, cleaning up the kitchen and relaxing.
9:00pm: shower, read
10pm: sleep


**DAILY ACTIVITY
Mondays: laundry (towels, bedding, clothes)
Tuesday: cook 2-3 dishes
Wednesday: online classes
Thursday: online classes (1 hr), piano (1hr)
Friday: grocery shopping


I know this is a bit ambitious - but I'm going to do my best to follow this plan. I realize I didn't put any time in there to take care of my baby - but I will obviously be attending to her needs whenever she is not sleeping.

Wish me luck!!