Post Workout Snacks!

This week at work, I included a post-workout snack in the menu since my client regularly hits the gym. Well, really, I've been to the gym with her- she kicks MAJOR butt in the gym. Box squats with 20 pound weights, holding planks for 90 seconds at a time... Whew. That being said, she definitely needs to recharge with some protein after a gym session.

Behold! The post-workout pudding parfait!

I made this delicious treat with the following ingredients.

For the "chocolate" layer:
-1 avocado
-1 T coconut sugar
-2 T pure ground cacao powder

Mash the avocado with the sugar and cacao for, like, six minutes straight until it has a pudding like texture.

For the "vanilla" layer:
-1 cup plain nonfat greek yogurt
-1 t vanilla extract
-1 T truvia powder

Stir all of that together until it's creamy.



I layered chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon Kashi Heart to Heart cereal, and then repeated this until I was out of ingredients. I suggested she eat half the first day within 30-90 minutes after working out with a piece of wheat toast, and eat the rest another day.

Cashew curry & other winning dishes

 Recently, I started cooking on a professional level. I am a personal chef for this great woman in downtown Austin. She was a client of Scott's for his health & weight loss firm (more on that later) and I stepped in to cook lunches and dinners for her. So far it has been amazing! Working on the menus is very challenging, but it has turned out to be my favorite part of the process. I love coming up with healthy, interesting meals.

Here are some of my favorite dishes I've prepared so far.

1. A turkey burger with red bell pepper, blue cheese mustard, butter lettuce, and carmelized onions. Served with sweet potato bites.

2. Sprouted corn tacos with avocado, garlic kidney beans, kale, and cilantro. Topped with sour cream!

3. Zucchini noodles!! These are my obsession. I wish it didn't take so long to peel one zucchini into a serving of noodles, or I would eat this every day. Served with garlic, olive oil, Locatelli romano cheese, and cherry tomatoes.

4. Roasted brussel sprouts. Salty, crunchy, and perfect to dip in hummus.

5. Cashew ginger curry! With chicken, broccoli, carrots, zucchini, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, garlic, onion... An MVP meal right here (Maximum veggie potential! Scroll a few posts back!)


Now that I'm inspired, it's time to work on this week's menu... Have a great day!