SALADEXTRAVVVAGANZA!

For the past 2 years I started making mason jar salads to take to work and to have on the go. These are especially great for when you can prepare your lunches ahead of time!!
At the beginning of the week I give myself about 1-3 hours from prep to finish for these sweet awesome salads! I like to change things up each week and try different combinations.
Some salads are eh...
Some are FANTASTICO!!!
It's just some trial and error with each new thing!
I hope you find some you like and try a mason jar salad out this week!
I first started doing salads in a jar with old spaghetti jars and now I have moved on to the ol' Mason Jar greatness!
(Click on pictures for larger view) (all are taken by ME)

in jar 1: quinoa
              mixed corn,green peas
              mandarin oranges
              spinach
              romaine lettuce
in jar 2: quinoa
              mixed veggies corn, carrot, peas, green beans
              cucumber
              olives
              cherry ttomatoes
              avocado
              spinach and romaine lettuce
in jar 3: quinoa
             carrot shreds
             cucumber
             olives
             mandarin oranges
             tomatos
             romaine lettuce

Salad with mixed greens, white beans, green peas, tomatoes

Mixed array of mason jar salads!!

Combination of different fruit and salads
sliced carrots
red onion
olives
cucumber
mushrooms
avocado
spinach or mixed greens

2 jars contain:
spagehtti sauce
tri rotini noodles
olives

1 jar contains:
grapes

1 jar contains chopped peppers for stirfry

1 jar contains chopped red onion

OOOOOOOOO ahhhhhh YUMMMy!
What was in the mason jar salad is now in a bowl :)
Kale Slaw (my fave)
Avocado
Chickpeas
Corn
Peas
Olives
Tomatos
Cucumber

Yummmmmy kale slaw with:
Avocado
Cherry tomatos
Mushrooms
Snap Peas

Then a plate of Peaches/Strawberries

One of my Mason Jar salads at lunch time at work!

Prepping for SALADS! Mason Jar Salads!!!!!!!!!


Stay tuned for MORE!! :)

Fun, Yummy and beautiful smoothie bowls

One of my new favorite breakfast loves is combining blended smoothie fruit with more fruit! 
FRUUUUUUUUUUUUUITASTIC!
Pretty simple easy and fun:

Blend the fruits you love in a smoothie, pour in a little bit of almond, coconut or soy milk to get the creamy effect and lay it out in a bowl and top with your favorite fruits and even some granola!
I like to get crazy and sprinkle on some Chia seeds!
Chaaaa chaaa CHIA!

Some Fun facts about Chia Seeds:
*Contains 5x more calcium than milk
*GREAT source of protein
*SUPER food for the brain and heart
*Contains 3x more iron than spinach
*GLUTEN FREE
*Runners include chia seeds into their diet for faster endurance
*HELP control hunger naturally

        *Chia seeds come from a flowering plant in the mint family that's native to Mexico and    Guatemala, and history suggests it was a very important food crop for the Aztecs. (coles)




So now you know a little sumpin sumpin! Chia seeds can absolutely be added to almost anything!!!

Some of these BOWLS also include a yummy creamy delight from the Yonana Machine!! :)
I will show a bit on my Yonana Machine and how I truly love that thing in another Blog!! :)

                          
                                         Raspberry Banana smoothie topped with
                                                              *Apple Slices
                                                               *Strawberries
                                                               *Banana

                                      Yonana Icecream: Frozen banana and strawberries
                                                                  Topped With:
                                                                  *bananas
                                                                  *strawberries
                                                                  *almond granola
                                                                  *chia seeds

                                                               

                                        Yonana Icecream: Frozen banana peaches
                                                                   Topped With:
                                                                   *pineapple
                                                                   *kiwi
                                                                   *banana
                                                                   *strawberry
                                                                   *pomegranate seeds
                                                                   *granola

                                              Blueberry Banana Smoothie Bowl
                                                                Topped With:
                                                                *bananas
                                                                *blueberries
                                                               *strawberry blueberry granola

                                                
                                                    Blueberry Banana Smoothie
                                                                  Topped With:
                                                                 *grapes
                                                                 *strawberries
                                                                  *granola

                                  Yonana Icecream: Mixed Berry and Frozen Banana
                                                                 Topped With:
                                                                  *Strawberry
                                                                  *kiwi
                                                                  *blueberry
                                                                  *banana

                                    Yonana Icecream: Frozen Banana and Peaches 
                                                             Topped With
                                                               *banana
                                                               *kiwi
                                                                *granola
                                                               *chia seeds

                                               Banana Peanut butter Smoothie
                                                             Topped With:
                                                              *bananas
                                                              *raspberries
                                                              *peaches
                                                               *granola 

                                         Strawberry Raspberry Banana Smoothie
                                                                 Topped With:
                                                                  *kiwi
                                                                  *banana
                                                                  *granola

                                        Yonana Icecream: Frozen Bananas Peaches 
                                                                 Topped With:
                                                                *blueberries
                                                                *strawberries
                                                                *banana
                                                                  *granola

                     Yogurt Parfait: not a smoothie bowl (but I thought I would throw it in!
                                                              Topped With:
                                                               *banana
                                                              *strawberry blueberry granola
                                                               *apple slices

                                           Blueberry Banana Strawberry Smoothie
                                                               Topped With:
                                                                *strawberry
                                                                *blueberry
                                                                *pineapple
                                                                 *granola

                                             Blueberry Coconut Yogurt Parfait Bowl
                                                                  Topped With:
                                                                   *kiwi
                                                                  *pomegranate seeds
                                                                   *granola

Smoooooothalicious

    Berry Banana Smoothie 

* 2 frozen bananas

* 1 cup of almond milk

* 1 cup of mixed frozen strawberries & blueberries

<Blend Well>

 Raspberry Oatmeal Smoothie

* 1 cup of ice

* 1/2 cup of frozen raspberries

* 1/2 cup plain lowfat yogurt

<3 1 banana

* 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

* 1 tablespoon of honey

* 1 cup of coconut water or other liquid 

<Blend Well>

The start of Berry Banana Smoothie 

The Start of Slammin Greens Smoothie 

2 -3 handfulls of spinach 1 cup of almond milk 1-2 bananas 1 1/2 cup frozen strawberries 1 cup of frozen blueberries 1 tblsp. chia seeds (I just barely started using chia seeds as of 3 months ago) its amazing!!!!

 Blueberry Banana Smoothie 

*2 frozen bananas

* 1 cup of frozen blueberries

* 1 cup of almond milk

* 1 tbsp of protein powder

* 1 tsp of chia seeds 

<Blend Well>

Tri Berry Smoothie 

(Bottom Layer)

* 1 frozen banana

* 1/4 cup of almond milk

(Middle Layer)

* 4 frozen strawberries

* 1/2 frozen banana

* 1/4 cup coconut milk

 (Top Layer) 

* 1/2 cup frozen blue berries

* 1/2 frozen banana

* 1/4 cup of coconut milk 

<Blend Well Seperately)

 Easy Smeezy Spinach berry smoothie 

* 2 cups of fresh organic baby spinach

*1 cup of almond milk

* 1 banana, 1 banana frozen (equals 2)

* 1 cup of mixed berries

* 1 tsp chia seeds 

(Blend Well)

 Banana Berry Pumpkin Smoothie

* 1 cup of almond milk

* 1 scoop of protein powder

 * 2 frozen bananas

*1/2 cup frozen cherries

* 2 cubes of frozen pumpkin pie mix

* blend into awesomeness

 Pumpkin Banana Smoothie

* 3 Frozen bananas

* 1 cup of almond milk

* 2 cubes of frozen pumpkin pie 

 Peach-Banana PB Smoothie 

* 1 cup of frozen peaches

* 2 tbsp of Peanut Butter (or almond butter)

* 2 frozen bananas

* 1 cup of almond milk

<Blend Well> 

Another yummy pumpkin banana smoothie

* 3 Frozen bananas

* 1 cup of almond milk

* 2 cubes of frozen pumpkin pie