Happy Labor day everyone! I hope you are all enjoying some time off. For me, the work never really stops. Luckily the lab that I work at as a Graduate Research Assistant is closed today, so I don't have to go in there, but I have my first big exam already on Wednesday so today is anything but a day of rest. I did, however, finally get to try fresh figs! I have never eaten a raw fig before, so when I saw them during my grocery haul this weekend I knew I had to purchase them. De-lish! The other good news is that after my exam I'm going to treat myself to a nice little long weekend trip back to Chicago. It's barely been a month since I left but who can blame me for being a little homesick? Anyway, this trip means that its a short week for meals so my meal prep is going to be a little different than it normally would. I stuck to super simple things that will help me use up what I have in my fridge. The PlanI'm planning to leave for Chicago early Thursday morning, so I wanted a lunch that I could bring with me in the car easily and eat while driving. Egg or tuna salad sandwiches are usually my go to for road trips! The PrepFrom top left: 1. Potatoes roasted with garlic infused olive oil, pink sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika. Baked at 425 for 30 minutes, tossing halfway through. 2. Trader Joe's southwestern salad kit (cabbage, cilantro, greens, radishes, carrots, pepitas, tortilla strips, cojita cheese, and avocado dressing 3. Hard boiled eggs 4. Baby carrots & Mutlicolor mini bell peppers 5. Sprouted grain rice w/ shrimp vegetable stir fry (see recipe below) 6. One serving of egg salad (see recipe below) 7. Srirarcha hummus I only made one serving of the egg salad for now because I like to make that in small batches closer to when I'm actually going to eat it to keep it the best quality. Also, I made individual smoothie packs for each day to make it easier in the morning, but I forgot to include those in the photo because I'm slightly brain dead. Here's what I put in them: 1. Frozen cherries, frozen acai, 1/4 frozen banana, kale & arugula, steamed riced cauliflower 2. Frozen mixed berries, frozen acai, 1/4 frozen banana, kale & arugula, steamed riced cauliflower 3. Frozen peaches, frozen mango, 1/4 frozen banana, kale & arugula, steamed riced cauliflower Then in the morning, I will throw the ingredients in a blender and add some combination of collagen, protein powder, chia/flax seeds, peanut or almond butter, milk, etc. Also not pictured is some leftover shredded rotisserie chicken that I will be using for lunches topped with my favorite Jack Stack BBQ sauce, and some mixed nuts for snacking. The recipes**Disclaimer: when I make my own recipes, I don't measure. The amounts I give here are rough estimates for how much I use, so if you're preparing this on your own be sure to keep this in mind!
Shrimp stir fry Ingredients: 1 bag frozen stir fry vegetables 1 cup frozen cooked shrimp 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp red chili flakes 1 tbsp soy sauce Salt & pepper to taste Directions: Heat oil in a medium skill over medium-high heat. Add the frozen veggies and cook for about 2-4 minutes. Add all of the seasoning and soy sauce and cook for another 3-4 minutes, until vegetables are tender. Add the shrimp and cook just until shrimp are warmed. Serve over brown rice or quinoa or eat alone! Egg salad Ingredients: 2 large hard boiled eggs 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil mayo Salt, pepper, and paprika to taste Directions: Peel the hard boiled eggs and chop to desired chunk size. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until well combined. Serve over greens, with sprouted grain bread, or eat alone!
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Hi everyone and welcome to Mish 'n Nutrition, formerly Balanced Fit Foodie. I decided to do a full rebrand in order to have a more personalized site. This update has been a long time coming, and it feels so good to finally have a fresh start with my blog. If you followed me on my old page, or follow me on instagram, you might be wondering where the heck I've been for the last couple of months. I thought I would give a bit of an update. JUNE I spent June doing a couple different dietetic internship rotations that I got to choose for myself. I'm not going to give too much detail about that now, because I have a whole review of my dietetic internship coming soon. The last week of June, I headed back to Chicago to prepare for a vacation. JULY July was probably my favorite month of 2017 so far. I started it with an incredible vacation to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina with a group of my best friends. We spent a week in the hot, sticky south soaking up as much sun as we possibly could. After the trip, I lived with my best friend in the city (Chicago) for a few weeks while I finished the last rotation of my dietetic internship. Living in Chicago was more fun than I can even put into words, and it made me very excited to finish up grad school and move back home to the best city in the world. I finished the month with the best birthday celebration I've had in years - rooftop pool by day, house party and Chicago bars by night, and all with the people I love the most. Not to mention the extravagant date I had at Trump tower. Definitely a great start to 23 :) AUGUST I'd say August was by far the craziest month of summer for me. When I finished my internship and birthday celebrations, it was IMMEDIATELY go time for preparing to take the RD exam. I headed back to Kansas City and spent what felt like 2 weeks straight cramming for the biggest exam of my life. I also started working as a Graduate Research Assistant while still trying to study. Then after I passed my exam (woo hoo!!) I spent the following weekend with my parents moving into a different apartment in KC, this time on my own with no roommate! Literally the day my parents left was the first day of classes and you can imagine that things haven't slowed down since then. Needless to say, in all the craziness I put working on my blog on the back burner. Unfortunately, I also kind of put my health on the back burner. I'm not super proud to admit that, but one thing you can ALWAYS expect from me is honesty. It's been difficult to adjust to all the changes happening, and my food and exercise has been inconsistent as a result. I haven't been feeling my best, but I'm working on getting things back under control and fully adjusting to a new apartment, new school year, and new schedule. I didn't create this site to show you how perfect I eat all the time and how together my life is, because that would just be a big fat lie. Regardless of anything going on my life, I will always have a passion for food and nutrition and overall wellness and I want to share that passion with you in a real and raw way, and that means being transparent about my hardships as well. So what can you expect from me on here? I plan to share with you my meal prep, recipes, and plenty of interesting and educational nutrition, fitness, and related information. I also plan to share my experiences through my ongoing journey with health. I want to share information that you guys want to read and learn about, so PLEASE send any and all ideas for blog topics to me using the button at the end of this post. Here are some of my favorite eats from this summer: Thanks for stopping by and I hope you follow along.
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