How did I not know until just now that my idol, Jillian Michaels, has a free podcast on iTunes!?! I’m 24 episodes behind, which means I have enough listening material for the drive to Nor Cal tomorrow (and back on Monday). Score!
I was heartbroken (no, seriously, I was) when XM radio discontinued Jillian’s last radio show, so imagine my excitement when I discovered she’s back! And this time on iTunes! There’s nothing more motivating than listening to Jillian speak about fitness and nutrition. Weee! I’ve never looked forward to the I-5 like this. Ever.
Today I worked, as per usual. Nada much to say on the matter. It was an ordinary day.
Being the mega planner that I am, I prepped my lunch salad at the same time as my dinner salad.
This way, I get home starving and don’t have to do any prep work, and I still get a fresh veggie-full meal. :) Happy hippie.
I used up all the rest of the Swiss chard in these salads, plus the bell peppers and cherry tomatoes.
I topped both off with leftover quinoa/chickpea blend which had soaked overnight in the soy/lemon/cashini sauce and was oozing with flavor. So so yum.
Breakfast was 100% divine because I was again creative with my oats.
Chia seeds, whole rolled oats, apples…
Meet your raw neighbor, kaia foods’ cocoa bliss buckwheat granola.
Ok truth? This stuff deserves it’s own post.
And it’s from the East Bay. I couldn’t be more proud of my hometown.
Here’s the masterpiece I wound up with. Cocoa and raisins and flax, oh my!
The rest of the snack pack included Mary’s Gone sticks & twigs, roasted salty almonds, dark chocolate edamame, and apple rings.
Plus an almost hidden apple and candied ginger (obvs).
And my luscious greens of course.
For breakfast I had a single slice of Silver Hills Steady Eddie bread.
For a sprouted bread, this guy was soft and fluffy with that yummy nutty whole grain grit. I am 100% in love. Canada better get it’s act together and ship these in bulk to the Santa Monica Whole Foods because Lynn can’t keep supplying me forever!
Anyway. Aside from all the Jillian Michaels excitement for the night, the real thrill was flipping through Mama Pea’s cookbook!
Ok, calling it a cookbook isn’t quite right. It’s so much more. Her wit, her humor, her adorable family…they’re all in the book. And her delicious recipes are the cherry on the coconut ice cream sundae.
She’s an inspiration to vegans and non-vegans, moms and future-moms…oh hell, she’s an inspiration to anyone who likes to eat scrumptious food (and hey, it also happens to be good for you and the environment too)! I’m very proud to call her a friend. When she’s on ellen next year, I’ll say I knew her when…
That granola look deeeelish!
I just bought Mama Pea’s cookbook yesterday too. Pretty excited to use it. My husband has liked everything that I’ve made from her blog (which is saying a lot since he normally wants to add meat to things.)
Beautiful color in those salads! And YAY for Mama Pea’s cook book! LOVE her.
Jillian Michaels is so cute on those podcasts. I never watched her on Biggest Loser but I look forward to each new podcast and the information she gives. I love when she talks to callers because she tells them off when they give excuses haha.
tellllll me these podcasts are FREE! haha i’m going to check them out right now.
also FOOTBALLS BACK IN TOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have tried almost all of the Silverhills breads. My favorite is the Squirrley bread. And not just because squirrels are furry and cute.
I just finished a night shift and I am going for a run. Call me crazy.
I had no idea Jillian had podcasts either!! I can’t wait to dive into all those backlogged episodes and see what I’v missed. Yipee!
My copy of Peas and Thank You arrived yesterday, too and I’m thrilled about it!!
I love Kaia foods raw granolas. Not cheap though, and I can’t keep my hand out of the bag, so it’s a treat when I purchase a bag.
Can’t wait to get my copy of Mama Pea’s book. I love all her recipes — and her!
i remember discovering jillian’s podcast a while ago – i listened even though i don’t work out! she’s very entertaining…
glad you like the bread!!!
What a great blog! So happy to have come across it. Loving all the great recipes and tips. Going to spend some more time browsing 🙂
Buckwheat granola sounds so good. nutty?
I love your creativity with oats (and everything!! ) 🙂
yay!
Gillian is my BFF here in Madrid! Every day I look for a new podcast. (Sadly there isn’t a new one every day.) Gillian and I walk the city and I smile and laugh with her (ugh… by myself) as I traipse around the city. And we wonder why Europeans call us “crazy Americans!?” I admit, Gillian and I contribute to it!
Wow…yummy work eats. I often do that too – prep morning and evening meals at the same time so I can have something yummy and healthy in an instant, without resorting to cereal or toast! Veggies all the way – I’m loving green things so much lately, they really make me feel fantastic! Especially at dinner, so good to have a huge overflowing heaping plate of veggies <3 What?! You didn't know about Jillian's podcasts? I only found them on itunes because of you – you mentioned listening to Jillian on your ipod aaaages ago so I just presumed it was a podcast. Hope you enjoy your road trip with her! 😉 xyx
Very interesting, I need to check out her podcast! Breakfast looks great, I love that Cocoa Bliss Buckwheat Granola. And I just ordered Mama Pea’s book, can’t wait!
Man I need to listen to those podcasts!
That breakfast looks delicious 🙂
Yuck, I hate the I-5! That drive is stinky- literally- with all those cows! But yay for Jillian 🙂
I’m always thinking about food, so if I know I’ll be super hungry when I get home I ALWAYS make sure I have a meal ready and waiting!