Juicers and swimming pools

You know...I actually slept till 7am today. In fact the whole house did! Before you wonder how, just know that Landon wasn't home, he was at Grammy's, so that meant the rest of us didn't get woken up by a blue eyed, blond hair tan little boy. I felt rested and ready for the day. I drank my spark and the rest was history. 

There are two staple appliances in my kitchen that I can't get enough of. My juicer and my food scale. I just can't imagine life in the kitchen without them. I have had my juicer for several years now and I am obsessed! If it had an automatic cleaner and I didn't have to hose it out after every use, I would use it everyday. I recommend everyone have a juicer in their household. Amazing apple juice! We love to juice apples and carrots together. Both make a lot of juice and the combo is delish! But wait till apples are in season (fall) because they are priced lower and they are big and wonderful. Oh how I absolutely LOVE the fall. If I could juice a pumpkin I probably would...but that's weird. 

The food scale is something we purchased when we were following the Weight Watchers plan. A lot of things were calculated by ounce and I had no idea how to eyeball an ounce so the scale entered our kitchen. It's amazing! And I bet 4oz of meat is a lot more than you would think. Knowing the serving size by ounce is so helpful when learning portion control. I realized that the servings I was used to having were much larger than what I should be having.

Chicken Salad

Basil Garlic Sockeye Salmon and Potato

I challenge you to start weighing your meat and cheese. You may be surprised. Our bodies are relying on us to put the right amount of foods in them. Invest in a scale (they are not expensive) and use it!

Today I made a little mistake in my challenge. I drank a small little ol Americano with sugar free vanilla, Is that allowed? I didn't think it was much since the Americano is all water and some espresso. But it gave me a stomach ache! Ugh I was not feeling good. It seems like it was a mix of already having a Spark a few hours prior and not snacking in between. Too much caffeine on an empty stomach. I learned my lesson. I will not be having coffee for the rest of my challenge. 

On another note: we took the kids to the YMCA today to swim for the first time this summer. It was a blast. Baby's first time in a pool. She absolutely loved it! I have such active little babies on my hands. Good thing there is such thing as Spark!

BE THE BEST YOU.