Keeping it Green

Happy Earth Day!

Since today is to honour of our Earth and to live a little greener to protect what we have I thought I would share a few things that I do to try and live a little greener.

I use reusable totes and bags when I do my shopping.  I got myself the EnviTote and just LOVE it.  I use it for just more than my grocery shopping.

When packing my snacks or lunches to go I use these really cute reusable baggies to put them in.  I got them from WasteNot Saks.  They have a ton of cute patterns to choose from.

I have a sandwich bag and two snack size bags.

I carry my water bottle with me wherever I go. 

I must confess I have a few water bottles but I use this one the most because it fits nicely in the cup holder in my car.

I bought a set of glass storage bowls for my leftovers and such to eliminate the plastic stuff.

I have also been trying to buy more organic produce when I can.  Especially the “dirty dozen”.  I downloaded this really cool app to my iPhone to help me remember what they are.

It was free and will come in handy for me since I always have a hard time remembering which veggies and fruits are the worst culprits for pesticides.

I started my morning out with a 2 mile run.  It was another perfect day for a morning run.  It was a little windy but not too bad.  I met my running buddy and we hit the pavement.

I actually ended up doing a little over 2 miles in 22 minutes.  The air this morning smelled so fresh it was great.

When I got in I made myself a big green monster.

It was cold, creamy and delicious!  This was my usual mix of hemp protein powder, almond milk, 1 small banana, Amazing Grass and spinach.  Health in a cup…yum!

After getting J up and fed we went on a little outing with a friend.  When we got back it was a little past our usual lunch time so I whipped something up quick for J and once he was happy I worked on mine.

I was feeling like eggs this afternoon so that is what I had.

I did Ashley’s pour, poke + spread method today.

With the eggs I made a wrap.

Whole Wheat Wrap topped with:

2 tbsp tomato paste

baby greens

2 eggs (pour, poke + spread)

1 tbsp of sunflower seeds for a little bit of crunch…it was delish!

Thanks to Ashley for this idea!

For dessert I had something special….

a perfectly ripe champagne mango.  I picked this up at the market the other day as a treat these little mangos are pricy little suckers!

I LOVE these mangos they are buttery, smooth and practically melt in your mouth!

They are like sunshine in a cup!  Mmmmmm….I might have to get me some more!  I think a trip to the Farmers Market tomorrow might be in order.

Well I better get a going…I have to start preparing supper.  I have a recipe from the Clean Food cookbook that I am going to try out tonight.

See you later!