Chocolate Maca Smoothie

March 23, 2013 By ClaireFrancis in Recipe Tags: chocolate, perfect fit protein, recipe, smoothie, superfood 2 Comments

I make this smoothie on the daily. It is protein and superfood packed and tastes just like a milkshake.

Ingredients:

1/2 frozen banana (very important that the banana is frozen)
5-6 ice cubes
1 packet/scoop Perfect Fit protein
2 tbs Maca powder
1 tbs flax seeds
1 tbs chia seeds
1 tbs cacao powder
1 tbs cocoa powder
1/3-1 cup almond milk
dash of cinnamon

Recipe:

Start out my crushing the ice alone
Add all remaining ingredients and serve
The more almond milk the more liquified it will get. Less almond milk, more thick

Purchase Perfect Fit protein here: http://perfectfitprotein.com/

Fitness: Heart-pumping HIIT Routine

March 13, 2013 By ClaireFrancis in Fitness Tags: fit, fitness, HIIT, run 2 Comments

If you read my last Treadmill HIIT workout, I explained what HIIT is. HIIT is high intensity interval training. HIIT workouts incorporate short bursts of energy with slower, to ensure maximum calorie burnage and, therefor, maximum results in little time. This routine can take you anywhere from 20-40 minutes.

Warm up by stretching your arms, legs, and core
Get your heart rate up and sprint for two minutes at approximately speed 8
Cool down for three minutes walking at approximately speed 4 (or if you have more energy, slow jog this part)
Repeat this 4-8 times for a heart racing workout

NOTICE: Please adjust the speeds to suit your physical needs. The speeds provided are just recommendations. Also, if you run outdoors, just follow the bolded words and time, not the speeds.

Quinoa Cakes

March 2, 2013 By ClaireFrancis in Recipe Tags: dinner, quinoa 1 Comment

After going to a local restaurant in my town, I had to make these Quinoa Cakes right as I got home.

Cook one cup of quinoa with two cups of water for about 15 minutes or until all the water is absorbed. If the water is absorbed and the quinoa is still dry, add more water until light and fluffy
Put the quinoa into a bowl with 1/4 cup olive oil and juice of 2 limes, mix, and refrigerate for 10-15 minutes
While the quinoa is cooling, cut up olives, tomatoes, avocado, and red onion and put them in separate dishes. Also have micro greens
Heavily pack quinoa into 1/3 cup measuring cup and turn upside down on a plate. Top quinoa cake with tomatoes, olives, avocado, micro-greens, and red onion

Clairety

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Monthly Archives: March 2013

Chocolate Maca Smoothie

Fitness: Heart-pumping HIIT Routine

Quinoa Cakes