Coconut Surprise
The best kind of surprise, right?? 🙂
How’s your day going? Hope it’s been lovely. I actually had no one show up for my am class today! The past 2 weeks have been pretty decent (considering it’s brand new!) but still working on getting the word out. Instead, I choreographed for an hour and took it as a sign that I can practice yoga today- I’m committed to bringing it back into my schedule this week.
On the way home, I made a little stop at Whole Paycheck for kale and other produce that TJs doesn’t have.
2 things:
1. I forgot the kale (WF has a knack for distracting me!), and
2. COCONUT ICE CREAM!
I haven’t been following my detox meal plan (because it kinda sucks, haha), but when I saw coconut milk ice cream on there for day 11 as a little treat, I was happy to oblige. Thursday night I’ll be cuddling up with my pint o’ bliss 🙂
When I was perusing the plan, I also noticed that I’m not *supposed* to add back in nuts until Day 20 (I’m on day 9 and I’ve had two amazeballz today already. Oops). Guess the nuts are going to have to wait a little longer :/
Today’s afternoon munch was kind of fun:
Roasted organic tomatoes:
Topped with red quinoa, caramelized onions, garlic, and arugula
(Cooked in coconut oil)
Red pepper flakes, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper
Deeeelish.
It’s a little cold and stormy here today in T-town – to all of you who are supposed to get crazy snow, be careful and stay warm!
I’m off to celebrate with my bro and then head to yogaaaaaa.
Fun dinner planned, too 😀
Enjoy the rest of your day and I’ll see your beautiful faces later! 🙂
xoxo
Gina
Relax a little… word on the street is that’s how Vies is spending her day 😉
Today’s workout jam: “Got No Shorty” Sean Kingston (perfect for tempo cardio)
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Your lunch looks yummy. Must make that soon. I have never had coconut ice cream.
Ooh! Good call on the jam! Perfect for working out!
I love your food philosophy!
Eat healthfully, but treat yourself too! 🙂 <– is how I see your eating patterns
I went to Target for water yesterday and ended up getting home without water!!! So I totally know what you mean about being distracted. 🙂
Hm, those burgers look eerily like red meat!! Bean, quinoa, and beet perhaps?? Can’t wait to see what they’re made out of!
Oh Vies look so darn happy! I bet you’re so glad to see that. I’ve never tried coconut ice cream – I bet it’s so refreshing!
Woo hoo for coconut ice cream!!! 🙂
Vies is living the life!! What I would do to be a dog/cat for a week.
hate that coconut ice cream. hope you like it better!
cookie dough + coconut?! i need to try that!
I’ve never tried ice cream with coconut milk, but I am going to look for it now!
Your lunch looks great 😀 I haven’t had quinoa in a while, another thing I need to get!!
Coconut Milk ice cream is my absolute FAVORITE! Yum yum.
I LOVE that flava of coconut ice cream!! Cookie dough is always the best:)
Slash your tomato-quinoa-onion-arugula spread looks gorgeous and absolutely yummy! Now I wish I had tomatoes in my fridgy fridge:)
So does coconut oil taste like coconuts? I’ve seen you talk a lot about it lately. Just wondering:)
Looks DELICIOUS. I have never used coconut oil, would love to hear your answer to mandy’s question!!
xoxo
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Thats boo that nobody was at the AM class! If I lived nearby I would be there!
Don’t worry about sticking to the plan… give yourself some come and go and I’m sure the amazeballz were totally worth it right?
Vies is too cute!
I love the picture of Viesa, and I am intrigued by your dinner???
What a delicious unique looking meal!
I still have yet to try coconut ice cream, but it sounds delicious! I love cooking with coconut oil, too!
It stinks that you have to wait a few more days on the nuts, but I’ll try to enjoy a few “amazeballz” in your honor. 😉
Coconut bliss ice cream is ok, but I prefer Living Harvest Tempt Hemp Milk ice cream. Its SO good!!!
I love coconut surprises too 🙂
I wish TJ’s had kale and look every time I’m there. The afternoon munch looks fabulous!
Awww – Looks like Viessa is doing great! Glad to see she’s adjusting nicely!
I’ve never tried Kale (don’t think we even have it here!) or anything like coconut milk ice-cream so I’m very envious of your food variety! Is the coconut ice-cream dairy free?
such a cute vies pic!
OMG – I need, NEED, NEED that coconut icecream !!
Seems like Viesa is loving her new home 😀 Makes me smile.
Goodness, I would love a little rain instead of this crazy snow!
coconut ice cream can distract ANYONE!!
i love tomatoes! just posted that i eat a tomato a day, every day. Some people do an apple a day, I do a tomato a day 🙂
Those beet burgers (I am assuming there are beets in there thus the vibrant color!) look delish!
Enjoy your relaxation!
I love coconut milk ice cream. Ironically enough, my favorite is the vanilla flavor.
Whole foods…so distracting! And I am hoping they are beet burgers =] Those are my all time favorite burgers! Especially since they are pink! lol
aww, viesa looks like she’s having a good day! 🙂
Are those…beet burgers??
yep!
For a second, I thought those were beef burgers! I’m betting no, since that’s probably not on your detox plan to say the least 🙂
hahah definitely no 🙂
Sign me up for coconut ice cream. Anything with coconut cannot be be in my books 🙂
Girly you are going to LOVE that ice cream! Have you had it before? There are soooo many cookie dough chunks. It’s purrrrfect. 😀
yes i’ve had it but it’s been almost a year- i can’t wait!
What the hecky heck are those red discs? 🙂
Woa your lunch looks amazing! I have never tried that type of ice cream before. Sounds yummy!
Can’t wait to hear how the coconut ice cream is! Nondairy ice cream that actually tastes good excites me! 😀
I feel for you, I haaaate being put on food restrictions. I usually slip and cheat a little, too. Good luck with the rest of it!
Oh that ice cream looks amazing! We don’t get all the good flavours in Canada. I haven’t tried the coconut milk versions but I’ll have to!
I love that ice cream!! And I super love that picture of Vies… she is definitely happy and comfy in her new place! 🙂
YUM! Coconut ice cream sounds unbelievably good! I spent 22 years of my life thinking I haaated coconut. This year, however, I have opened myself up and realized that I LOVE IT! I am going to scour my TJs and WFs to look for this gem 🙂 Thank you!
I’m also curious to know what’s in the burgers! I loooooove coconut milk ice cream. I get it from the local Asian market. But I strongly suggest that you stay far away from purple yam ice cream, found in the same freezer (shudder).
What an awesome surprise in your meal plan! 😀 I want to try that ice cream, but the $7 price tag makes me shudder!
coconut ice cream is pint sized bliss. yum. your lunch looks good too 🙂
What a fun, creative lunch you had there. I’ve been on the red quinoa kick myself lately– it must be it’s beautiful, red color 🙂
Beet pancakes, I presume?
Hi Gina,
Like you, I try to avoid cow’s dairy as it does not agree with my primadonna skin. But there’s no way on God’s green earth I’ll be able to find coconut milk ice cream where I live! Do you know of a recipe to make my own? – I can at least buy coconut milk!
here ya go!
http://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2008/05/chocolate-coconut-milk-ice-cream-2.html
Merci beaucoup!
that ice cream looks so good.
Hahaha…I *always* forget something I need at the grocery store if I don’t have a list with me (and look at it 2938472938 times while shopping)..that darn produce section is so mesmerizing…
yes, it sucked me in!
if i had a WF near me, not only would i be broke, i’d also never get anything done!! and i’d be eating that coconut ice cream ALL the time 🙂
sorry no-one came to your class! i’m sure it’ll pick up soon.
Ah, glad to hear the update on Vies. Sounds like she’s doing well at her new home!
Awwww! Look at Viesa surrounded by toys and completely relaxed and content!! So happy that worked out for you guys!! =)