Banana day.

Hey everyone, Last night we decided we needed to get out of the house after a few sick days in we needed a treat! So we decided to go try Sub-Zero Ice Cream.

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Neither of us have ever been there before. Its a pretty cool place. You go and tell them
1. What size you want.
kid size, small, medium or large

2. What kind of cream
Custard, Milk, Yogurt, Low-fat, Soy, or Rice.

3. What kind of flavor
They have trillon!!

4. What toppings?
You get one free then have to pay for any extra.

I chose
1. a kids size
2.Soy
3. white chocolate with raspberry (I actually meant to say w.c with raspberry toppings.. but he put raspberry flavor in to.)
4. Fresh Raspberries
They mix the cream and flavor by spraying it which freezes it with Cryogenics right in front of you. Its pretty cool. It made it fun.

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Then they mix in the toppings.
Verdict?

It was okay.. my sisters was better.. 

I used soy.. but I should of gone with custard. 

So word to the wise. 

Go with the custard. 

Breakfast 

I asked the Mr. what he wanted and he said french toast.

sounds good to me.

4 egg whites, 1 yolk

Just a little milk

Mix 

Dip your slice of bread in and place on your heated skillet for about 1-2 minutes and flip and repeat.

top with AB bananas cinnamon and whip cream ;)

BANANA BREAD

I had a craving for some banana bread today!, Luckily I had some very ripe bananas.

Preheat oven 350

Put on Apron if your still in your sunday best.

Ingredients

Combine in a large bowl

1 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup Oat flour

4 scoops of ELITE vanilla protein powder 

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

In another bowl mix

3 large mashed bananas

4 egg whites

1/2 C. agave nectar

1/2 cup of milk

1/2 container of vanilla greek yogurt

zest of lemon

2 tsp of vanilla

Mix Wet and Dry ingredients together

OPTION: mix in walnuts or chocolate chips

Bake at 350 for about 40-45 minutes.

While it cools.. play with child

after let it cool and Top with a little agave 

Enjoy!!

Let me know if you try it!!! 

Fries Rutabaga style

Hey Everyone! Sorry I have been MIA all week! I have no explanation besides its been a busy week.
My house is a little crazy right now...
I started making Valentine bows. Christmas bows wore me out.. so I'm getting started early on the valentine ones.

(yes, T was my model cause B was asleep at the time..shh.. don't tell his dad)

then the real craziness started.. 

It all started with my eye infection..
Then T & B got sick.. it was inevitable really.. It seems like everyone and their dog is sick lately. No fevers.. just puke and poo..

{poor sick babe}

But T is doing great and B is on her way there. No puke yet today so I think we are on the upside.

Now. I hurt my knee. How? well, it sounds dumb but I was skiing in place.. yes, I'm serious. I was practicing the new release for body attack (that we are releasing on monday!!) it is awesome for sure, but I didn't have shoes on and I caught my foot on the floor and my knee just twisted a little bit. good news. I didn't hear a snap so I think it just pulled something. :(

it only a little swollen.. now. 

But Ill be chillin like this...

for awhile.. 

ANY TIPS? Im alternating ice and heat. If it doesn't start to feel better by Monday I may have to go get it checked out.. :( 

 I can't walk without a limp and teaching body pump today was interesting to say the least.. Although I was team teaching, so someone was there to pick up my slack.. literally I can't squat or put any weight on it at all! I HATE injuries.. not ideal for my line of work life.
Not to mention Tax season has started and the Mr. is an accountant so I'm playing the single mom life for awhile.. April 16 can't come faster..
On the bright side my eye infection is better and I made fries last night!

Rutabaga FRIES!!

These fries are delicious! and A great replacement for the Mc D's we all know and love. 

What the heck is a RUTABAGA??

Its a vegetable, You can get it at any grocery store, I just picked mine up at smiths.

Its purple, round and sort of onion looking

*And moms.. you really may be able to trick your kids with these babies.* 

Preheat your oven to 400

Peel your Ruta with a vegetable peeler

Then cut off the top of them

Slice and Dice into the shape of fries

Cover in olive oil or spray them with pam

Sprinkle with your favorite seasonings! I used chili powder and Mrs. Dash

Place in oven for 15 minutes

After 15 minutes rotate the fries and continue to bake for 15 minutes. Repeat until fries have reached desired doneness.. softness.. deliciousness. etc.

Perfect side dish for a turkey burger! 

Hope you like them! 

Hope you all are having a great weekend!! 

Stay Healthy and Happy ;)

and no skiing in place okay.. 

{pompin it up}

How to cut a pom. 

#1 Put on a Apron. 

#2 Cut top of pom off.. the little tail looking thing.

#3 Cut it into 4 segments

#4 Pick out as much seeds that easily "pomp" out. hehe.. 

#5 Fill up a bowl with water

#6 place the remaining pom seeds, the ones stuck to all that white crap inside the bowl. 

The water will help those seeds float away from the membrane aka "white crap"

#7 Drain and store seeds in a tupperware for safe keeping

Keep some out to snack on.

or put in your breakfast!!

Breakfast:

Pom lovin.

{pomp, pomp it up!}

1/2 C. of old fashioned oats

1/2 scoop vanilla elite whey

Pom Seeds be generous, they are delicious

1 tbs ground flax seed

small handful of slivered almonds

1 tsp ground PB

cinnamon to taste.

 Dump it in 

and 

Mix her up! 

{the mix}

This past weekend the babes had their first taste of baby food..

1st up.

Carrots

hungry pants

you think he enjoyed it..?

not so much.

not to bad. 

I think we may have to practice a little more.

Now its time for my lunch:

 I just had a mess.

really no thought.

2 C Organic green beans

4 egg whites

1/2 sweet potato 

2 tbs of hummus

sprinkled with mrs. dash

Quick and easy.

Then my sweet tooth was acting up.

 handful of ghirradeli chocolate chips.

I heart them.

Time to get crackin on the "to do" list around the house.

*mountain oh laundry

*Dishes

*grocery store

*costco run

*bathe the babes

*buy wedding gift

*vacuum

*pack up babies NB clothes

*wish me luck*.. its days like this I wish I drank caffeine. 

happy NEW year!!

What is a better way to kick off the new year then.....

                        watching the ball drop on tv. in the comfort of your home...

                                          Banging pots and pans..

{my beautiful sister} 

and of course getting that special kiss at the stroke of midnight

{nap head hair;)}

 AND eating whole wheat cinnamon rolls!
I got this recipe from my friend. Courtney.  I changed it a little to "candify" it. And I must say they are the best in town. And they are pretty quick & easy to make!!

Ingredients:
1 loaf frozen white bread dough, thawed in refrigerator > Rhodes Whole wheat Loafs (3)
flour for dusting surface
* tip: Allow 6-8 hours to defrost in the refrigerator. I would just put them in the fridge the night before you make them. I didn't, and ended up having to defrost them completely in the microwave. Nobody likes to roll out dough that is frozen in the middle...

Filling:
1 cup packed brown sugar > Natural brown sugar
1 Tbs ground cinnamon
2/3 stick butter, softened > smart balance butter

Icing:
1 stick unsalted butter, softened > 1/2 C. smart balance butter
1C. powdered Sugar,
1/3 C. Cream Cheese > I used philadelphia fat free Cream cheese
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to form a 15 by 7 inch rectangle in a small bowl, combine brown sugar and cinnamon. Set aside. Spread the 2/3 C. of of softened butter over dough and then evenly sprinkle  with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Starting on  the long edge roll up dough as for a jelly roll. Cut Roll into 16 slices

 and then set aside in a warm place and allow dough to rise until doubled in size, about 1 hr. Start Preheating the oven at 400 degrees.
divide rolls among 2 lightly buttered round baking pans. bake for 15 minutes or until golden on top. While your rolls are baking mix all ingredients together for Icing.

Take rolls out of oven and spread icing over the top! Healthy option: don't put icing on.. But I highly recommend the indulgence ;)

Thats how we roll ;) 

New Years EVE!

Happy New Years Eve everyone!! Do you have any fun plans?? 

Our night will most likely be hanging home and making sure T & B get to bed on time.. but the mr. and I will stay up and write our goals for ourselves and for our family. And watch the ball drop on tv. Party..? exactly what I want to do after this long week! 

This year I decided to write OUR FAMILY MISSION STATEMENT

Family Mission Statement

We, the Bements, believe that our purposes as a family are to be christlike, to live with integrity, to live simply, to maintain a sense of family unity, to be good stewards of our resources and to lead by example.

We will accomplish this by:

*Valuing truth, faith and love as our main guiding principles.

*Making our home a place of peace, joy, kindness & hospitality.

*Prioritizing integrity above lesser values.

*Interacting with each other in a spirit of respect.

*Staying healthy and happy

*Making Christ first in our home. By building family Unity by praying, playing, working and worshiping together.

 

These are things that I want to focus more on this year. 

• Read books- I read blogs/fb...but growing up, I used to love to read books! I would read at least 2 books a week!! Then I hit high school, discovered cliff notes. and then got to the point that I couldn't even read one page without getting droopy tired eyes and passing out before chapter 2. Any suggestions?
• Make church a priority- Don't judge me. But sometimes 9 am church does not happen in our house. Scripture reading is little. Praying is okay.. but could be better. We are the family that sneaks in the back half way through the service. I also think that visiting the temple once a month is important. Since I was pregnant we didn't make it a top priority as it should of been.  
• Plan meals- lets face it.. lately I open my fridge and just stare at everything, trying to decide what I want to make for dinner. The mister hasn't been home at night due to a crazy work schedule so I just give up and heat up some frozen veggies and make a protein shake and call it good.
• Finally complete thebodyofamother.com.. Coming soon!
• Improve my photography skills. I have a good camera.. but most pics I post on the blog are taken via i-phone.
• Complete a Triathlon- I have never done one before and I am training right now. Swimming once a week, running 3-4 times a week. But I don't have a bike yet.. hopefully an anniversary gift?? (wink, wink to the mister)
• Quality family time- Putting my family first, Nothing is more important to me. This I really do do but I want to continue throughout 2011.
• Service- I want to do more service to those around me. I am guilty of making up excuses or making myself to busy with the stuff that I need to get done. Clean MY house, Wash MY car, Make OUR dinner, mow OUR lawn, (ok,  I don't do that). But I think I want to make the goal to do something for someone at least once a week. 
• Teaching- I love being a fitness instructor. I want to improve my teaching. There is always room for improvement right? I want to inspire those in my class to be the best they can be and make a difference in their life. And maybe pick up another class or two.. since I just lost two. 
• Pile habit- I gotta kick it. I am infamous for making piles.. clean laundry.. dirty laundry.. toys... ribbons.. throughout my house... I love to organize.. but it just seems the piles sit there for days.. even weeks.. So its time to focus on putting things away! 

Banana Cream please!

Makes 2 servings

• 2 large bananas, sliced and frozen for at least two hours
• 2 scoops vanilla Protein ( I use elite whey ) 
• 1/4 c. non-dairy milk or skim milk (I roll with almond milk)
• 1/2 t. vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
• 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
• 3/4 t. grated nutmeg
•  agave to taste

Whats for dinner??

Well.. somone once told me that if you eat black eyed peas on new years it will bring you luck throughout the year.. so the more beans you eat.. the more luck you have.. What to make with black eyed peas...hummmmm.?

How about SOUP!

New Years SOUP! 

Ingredients:

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

4 slim leeks chopped

1 large sweet onion

1 TBSP of sage. dried or fresh

6 C. chicken broth *low sodium

2 C. water

2 C. cooked black eyed peas

2 Pounds of grilled/baked chicken breast. cut into chunks

8 oz frozen spinach

Heat olive oil in pan, add drained leeks and chopped onion. Cook until clear and soft. this takes about 5 minutes. Add broth and water and bring to boil. Add chicken and peas and thawed spinach and continue to cook until all ingredients are warm. 

OR how about Black-eyed peas and brown rice with Chicken?

Ingredients

4 Cups cooked, cold, long-grain brown rice.. I just use the minute rice

1 1/4 c. water

1 sweet onion chopped

2 ccelery stalks, chopped

2 garlic cloves minced

1/4 tsp ground pepper

3 c. cooked black eyed peas

1 butternut squash, about one pound chopped.

1 red bell pepper chopped

1/2 tsp hot pepper sauce. or more if you like it spiiicy~!

Put rice in a big bowl. 

In large frying pan, bring water, onion celery, garlic and pepper to a boil. 

Add black eyed peas and squash, return to boil. 

reduce to low, cover and let simmer, stir occasionally until the peas and squash are tender and most of the water is evaporated. 

Add. the rice, pepper and hot sauce for about 10 minutes and serve.

Thats my PLAN... now which one to choose.. 

But dessert is easy.. Cinnamon rolls!!! recipe to come!

Everyone have a safe and happy new years!

saying goodbye.. is never easy.

Hey everyone! how has your day been so far? Good I hope!!
 Yesterday we were supposed to go see a play. But due to HORRIBLE weather. We decided it would be best and just spend quality time together as a family. I am sad that we weren't able to go visit here..

But I am glad that I was able to spend alone time with the mr. and our two little babes. 

There is a bright side to everything right?..and have a little tummy time and attempting to roll over..

he just thinks its funny.. 

Missing the show last night wasn't the only bad news I received.. I got an email last night saying that one of the gyms I teach at is being taken over by another gym and they will NOT have group fitness classes. Honestly, WHAT is a gym without group fitness.. l.a.m.e.. if you ask me.. Anyway, This makes me so sad. I have enjoyed teaching there and have made so many friends. 

So to the members that read my blog. THANK YOU! thank you for your determination, strength and kindness. You all mean so much to me. I hope to teach you all again someday.

This morning I taught my last attack class there. I was very sad to have to say goodbye to everyone. We had one heck of a good time.

I am so grateful for so many friends and family that share the passion of fitness and overall health with me. My brother in-law opened up a new gym in Woods Cross, UT. Check it out! here. This is his opening week! And its free! Jason is very knowledgeable and will work you out depending on your body type. Read up on his website! By clicking above.. on " here."

Pre workout. 1/2 a banana with PB.. Not just any PB.. this PB

no joke. this is like crack. (just the fact that it is addicting..) 

and its on sale at smiths right now. fyi.

SO GOOD! 

Breakfast was the same as yesterday..

post workout.. same as yesterday.. 

(don't act surprised..)

Lunch 

Lettuceless salad Beast.

1 C. Broccoli Slaw.

1/2 tomato

small amount of purple onion

a quarter of a cucumber

1/2 of a 1/2 of avocado.. (ya, follow?)

1/2 sweet potato (yam)

8 ounces of chicken

topped with balsamic vinagrette 

1 tbs of hummus

mix all the greens, reds and purples.. 

then heat up the tater and chicken and 

toss on top! 

thats a beast. 

veggies, 

carbs

protein 

healthy fat.

That is a complete meal. fo sure. 

Today.. I put away, Christmas!

Does that make anyone else kind of sad?

I love the lights and decorations around my house.. 

(now it looks like a naked house again..) 

2011 here we come!

Hey friends!! hope everyone is fully recovered from the holiday hustle! Anyone find any amazing after Christmas sales? Or did you just play cool like me and avoid the stores at all cost?

Today was an early morning for us all! We had a big storm blow in last night and it was loud!! B woke up about 2:30 am because of the wind and ended up snuggling with me and the mr. until my alarm went off at 4:30am to get up for an early morning swim with the GPP fishes.

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I came home after an hour swim and snuggled with my babies in bed for an hour or so before getting them ready to head back to gym to get the WOD done.

Three rounds of:

1 min row (count calories)
1 min thrusters 45/65 (count reps)
1 min box jumps (count reps)
1 min KB swings 35/53 (count reps)
1 min OH DB press 15/20 ea. (count reps)

Rest 1 min between each round.  

The clock does NOT stop between exercises. 

Count total reps - add to total calories (from rowers) and post total to comments.   

My total was 407! 

 GOOD WORKOUT today! I felt really good, considering the amount of sleep I got.. or lack there of.  But I took it for all it was worth.
Pre-Workout swim: was a half banana with AB. NO Pic.. I'm just going to admit.. It was to early to even care about finding a camera..

Post Swim
Oats! of course!

1/2 cup of oats. Cook in microwave for one minute

ADD

half scoop of protein vanilla whey, 

1 tbs of ground flax seeds 

and top with almonds

then I finished the rest of that banana.

Post workout #2
Protein shake on the rocks.

1.5 scoop of chocolate elite whey 

mixed with water 

add

3 ice cubes.

enjoy while reading about a curious monkey and a man in a yellow hat ;)

I usually teach body pump wed. nights. but tonight we have plans to go see a play. Tickets via father in-law. I'm excited to have a night out with my family! I

Yesterday, The WOD was something I need to improve..

Pulling Maxi

max rep Aussie pullups
max rep strict chins
max rep kipping pullups

 yes, I have a weakness.. okay I have ALOT of them.. but KIPS, PULLUPS are something I want to work on. I have had alot of help with them.. They are alot harder to me then they really are.. I think about it to much. No worries. Ill get it.
check it out. I'm getting there....

embarrasing... I know..;)

Then it was time for a run.. I ended up on the dreadmill... Had a hard time getting going but after a little bit I was feeling pretty good.

Slower then I would like but I wasn't feelin the run. especially on the dreadmill.

As 2011approaches, do you have any new years resolutions in mind? The gym I go to is having a 6 week challenge starting soon. Check it out here. If you want to come try it, I have a coupon for half off your first month! Just email me if your interested! If your out of state, I'm sorry.. just move to utah. k? I've been brainstorming for a little bit about it. I have alot of fitness goals in mind for this next year. Along with personal goals. Heck, I have goals everyday to do.
What would you like to see on the blog next year?
I'm still working on thebodyofamother website. It has kind of taken a back seat lately.. So I'm getting back on it. Its just taking me longer then I thought.. Its coming though.. 2011!

Have a good day! I'll be posting my goals here soon. ;)

What are some of your resolutions for 2011? 

Now I'm off to find out how the man in the yellow hat deals with a monkey in a library..