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Healthy Summer Time Snack

Monday, June 29, 2015

One of my absolute favorite things about Summer are the SNACKS!!! I'm nom nom ❤️


As a recovering Junk Food Junkie, I'm always looking for something crunchy and spicy. It's the Hispanic in me lol

It's a super simple recipe known by any Hispanic kid growing up. The recipe is as follows:

⭐️ 1 cucumber washed (peel or unpeeled is completely up to you

⭐️ 1/2 to 1 teaspoon of salt

⭐️ unsalted chili powder or pepper flakes (you get to choose how spicy you'd like to make your snack)

⭐️ lemon or lime juice ( I personally go with lime but again totally up to you)

Slice cucumbers to desired thickness (I usually go about the width of a quarter).
Throw everything into a bowl and mix!

My favorite thing about this is its versatility, you can add so many things to it to make it your own. Enjoy! :)



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Drink Water Like A Pro!

Sunday, June 7, 2015

PRO TIP for better hydration:
  • Use a straw
Ever notice that you tend to drink MORE when there's a straw involved? Just think about it. When you last went out to a restaurant, your server set some drinks down in front of you, straw included. I bet you drank that entire thing before you even knew what was happening!

It's such any easy and mindless way to help yourself drink more water during the day! It almost feels like you're cheating your way to a better body.
Go out and buy yourself a pack of straws and try it out.

For an even cheaper alternative (because buying packs of straws gets expensive real quick!), buying 3 tumblers (hard plastic cups with plastic straws) and leaving one at work, one in the car and one at home. That way you're never without a cup and you'll always be encouraged to drink more water.
Let me know what you think!


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Refreshing Post Workout Drink: My (Second) Favorite Post Workout Drink!

Thursday, June 4, 2015

When i was a little girl, my mom would always make me this drink on hot summer days. Since my brother and i were so active, she wanted to make sure we were getting hydrated properly. And when you’re 7 & 8, drinking water is the LAST thing on your mind. Capri Sun’s anyone?

Well my mother being the clever one decided to make her own “Gatorade.” Without the fun colors and all of that wonderful sugar. She disguised our favorite summertime drink in one of those old school water bottles that were completely white with foam on the outside for “better grip.”
And she was able to keep up with this charade for almost 3 YEARS. 3 YEARS YOU GUYS.
We had never had a sip of REAL gatorade until a pool party one summer.

Needless to say, words were exchanged. But even after the Gatorade deception, i still make my moms “gatorade.” Turns out it makes a great Post Workout drink and it’s cleansing! Especially after some heavy lifting on a warm summer night.
All you need is:
  1. some cool water
  2. a large juicy lime
  3. less than half a teaspoon of salt
You’re good to go!
Put it in a mason jar to make yourself look extra fancy =]

Happy hydration y’all!

Excuse my crappy photo. Today was Day 1 of Body Beast. Only 59 days to go! lol



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