But before we get to my real breakfast, pre-breakfast was a small sliced apple with sprinkles of cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom:
I bagged the apple and snacked on it during the subway ride to meet Kate for our five-mile-run that started at her apartment and then went over the Brooklyn Bridge and back. If you’ve never walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, you’re missing out because it’s a beautiful stroll. Running across the bridge, however, is like running up a mountain against hurricane-force gales. Despite the wind’s malicious plans for us, we made it through :-). Stats: 56 minutes, 448 calories, average heart rate 146, max 170.
My post-run breakfast was inspired by the chocolate-covered vegan/katie and the case of jocalat larabars she is giving away (and the chance to earn three extra entries for using one of her recipes ;-)). I combined three of Katie’s breakfast grain procedures in one scrumptious breakfast: banana bread in a bowl, brownie batter oatmeal, and the blended grains technique. I started with a smaller portion of banana oatmeal than Katie calls for in her recipe, so I also blended in 1/2 cup fresh pumpkin puree, 1/2 cup yogurt, a tsp-sized peanut butter ring-around-the-edge, and a sprinkle of unsweetened shredded coconut to sufficiently fill my bowl:
I had my chocolate-covered brownie batter banana bread in a bowl blended oatmeal (what a mouthful!) alongside soymilky chocolate caramel enchantment chai (my last bag of it :-() and a glass of water.
The breakfast definitely deserves a big YUMMMMMMM! The CCV’s techniques added delicious flavor complexity and a perfectly creamy texture to the bowl. Thanks for the ideas, Katie!
In addition to the CCV giveaway mentioned above, you should also head over to Just Sweet Enough to get a look at the yummy snacks Nicole has up for grabs in honor of her 50th post! AND, Simply Fabulous is giving away Trek bars!
I’m off to maybe get something done today. Hopefully I can find the muscle strength I need to crack open one of my textbooks!
Do you prefer smooth food or chunky food?
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Holy cow, you are AMAZING! You deserve to have your name entered into the drawing like 1000000 times!!! Can I cheat and do that? No? Well, ok, at least I can enter it in four times.
I also want to make your peanut butter frozen yogurt sometime, because I loooove frozen yogurt (and of course I love peanut butter– who doesn’t?), so it sounds awesome!
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I just finished eating apples with cinnamon 🙂 I’ll have to try adding those other spices sometime, too! So delicious!
Wow, you really did a great job using CCV’s recipes! That bowl looks so voluminous, creamy, and just plain ah-mazing. I need to get on this blended grain bandwagon, and fast! It’s too yummy to pass up!
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YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!
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I’m definitely a texture kinda gal so chunky is my thing! I’m certainly not opposed to smooth, though!
You breakfast combo sounds delish!! 🙂
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you are too much 🙂
that looks so good! and I really need to buy some cardamom.
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those apples look divine!
SO GOOD
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It depends on the food…chunky for nut butters, but smooth for soups!
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Brooklyn Bridge run sounds a little crazy with that wind! I actually did a short run around my parents’ neighborhood, but haven’t done hills in awhile and I had to walk a bit up one of the hills! I didn’t realize how steep the hills are around here!
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