With wedding countdown comes final stretch wedding preparation! I've started going to a Hot Pilates class to try to look and feel my best for this special day.
For most people, Hot Pilates doesnt sound fun. However, something about going through an intense one hour class in a 95 degree room just becomes addicting. It is so satisfying to push yourself through a class- It encourages me to become stronger physically and mentally. I am hooked!
Every weekend, I go to my class, and T goes to his Brazillian Jiu Jitsu class.
After we go through our own individual work outs, we meet up for a special treat- We go eat our favorite acai bowls!
Acai bowls and I go waaaay back...(Note: Before they became a Jamba Juice menu staple!) Back in college, I used to work at a small independent coffee shop in Southern California. During my junior year, I would sometimes wake up at 5 am to open the cafe. We served fresh fruit smoothies, coffee drinks, breakfast sandwiches, and acai bowls! Sometimes, I would be in the back of the cafe rushing to crank out orders of cheesey egg sandwiches and acai bowls.
Feeling reminiscent, T and I decided to make our own acai bowls today.
They are very easy and delicious to make. After a hour of sweating my butt off, these bowls rejuvenate me back to life! Try them!
"Bring me Back to Life" Bowls (aka Acai Bowls)
Ingredients:
For the mixture-
1 frozen packet of acai (we found some at Whole Foods)
1 frozen packet of acai (we found some at Whole Foods)
3 strawberries (I like to use frozen fruit)
half a banana (again you can freeze it)
1/4 cup orange juice (you can also use other types of juice, or milk)
Note: You can also add other fruit or ingredients into your mixture. Some people like to add peanut butter. I prefer my bowls to be fruit based only.
For the toppings-
half a banana (not frozen)
couple strawberries sliced (not frozen)
chia seeds
coconut shreds
granola
honey
Note: You can add any toppings you want. I added mango to my bowl today.
1. Put all ingredients (mixture section) into a blender. Blend till everything is smooth.
2. Pour mixture into bowl.
3. Add toppings to bowl.
4. Enjoy! You worked hard for it! Your body thanks you for the deliciousness!
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| Brought back to life with this bowl of blessing! |
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| We like this brand of acai! Acai is the super fruit- High in antioxidants! |
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| For our bowls today, I wanted orange juice and T wanted pineapple juice. We compromised and did a 50/50. Isnt that what marriage is about? :) |
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| Yummy toppings for our bowls. |
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| Cutting mangoes like how my mom does back home in Hawaii. |
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| Used this baby, Vitamix! This is T's parent's Vitamix.. but we have one on our registry. hint hint. |
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| My favorite granola. Coconut chia granola awesomeness! |
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Mishka Commentary
So glad they are back from their exercise classes- Now we can watch Jurrassic Park!
