Treat In The Mornin', Treat In The Evenin'

I like easy. I like on-the-go. I LOVE anything that reminds me of dessert. I'm obsessed with this easy, on-the-go recipe that can be purposed for breakfast and then repurposed as a dessert with the leftovers. And since I was challenged to another whole30 for 30 days for a friend's 30th year being alive (Happy early B-day Melanie!), I can't keep away from this. Fair enough, right?

As promised, I said a few days ago I'd get around to posting the goodies that go into this but be sure to test out your own version...if you're feeling like some dairy free chocolate chips, throw some in to spruce up the dessert. If you've got some other fresh fruit, dump a handful into the bowl. I'll leave the "goodies" in the bowl for your cravings, but below is what I've done as my go-to.

The Treat In The Mornin' & The Treat In The Evenin'

What's In It?

1 C full fat (canned) coconut milk, kept in the fridge overnight

1/2 banana, chopped

1 handful of fresh picked raspberries

1 handful of unsweetened shredded coconut

1 handful nuts of choice

1 dash of flax or chia seeds

1 dash of cocoa protein powder 

(protein powder is not whole30 approved, but I'm doing my own version this time around ;-))

And for those of you not on whole30...add things such as:

1 drizzle of honey

1 small handful of Enjoy Life chocolate chips

1 dash of chocolate protein powder (mix well with coconut milk)

1 (or 2) paleo cookie(s) to scoop up your treat in a bowl

Place all ingredients into your bowl. Eat it like cereal for your breakfast (don't forget to add a side of protein in the morning as well). For dessert, throw your bowl in the freezer until hardened

(at your preference of hardness) for a dessert. Or be lazy like me and just do the easy cereal way. It makes life that much easier. Enjoy!

♡Cori

PS-always remember to keep a can of coconut milk and coconut cream on hand in the fridge.
I was once given that advice and it's saved me a million!

Wrapping Up Whole30 +Another Crave Buster

We've got 2 whole days left of this Whole30 business. That's all! I feel like it was yesterday that I was that cranky person wanting brownies and chips. Probably because I was that cranky person wanting brownies yesterday. It's just that I've had my grandma's brownies and my mom's paleo treats sitting in our freezer I have to look at every time I pull something out of the freezer. It was a 30 day reminder that I couldn't have them. Talk about man power, I sure learned to resist!

Ty on the other hand deserves a million gold stars (or maybe just that one blizzard he craved during these 29 days). There were very few times he craved some random things, but didn't even try to minimize them with other food. Unlike me, I was bound and determined to find something. What a difference I can even tell in his hot bod. Yes, I just said hot bod. Part of the reason I married him ;-) 

So, to wrap up this Whole30...Are you all curious what we've learned? Probably not. And that's cool, but I'm going to put it out there anyway.

1) Headaches. Prepare yourself for the first few days, they will happen. Then you'll wake up and they'll be gone.

2) Cravings. They last about 2 weeks, then they'll start to subside. Don't be upset if they linger as long as 3. You'll find things that work to shove the thoughts out of your mind. Well, we hope.

3) Hunger. You may be hungry throughout the day or even before bed. Obviously you're not eating enough, however, once you start getting use to what you can and can't have your belly won't be hungry any longer!

4) Food obsessions. Trust me, everybody has weird obsessions. The way we think about food, eat food, etc. You start to realize it when you go grocery shopping. 3 weeks in, you'll start to notice that only one part of the store exists during this challenge and it sure isn't the freezer or cereal aisles. Food doesn't become your main thought because your body feels satisfied with all the good stuff you're putting in it.

5) You'll have lots of free time. When you realize there's no need to go back to the cupboards (since you can't have any of that junk anyway), that you don't need to do your "emotional" eating, and you recognize that you're actually satisfied...it cuts down on the time you're in your kitchen or on the couch wasting precious time in life you could be doing other things. Why not get that cleaning done rather than sitting at the computer snacking on chips? Why not organize that closet you wanted to fix up instead of having dessert? Catch my drift...

6) And by the very end, you'll realize that there's no real good reason (other than the very occasional times) to eat anything besides these types of foods. Because not only are you eating great things, but you feel amazing! What's better than the two of those things?!

Until then, I've got another little crave buster I whipped up tonight for all those out there still tackling the 30 days. It's all I could come up with considering we had very few things left to eat in our house...

*Banana Bread Mash*

1 small coffee cup

1 banana

5 filberts, chopped

handful of unsweetened coconut flakes

cinnamon

dash of salt

1) cut your banana in half, mash half of it into your coffee cup.

2) take the other half and cut it into small pieces and place on top of the moosh.

3) at this point you can either place this in the freezer for a chill factor or head straight to #4

4) heat a skillet on medium, dump a handful or two of unsweetened coconut flakes, a couple dashes of cinnamon, and a dash of salt. Mix in pan and continue to flip your flakes around until they get light brown and crunchy

5) sprinkle your filberts on top of your banana mash and pieces, then top it with your homemade 

salted-cinnamon coconut flakes

6) Enjoy!

So here's to some paleo treats and grandma's gluten free brownies on Friday...even possibly in the morning, only because we can! Thanks for the ride Whole30!

♡The Stanleys