One thing that I know for sure, and it goes for Di and I both, we love to be around our friends and socializing and enjoying the company of the people that we love. Oftentimes, when I get really busy, and so do my friends, I try and surprise them with a bit of niceness now and then. Last week I brought my very dear friend, Roxy, lunch to work. Since being healthy is a passion and way of life for me, naturally, I brought her something that would give her tons of energy and nutrients to continue out the rest of her day. I brought wasabi sea weed wraps and egg-white salad, chicken and vegetarian wraps, fresh pineapple, a veggie platter with spicy hummus, peanut butter pretzels (without salt), almonds and water. I bought all of this stuff at the local Trader Joe’s . We were able to sit down for a while and enjoy the healthy lunch and it was really awesome to catch up. Make sure that you make time for people that you love, it’s healthy for you and for them. Incorporate stuff that you love in the time that you spend with the people that you love. 
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I am totally, 100% completely thankful for all of the sun that we are getting this summer in Southern California! Beaches have been full of people relaxing, hanging out with family/friends, surfing, skim boarding, running in the sand (my favorite type of cardio EVER), skateboarding – etc,etc. I love when I have days when I get the opportunity to pack a picnic and go to the beach and enjoy the gorgeousness of the day. Here are some great snack ideas to bring with you to the beach for the day. They are in no particular order, LOVE them all!!

1. Fresh berries in a Tupperware of some sort (don’t want your sandy hands all over it)

2. Bananas- easily packed and eaten… no need to prep these

3. Pretzels with peanut butter inside (Trader Joe’s—they even make a version with no salt on the pretzel that’s in the red bag as opposed to the blue bag  : )

4. Wraps: low-sodium deli turkey or sliced chicken breast wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla with tons of veggies and a little bit of deli mustard. I wrap mine in foil and just fold the foil down so that it is easy/ convenient to pack as well as eat.

5. Almond butter and fresh berry sandwich- 2 slices of wheat bread, 2 tbsp of almond butter and lots of fresh berries: raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries. Smash the berries down to make them a little more “jelly” like.

6. Protein bars- My favorite recipe is the Jamie Eason “Oh Baby” Carrot Cake Protein Bars Recipe that you can find on her website HERE  


7. Trail Mix- MAKE YOUR OWN: almonds, dark chocolate chips, walnuts, peanuts (all nuts should be sodium/salt FREE), raisins

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