Good morning and happy Sunday!
I started my morning with a deeeelicious breakfast of Pumpkin Coconut Chia Pudding, which was inspired by the Pumpkin Protein Pie Chia Pudding from PaleOMG, and a glass of freshly pressed green juice, which was my recipe for Sweet Mint Limeade with a big handful of baby spinach. Mmm! This meal was such a nice way to start the day!
Pumpkin Coconut Chia Pudding
Ingredients:
- 1.5 cups almond milk
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup shredded coconut
- 2 heaping tablespoons almond butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- pinch of salt
Directions:
- In a large resealable container, mix together ingredients until smooth.
- Place container in the refrigerator overnight or for at least 3+ hours.
- Serve cold and with your favorite toppings (i.e. sliced almonds, fresh berries, sliced banana).
Makes 2-3 servings
This Week’s Meal Plan
After breakfast, I hit up Whole Foods to do our grocery shopping for the week. I’m still feeling kind of blah with nausea, so I wasn’t really into meal planning, but I still managed to come up with a few meals that sounded somewhat appetizing. (Please note the nosy pug in the photo below. Haha!)
This week’s meal plan:
- Sunday: Burritos from Chipotle
- Monday: Turkey and Spinach Sweet Potato Hash
- Tuesday: Chicken Bacon Alfredo
- Wednesday: Grilled pizza
- Thursday: Rice and beans with asparagus and Pecorino Romano
- Friday: Out to dinner
- Saturday: Wing it
Health News & Views
Running is a great way to get in shape and just about everyone can do it. You don’t need access to a fancy gym, expensive equipment, or other people to do the workout. You can simply throw on your sneakers and head out the door for a run. Easy as that!
Given that it’s so easy to take up the sport, a lot of beginners jump right into running without actually knowing what it takes to establish a healthy routine. Many make a number of common mistakes, which can interfere with training or lead to injury. If you’re just starting out, keep these things in mind to help you increase your chances of running success.
6 Common Mistakes New Runners Make
Questions of the Day
What’d you have for breakfast this morning?
Have you ever tried chia pudding? Love it? Hate it?
What’s on your meal plan this week?
Are you guilty of any of the new runner mistakes above?
32 Comments
The link in your article to the “beginner running plan” doesn’t seem to be working. I would love to see it if possible- do you have another link to it that you can share?
@Sarah: I just encountered this problem as well.
I can’t wait to try this pudding! Yum!
Good morning and happy Sunday!
I had overnight oats for breakfast, which included some chia seeds. And I’m planning to try something new with spaghetti squash this week as well as have some fresh home-made tacos tonight in honor of Cinco de Mayo.
I just opened a can of pumpkin- can’t wait to use it for this delicious recipe!
This morning’s breakfast was coffee (of course) and whole wheat toast with PB and Honey. I kept it lighter because I headed out for a workout not long after!
I love chia seed pudding! Blended to a smooth consistency its even more awesome. Love it with blueberries and coconut milk or cocoa and almond butter!
I love chia pudding! And anything with coconut I’m obsessed with, so I have to try that recipe!
When I was a newer runner, I was definitely guilty of running through pain. I’ve learned the difference between pain and discomfort, but it definitely took learning the hard way (i.e. injuries, forced time off) to change!
I love chia pudding! It tastes like dessert and has so many nutrients!
One running mistake that I try to avoid is forgetting to stretch well before running. Getting an injury during a run is the worst so I try to get a good stretching routine in beforehand.
YUM, that breakfast looks delicious!! I’ve tried chia seed pudding but it was more of a dessert so I’ll have to try a breakfast version. 🙂
My breakfast this morning was the usual greek yogurt, granola and raspberries with home-made coffee on the side.
I made breakfast sushi today but I do love chia pudding! I haven’t made it in awhile though. The pumpkin sounds delicious in this!
I had leftovers for dinner this morning””salmon filet and roasted veggies! Hardly typical, but delicious : )
I have tried chia pudding, but haven’t found a recipe I really like. This one looks tempting, because I’ve never added almond butter. That could definitely change the texture for me! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I’ve never tried chia pudding… it sounds interesting! I have, however, tried the recipe on the chia seed bag- where you just mix chia seeds with juice but it was kinda weird… maybe a thicker pudding texture would taste better!
That does sound weird! Mixing with milk definitely makes the texture more pudding-y.
The “beginner running plan” link in your article does not link to anything. I would be very interested to see it, since i am looking for a good starter running plan. Good article otherwise!
Mmm I’m actually working on our meal plan for the week as well! I love that you guys eat out and “wing it”, right up my alley! Chicken bacon alfredo sounds so tasty, I might have to check out that recipe!
It’s so good! One of my favorite recipes! 😄
Thanks for sharing the common mistakes article! I actually had my first “run” today, doing the Couch to 5K program, so this was perfect timing 🙂
Nice! That’s a great program. Good luck with it! 😄
Breakfast was a Luna Protein Bar”¦ College breakfasts aren’t all that exciting unfortunately …
I haven’t tried chia pudding! I always mean to but again, I’m in college so I don’t have access to a refrigerator.
Salads and salads and more salads”¦ again”¦ college haha.
Although I’m not a new runner, I am definitely guilty of multiple of those mistakes. I always overtrain, run through pain, and I don’t really take rest days”¦ I’m working on it!
I ate a lot of salads in college too! I love a good salad bar! 😄
This looks awesome! I love chia seeds.
i’m yet to make chia pudding – i need to get on that!
I have not yet tried chia pudding, but I need to! This sounds delicious! I love adding pumpkin to my plain yogurt (which usually has chia seeds, almonds, oats, and flax in it).
I’m doing Raw Green Organic’s 2 week detox(http://www.rawgreenorganics.com/rawjuvenate-complete-organic-detox-2-weeks-starter/), so my breakfast was the protein powder + super greens and I also added some almond milk, heaping tsp of almond butter, 1 tsp hemp seeds, and some mixed greens for more heft. It’s not a true detox, but meant to get you back to being more regular. I think I had been having too much dairy (see my usual breakfast-yogurt parfait-above). I skipped the fiber and aloe pills today because those seriously did a number on me yesterday. Has anyone else tried supplements like that before? It was a pretty crazy, um, response that my body had.
I made chia pudding over the weekend! Yum! This recipe looks interesting, I’ll have to try it next 🙂
I had two pieces of whole wheat toast with peanut butter.
I like chia but never tried any pudding yet!
Not 100% sure, but tonight it will be curried beef on brown rice.
I’m not a new runner but even I got carried away and fell into the too much too soon trap. Knocked me out of running for just over a week to let myself heal. Hopefully I’ll be all good for my first half marathon in two weeks!
This sounds wonderful, I love Chia pudding! Every tried it with Flax? Also tasty!
I’m going with the no plan-plan this week…I love opening the fridge and being creative!
I love chia pudding, and pumpkin is perfect for the season! So happy I stumbled upon your recipe 🙂