I went to bed last night and slept the whole night through!!! YAY for me! That is a rarity these days so when it happens it is amazing. I wake up at least twice sometimes more through out the night. I drink a TON of water (my medication makes me have dry mouth and I also try to drink a gallon because of exercising). I drink water through out the night and sometimes that can cause me to make frequent trips. Not last night. I slept like a baby. Speaking of...I want to steal that baby in that picture, I am just sayin.
When you get a great nights sleep does it make you in a great mood? I haven't been able to touch much on food and moods here of late because I am trying to get these reviews in before Christmas so that people will have some great gift ideas.
This morning I started out with a different type of breakfast. I got some great things in the mail yesterday and decided that I would have a great combo. Get ready, this is a double review (only because I had them both at the same time.)
Morning eats!
I had cashews and gogi berries!
I had cashews and gogi berries!Health Tips
1. Cashew nuts, like all nuts, are an excellent source of protein and fiber.
2. They are rich in mono-unsaturated fat which may help protect the heart.
3. Cashew nuts are also a good source of potassium, B vitamins and folate. They contain useful amounts of magnesium, phosphorous, selenium and copper.
Grown in the vast Himalayan Mountain region, these natural dried Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) - also known as Wolf Berries and Western Snowberries - have long been known for their medicinal purposes in Far East medicine. These 100% natural berries are known among many other things to help enhance the immune system, better your eyesight, and help protect the liver. They are also extremely high in Vitamin A. Delicious added to your cereal or yogurt. Some folks like them reconstituted with hot water first...try it for yourself and let us know! These are a real Himalayan delight!
Grown in the vast Himalayan Mountain region, these natural dried Goji Berries (Lycium barbarum) - also known as Wolf Berries and Western Snowberries - have long been known for their medicinal purposes in Far East medicine. These 100% natural berries are known among many other things to help enhance the immune system, better your eyesight, and help protect the liver. They are also extremely high in Vitamin A. Delicious added to your cereal or yogurt. Some folks like them reconstituted with hot water first...try it for yourself and let us know! These are a real Himalayan delight!
What I decided to do was do a trail mix so that I could munch on this all day. The finish product!
Raw cashews, gogi berries, sunflower seeds, crystallized ginger and raisins. Oh so good and SUPER filling. I was so glad to get the raw casgews and gogi berries from:
Let me tell you about them first and then we will move on to the second part of my breakfast!
In 1929, on the brink of the Depression, our father and grandfather “Poppy” Sol took a bold step. 22 years old, he had already worked full time for 10 years to support his family. Yet he was ambitious, and wanted to live the American Dream and make the lives of everyone around him better. So, donning his best of suits and an assured smile on his face, Sol walked away from the bank with a loan to start his own business, the Newark Nut Company. The rest is history. That is so cool! I love it when I hear about young people having a passion and going for it! So very impressed!
Try all 2010 yummy snacks. They have WAY more than just nuts!
I LOVED the cashews (of course!). One thing that I noticed about this bag was that not one cashew was broken. Every one that I pulled out was perfect! The gogi berries were SUPER fresh and sweet. This combo was amazing and probably my favorite to day. All the flavors mixed so well. I say to to their website and get a variety and make your own mixes! With a few bags of products you could make a huge amount of healthy trail mix. What a great holiday treat. The gogi berries really added some holiday color! online nuts gets a 10 from me! Go see for yourself! You wont be sorry you did! Thank you Melissa for sending me these goodies! They are being enjoyed as I write this. Mmmmmmm.
The second half of my breakfast was this bar! 
A Element Bar!
A Element Bar! All-Natural, The Way You Like It.
At Element Bars, we invite you to pick and choose the elements (or ingredients) that you want (or don't want) in your nutrition bar. We want to make nutrition personal again by letting you customize your bars to your liking. We are also committed to using unprocessed or minimally processed elements for your bars, in order to retain the maximal nutrition for you.
Our promise to you:
Premium Ingredients - The highest quality, all-natural, minimally processed ingredients
Deliciousness - Our Taste Guarantee
Freshness - bars fresh out of the oven to your doorstep
Personal Care - we will make your ElementBars experience perfect.
At Element Bars, we invite you to pick and choose the elements (or ingredients) that you want (or don't want) in your nutrition bar. We want to make nutrition personal again by letting you customize your bars to your liking. We are also committed to using unprocessed or minimally processed elements for your bars, in order to retain the maximal nutrition for you.
Our promise to you:
Premium Ingredients - The highest quality, all-natural, minimally processed ingredients
Deliciousness - Our Taste Guarantee
Freshness - bars fresh out of the oven to your doorstep
Personal Care - we will make your ElementBars experience perfect.
This company is awesome! They are kinda like my mix granola in the way that you go to their site and they allow you to pick your ingredients that go into the bar. I wasn't able to actually make my own but the one that I got was great! I loved it! Chewy, sweet, and filling.
Go to their site and see how much fun this company really is. I want to make my own so badly! Thanks to Christopher I was able to try one. I give them a 10 as well. It is not everyday that you find a bar that has exactly what you want in it. This company really gives you a ton of options to get the p-e-r-f-e-c-t breakfast or snack.
I was so impressed by all three products and since they were eaten together I thought that I would tell you about both companies. So there you have it folks, my breakfast in a nut shell (no pun intended ;)
Needless to say...my trail mix and bar with a cup of joe was just what I needed. I felt great all morning and this REALLY held me over. Today I am going to lift weights for a hour, focusing on chest and back and will more than likely get in a walk with my girl Karen. Last night because I didn't feel so hot I took it easy. I usually do cardio on Mondays but it just wasn't happening. I listened to my body and decided to take a rest day. I did get in a nice walk though! That is a must as soon as I get off work.
Well beautiful people, I am off to do some work! I will be back tomorrow (FRIDAY, woooooo hooooo!) I am looking forward to some fun this weekend for sure.
See ya!
-Heather
