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This morning my ego got the best of me. I strolled into the 6 AM Power Yoga class at Hot Yoga Nashville thinking this will be a piece of cake after my workshop. Yeah, not so much. That class kicked my booty, but I love a good booty kick every once in a while. After 60 minutes of Chaturangas, arms balances (I’ve grown to love Side Crow…well, at least on my right side 
), and every kind of Warrior Pose you can imagine, I was toast. Ahh, Savasana is such a beautiful thing, no? My goal is to attend this class Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings. Not sure what Tuesday, Thursday, and the weekends will hold as it really depends on my work schedule. I would love to make it to the studio 6 days a week, but I’ll probably be doing several of Polly’s videos and other yoga downloads at home.
This morning’s oats were different. OK, so the ingredients were the same, but I tried a new preparation process. Following the advice of one commenter (Hi HM!), I added 1 1/2 cups boiling water to 1/2 cup oat bran and 1/2 cup wheat bran, allowing the mixture to soak overnight. HM said this method would hydrate the oats, decreasing that brick-like feeling they leave in the belly. After yoga, I came home to a lovely bowl of thick porridge. I then added about an ounce of water, reheated my oats on the stove-top, and then plopped them in the Vita-Mix with a handful of frozen spinach, 1/2 scoop Jay Robb chocolate whey protein powder, and a frozen banana. I know many of you prefer cooking your banana with your oats, but I like the idea of eating my produce raw when possible. The frozen banana also helps thicken the mix!
Green Oat Bran Banana Pudding
I think I prefer this dish with frozen avocado rather than banana. Either way, topped with my raw almond pumpkin seed butter, it was delicious…but still felt a bit brickish.
Look at what I found at Trader Joe’s…
Guess what I decided to make?
More Broc Guac of course!
Guac Broc or Broccomole. What's your vote?
Trader Joe’s kit made it so easy. I simply chopped the onion, tomatoes, garlic and jalapeno pepper in my food processor. Next, I pureed the 2 avocados with about 2 cups of steamed broccoli and stirred everything together. Last, but not least, I added the juice of one lime and some salt…almost perfect. It still needs some fresh cilantro (not included in kit), but 100 times better than my first attempt!
I had to try some right away with 1/2 a spelt tortilla and more broccoli…cause I love it so.
Delicious!
What happened to the other half of my tortilla you ask? Give you one guess…
Oops.
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lol – I like both! I think Broc Guac is more fun, although broccomole certainly has it’s merits as well!
Broc Guac is my vote!
Oh so yummy looking. I love all the green! You definitely give me a run for my greenness, which is hard to do!
All that broc looks so good. And of course avocado! I never add stuff to my guacomole as I’m such an avocado freak, but I must try it. I love the idea of having more!
And I say it should be Broc Gauc. It’s catchy.
oooo…that looks even better than the pea guac looked. def gonna have to give it a shot
BEAUTIFUL green eats today!!! I love all the colors in the broc guac!
YES side crow!
I’ve seen that guac kit at TJ’s but never bought it. I just might look for it on my TJ’s run tomorrow, though, cause I loves me some guacomole.
I vote for broccomole- My friends and I LOVE to make up new hybrid words and work them into every day speech… they can be pretty hilarious. Although they CAN cross the line: one of my friends recently came up with the term “beauticles” after commenting on another friend’s “beautiful cuticles”. I don’t know why, but it just gave me the total creeps, haha. Not to mention the fact that it’s totally useless. Who comments on other peoples cuticles?!
Well isn’t that kit convenient. I vote for Broc Guac.
But both names are cute
-E
Love those Chaturangas!!
BROC GUAC!!! That’s my vote.
By the way, something is on its way to a mailbox near you
VeggieGirl,
You’re too sweet. Both Chris and I are so excited.
I like broc guac….so catchy! I want to try some, please!
I’m sad that your yoga workshop is over, but hopefully you’ll still make it to the studio often. Is it weird that I always think of the smell when you mention Hot Yoga?! I love that place! (I don’t want to think about what the smell IS…just the memories it brings to mind)
Andrew and I are about to purchase tickets home for Mother’s Day weekend…I miss Nashville!!! If you’re going to be in town, perhaps we can meet up for a whole foods shopping trip/TCBY/Tea or Coffee…whatev!
Any news on the home-selling front?
Kaneil, balanceisbest
Kaneil,
Ha, this comment made me laugh. Yes, Hot Yoga Nashville does have a very distinct smell.
Not one single offer on the house yet. We just dropped the price again. So, we’ll see. Would love to get together when you’re in town, but we’ll be in Arizona visiting Chris’s parents on Mother’s Day weekend. When do y’all leave to go back to CO? We get back that Sunday afternoon.
I vote for Broccamole!
Everything looks delicious Heather
I know I haven’t been commenting on many blogs lately, but I’ve still be reading yours every day! I like side crow too…can’t say the same about regular crow though, I still fall on my face sometimes, haha.
Gina,
No worry about the comments, but thanks for reading…and I have totally fallen on my face in regular crow…several times.
I like Broc Guac! That kit looks great! I need to take a little trip to Trader Joe’s!
I’m digging broccomole! Its more fun to say I think! It looks really yummy yummy yummy!
I really like both names! However, I’m lazy and Broc Guac is easier to type
That TJs PB is so good!! Extra creamy and delish!
Someday I hope to meet the genius who created that kit. How marvelously brilliant! And so convenient.
Broc Gauc is calling my name. There are leftover beans in the fridge and I’m thinking of mixing up a batch of this to go with…sounds yummy!
And broccoli is my favorite veggie of all time. I must eat it at least every day.
With Love,
Emily
I think I have an unhealthy obsession with broccoli. I could eat piles of it everyday and be perfectly content! You’ve just allowed me one more entirely creative way to enjoy it! This is so yummy looking. I think it would be so good as a sandwich spread. What an easy way to get some more veggies in! Awesome. BTW…I’m trying desperately to get into yoga more. I actually LOVED hot yoga when we were in the city, but sadly there is no studio here in Port angeles. Boo. I’m still auditioning yoga dvds until I can find one I love. I find it so hard to be that still for so long after sitting at a desk all day. I usually just want to move…and move fast at the end of every work day. I’ll keep trying
Oat bran!!!
What a cool kit, I’ve never seen that before.
I vote for Broc Guac!
Is it bad that I want to try broc guac just so I can legitimately say it out loud instead of just reading out loud off the screen? “I tried broc guac!”
Yeah, that is pretty sad.
Looks so good though!
I like broccamole
I’m so gonna try this!
broc guac! what an amazing idea!
I thought of you today when I was hungry in the afternoon when I was hungry and wanted a more substantial snack… so I went for oats! Oh man, 4.5 hours later the oats are sitting like a brick in my stomach. Boo
Anything more than 1/3 cup dry just kills me!
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! I like Broccomole. I think that sounds just hilarious. Breakfast looks fabulous! I haven’t had oat bran for bfast in forever ever…maybe manana?
That broc guac looks delicious and tasty! Yum!
i keep saying guac broc
Glad to hear yoga was even better than you expected this morning…sounds like a great workout!
A guac kit sounds amazing. And I love broccoli so much that I’m sure I’d love broc guac (or broccomole…both names are catchy). I wonder if broc would taste good in hummus?!
I just bought TJ’s Almond Butter, and it is soo good!
Thank you so much for the prayers this afternoon! They were much appreciated!
yayyyyy, broccomole success!!!
AND heather, thank you so much for your super sweet and thoughtful comment yesterday — reading it this morning was the perfect start to my day
and i feel so much better now! i wish i lived in nashville because i’d totally take advantage of your massage skills.
broc guac sounds oh so good! ahh trader joes..how I love thee…
Thanks so much for checking out my blog and your comment! It really hit home! I love the guac kit. Brilliant! But your “it still needs cilanto” – Umm… check out what I just posted! =)
Broccomole!
i never cook my banana in my oats either. i actually think raw ones help the texture of the oats.
I did not make naan because I get it for free at work and just can’t compete with that fresh from the tandoori taste.
Way to add to the ever growing list of mockamolies!
PEANUT BUTTER!
i need to try tjs kind for sure!
too bad the closest one is like
three hours away. total bummer!
I can’t do a chaturanga for the life of me! I just read your last post – I am so proud of you (I sound like your mama, lol) and all that you accomplished with your run-free month. Honestly, you are a serious inspiration and I thank you so much for that. And Radley is such a cutie
I bought avocados at WF today! I can’t wait to add them to my oatmeal! It’s going to be my first week with the hand blender and I’m looking forward to a lot of Heather-inspired eats!
I can’t decide if I like Guac Broc or Broccomole better! They are both such fabulous names for a fabulous food creation
I love the “Oops” caption in the last picture. More like “Hallelujah!” Have a great night Miss Heather!
That TJ is such a genius–a guac kit?! Everything looks so delicious!
I’m loving broccomole! I also think your oats sound so good. The idea of blending in a frozen banana actually sounds really good to me!
I’m glad you’re doing as much yoga as possible. It sounds like it’s done fabulous things for you! Enjoy the rest of your week!
I’m so flattered to be mentioned in your fabulous blog! *blush* I usually add cold water as it saves me some work
and that’s always a good thing!
My vote definitely goes to….
Broccomole!
I love the broc guac by name only.
now I need to give my mouth the chance to chime in!
WOW – that guac kit is awesome! I’m so picking that up on my next TJ’s trip.
I love broc guac – in my head when I say it, I say it like the ducks on the Aflac commercials say “AFLACCC!” Yes, I am strange.
Oh, and I was out for a year with a hip injury – it was frustrating because they didn’t know what it was (3 docs, 2 chiropractors and an acupuncturist). They thought hip bursitis, then maybe a muscle strain, but the most recent diagnosis is meralgia paresthetica (fancy doctor terms for pinched nerve). It was incredibly hard to be off from working out for a whole year…so I am EXTREMELY grateful to be up and at ‘em again. And more dedicated to taking care of my body this time around! (enter – yoga?)
i like broccomole
BROCCOMOLE. I prefer puns to rhymes, as they sound very intelligent. Hence my effort to make all blogging as punbelievable as possible in order to sustain the illusion.
I have eyeballed that guac kit before – it looks like such a great idea. Looks like you put it to good use!
I hope I can love side crow one day!
I love your broc guac idea!
You and your “broc guac” are so cute!! It looks yummy. I think I am going to try Sarahs with the peas and then yours cause I have no broc at the moment
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Yes, I am definitely getting more cals now in the morning. Now I am anywhere from 900 to 1200 after lunch and I am happy to say there have been no more after lunch binges!!!
In the video the little one asks if we can have beer with dinner. Not a proud moment!! Hahaha!!
Gas is still going even with no dairy.
P.S. 6:30 sounds good for dinner. Cant wait!
~Justine
OM NOM NOM!!!! Guac Broc part deux looks so good!!
I love the broc-guac idea. Broccoli is one of my favorite veggies
does it taste more like guac and less like broccoli when you add a whole avocado instead of half?
Hey Jane,
Yes! I actually used 2 small avocados, and it made a huge difference. My first attempt basically tasted like pureed broccoli. 2nd attempt – much more like quac!
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