Full Day of Food & Exercise (chatty!) - all new healthy recipes, tips, workout routines, + more

Obviously Good freaking morning my favorite people happy monday is when i'm filming this if you're new here. Hi, welcome My name is alex and i'm so freaking happy you're here We have a lovely and exciting what I eat in a day or everything I ate today video for you guys as I promised last week today is an extra special and fun what I eat in a day Because not only am I doing all new recipes I planned out my day of eat so that I can show you guys some new fun favorite healthy recipes They're not all brand new to me, but they're brand new to you and it's going to be amazing And not only that I have recently been working with a registered dietitian through nourish Which if you don't know what nourishes it is an online app and platform that matches you with a registered dietitian No matter what your needs are they give you a professional person to assist you with whatever it is Whether you want coaching on how to eat more whether you want to learn how to tone up your diet Or if you just want someone to kind of tell you whether or not, you know, you're living a healthy lifestyle So i've been working with nourish and I actually met with a registered dietitian a few weeks ago We had our onboarding meeting for about an hour And then I have been logging my days of eats through the app and i've done a variety of my days of eats I've done my healthiest days and then i've done the days where I go out and have a few drinks and a few bites And whatnot got the feedback from her and essentially she approved everything i'm doing and said that I live a very balanced and healthy lifestyle Which made me feel so good because obviously that's what I preach and that's what I try to practice But you never really know until it is kind of confirmed by someone who has a professional degree in whatever it is that you Want to know about so that all being said I highly highly recommend it and it's completely covered by insurance Typically mine was completely covered which meant it was zero dollars. It's amazing. I couldn't recommend it more Anywho, let's get back into this day of eats I'm, not gonna lie to you guys. I kind of have nothing on my schedule today But today I kind of just dedicated to filming this moving my body feeling good I will say this weekend I went out with jack and some of our friends and some of his family and we had a weekend I had pizza for dinner one night. I had a bunch of drinks snacked We enjoyed we really just like took our time to have fun and eat whatever we wanted and enjoy ourselves So today i'm gonna get back into more of a healthier routine Not for any reason other than my body is just craving it and is craving some real nutrition and a good day of whole food Ingredients, but while still fueling myself, of course, sorry for the long intro, but I hope you guys enjoy today I hope you're happy and healthy and I can't wait to show you some of my favorite recipes and cook some good stuff today Of course, you guys know I start every day with at least at least 16 ounces of water today It's more like 30 before I do anything else because I think you are so dehydrated Because honestly when you sleep you are so dehydrated and the first thing your body craves is some Water and i've noticed that when I do this people ask me like why do you do that? I get moving so much more when I drink water in the morning I think it helps get everything flowing It helps reset rehydrate and start your day off on a healthy note And plus if you try to hit a water goal throughout the day If you just knock back a cup or two in the morning first thing you're already on your way to that goal And it just keeps you wanting to hydrate throughout the day, which is obviously very good for you So that being said let's actually get into the day As for my morning supplements, nothing has really changed You guys know I take the glow with your gut by sarah and matina every single day. I take the duo There's a nighttime version of this called rest and digest and then the glow with your gut I take in the mornings I love this because you guys know i'm a big advocate. Also, this is not sponsored. I just am explaining things You know, i'm a big advocate for taking a pre-improbiotic I think everyone in the world should be taking one Especially if you have gut issues and this is not only a pre-improbiotic but also has vitamins and minerals and other Things in it that'll help with your day and your mood and your hormones and whatnot And then i've also been taking the daily chill by them as well It's just kind of an overall like cortisol hormone balancer to make you feel good And we all know i'm an anxious girly. We all know it and this is just an extra supplement to make sure that i'm Throughout the day so bottoms up and cheers Okay, now the boring stuff is done rest of the day is gonna be fun filled recipes So done chatting and yapping because I know you guys you either love it or you hate it Let's get into the day if you all know a couple things about me one I'm, never starving when I wake up in the mornings That's just me and some people are big breakfast as soon as they wake up people and some people are not and two I love going for fresh air walks and I love getting sunlight first thing in the morning like so Since i'm not starving yet. I am gonna go take you guys with me for a little stroll I have recently moved right by the water. So my morning strolls have been Exponentially more beautiful and relaxing and grounding. So let's go put some real pants on because yep, and Nothing crazy. Like i'm not walking miles and miles probably not even a half a mile Just a little quick fresh air loop and then we'll come back and make some breakfast Welcome to walk let's assemble some breakfast Okay, so if you've been following me since my nursing era or even my college era Remember, I used to be obsessed with my homemade protein chia seed pudding obviously homemade. I think I meant overnight Same same, but I decided to prep that again last night to make a high protein high fiber high healthy fat breakfast That was one of the things my dietitian said if you're gonna tweak anything, which in general thought I was doing pretty well But if I wanted to tweak something I could add a little bit more fat into my diet So we prepped some overnight chia seed pudding. It's a little dry So i'm going to show you guys how I assemble and then i'll talk you guys through how I made it You all know how I feel about this homemade protein granola the protein isn't even relevant it's just so damn good I mean, is that delicious or is that delicious strawberry text? I've had strawberries in a minute. Okay, let's chat about what we have going on here Basically, like I said, this used to be my go-to breakfast I basically prepped overnight chia seed pudding the same way I would prep overnight oats with protein powder almond milk So I do about two scoops of chia seed enough almond milk to kind of make sure that it thickens enough I don't really measure anything. So I just add more or less after the fact I don't know if you saw that over there But I added some macadamia milk just make it a little bit less Thick and dry and to give it a boost of protein since it has such good fiber and omega-3s But doesn't have a lot of protein I add protein powder to it this time. I tried a new one It's called tajari. I haven't used it before but the ingredients are insane It's literally dates pumpkin protein pea protein vanilla cinnamon turmeric and chia seed. That is the only ingredient So I do about a half of a serving in here because I like I said I'm not crazy hungry in the mornings and I don't feel like I need to just pound my body with protein first thing when I Wake up and then I topped it with strawberries or even more fiber and just flavor because I love fruit and my homemade protein Vanilla for some carbs because it's basically just oats and honey and peanut butter and now i'm gonna enjoy this I'm, not always a sweet breakfast person as you guys have seen I typically do My like little bagels with cottage cheese and spinach and whatever when I am a sweet breakfast person I need to remember that this hits the only annoying thing with chia seed pudding is that you do have to prep it in advance You don't have to do it the night before but chia seeds should sit for about Like two hours in order for them to really expand and become that pudding texture Anywho, this is fabulous plan for the day for movement wise. I'm gonna do a workout I think after I eat this just in my gym downstairs and then i'm gonna Do some movement up here planning out youtube workouts for you guys, which i'm so excited about That's my movement plan for the day. And of course plenty of steps and all the good things This is so good. This protein powder is gonna be my new staple this slaps And if you're wondering about my granola recipe i've posted it a million times I just posted on my tiktok recently. It's been in my youtube videos. It's everywhere. Yum. Catch y'all soon Got a little coffee going obviously after I eat it's my biggest health tip You can literally ask anyone if someone comes up to me And it's like give me your biggest health tip or how do I heal my bloating or how do I do xyz? My first thing is are you drinking coffee on an empty stomach if you are Cut that out immediately and then come talk to me in a week or two. So All that to say i'm having a coffee with some of that macadamia milk drinking this and then we will chat for a workout Caffeinated and fueled. Let's get ready for a workout Feeling native as if I would wear anything else Love this I feel like you guys know i'm pretty picky about my activewear So one thing that I love doing is mixing and matching my favorite like pieces from different brands So these bottoms are set active near these softest bottoms. They're all linked in my shop line So these are set active and then this top is azure fit. I feel like i've worn this a bunch. I love the fit back Is so cute also workout plan of the day. Let's have a little chat I think i'm just gonna do a little form workout and just follow a video because I do want to spend my afternoon today Like after lunch, like I said planning out workouts for youtube and just kind of like going through flows So I don't really want to have to think about the workout i'm doing now I'd rather just like get in a good bit of movement start my day off with some high energy Maybe getting some inspo. So that's the plan a lot of times on mondays, too I like booking a workout class because it helps just like kick off my week and healthy mindset getting my body moving and again Turning off my brain. So this is similar to that a good tip for you guys is if you ever come back from vacation or it's a weekend and you're just like No motivation to get in the gym. Just book a workout Don't even think twice about it or literally pencil in a form workout a tiktok a youtube workout, whatever it may be So that's my tip now heading down to my apartment gym Hoping this is where i'll be filming my workouts when it's time to actually film my youtube workouts Let me know what you guys prefer Do you prefer seeing it like in someone's home so that you can realize that you can do it in home or in gym or? Does the gym setup make it for some reason better? I know do you want me to film workouts in here or in the living room of my apartment on a mat with hand weights or no equipment at all Doing a little form bar pilates workout you're looking to die in an at-home workout the same way you would like die in a bar pilates class Never sponsored ever ever ever sponsored, but I do have my code for form as you guys always know I like to plug that because form has changed my life. It's my favorite workouts and they're 30 minutes long and the most effective workouts You will ever do Workout is obviously complete typically. I feel like I don't normally eat lunch until 1 p.m At least on weekdays today. I'm hungry. It's 12 10 and i'm hungry So i'm gonna make lunch because you do not need to schedule what time you are eating every single day I am gonna do something a little different today. I know you guys know I love my salads But i'm actually gonna go for like a brunch bowl vibe today So i'm gonna do some soft boiled eggs some chicken sausage and a few other things in there So let's just whip it up and i'll show you guys what we got going on I love making jammy eggs for me That's boiling them for about seven and a half minutes And then I always put them in an ice bath afterwards to make sure that they peel easier Sauteing some kale because I love having greens in every one of my meals with some garlic powder and olive oil I would also normally add lemon juice that I ran out of my lemon yesterday And i'll add some sea salt as well And now the eggs are going in the boiling water. Like I said for about seven to seven and a half minutes There's a chance that one just cracked in the meantime. I just took some of these bolinski chicken sausages over there To put in the air fryer. They're all natural. They're good for you They have amazing ingredients and sometimes i'll just buy them and either use them up in the week and if I know i'm not gonna use them i'll keep them in the freezer for times like these where I can just Pop them out heat them up and they're ready to go. So it's another little Easy protein hack frozen cooked meats in your fridge so that you don't have to think twice about it And like if you're on a busy day and don't want to cook a whole chicken breast or make a whole protein These will be your best friend. One of my eggs did break. So we'll see how that guy turns out I'll pass the sourdough the whole food's gonna be so stuffed as well This one the one that broke looks insane, but I mean an egg's an egg Perfect little golden center You guys I need to show you a good shot of this bowl, hold on look at how freaking good this looks Oh my god, look at how gorgeous I'm, so freaking excited about this meal It's actually not even funny. So little details. We have let me get closer. Obviously we have soft boiled eggs They got a little bit more cooked than I like, but it's still pretty good sauteed kale I added some feta and then I did sourdough toast I topped it with cottage cheese and balsamic vinegar to just kind of make it like a little bruschetta vibe tomatoes I might put on the toast. I added sauerkraut for gut health benefits and because I think it's delicious some beets I had in my fridge and of course my little chicken sausages guys. This meal has absolutely Everything you can eat. Oh, I forgot and also I put little micro greens on the side You can't even really see them because this bowl is so packed for greens are Chock full of vitamins and minerals. So we literally have everything you could want color fiber Which I don't know if y'all have been seeing this lately But it's about dang time that fiber gets the hype that protein has because yes protein is incredibly important I prioritize protein But I also always say that I prioritize vegetables and color as well because protein will literally do nothing But destroy your stomach unless you have fiber to go along with it You will not reap the benefits that you want from protein unless you're also prioritizing fiber So that's why I add a lot of things like greens vegetables Micro greens sourdough toast anything that's kind of whole grain anything. That's a veggie so good So we've got protein we've got fats from the egg yolk and the feta cheese. We've got cottage cheese the gut health benefits everything You could ever want and that's that and again, none of this is really complicated. It's literally hard-boiling eggs and Sautéing kale and the rest of it is just stuff that I already had in my fridge So like I say always healthy eating does not have to be complicated and again or expensive Well, i'm gonna eat this up clean plate club for sure with this meal Chat with you guys when I see you next. Okay, let's say I've showered changed I I spent the last couple hours building some furniture doing some computer work planning out filming stuff Like I mentioned and now I know that later i'm gonna want as healthy sweet treat and I haven't made my homemade Banana bread in so long. So I decided today is the day So i'm just gonna kind of like play some music watch a show and make my banana bread and as i'm making it I'll show you guys what i'm doing and i'll put on the screen exactly what the ingredients are because it's super simple The base is literally bananas eggs nut butter baking soda and protein powder, which is optional You can also just add flour Sometimes i'll do a combination of both and then i'll add chocolate chips or whatever else my heart fancies, but it's super simple It's super yummy and it's super good for you. This was my covid addiction. So let's make some healthy banana bread Oh, I also wanted to let you know while I was doing all that. I also drank some electrolytes I've been using this magna I really like this on days that I can tell that my body's a little bit depleted of electrolytes But I don't feel like I necessarily did super hot and sweaty workouts So I don't feel like I need a ton of salt replenishment This only has like three to five hundred milligrams of sodium Whereas like element has a thousand milligrams, which is great on super sweaty days But other days I just want the potassium the magnesium and I don't need all the salt. So that's why I love magma All right back to the baking Okay, so obviously i'm gonna eat the banana bread later, but i'm also snacking on the batter right now that's left in the empty bowl because It's that good and how could you not the final touch is the chocolates that I chopped up These are from trader joe's. I just found shopping this week I think i'm gonna go for the whole thing I'll pop it in the oven on 350 for like 25 minutes or until cooked through maybe 30 minutes longer But look at how good it's looking It's time and if you could smell my apartment right now, you would be immediately making this for yourself be So for real right now. Oh my god This looks as decadent as it smells well, i'm gonna let this cool for a little while Oh If that had just flipped over I would have actually had a conniption. Anywho i'm gonna let this cool for a while and Chill do some more work and touch base with you guys when it's time for an afternoon snack and then dinner I cannot wait to cut into this later This smells so good I just made my afternoon snack. It is very unexciting and underwhelming, but I want to show you guys anyways Because obviously it's what I eat in a day I combined some chobani greek yogurt with a little bit of cottage cheese just to add some texture and then frozen wild blueberries Which y'all know I love a little bit of catalina crunch They sent me a huge shipment this week So I threw some of that on there and then of course some of my homemade granola same thing I had this morning If it doesn't hold me over you'll see me at my next snack Also, i'm taking a little couch break while I eat this, but I want to show you guys Look at the coffee table. I built today like hello bob the builder who i'm surprising jack with it when he gets home Because i've typically been having him everything But I decided to build a little something for him to make life easier for him when he comes home from work a little bit Later i'm also having an apple All right besties we're back I did just go for another little fresh air walk because I feel like i've been Stuffed in my apartment all day jack is going to be heading home from work soon and I want to get started on dinner I'm, really excited about tonight's dinner. I feel like it's kind of what I always make but in a little bit of a different format So we're going to do spinach and feta turkey burgers and sweet potato buns So i'm going to roast up sweet potato and use that as a bun rather than just like making my sweet potatoes on the side With turkey meatballs same thing different format, but instead of doing a roasted veggie on the side I'm gonna make a shaved brussel sprout salad. I was like, should I roast brussel sprouts or should I make a salad? Jeff's like oh salad sounds good. So figured i'd try something new. I do have like a go-to Dinner salad dressing recipe that my mom has always made We usually do with like romaine lettuce and pine nuts and garlic and mustard and olive oil. It's so good So I don't have a mandolin, but i'm gonna chop up a bunch of bread But i'm gonna chop up a bunch of brussel sprouts and kind of make it that same vibe I'm gonna toast up some slivered almonds add in some parmesan cheese make the burgers and hopefully it'll all be fabulous And of course good tortilla and all the good things But like I said every recipe today is something y'all haven't seen before except for my snacks That doesn't count, but i'm very excited about being set. Let's chop up these brussel sprouts into little shaved bite-sized pieces Who says you need a mandolin these are turning out perfect For this dressing if you've ever had a home-cooked dinner by me for like a dinner event or my family You've had this salad dressing and it is literally crack every single time I make it for people I get texts for years asking for the recipe all my college friends all my hometown friends everyone So we're gonna make a little bit of like an easier version of it today Because I don't have all of the ingredients for real. It's basically like a dijon mustard vinaigrette I don't know. It's really yummy. So we're gonna make like the simplified version of it Typically you'd use fresh garlic or garlic cloves. I do not have so garlic powder it is And then typically i'll either use like white wine vinegar or just some sort of white vinegar, but I have this champagne vinegar So that's what we're doing today Like I said, it's a little bit of a makeshift version of what I normally do And of course, it's not a vinaigrette without some good high quality olive oil So I kind of will pour it and as I pour always And basically you can just let this dressing sit and then when I start kind of cooking the rest of everything I'll mix it with the salad just so it doesn't get too soggy But I do want the brussels sprouts to soften up a bit I will roast up some slivered almonds and throw in some parmesan cheese in there as well And now for the burgers gonna cut this up into little round discs so that it can be like a bun for the burger I don't know how many i'm gonna need or how big they're gonna turn out So i'm just gonna make more than i'll probably need if I don't use all of it My lovely boyfriend jack will eat it and if not I will use more later in the week for either sides of meals or make this meal again or whatever it may be I think that looks good Just gonna do a little spray and then season it with probably some garlic sea salt And that's probably it i'm gonna pop these in the oven on 400 and roast for about probably 45 minutes Okay, and lastly for the burgers I have frozen spinach that I defrost in the microwave I have trader joe's ground turkey breast and then I have some feta as well, which you guys saw me use in my Breakfast this morning. So i'm gonna just combine all of this add some seasonings Probably some paprika garlic powder chili powder Maybe a little bit of onion powder and then form them into patties cook them up like a burger And call it a day and then top our burger with the normal burger topping have our salad have all of our accoutrements And call it a day. All right, i'm gonna cook this up and i'll see you guys soon Okay, so this definitely made a lot of patties but to be completely honest They're small and I wanted them to be small so they fit on the burger bun I'll probably eat two jack will probably eat four and whatever's left over We'll just save and refrigerate or freeze for the week or weeks to come and just like throw it on salads Use it as a dinner protein snack, whatever it may be But super super preppable like you could make all this and literally just refrigerate it or freeze it for the week or weeks to come They are in the works Gorgeous sweet potato buns. They look honestly like they're gonna work out super well jack's gonna be home any minute So we're gonna start assembling and this looks amazing I added obviously the roasted nuts and the parmesan cheese cut up some accoutrements We're gonna put some pickles on it as well, or at least I am Ah, and there he is now Thank you, I was waiting for you to notice that we're gonna assemble now It's nice, right? Oh, look at this avocado So this was the whole pound Yum, i'm actually excited for this. I like trying new recipes just a little bit different That dinner was so good. It's insane. I will be making that again I sent it to my parents and they looked at the picture and was like Yeah, now that we are stuffed because we scarfed it down. We are gonna go on our nightly digestion walk You guys know I love to walk after I eat. It is so good for your digestion And it's also nice to get fresh air before coming in for the night. So we just do that same loop I've been doing all morning. It's like 10 or 15 minutes and then we will come back change get cozy Have a sweet treat. We've been keeping up with this like pretty much every night, which has been really nice It's also good for your sleep and jack's really good at not eating anything sweet after dinner or anything at all And i'm not good at that. So i'm hoping this walk aids in my digestion for sleep just a little bit Home from our evening stroll obviously change into pjs jack and I are about to watch a movie I did snack on some of these grunz grunz gummies i've been trying in the past few days. They're really yummy I like them but now of course it is time to tap into my banana bread because I'm, honestly not starving but a I can't go a night without a sweet treat And b I can't make banana bread and not try it. So do you want a slice babe? You want the butt? Sometimes I want the butt but today I don't wow, she looks Gorgeous. I wish we had like whipped cream or ice cream to put on it whipped cream specifically cool whip I love cool whip and get myself a big old chunk. Maybe i'll put a dollop of like greek yogurt and honey on it I want like a creamy something Not milk, I don't want butter on mine. Anywho Okay, jack put butter. Oh, I added peanut butter to mine too jack did butter and salt and air fried it You like it. Yep. Very good. Super good. Okay I'm gonna eat this while we watch a movie and then head off to bed Obviously take my normal supplements before I go to bed the rest and digest which was the duo But I am gonna call it here. I want to give a big Thank you to nourish for sponsoring this video today Make sure to check out my link if you guys are curious about nourish i'll leave in the description below These meals were all absolutely incredible But as you guys know, this was just one day of my eat and every day looks so different today was a more nourishing More health focus less kind of going out to eat and whatnot But it was a fabulous day as a reminder to always nourish your body and you guys know I end every video by saying My go-to motto that I live by that you should live by too And I hope you really take it to heart and that is it is not healthy if it's not bringing you joy Let me know what you guys want to see next week Give me some feedback on the at-home workout situation and I love you guys so much as always Let me know if you have any questions and I will see you so so soon. Thank you again for being here. Love you guys Any last words mine's gone And that's that love you guys see you next week, bye