Avocado Egg Bake!

Here's a new breakfast (or any meal!) idea that I tried out on Sunday! 

Baked avocado with egg, cracked pepper and sprinkled with Parmesan!

I started by cutting open the avocados in half and removing the pit:

Then, to make room for the egg I scooped out some of the avocado:

While they were baking I snacked on the avocado insides with lemon juice and salt!

I lined a Pyrex dish with foil and placed the avocados in it:

I cracked the eggs and poured them into the avocados and added cracked black pepper:

I didn't scoop out enough of the avocado, so some of the egg whites spilled out (glad I had the tin foil!) but I threw them in the oven just like that, at 450.

I let them bake for about 20/25 minutes, before I pulled them out, I sprinkled them with some shredded Parmesan:

Once the cheese was melted, I pulled out the dish. 

I think I may have baked them a little longer than I should have. I tend to like a runnier yolk, but these were definitely cooked all the way through! So maybe next times will shoot for 15 minutes in the oven. 

These we're packed with protein and kept me full for a while!

Have you tried a new breakfast recently?

Summertime Snacking & Yummy Breakfast of the week!

I love how much yummy produce becomes available in the summertime! 

Some of my favorite snacks right now....

A half avocado (or a whole!) sprinkled with sea salt and fresh ground pepper! Sometimes I add hot sauce too :)

Avocados are filled with healthy fats that take longer for your body to digest, therefore keeping you fuller, longer.  

Also right now:

Fresh fruit!! I have already professed my love for berry season, I could snack on them all day!

Peaches and nectarine are also some of my summer favorites.

Snacking on fruits provides you with antioxidants, vitamins, and dietary fiber!

Yummy breakfast of the week...

Egg white omelette stuffed with 2% provolone and fresh tomatoes, topped with home made guacamole! We had made the guacamole the night before with a bunch of bacon avocados given to us by a dear friend and owner of Hunter Hill Winery! We used about 5 avocados, fresh minced garlic, diced jalapeños, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper.

The guacamole is the perfect way to spice up lots of dishes!

What are your summertime snacks?!

Sunday Runday: Ocean View Bike Path Run!

Happy Sunday Runday! Hope you can find time to get out there today! 

I set out to do a light run today since I've had some big workouts this week. So, I took a little different route and ended up on a bike path overlooking the ocean!

The great views  lured me over and then I stumbled on some awesome bike jumps!

I was stoked to do a little "par-core" running and mix things up! No one was around so I used the bike jumps to work on some speed and balance. I felt like I was on American Ninja Warrior! 

I didn't do any jumping to save my knees, but it was cool running back and forth quickly and testing my agility! 

Well, and the view didn't suck...

Once I was home I made up a quick breakfast:

1/2 Whole Wheat English Muffin

1 cooked egg

1 slice 2% Provolone Cheese

1/2 local bacon avocado ( given to me yesterday by a friend of mine who grows them on her vineyard!)

 It was super yummy post run food and filled me up! 

Avocados are great because they provide healthy fats, which fill us up, and take longer to digest, so we stay full and satisfied longer!

I had never had a "bacon" avocado either! Hass is usually the brand available in stores, so I was eager to see how these were. The skin is much thinner and smoother, but they taste great! Theres nothing like local produce :)

Have you ever had a "bacon" avocado?

What other types have you tried?