weekend babbling from the redhead

Happy Monday! It is wonderful waking up on a Monday and feeling so energized and ready to start the work week! I started my Monday off today with some steamed kale splashed with a little red wine vinegar.  Trying to eat more greens in the morning and making my normal green smoothie every other day (Inspired by Chef AJ).

Today I wanted to blog about three different topics:

1.Eating healthy at sporting events

2. Weekend Prep For The Upcoming Week

3. Recipe: Black Bean Soup with Sweet Potatoes

Saturday night was a fun date night for J and I as we had tickets to the Diamondbacks baseball game here in Phoenix.  They had a big bobble-head give away, so we knew even though the game started at 7:10pm we would need to be there really early.  We weighed our eating options as we know that eating vegan at the ballpark would be near to impossible and we didn’t want to be starving and cranky while there.  I looked for some vegan choices using my favorite app Happy Cow and we decided to eat at our favorite vegan place Pomegranates Café.  This place is beyond amazing!! Everything comes Vegan or Vegetarian, so you have that option.  We have been slowly working our way through the menu and this time tried a couple of their bowls.  I had the Dragon Bowl, very tasty, lots of wonderful flavor and FILLING!

Most ballparks now let you carry in items such as water and snacks (check first with your ballpark).  We have a vendor where we park that sells water cheap, so we picked up three along with a bag of peanuts for munching on.  Come on, you have to have peanuts at a ballgame!!   

The long line to get in was much worth it as we received our bobble-heads and had plenty of time to get some extra walking in.  We did a nice lap at the park checking out the food vendors and much to our surprised found some great vegan and vegetarian options!  Red Hot has a Veggie burger (however the bun does have dairy and eggs) and another had fruit and veggie bowls to go! Okay not a ton of healthy options but sometime some are better than none.  J and I also give ourselves a 2% rule when we go out.  At home I can make sure every ingredient going into our meals are vegan and whole, going out can you really trust that they are?  No.  So, if by some chance there is say dairy or egg in one part of our meal…we aren’t going to go all crazy and freak out.  It is what it is.  When outside of the house there is no way to control it all and I am not going to let it stress me out or ruin a good time.

So, there you have it – go out and have fun!  Bring your own snacks if you can. Eat before. Look for options that may work for you.