Miami Bikini Plan

2 weeks from tomorrow I will be flying out to Miami for a Bachelorette weekend on Ocean Drive.  I can't reveal any other details at the moment because the itinerary is TOP SECRET but I can reveal my Miami Bikini Plan. 

Eat
60%: veggies, fruit
30%: fish, tempeh, beans, nuts, seeds, eggs, quinoa
5%: Greek yogurt or cheese
5%: avocado, coconut oil, extra virgin olive oil

Drink
Water, water, water
Coffee
Green Tea
Red Wine

Sweat
3 x week: Pilates Plus sessions, squats, lunges and push-ups
3 x week: Run, hill sprints, hike or walk
1 x week: swim and/or yoga
1 x week: Work in the garden (you would be amazed how sore your abs and shoulders will be!)

Goal of the Miami Bikini Plan
To feel healthy and sexy while lounging at the exclusive cabanas, dancing on top of tables at clubs and enjoying a hard earned double scoop hot fudge covered sunday. 

Who's with me?!

Recipes if you would like to join #MIAMIBIKINI Plan

Bell Pepper Boats
Fennel Summer Salad
Nopales Quinoa Salad
Beet & Pineapple Salad
Energy Bliss Bars
Hemp Shake
Stagecoach Shake
Cucumber Strawberry Shake 
Kale & Hemp Shake

Nopales, Quinoa, Avocado Salad

I first saw nopales at the grocery store in San Diego.  TDH and I had no idea what they were but we were just dating back then and he was willing to try anything!  For the next few days I added them to our salads or stir frys while teaching him and his roommate how to cook.  I was unaware of their nutrition benefits until a few years later when I read The Jungle Effect by Dr. Daphne Miller.  Nopales are full of dietary fiber, vitamins, magnesium, potassium and calcium.  Dr. Daphne "prescribes" nopales to her diabetic patients because studies show they affect the glycemic index.  Plus, they are crunchy and tangy!

Last week I mixed them with quinoa, ripe avocado, green onions (my kitchen staple), cucumbers and jicama.  All of these ingredients can easily be found at the farmers market right now.  We actually picked up the nopales at a road side stand in Fallbrook while en route to pick up our new chickens.

Ingredients
nopales, chopped
jicama, chopped
green onions, chopped
cucumber, peeled and sliced
1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 c quinoa, cooked
lime
lemon
cumin
olive oil
maldon salt
pepper

To Do
1.  Mix all chopped vegetables, cilantro and quinoa.
2.  Squeeze half a lemon and half a lime over the salad mixture.
3.  Drizzle olive oil.
4.  Top with a few shakes of cumin and pepper and a dash of maldon salt. 

Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free, Vegan

START FRESH + FINISH HEALTHY