Sugar, Sugar

I can’t believe that it’s already Friday! I’m not complaining– but, man, did this week fly by! Why can’t all work weeks be like this?!

I woke up bright and early with my hubby this morning. It’s nice to have some quiet time to ourselves while the little Gremlin sleeps. Once he’s awake, it’s all about him!

For breakfast this morning, I made us a big batch of oats with ground flaxseed meal, carob soy milk, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. I topped our bowls with trail mix and a scoop of Barney Butter.

I really wish that I had a banana to throw into the mix, but this was still a good batch of oatmeal.

Like usual, I enjoyed a glass of iced coffee with my breakfast.

Are you looking forward to Valentine’s Day? I definitely am! I love love!

Tomorrow morning, Mal and I are exchanging our $10 (or less) gifts and then Beth and Corey arrive tomorrow night for a mini vacation in Boston. I’m psyched to show them around our city. We have some cool stuff on the agenda!

Last night, Mal and I reminisced about past Valentine’s Days. It was fun to read old blog posts about what we did to celebrate– another benefit of starting a blog!

I recently had the opportunity to ask Los Angeles-based nutritionist Ashley Koff a couple of questions– one about sugar (how much is too much?) and one about multivitamins and supplements. She replied to each of them in a personalized video segment. Check out the links below for Ashley’s responses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh01Tq1W_LE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YnHkLfN1Lw

Speaking of sugar…

As some of you know, Ellen has recently embarked on a sugar cleanse. Have you ever tried to eliminate/reduce the amount of sugar in your diet? How did it go?

Personally, I think that I eat too much sugar, but I’m not sure that I would do well with a sugar cleanse. I love sweet treats too much!