Today started off rather rocky. I woke up with the sniffles and a sore throat. It was supposed to be one of my scheduled running days, but the weather was awful: rain, extreme cold, and zero sunlight. So what did I do? Stayed in and made coconut banana french toast, of course!
Not only did I not exercise for the rest of the day, I managed to polish off a pint of ice cream and eat half a jalapeno and cheese delivery pizza. Perhaps I should feel guilty or wrong about my choices and perhaps I should make up for it with extra exercise or extra healthy eating tomorrow. But I don't feel guilty or wrong and I probably won't do extra exercise tomorrow.
I try to be conscientious on many levels: I am a hard worker, I make wise eating choices, and I exercise on most days. I think that I deserve a day off, right? And we all do.
The problem lies in the fact that, for many people, one "cheat" day leads to a complete dive off the healthy bandwagon. One or two naughty choices lead to ill-feelings and a complete disregard for any diet or health progress made thus far.
The reason many of us get caught up in the negativity of unhealthy days is that many of the "health" icons we look up to never admit to their own splurges. In book after book, I read about how you should never eat white sugar and you should never eat red meat, or cheese, or carbs, or whatever. The bottom line is that everyone needs a day off! No one can deny that. And - if they do - they are probably lying!
Anyway, if you need it - take the day off. It's completely normal. And don't feel bad about it. Just make sure you go back to your healthy ways in a day or so. And, by all means, try this french toast. It's delicious.
Coconut Banana French Toast
This recipe comes from The Ultimate Skinny Bitch Cookbook by Kim Barnouin. The recipe actually calls for coconut milk instead of almond milk, but I didn't have any - - so I just added some shredded coconut. It really adds a nice crunch once it's pan-fried.
- 1/2 banana (freeze the leftover half)
- 3/4 cup almond milk
- 1 Truvia packet (or 1 tablespoons sugar)
- pinch cinnamon
- pinch nutmeg
- drop vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons shredded coconut
- 3 slices whole grain bread
Combine the banana, milk, Truvia, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, and coconut in a blender and pulse until combined. Pour the mixture into a small bowl.
Heat a large nonstick pan over medium heat and spray with olive oil spray. Dip the bread slices in the milk mixture until they are completely wet and immediately add to the pan. Let the bread pan fry (about 2 minutes each side) until golden brown. Feel free to serve with maple syrup - however - I thought it was super flavorful without any syrup or sauce and just ate it plain! serves 1
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