Banana-Avocado Smoothie

Around this time of the quarter, I always seem to find myself scrambling to find time to cook or to even buy groceries. So, today I am sharing with you this simple, easy, healthy, and absolutely delicious smoothie! I kid you not, it almost reminds me of ice-cream, but healthy. Crazy, right? (I'm definitely patting myself on the back right now for this one)

Sometimes you just have to work with what you got in the fridge or pantry, and basically experiment with what you have. Not only is this smoothie healthy, but it basically contains every ingredient I love. A banana- for fiber, an avocado- for that good fat, coconut water- for hydration organic blue agave- for that healthy sweetness, and a sprinkle of unsweetened cocoa- to mix things up a bit. 
And if you want to spice it up even more, added chocolate syrups on the sides, inside your cup, to make it taste like ice-cream EVEN MORE. 

Here's the thing- this smoothie is absolutely easy to make and contains all the necessary nutrients you need. You'll have that morning energy you've been craving for and you'll channel your dance moves on the kitchen floor. 
So grab a blender, these key ingredients and rub that belly of yours. You'll definitely be thanking me after this one. Cheers! 

I N G R E D I E N T S _____________________________________

Not Pictured: 

• Ice- to make it nice and cold

D I R E C T I O N S ____________________________________
1. In blender add frozen banana, avocado, coconut water, agave, ice, and cocoa (optional). 
2. Blend away. 
3. Sing and dance while you blend. 
4. Sprinkle some cocoa on top of smoothie (if it pleases you). 
5. Drink and enjoy immediately. 
I promise you- you won't regret it! 

Soba Noodle with Hummus Sauce

That's right, it's soba noodle time! After a long weekend of studying for my biochem exam coming up, I decided to take a good break and cook something up to share on Knoutself today. Trying to see what I could put together with whatever I had left in my kitchen, I decided to take my remaining (green tea) soba noodles and whisk something healthy and refreshing for you guys and my tummayyy.

My overall goal for today's lunch was basically to make sure the word, healthy, stayed consistent. I had to make sure I used ingredients (especially when making my sauce) that was low in calories but would still give me that satisfying tang and bang to my noodles. Reluctantly I had soba noodles (because I was really craving noodles), which have many beneficial healths to them. Soba Noodles are low in calories (I always get the organic buck wheat or green tea), so they contain about half the calories of what spaghetti noodles usually would be (auuhhmazingg). As well, they offer a lot of manganese which make up components of several enzymes that include those needed to convert food into energy and antioxidant enzymes (which I definitely need if I'm going to study more later today). And most importantly they are, of course, good source of fiber and protein.

As for my sauce, I whisked together hummus, soy sauce, ponzu sauce, and a touch of olive oil. Yup, that's right. I said hummus. The hummus provided that perfect texture that was missing to my noodles and it surprisingly mixed well with the tang from the ponzu sauce and with that saltiness from the soy sauce.

And at the end I topped my soba noodles with a boiled egg (which I must say I have finally mastered the art of a perfectly boiled egg - to my standards), half an avocado, breaded- tenderloin chicken, and some fresh rice seasoning.

So take those chopsticks out (or fork) and get ready to sluurrrrrrrpppppppp. 



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Serving Size: 1

• Organic Soba Noodles (I used green tea soba noodles, but you can use any kind you like) 
• 1 boiled egg
• Greens 
• Not shown in photo above: 
• 1/2 avocado 
• 1 breaded, tenderloin chicken 
• Rice Seasoning

For the Sauce: 

• 2 oz. Hummus (I just used store bought- original flavored) 
• 1 tablespoon of Soy Sauce 
• 2 tablespoon of Ponzu Sauce
• 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil 

Note: I just eyeballed most of my ingredients for the sauce. Fill free to add whichever type of flavored sauce you want to your hummus. 

D I R E C T I O N S ____________________________________

1. Boil water, than place your egg and soba noodles in together until soba noodles are tender. Usually takes about 10 min. which by then your egg will be done boiling as well (if you like yours semi raw like me).

2. As soba noodle and your egg cook, mix together ingredients for the sauce (Ponzu, Soy Sauce, Olive Oil, and Hummas). 

3. Drain soba noodles and place egg in a cold bath of water (before peeling). 

4. Then place soba noodles in your bowl of greens. 

5. Mix together noodles, greens, and hummus sauce. 

4. Then peel your boiled egg.

5. Top with any toppings you like (for me it was avocado, rice seasoning, and chicken). 

6. Eat up and spread the love by sharing with others!