Healthy-ish..

So I mean, I'm not looking to lose weight but I've found that the healthier you eat the better you feel and the better you perform, so lately I've been trying to create some meals that are both healthy and delicious. For breakfast the morning before a big softball game I made three sunny side up eggs, whole wheat toast, a couple piece of bacon, and cantaloupe, strawberries, bananas and grapes and of course a glass of OJ.

1. Eggs are full of nutrients, and it is very rare to find another food that has as many nutritional benefits. Numerous vitamins, including vitamin A, potassium and many B vitamins like folic acid, choline and biotin, are also packed inside supporting hair, skin and nail growth as well as eyesight and muscle production. 
2. Bananas are filled with energy producing vitamins and minerals and are also a rich source of potassium, which helps control heart rate and blood pressure, countering bad effects of sodium. 
3. Cantaloupe is full of Vitamin A which is essential to eye sight, it is also know to protect and prevent against lung and oral cancers. 
4. Strawberries contain a lot of vitamin C which keeps you from getting sick as well as benefits against cancer, aging, inflammation and neurological diseases. 
5. Grapes are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin K, carotenes, B-complex vitamins such as pyridoxine, riboflavin, and thiamin and resveratrol all of which prevent colon cancer, coronary heart disease, nerve diseases, Alzheimer's disease and various infections. 
6. Last but not least, my favorite, orange juice WITH pulp. I love the taste of orange juice(vitamin C too!) and pulp is extremely helpful to your digestive system, and after this huge breakfast you're gonna need it. 

Also, my toast is whole grain. Not my choice but my moms, as she buys the groceries. lol. Thankyou for reading my healthy spiel of the day. 

Happy Summer!

Lo♥

Turn Up for Scotcheroos, State and Summer.. ☼

So summer 2014 is finally here and that means one thing: Hannah, Olivia and I are semi-officially seniors.    In honor of our new status we spent time after our final exams hanging out, watching Criminal Minds and

making Scotcheroos aka a delicious twist to the common rice crispy treat.

Ingredients:

1 c. light corn syrup

1 c. sugar

1 c. creamy peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla extract

6 c. rice crispy cereal

2 c. semisweet chocolate chips

2 c. butterscotch chips

Directions:

1. Spray 13x9-inch pan with non stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a medium saucepan, heat together light corn syrup and sugar until boiling.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter and vanilla extract.
3. Stir in rice crispy cereal and then gently pat into prepared pan (the harder you press, the thinner your bars will be).  
4. In a microwave safe bowl, melt together chocolate and butterscotch chips and stir until smooth.  Evenly spread mixture over the top of the rice crispy bars.  Let cool until topping is set.  

Yield: 2 dozen bars

 Finished Product..

    Recipe and details found here. :) 

For the third consecutive season my high school sent yet another team to Columbus to participate in state contests. We sent our football team to state playoffs in the fall, our basketball team was crowned state champions in the winter and so the last day of school arrived and instead of attending, everyone packed up and headed out to watch our baseball team play in a final four match for the second year in a row. The thing about baseball is that you have to have a little luck, and unfortunately, it was not on our side that day. After leading by three the whole game, we were tied in the bottom of the seventh inning and the defeating run was scored by an unreal steal at home plate on the pitch. Watching our senior classmates end their season on such an abrupt note left us fans in utter shock and devastation, but when you realize that some students from other schools never have the opportunity to travel to state it really makes you feel proud and blessed to be a part of it all. Go Knights!♥

   

And in closing, happy summer, and enjoy your scotcheroos!

Han, Lo, Liv♥