Hello and Happy Friday!
This week flew by for me, probably because I was busy like a little bee ladybug. Well, busy and messing around since I freaked out and decided to drop everything yesterday afternoon and get my nails and eyebrows done.
Whew. Now I feel like a lady. Kinda sorta.
And then I decided to keep the ‘treat yourself’ theme going and got Thai take-out for dinner.
Yes. Yes, I think I will…
Okay. Let’s talk about the best things of the week!
Here are my Friday Favorites…
1. Pale lavender nails. I have said it before, I am NOT a purple girl. When I first picked up this nail polish it looked more pink, but now that it’s dry it has a subtle lavender hue – and I love it. Japanese Rose Garden and Lucky Lucky Lavender look similar.
2. This new-to-me salad dressing. I bought it on a whim after my OG Hidden Valley Ranch ran out and I am digging it! Love the taste and it has probiotics, which I’ve been reading more about.
3. My latest obsession – chia protein pudding. Recipe below.
4. Topping said pudding with nuts, preferably candied walnuts.
5. Iced tea. I am very very slowly trying to cut back on diet soda so I’m digging all different kinds of teas these days. 
6. Fro-yo!!! Kinda cancels out my diet soda efforts and/or justifies my need for something sweet.
7. My yoga mat sandals. They are the most comfy sandals ever, ever. I was reminded about them when someone said 55 was flip-flop weather to them in my last post. It’s sandal season year ‘round in SoCal (kinda) but I don’t take it for granted!
Now for that recipe…
Chia Protein Pudding Recipe
{gluten free. high protein. vegetarian.}
Ingredients:
-
1 ripe banana
-
2 Tb. chia seeds
-
2 Tb. powder powder
-
3/4 cup almond milk.
Directions: Blend banana, protein powder and almond milk. Pour into a container and stir in chia seeds. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours to set (overnight works too). Enjoy!
Other options: Swap out banana for 1/2 cup ripe strawberries, blueberry or mango! Stir in nuts. Top with granola! *Can be made vegan with vegan protein powder.
Question: What’s your favorite thing this week?
Hey there! I was thinking of trying this recipe and treating it like overnight oats by keeping it in a mason jar, just wondering though if this is just for one serving? Also, in the recipe it says almond milk but the picture is coconut milk, is either fine to use?
Yes, either one works.
The serving is for one.
Awesome Recipe! Your blog is so addicting! Love it and thank you for all the info!!!!
Thank you 🙂
I love that episode of Parks and Rec “Treat yo’ self!”
Ugh, I’ve been trying to cut back on diet soda too…iced tea is definitely a good replacement…but I like ones that don’t have too strong of a “herbal” flavor. Kinda takes out the fun.
2 tbsp powder powder 🙂 could that be protein powder?
That chia pudding looks amazing… I think I’ll need to try it out!
Favorite thing this week is Nuun! I just recently tried it and am now addicted! Now I need to track down some of the watermelon flavor to try!
Gotta get me some chia seeds!
I’m excited to try that pudding! I’m excited about the amazing weather NC has been having!
I’ll take some of that chia pudding! 🙂
Mmm this looks good! My husband made homemade chocolate molten cake and I was pretty much in heaven! Have a great weekend!
That sounds amazing!
GOAT CHEESE. On everything.
Treat yo’self is pretty much my favorite line ever. I need to be friends with them.
Chia pudding is yummy! I make mine with greek yogurt and almond milk. I’m anti protein powders so I tend to recreate a lot of recipes to x them out. By the way, tea is a great substitute for diet soda as well as le croix sparkling water or club soda.
I have a bag of Chia seeds just waiting to be opened- I’m going to try this with chocolate protein powder! Yum yum.
Can’t wait to try the chia pudding. I love chia seeds in overnight oats and am excited to learn new ways to use them!
Can I just say right now I am dying over those sunglasses! I LOVE ‘EM! And I have been meaning to paint my nails a spring-y color, so lavender sounds just about perfect!
Thanks! They are my new favorite too 🙂
I love that all bloggers eat Chia on the daily. My hypothesis is that the brain-boosting omega threes help with content. I also love me some of those little-black magic seeds.
My favorite thing this week has been my neighbor’s magnolia tree; it finally bloomed and it is SO pretty.
Love the hypothesis – I should eat more of them to make better posts 🙂
Thanks for the recipe! I love simple recipes like this (that don’t require a stove either because I don’t have a stove while I’m at school).
I’m sure it yummy but I just can’t get over the looks of that pudding…
Maybe if I ate it with a blindfold?
Ha! True. I think topping it with sliced bananas helps 🙂
Love chia seed pudding. I haven’t made it in a year, but I think I’m going to start again. I totally forgot about it.
I love my Sanuks.
Favorite thing–wearing my compression socks.
I am going to have to try this pudding, but it kinda freaks me out a little! I have no idea why.
It is kinda weird looking, but I dig it 🙂
I love Chia Pudding! It’s so ridiculously easy to make and good for you. Nothing like a little eyebrow waxing to make you feel like a lady again 🙂
I have soooo many chia seeds just sitting around. This is the perfect solution for them!!
Yum I need to try the chia pudding!
I have a big thing of chia I really need to try this chia pudding thing out. It looks really delicious! I treated myself to froyo last night too – it was exactly what I needed! No regrets.
Yum that chia pudding sounds delicious. I wish I could go get my eyebrows threaded, we need a threading station to open up here!
Ooh I love a good chia pudding! I sprinkled some in my oatmeal this morning.
PB&J! I have had it for dinner 3 nights in a row and even had it for breakfast 2 of those days too! I just ran out of peanut butter so i’ll have to replenish the stash tonight when I get home from work.
All I have in the house are the black chia seeds. I’m scared to make the puddin’ with them for fear it’ll look scary…
I noticed a girl here wearing flip flops yesterday as I was running. Granted it got into the 60s. But today we’re back to the 40s and raining. I hope she put them away and pulled out the hunter boots instead =)
Have a great weekend!