Peanut Butter's New Rival

Peanut butter is a great food to have on hand because it is so filling, contains healthy fat, and can liven up any old apple or celery stick.  However, because the 28-Day Mind and Body Challenge prohibits peanut butter (a "common allergen") during the first week, I have been forced to seek an alternative.  Enter almond butter.  Unfortunately, my local grocery store doesn't carry too many uncommon health-foods, so I had to trek out to Harris Teeter to find it.   

After work today, I tried it out on a sliced Granny Smith apple.  The consistency is much thinner than PB (as you can tell from the picture) but it was a satisfying snack.  I actually liked the taste better than I like whole almonds.  I'm thinking it might be good in a smoothie too...   

The gang's all here!

For my workout, I headed to the gym and tread on the mill for about 20 minutes.  It wasn't much, but it met the requirement for the challenge for today and sure was better than no exercise!  I also did some back strengthening moves from Whole Living. 

Post-gym, I made a salad for a light dinner, which featured baby spinach, tomato, cucumber, onion, and avocado.

 

Just tryin' to get my 5-a-day!