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- Hey health nuts, welcome back to Health Nut Nutrition.
Today I'm sharing with you guys
another What I Eat in a Day
but this is a rock climbing edition.
I thought it would be really fun for Motivation March
to try something new and I've done rock climbing
in the past before but bouldering is always something
I've wanted to dive into, I've been a little bit hesitant
because there are no ropes guys,
it's just your body weight, your hands, and gravity.
And today, I'm super excited to be partnering up
with Vital Proteins, they make grass fed collagen peptides.
And I know you might be like, what is that,
it's honestly the best thing I've been
adding to my diet lately.
It's awesome for your hair, skin, and nails.
It's totally flavorless and you can basically add it
into so many different recipes, so I'm going to show
you guys how I use it in my day to day life
and for today's video, I'm actually at my friend's
rock climbing studio, The Cave,
which is located in Mississauga.
Peggy and Ryan own this beautiful space
and they're going to actually teach and show me
how to do some bouldering.
So let's get started and we'll hop right into the video.
One of the first things I do in the morning
is I hydrate and I usually start my day
with a little bit of lemon water.
Next I usually like to rummage through the fridge
to see what veggies and fruit I have
to just throw all into the smoothie.
Every day is different and I have a ton
of different smoothie recipes,
I can link down below in the info box.
Lately I've been really enjoying hydrating smoothies
that have cucumber and romaine.
And I basically I just peel the cucumber
if it's not organic and I just chop everything
and throw it in and you can't even taste it
once it's all blended up.
It's a great way to hide some greens into your smoothies.
And like most of my recipes I don't really measure anything.
I just eyeball, throw it in.
After you've made your fair share of smoothies,
you can start to tell how much frozen fruit
versus non-frozen and liquid you'll need.
So you can just eyeball everything
but if you need at some pointers to start off with,
I will link my recipes down below.
And then a trick I've been doing for a while now
is adding in some soaked almonds into my smoothie
because once you add in water, it's a quick easy way
to make almond milk.
I'm adding in some chia seeds, almond butter, cinnamon,
vanilla protein powder and then I'm adding
in the Vital Proteins collagen peptide,
just to boost up the protein content
and I find it just actually helps me feel fuller longer.
Fill it all up with water and blend.
And I get asked all the time about whether or not
you can taste the collagen peptides in your smoothies
or drinks or recipes and you can't at all,
it's completely unflavored which is great
because you can really add it to anything
and still get the benefits without worrying
about compromising on the taste.
Now I'm just serving up a couple glasses.
Matt was still here so I made him one as well.
He basically will drink anything I put into a smoothie,
because he knows it's good for him and he is happy
that he didn't have to make it.
I usually will ask him how the smoothie tastes
since I'm always experimenting new recipes for my channel.
Time to get dressed for the day.
Since today I'm going rock climbing,
I'm just changing into some comfortable workout clothes.
And since I need snacks at all times,
I'm making a really quick oatmeal raisin energy bite recipe
that I just kind of made up on the spot.
If you guys want to see the recipe,
let me know in the comments down below.
It actually turned out delicious on the first try
which I love when that happens.
It's just great having a snack in your bag or purse
that you can just reach to, if it's going to be a little
bit longer till your next meal.
I will link a couple of snack recipes
that you can have as a post workout snack down below.
Before I go, I'm just packing up a quick gym bag
since the rock climbing studio
is a little bit further from my place.
Just putting all my essentials plus the energy bites
that I made, water bottle, and then some other
essentials that I may or may not need.
Alright time to hit the road.
So this is The Cave rock climbing studio in Mississauga
that is owned by my friends, Peggy and Ryan.
This is Ryan.
So if you've never rock climbed before,
they will usually make you sign a waiver from,
go over any special instructions,
and then you can rent shoes and a chalk bag,
so they'll fit you for the right size,
since you want these shoes to be nice and snug.
Got my shoes.
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Strapping on my chalk bag.
And now Ryan is just going over some basics.
I've never really done bouldering before.
And bouldering means you are rock climbing
without the rope.
So the walls aren't as high yet at the studio,
they were quite high.
So it was definitely a fun learning experience.
And then now, he's just explaining how to fall
which is really important since if you fall
you want to make sure you're doing it the correct way.
So this is me struggling a bit, trying to learn how
to rock climb again since it's been quite a few years
since I did it last.
I had a ton of fun rediscovering my love for rock climbing
and I definitely want to make it
an on-going thing in my workout regimen.
I really hope this video inspires you
to kind of step out of your comfort zone
and try something new.
And I was really proud of myself
after I did a few walls and got more confident with it
and I felt like I was going higher and higher each time.
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Now that I've worked up a bit of an appetite,
I'm going to snack on my oatmeal raisin bites
that I made earlier, delicious guys,
I'll definitely need to share the recipe with you guys.
And then I have my Vital Proteins marine collagen.
These are great because they come in little travel
size packs and I'm just adding this to a shaker bottle
with some water, little bit of some chocolate protein powder
just to give it some flavor.
Give it a good shake.
And drink up.
This is a great way to rehydrate your body,
get some vitamins and minerals and some protein
as well from the collagen.
Once I got home, I had a big glass of water.
Checked some Instagram posts and then wanted to make
a massive lunch because rock climbing
definitely works up an appetite.
And those energy bites only go so far.
So for lunch today I decided to make a power bowl.
Being a Libra, I'm super indecisive with what I feel
like eating half the time and I love meals
that have a combination of lots of different flavors
and foods so making things like Buddha Bowls
and power bowls are a great way for me to enjoy
multiple foods all in one meal.
And this is something I would usually make more
on a weekend day and I will just roast a ton of veg
so then I can just have it for a whole week.
So today I'm doing some cauliflower and some carrots
and I'm just giving everything a really rough chop
since I'm just going to roast everything in the oven.
I also had some kale that was about to go bad
if I didn't use it this day
so I just decided to kind of roast it as well.
And then on the side I'm also just cooking up
some fluffy white quinoa for my base of the bowl.
Laying out my veggies, drizzling them with some
truffle oil which I've been obsessed with lately,
some chunky sea salt, pepper, and then just
whatever spices I had on hand, I think I put like
turmeric and chili flakes and things like that.
But let me know if you want me to do
a full actual recipe on this power bowl,
it was really good, I really enjoyed it
so I'd love to share the recipe with you guys.
Seasoning my kale as well before I pop it
into the oven to roast for a bit.
Now it's time to put everything together
so I just have my mix of quinoa, topping it off
with the roasted veggies and it may seem like a lot of food
and it may be for some but I eat a large portion
most of the time and this is a lot of just plant food
so it's easy for your body to digest.
And then I just had some artichokes in there,
some avocado for healthy fats, fried egg
and then some hummus because I love the combination
of flavors and that's how easy it is
to make this power bowl.
Drizzle on some sriracha because why not
and then just dig in.
I love the fact that the yolk just melts all over
the bowl so it kind of acts as bit of a dressing as well.
And this is a great meal for dinner as well,
it doesn't have to be lunch but it definitely kept me full
until dinner, it was quite the hearty power bowl.
Alright guys, that's it for today's video,
I hope you guys enjoyed it, I hope it inspires you
to try something new, whether it's rock climbing,
bouldering, whatever you've been wanting to do lately,
get out there go do it, and I will leave a link
down below for Vital Proteins,
you guys can go check them out,
they're honestly amazing, I've been loving
all their products and it's just something great
to incorporate either before or after a workout
or just into your daily life, whether it's a smoothie
or in your bullet coffee, it's such a great supplement.
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Thank you so much for watching and I will see you guys
in my next one, bye guys.
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