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- Hey, health nuts.
It's Nicole from Health Nut Nutrition
and welcome back to my channel.
I'm very excited about today's video
because I'm taking you guys with me on a day in my life.
Getting ready for the new season in our new home.
I'm gonna be doing some spring cleaning,
as well as sharing with you guys some delicious meals
that Mr. Matt and I have been eating on repeat.
I'm also really excited to be working with Maple Lodge Farms
who are sponsoring today's video.
I love supporting Canadian local brands,
and the fact that they carry Chicken and sliced deli meats
that have simple ingredients and are low sodium.
And it's no surprise that I love my chicken, I'm Portuguese.
And the sandwich I'm gonna show you
in Today's video is so, so good.
Get excited, you're gonna love it.
Alright, so let's hop right in
and I'll share with you guys my day in the life,
on the weekend, doing some spring cleaning.
So, first thing's first.
I like to start off with the laundry
when I'm doing like a spring clean sort of day.
So I'm just stripping off all of the sheets and the bedding
and I usually like to just go through the house
and pick up different items
so I can kind of batch them together
depending on if they're whites or colors.
While in the bedroom, I'm also gonna open up the windows
just to get in some fresh air into the house.
It's just really important
to let some fresh air into your home
especially after the winter.
You probably don't have your windows open that much
You just wanna get that nice fresh air into your home
to kind of clean out that stale air
that's just been hanging around.
My next stop is usually the bathroom
just to grab any of the towels.
Since I like to wash all of my whites
on hot water with white vinegar,
I will make sure to do them all together in one go.
Just kind of stuffing everything into the washer.
I promise you it fits, it just takes a little bit of effort.
I like to use a natural biodegradable soap
when it comes to washing my clothes,
and a splash of white vinegar which helps disinfect
and deodorize your clothing
and I find it helps your whites stay whiter.
So putting that on hot water
so it will get nice and clean and white.
And I'm gonna move over to the kitchen.
So we love to use a dishwasher.
I'm just unloading the dishwasher,
getting the dishes all put away.
Matt will usually do this in the morning
but he was out today so I just got a head start.
I get a lot of questions about the dishware
and glasses that I use,
so I'll try to find links for what I have
if they're still available
and you can check the info box for those.
If you wanna know my trick
for really deep cleaning your dishwasher
I will have my spring cleaning routine linked down below.
I actually have two on my channel
so I'll link them both down below,
you guys can get some more ideas
on ways to really deep clean your kitchen.
Organizing my cutlery into my bamboo organizer.
I love this drawer organizer, I've had it for a few years.
We actually sell one now on the shop,
I'll link it down below.
But it just looks really nice
and it keeps everything organized and it's also expandable
so it'll fit into whatever drawer your putting it into.
So I got my rubber gloves on
which I always wear whenever I'm doing any kind of dishes
just to protect my hands and my manicure.
And I'm gonna rinse everything off
and then fill up the dishwasher.
I love starting my day with an empty dishwasher
so I can just fill it up easily throughout the day
and I don't have dishes piling up in the sink.
And since I'm spring cleaning I'm gonna deep clean
my reusable glass and stainless steel straws.
So I'm just filling up the sink with some hot soapy water
and I'm just using the little brushes for them
and just giving them a good scrub.
'Cause I usually rinse them
and throw them in the dishwasher once I'm done with them
but I find it's just nice to give them
a good scrub every now and then.
If you're using plastic straws still, come on guys.
It's like 2019 there are way better options to be using
and they come in fun colors and different materials
so you can find something that works for you.
So both Matt and I have reusable water bottles
that we just use throughout the day,
but every now and then it's really important
to really give them a good scrub
so I'm just using a bottle scrubber here
and I'm just getting right in the nooks and crannies
and washing it out really well.
Now that the dishes are all put away,
I'm just gonna wipe down all the surfaces.
When it comes to cloths that I'm using,
I always use ones that easily just kind of
throw into the wash after and reuse
so that way I'm not throwing away paper towels
every time I'm cleaning.
Alright, so now I'm getting hungry
and I'm going to make some breakfast.
So I like to keep it really easy
especially when I'm cleaning.
I'm just making a large green smoothie
filled with all of the goodies
that I usually show in my smoothies.
I actually have a whole
how to make the perfect green smoothie guide
which you can download for free.
I'll have a link down below.
I'm gonna blend that all up until it's creamy smooth,
and there you have it.
A nutritious drinkable breakfast that you can take with you
as you're cleaning around the house.
I honestly get confused when people say
they don't have time to make a green smoothie
because it is the fastest breakfast that you can make.
It takes me under five minutes to put together
and one minute to blend.
So I'm just sipping on my smoothie
while I make my cleaning list.
I like to do this so I can feel productive
when I check off those little tasks
that you make for yourself.
And it just kind of keeps me on track
with everything I wanna get done in that day.
And of course to get into the mood
I'm gonna fill up all my diffusers with some essential oils.
I love this thieves blend, it's antibacterial
and it's really good to help disinfect and clean the air.
So I'm always diffusing this when I am cleaning the house.
Not to mention it looks really pretty too
when you have just oils diffusing in your home.
I'm giving my plants some love with a little water.
I water them once a week,
all of them have different needs.
But this one in particular,
I need to take it out of the pot
and just give it a good soak in the sink.
Giving Figsgerald a little drink and Fred.
Yes, I name my plants.
I don't have pets yet so I have to pretend
that my plants are like another family member.
At this point my whites are done washing.
I'm gonna throw them into the dryer.
I have these reusable dryer balls that I love to use.
I've been using them for years,
and I like to put some essential oils right on them
and it's a natural way to add a nice scent to your clothes
without adding any kind of harsh chemicals
or artificial fragrances.
So I'm taking a break for lunch
because I worked up an appetite
and I'm gonna be making
my grilled chicken, avocado, tomato sandwich.
So for today's sandwich I'm mashing up
a nice ripe avocado with some horseradish
which gives it an unexpected like tangy spiciness.
It's delicious, highly recommend it.
I'm gonna have the full recipe
for this sandwich linked down below.
I have it on the blog you guys can check it out.
It's honestly so easy to make and it will hit the spot.
So I have some nice walnut sourdough bread
that I've been buying lately
at the farmer's market that's near me.
And I'm just gonna spread overtop that avocado mash.
Now for my protein I'm using Maple Lodge's
natural from the farm,
spicy barbecue chicken breast deli meat.
This stuff is so flavorful I love that it's already cooked
and ready to add to my sandwich.
Not to mention it has simple ingredients
that I can actually pronounce
and has 25% less sodium than other natural deli meats.
I don't know about you, but I gotta control my sodium.
If I have too much of it I get really tired,
so if I'm spring cleaning
I need as much energy as I can get.
So I'm just layering that right overtop of the avocado mash.
Layering on some dill pickles.
I honestly felt like I was back
in my sandwich shop making days.
Fun fact, I worked at a Subway shop for like three days
and then they got robbed and I had to leave.
But this was a nice throwback to those days
'cause I really did enjoy my three days working there.
Layering on some thinly sliced red onion.
A nice big handful of green leafy lettuce.
Sliced tomatoes.
Adding on some honey dijon mustard.
And then topping it off
with the other slice of sourdough bread.
And then for the grilled part of this recipe,
I'm taking it over to the stove on my little grill pan here.
Adding some unsalted butter.
Once again, I like to control my salt when possible.
And I'm just gonna grill it on the pan.
And if you want you can just kind of take a spatula
and press it down a little bit onto the grill pan
just to kind of help kind of get those nice grill marks.
But it's gonna take about four to five minutes per side
and the butter on the pan will add some butter to the toast
so you don't even have to worry about buttering it.
It just crisps it up and warms it up
without making the filling soggy.
So I love this combination you seriously need to try it.
And of course, I had to cut it in half
and show you guys all the delicious layers.
- Oh, ho, ho, ho!
- Good, right?
- Yeah, it's good.
- Can you taste the secret ingredient?
- No. Oh.
Is it sweet?
- There's honey dijon in it.
- Ah.
- Or dijon. Honey dijon, yeah.
It's good, eh?
- Mm.
I used the spicy barbecue chicken breast.
- That's good.
- So good, right?
So now we're moving to the living room
so I'm using my handy dandy little duster.
This is a great one because you can actually
take off the cloth part and wash it and reuse it.
As you can see the going theme here is just
using reusable eco-friendly items to clean your home.
I think that's really important
just to kind of be more mindful about that.
So I'm just giving the blinds a dust.
We haven't really done a deep clean since we've moved in
because luckily for us the previous home owners
were very, very clean people.
They left the house in top shape when we got it.
So I'm pulling up all the blinds
and I'm just gonna open the windows here as well
just to let in that fresh air into my home.
Honestly once the weather starts to warm up,
I love having my windows open as much as possible.
You can hear the birds, you can hear the wind.
It's just really soothing,
and it makes me feel like I'm out in nature
even if I'm not.
Next I'm going over to the couch.
I'm just removing all the pillows and the throw blanket
and just giving it a good clean.
You know, not having a table yet
means we're eating more often than we should
in the living room on our couch.
But to be honest,
it's a cozy spot and I don't mind if there's some crumbs.
They're easy to clean away
so I'm just giving it a good clean,
making sure to lift all those like cushions
to get right in there and get all those crumbs out of there.
Next I'm taking the vacuum out
and I'm just giving everything a good vacuum.
I mean we have dark wood floors
so I feel like you see the dust and dirt a little bit more,
but I honestly love the look of it so I don't mind
and it just kind of reminds me when I need to vacuum.
So for the bathroom, we have a lot of tiles.
So I like to go in there with a bathroom spray
and a brush and just give it a good scrub
so that way I don't get any mildew
that's gonna build up in between the grout.
It's all white so I wanna keep it that way
and it's just nice to kind of refresh it
once in a while with a good scrub.
And then when you're done,
you can just rinse it all down with the shower head,
and you have a nice sparkly clean shower.
I also love a good squeegee.
So this helps kind of remove any
of the excess moisture or water off of the tiles.
So you don't get any of that kind of mildew
or calcium build up.
And let's be honest, it's also just a fun tool to use.
Okay, so now that Matt is home
and I filled him up with that delicious sandwich,
I got him to help me make the bed.
So usually whenever we are washing the bed together
we'll end up making it together later on in the day.
And it just feels so nice to have a freshly made
and clean bed to just curl up into at the end of the day.
Now that the laundry was done,
Matt was just rolling up the towels to put in our basket
and I was just putting back up the shower curtain liner.
I like to wash it every few weeks
'cause it does kind of get gross
just from every day showering.
So I like to get a reusable one
that I can throw it in the wash every use.
Now that all the cleaning was done,
wow, I feel like that was a lot of cleaning.
I'm gonna reward myself by making some banana bread.
So I actually had like a whole bunch of super ripe bananas
that I either had to freeze for smoothies
or turn into banana bread.
And since my mom has been asking me to make her
a loaf for quite a few weeks now, since we've moved in,
I decided to make two.
So I'm just doubling my recipe,
I will link it down below.
And I'm gonna throw all those banana peels into our compost,
I have this counter one now and I'm obsessed.
If you follow me on Instagram stories,
you know I've been using it a lot and loving it.
So I'm just gonna mash up all those bananas
and make them into like an apple sauce texture.
The trick to a good banana bread
is using really, really ripe bananas.
I find a lot of recipes use so much sugar in them
but if you're using really ripe bananas
you actually don't need a lot of sugar or if any.
If you wanna just have it just
with the bananas as is to sweeten it,
that's totally cool too and I often do that.
Adding in some avocado oil.
Honey for sweetness.
Some nice organic free run eggs.
Good splash of vanilla extract.
And then I'm just gonna blend that all up until it's smooth.
So I'm adding in some almond flour
and then I'm adding in my health nut gluten free blend
that's actually from our flour guide.
It's free you can download it.
It is honestly the best gluten free flour I've tried
and you can't even tell it's gluten free when you make this.
And I'm also adding in some baking powder
and baking soda to help it rise and get fluffy.
Some sea salt.
Lots of cinnamon 'cause I like me some cinnamon
in my banana bread, and oatmeal,
and anything I can put it in.
That rhymed.
And on low speed I'm gonna just mix it up
just until everything is combined.
You don't wanna over mix your batter
so you just wanna mix it
until you don't see any more raw flour.
And of course I'm sprinkling in some chocolate chips.
You can also put some walnuts in if you want,
I'm gonna crush them overtop.
And then I just have two baking loafs here
lined with parchment paper
and I'm gonna just evenly distribute
the batter into both of them.
I was just kind of eyeballing it
but they turned out fine so it was all good.
Adding in some crushed up walnuts
and some more mini chocolate chips.
I love adding fun toppings on top
because I find they just like bake up
nice and crispy and it's just
a nice texture thing when you bite into the banana bread.
Pop those into the oven to bake and rise
and your house will smell amazing once you're done.
It's not only great for snacking
but it's also just good for filling your home
with delicious smells.
So I'm gonna of course cut the end off
and then get myself a slice of the middle.
After a long productive day I just love
to reward myself with a nice treat
and some quiet time just to wind down
and kind of reflect on the day
and read something inspirational or watch something
and just have some me time.
Alright health nuts, there you have it.
That is my day in the life video.
I hoped you guys enjoyed
spending time with me today in our new home,
getting some things cleaned and ready for spring.
As I mentioned, I'm gonna have all the recipes
I made in today's video linked down below.
And I'm also gonna have a link
to Maple Lodge Farms' website for you guys to check out
their whole line of natural from the farm deli meats.
They have a variety to choose from
outside of the one that I used in today's video
so definitely check that out.
Also don't forget to subscribe.
I post on this channel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
And I would love to see you guys back here again.
And before you head out,
I want you to leave a comment down below
letting me know what your least favorite thing
to spring clean is around this time of year.
Mine probably is like windows and baseboards,
and that's probably why
I didn't clean them in this video.
But I would love to know what you guys hate cleaning
so we can just all vent together.
Alright, thank you so much for watching.
I will see you guys in my next video
and have a fabulous day and happy spring cleaning.
Bye, guys.
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