Hey friends! It’s time for another Friday Five. I’m not always that consistent with my blog but I am trying to change that! What sort of content do you enjoy seeing? I like variety so you can continue to expect that from me. As for now, let’s get into the Friday Five!
Forager Project Organic Pressed Vegetable Chips
Crunchy snacks aren’t usually my thing but that was before I tasted these gluten-free chips! No, they don’t taste like vegetables the way those fake veggie straws do. You’ll actually want to eat these! I love the chips on their own, dipped into vegan cream cheese! They are also my choice for easy skillet nachos (see this post on my Instagram). Sometimes I even crumble them on top of my salads like a boss. I’ve tried the original and the cheesy variety, so far, and both are SO GOOD!
Atlanta
If you asked me what the last show I’d be interested in watching is, besides Master of None (read this post for clarification), I’d say Atlanta. I kind of have a genre of TV shows that I lean towards. If it’s not on The CW, is it even worth watching? Jk. Though, I have been rapidly expanding my interests and this show is so different from anything else I watch.
It’s about a group of guys from poverty-ridden Atlanta—one of the guys being Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), who plays a manager for his rap artist cousin, Paper Boi—trying to make a buck and make it big in the rap music scene. The show portrays the socio-cultural challenges they face as Paper Boi gains exposure. It also addresses very real instances of discrimination with shock, humor, and finesse. Freaking Hulu decided to take season 2 of Atlanta off their site so, if you know where I can find it, help a sister out!
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough-Stuffed Brownies
Do you ever go to the “explore food” part of Instagram and see these wild photos of decadent eats? Usually it’s something covered in puddles of chocolate or a big doughnut oozing peanut butter filling! Oh, or maybe that stuff just appears in my feed (???). Anyway, the idea of cookie dough stuffed in between a brownie sounds real extravagant but I found a way to get my fix without killing my waistline. I also snuck some peanut butter Tone it Up protein in there. Yupp, yupp, yupp! I’ll be shouting “hooray!” while dunking one of these bad boys in some almond milk. 😎 You can find the recipe for these over at FoodFitnessFaith!
The Power of Now
Do ya’ll remember when I started my blog, I loved doing book reviews? Throwback moment! I am contemplating reviewing The Power of Now but, at this time, I’ll just say that it is brilliant. The text contained in the book does not involve words unheard of but, rather, an illumination to a pattern of disconnect we all partake in. In our day and age, it can be difficult to be present but the benefits are quite a fascinating discovery. Presence allows us to tap into a state of inner peace and separates us from the pain we may have learned to associate with.
Binaural beats meditation
Binaural music is produced to provide a listener with music that, when listened through headphones, comes in at two different frequencies. When the brain receives these two frequencies of sound, it initially wants to interpret them but is soon encouraged to drop the analyzing and just accept it.
Similarly, the same can occur for your thoughts. That’s why I like using it for meditation music when I want to release my grip on certain thoughts. There is a greater and more detailed explanation on the different frequencies over on this article. You can also find some great meditation music, including the binaural beats variety, on YouTube, and one of my favorites is this one:
Thanks for reading! I hope you all are having a lovely Friday and are off to a great weekend! Let me know what you’re going to be up to in the comments or over on Instagram!
Xoxo!