It's 4:20, Ya'll

We have all been there......the 4:20 crash. The one you get after a long irritating day of work. Your energy drops and you become so hungry that you just need to eat...and eat something good. I am talking fatty, sugary goodness to revive you from your crash. No stinkin' apple or almond will do the job.

Guess what...this can be avoided! This is my danger zone...the crash. I am great all day...eating clean...gym at lunch. I eat a great breakfast, healthy lunch....then I crash. Nothing clean will fix it and I just need to ram in fatty foods right in my mouth.

I have to watch it because this happens to me a lot. How have I learned to fix it? Well this is why you come to my blog :)

First determine when your crash is. I would assume most people have a crash between 3-6pm. Figure out when your crash mostly happens so you know when to snack.

Mine happens usually 4:30-5pm. I have learned to put on my mac iCAL ....a 3:30pm reminder...CAM SNACK. It reminds me...to eat something before I crash.

I will normally eat an apple and a small handful of nuts...almonds, pecans, walnuts, whatever. Make sure its a SMALL handful and we are talking ONE hand. I might eat a small piece of cheese and a vegi. Sometimes when I am feeling really hungry...I will have a bowl of Grapenuts with one fiber added Splenda packet!

Make sure you eat a protein and a complex carb always together. You will learn in the Eat Clean Diet book (ehem) that you always need to pair the two together at every meal or snack! Why? Well a little preview...when you eat a protein with a complex carb....it slows the digestion of the complex carb...keeping you more full for longer periods of time!

I say HOLLA to that! Think about when you normally have the crash and mark a note on your phone, calendar, etc to eat a snack everyday about 30 mins to an hour before your normal crash would be.

My husband has learned to have a snack on the way home from work....otherwise he will come home and just munch munch munch and overeat! If he has a bar or an apple or something on his way home...it curbs his hungry and keeps the impulsive munching down.

It's 4:20 guys......and how are you feeling?

Recipe BONUS!

Ezekiel Pita Pizza. I am not sure about you guys but I LOVE pizza.

This is one of my favs....

Ezekial pitas can be found in the frozen/cold section at grocery stores. I get mine from Whole Foods!

Spread on 1-2 tablespoons of chevre/goat cheese The soft/spreadable kind. I like to buy the kind with peppercorns on them because I love pepper!

I slice up 1-2 tomatoes depending on what you like. I like Roma tomatoes. (I try to remove the seeded part because I don't like it)

I put a little more cracked pepper on there...and drizzle a little EVOO....not even a tablespoon...maybe a teaspoon.

You can top with seasoning if you want. Maybe Italian Herbs, Oregano, etc. Sometimes I put some garlic on there!

Pop it in the oven. I do about 400 degrees for 15-20 mins. Sometimes I put the broiler on for 30seconds-1 min so that I can get the top a little crunch at the end.

and bam....a little pizza....I am not kidding. Its SOOOO good.

SUPER BONUS recipe...

those pitas....if you toast them a little longer by themselves in the oven or toaster....and you take them out...they will become hard and crisp...a perfect way to have salsa or guac without the cals of chips! I do it all the time (that's what she said)

:)