Body Rockin’, Veggie Burgers & Baking with Tofu
I woke up early yesterday and was still sore from taking Flow & Body Attack (so.much.jumping) classes with my sister-in-law on Saturday. I wanted to do something quick so I finally did a workout from BodyRock.tv.
If you’ve never heard of BodyRock, it’s a really neat site with tons of free workout videos. Each workout is different as some have timed rounds or are just how many sets you can do in a specific amount of time. All you do is watch the video where you are shown exactly what to do, any modifications and the proper form to do each exercise.
I did a five minute warm up and then started the For the Haters workout where you see how many sets you can do in ten minutes. I didn’t have the fitness ball so I used a couple of three pound weights for the overhead press. I was able to do 27 sets for a total of 100 calories burned. It was nice to get a strength and cardio session finished so quickly. I know that ten minutes a day won’t cut it every day, but it was a nice change up and at least I got some activity in.
For lunch I knew exactly what I wanted to make! I got all my ingredients together and made tiny squash pizzas that I’d seen on There She Goes. They were so good and made me think of bagel bites which I used to eat like crazy in high school.
I was craving something sweet so I made tofu fudge bars that I’d seen on the Twin Oaks Tofu site. They turned out really well and were exactly what I needed to satisfy my sweet tooth.
Greg had been wanting black bean burgers for dinner for awhile now so I finally made some last night. I sauteed some onions, garlic and carrots in safflower oil until the onions were translucent. I drained and rinsed a can of black beans, mashed them and then added the sauteed veggies along with an egg, cumin, hot sauce, liquid smoke and a slice of Ezekiel bread crumbled up.
Form patties and be really careful with these or they’ll fall apart. I formed the patties on my cutting board and carefully moved them to an oiled pan with a spatula to make sure they wouldn’t break on me. It’s important to cook them very well on each side to make sure they stay together. I heated mine on medium-high heat for about ten minutes on each side. Once finished, I served them with field greens, tomato, avocado and mustard.
Here’s the nutrition facts for each burger (minus the bun & toppings). If you track your food and use The Daily Plate you can find the recipe here.
that workout looks crazy! i’m gonna try it right now!
and all of the food you post always looks so so good…workout first, then eat. haha!
Did you do it?! I wanna now how many sets you did! :]
Yes, definitely workout first and then eat, eat, eat!
I’m still scared to try BodyRock haha!
Oh man, I was too for the longest time. This workout wasn’t bad at all but some of the others look pretty hardcore.
ahh those mini squash pizzas look divine! what a fantastic way to liven veggies up. i’m making these asap!
and i’ll definitely have to bookmark bodyrock. i’m still doing jillian workouts from her website, but those will be gone soon. i just had to let go of my membership but copy-and-pasted the next two weeks of workout.
The copy & paste move was smart! I didn’t realize she had more workouts on her site. Are they good? How long are they? BodyRock isn’t so bad and I love how short they are. Blogilates.com also has some really wonderful workout videos.
it’s part of the paid membership. and there are four strength training workouts every week. they’re pretty good- similar to how her dvds are set up, but she just lists the exercises and then has links to show you how to do them. my butt kills me after every workout, haha, and they take me about 40 minutes if i complete the whole thing. it’s her typical mix up of strength and cardio.
ahh i checked blogilates out the other day. i love finding new ways to mix up my workouts!
Oh, that’s neat! Her workouts never fail to make my booty hurt the next day haha.
There are some great videos on Blogilates and they are short, but really effective which is good when you’re super busy.
Really cool to find another bodyrocker!!! keep on rooocking
greeeetings from Vienna, Austria
Thanks for stopping by! I just started doing a few BodyRock workouts here and there and they are wonderful! Do you do one every day? It definitely helps build up your strength and endurance.
I visited your blog and really like it! I love the homemade chai idea. I’m definitely going to have to try it!