Homemade Paleo Ice Cream!

“The safest principle through life, instead of reforming others, is to set about perfecting yourself.”

-B. R. Haydon

Above: Nathan's younger brother and my classmate from Punahou, Kyle, came in for a workout while here for a wedding! Kyle is the one who pointed Nate to our gym a couple months ago, and he's also the one that bought Nate his cool new minimus shoes.  Glad you stopped by, Kyle! Great catching up with you!

Today's WOD:

"Tabata Something Else"

Complete 32 intervals of 20 seconds of work followed by ten seconds of rest where the first 8 intervals are pull-ups, the second 8 are push-ups, the third 8 intervals are sit-ups, and finally, the last 8 intervals are squats. There is no rest between exercises.

Post total reps from all 32 intervals to comments.

Day 27 of 50-day Paleo Challenge: Homemade Paleo Coconut Ice Cream!

Banana Ice Cream from Health Bent

Ingredients:

3 bananas (Make sure the bananas have lots of brown spots on them. Too green and you can taste it. It’s gross.)

1/2 c coconut milk

1 t vanilla extract

Directions:

Remove the peels from the bananas and discard. Place the bananas in plastic wrap and stick in the freezer for at least 5 hours. Once they’re hard all the way through, you’re ready to start making the “ice cream.”  Take out your food processor and toss in the frozen bananas, coconut milk and vanilla extract. Blend until everything is smooth. Done! Either eat immediately or stick it in a covered dish and freeze it. Take the ice cream out of the freezer about 20 minutes before you’re ready to eat. It can get pretty hard in the freezer.

Strawberry Ice Cream from Growing up Paleo

Ingredients:

Mash or puree 10-12 strawberries (use more or less depending on the size)

1 really ripe mashed banana (I added this for a little sweetness…you can leave this out if you like)

2 TBS. Vanilla

1 can of coconut milk

Directions:

Mash strawberries in a large bowl. Combine vanilla and coconut milk to the strawberry puree. I tasted it and wanted it to be a little sweeter so I added a really ripe banana (mashed) to the mixture however, you could totally leave this out if you wanted to. Stir all the ingredients together and pour into your ice cream maker and let the magic begin. Usually it only takes about 20 minutes to get to a good soft serve consistency. This go around I was anxious and started my creation a little early and ended up letting it run for about 40 minutes and I actually preferred this consistency better as it closely resembled that of regular ice cream. Topping with shaved coconut or nuts would be tasty too! Enjoy!

Yesterday's WOD Board: