what I ate wednesday :: 4.9.13

Since taking a minor break from running, I had thought my appetite might be on a downward slope of how things usually are. This theory proved to be way wrong, given that I ate the rest of my Easter candy in one (short) sitting Monday afternoon. I would say "oops" but it was totally on purpose and tasted phenomenal so whatever.

Below are my eats from a typical Tuesday, without any running. I did do core and arm exercises from my new favorite app, Sworkit, which I have the free version of and loooove it. You tell it what type of workout you want, how much time you have (ranging from 5-60 minutes in 5-10 minute increments) and then it comes up with different exercises that you complete for 30 seconds and then switch. It's a great resource when you want to squeeze in a quick ab workout before heading out to work. Get it, get it!

Breakfast :: 6:30am
Green smoothie (frozen spinach, nanner, pineapple, orange juice, chia seeds, flax meal) and a dirty chai.

Morning Snack :: 9:30am
Two slices of this banana bread that I made, ahem, twice last week.

Lunch :: 12:00pm
A salad monster, complete with tons of veggies and a vegan enchilada.

Afternoon Snack:: 4:00pm
An ORANGE. No picture, so I hope that was a good description for you. ;)


 Dinner :: 6:00pm
Veggie red curry! Funny, I made this my last WIAW post. Curries are kind of a staple.

what I ate wednesday :: 3.20.13

Here we go again! I had such a great time partying with Jen last week, I had to come back for more. Since last week I showed you what I ate on a day that I wasn't running, I figured I should probably show what a day of eats looks like when there's some exercise involved.

This was Monday's food selection, which was also the day after I ran 20 miles in a weekend and had to run another 6 miles later on that night. Appetite = raging.

Breakfast :: 6:30am
Bowl o' oatmeal and a sliced apple for dipping purposes. With a large cup of the best tea in the world.

Morning Snack :: 9:00am & Afternoon Snack :: 3:00pm
A fruit and nut energy bar.

Lunch :: 11:30am
A salad monster, complete with some chickpea salad, an apple, nutritional yeast, and ginger dressing.

Dinner :: 6:00pm
Veggie red curry with cauliflower rice. ("Rice"=I cut the cauliflower into florets, pulverized it in the food processor, then steamed it.) For consisting of mainly veggies, this was incredibly filling and lasted me a solid 12 hours until breakfast the next morning.

What is a fruit that you could eat every day until you die and never get sick of?

Are you a fan of Thai food? What's your g-to dish?

what I ate wednesday :: 3.13.13

Welcome to the first edition of "what I ate Wednesday"! (AKA "I will be that awkward girl that takes pictures of every morsel of food that passes her lips.") While I truly did feel ridiculous being caught taking a photo of my chai tea by "Pest Man in the Truck" today, I am happy to jump on board with this series.

Looking at, reading about, and eating food is a dear hobby of mine, so naturally I love to see what others are chowing down on around different parts this wild world. I've found some great ideas and inspiration checking others' eats, so why wouldn't I join in on the fun?

Here is a Tuesday's day of food stuffs, which is slightly different than normal. Typically, Tuesdays are my speed workout days when I run an average of 7 miles and have a beast of an appetite. Today, however, involved a lot of "taking care of business" items (the joy!) so running will resume on track (ooo, see what I did there?) today.

Also, I got to eat all 3 meals at home, which is highly unusual. Every other day lunch is sloppily shoved into my mouth at rocket pace, but today I was able to take a nice little lunch break at home. That's a win!

Breakfast :: 6:30am
The last Saturday morning waffle, complete with peanut butter, banana, a syrup smidge and tea.

Morning snack :: 9:45am
Chai tea made with water. I finally told myself I need to budget my barista-made coffee/tea and now limit my addiction to $20/month...umm, it's been ridiculously easy. This was my first one for March - $17.25 of addiction-feeding left!

 Lunch :: 12:00pm
Salad mania, with the contents being: romaine, roasted broccoli stalks, roasted sweet potatoes, roasted chickpeas, vegan parmesan cheese (nutritional yeast/almond mix), craisins, and a balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Apple with cinnamon and a large H20 on the side.

 Afternoon snack:: 2:30pm
One of these delicious buggers.

 Supper :: 6:00pm
Oh whatdoyaknow, another salad monster for the salad monster. This one starred romaine, stir-fried eggplant skins (no, I don't throw any plant article out) with carrots and garlic, roasted chickpeas, vegan parmesan cheese, craisins, sunflower seeds, homemade zucchini relish (thank, Mom!), oregano, cilantro and a artichoke/balsamic vinaigrette. And a tall drink of water (no, it was not Ryan Gosling. He remains in my dreams.)

 Evening Snack :: 8:00pm
The "Life-Changing Bread" from My New Roots. Life = changed.

Thanks to Jenn at Peas and Crayons for the hosting of this faaaabulous series!

Do you ever find yourself craving salad? It's off and on for me, but obviously today that craving was turned UP.

Are you a 3-meal or 5-meal a day kind of person?