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WIAW {11-07-2012}

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Happy What I Ate Wednesday!

Today’s eats are all from yesterday– enjoy!

[From left to right and top to bottom]
1. Pre six mile run snack- stuffed date with almond butter. almond milk, and water. 2. Breakfast- cinnamon apple protein oats with almond butter on top. 3. Lunch- leftover cocoa chili with daiya shreds & veganaise and cornbread. 4. Snack- fruit & veggie leather from TJs. 5. Dinner- repurposed leftovers, mushrooms + thai veggies sauteed in key lime cilantro taco seasoning sauce and chili peppers with adobo sauce over leftover masa with avocado. It looks huge but I didn’t eat the 5-6 huge chili peppers in the bowl. 6. Dessert- chocolate covered frozen bananas.

What’s the best thing you’ve eaten lately?

WIAW {10-31-2012}

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Hey guys, happy Halloween!

I’m running a bit behind (I squeezed in a 12-miler before work this morning) so let’s get right to the food, I’ll be showing you my meals from yesterday!
Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats

As always thanks to Jenn for hosting!

{5:15 am} Pre-run Snack

Classic date stuffed with sunbutter that successfully fueled me through my 7 mile recovery run on the dreadmill.

{7:00 am} Breakfast

For breakfast I had oats in a jar. I cooked 1/2 cup oats, 1 1/2 cups water, and 1 tsp chia seeds on the stove until it started to boil. Then I added in 1/2 mashed banana and 2 T PB2. The oats came out tasting nice and peanut buttery and tasted great in the dark chocolate dreams jar!

When I got to work at 9, I drank some coffee with almond milk and stevia.

{12:00 pm} Lunch

I had some leftover soup from last week (it’s still good so I’m still eating it!) with half an avocado sliced on top. The two didn’t really go together but the avocado definitely cooled off the soup a bit. Plus, I’m under the impression the avocado (and hot sauce) make everything better :) .

I finished off lunch with two mandarin oranges.

{3:30 pm} Snack

My stomach started to grumble around 2 but I put off eating anything because I thought I was dehydrated. Half of a bottle of water later + a Vitamin Water later it was still grumbling so I had a mini Larabar that I got at the Chicago Marathon expo.

{7:00 pm} Dinner

I’ve been loving these huge fall-inspired salads. The one above is actually from Monday night and is loaded with a baby spinach/baby kale mix, sliced mushrooms, mandarin oranges, roasted brussels sprouts, walnuts, and dried cranberries.

The one I had last night had a base of steamed kale and was topped with mushrooms, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted butternut squash, dried cranberries, walnuts, and TJs light champagne vinaigrette dressing.

Both of these salads were delish and I actually struggled to finish mine last night.

{7:45 pm} Dessert

I mixed pumpkin, Life’s Essential Protein powder, and pumpkin pie spice together and crumbed in a piece of dark chocolate with ginger. I served it with an almond butter spoon.

What are your favorite salad toppings? Mine change pretty regularly but right now I’m loving roasted veggies — particularly brussels sprouts.

Have a great day!

WIAW {10-24-2012}

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It’s time for another What I Ate Wednesday and today I’m going to show you my eats from yesterday (Tuesday). For more information and/or to link up, check out Jenn’s blog Peas and Crayons!
Spooky Snacks and Healthy Halloween Treats

Let’s get to it!

{5:10 am} Pre-run Snack

Before heading out for my 10 mile run, I had a medjool date stuffed with mocha peanut butter and sprinkled with salt and a little almond milk (unpictured). I’ve started salting my nut butters before longer runs to counteract the fact that I’m a salty sweater and don’t drink sports drinks while I’m running. I also accidentally bought a jar of unsalted almond butter and in adding salt to make it palatable realized I like my nut butters salty. No shame.

{7:15 am} Breakfast

It’s been really warm and humid in Chicago so after my run all I wanted was something cold, no oats, waffles, or breakfast bakes for me! I ended up making a recovery smoothie with 1 frozen banana, 1 cup frozen berry blend (TJs), 1/2 scoop Life’s Basics Plant Protein, and maybe 3/4-1 cup almond milk. I also had a rice cake with Naturally Nutty Pepita butter and raisins for crunch. This was a perfect post-run breakfast :) .

{11:45 am} Lunch

I really tried to make it to noon to eat lunch but my stomach started growling loudly in my cube around 11 and eventually I gave in and dug into lunch early. I had leftover quinoa taco salad with veganaise and hot sauce and I have to say I think it was better the second time around!

I also had some huge grapes.

{3:30 pm} Snack

Yesterday was a hungry day and by 3:15 I was starting to feel like I needed something to eat. Knowing that I needed to run some errands after work, I snacked on a pear around 3:30.

{7:00 pm} Dinner

Dinner last night was super easy and really tasty. First, I made this roasted brussels sprouts and apples side dish and then I heated up the last of the TJs sweet potato bisque soup. The brussels sprouts were awesome (even Ian had some!) but the soup was just okay, I had to doctor it a bit with spices/hot sauce and I’m not sure I’d buy it again.

It’s hard to take a pretty picture of soup.

After dinner I spent a good chunk of time looking at and eventually booking our hotel for the Goofy Challenge (woohoo). We managed to get a pretty good deal and planning the trip made me realize that it’s actually happening. I’m so excited!

{9:00 pm} Dessert/Snack

I wanted a little something more than just a piece of chocolate or fruit so I attempted to make muesli by mixing oats, sunflower seeds, walnuts, banana slices, chocolate covered walnuts, dried cranberries, cinnamon, and almond milk in a little dish. It wasn’t quite muesli but it was pretty tasty.

After dinner, Ian and I both filled out our absentee ballots and relaxed for a bit before heading to bed. Being productive in the evenings after work is exhausting :P .

Do you normally have a snack after dinner? What do you like to have? 

WIAW {10-10-2012}

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This month’s WIAW theme is spooky snacks and healthy treats and while I don’t have any spooky snacks to show you (sorry!), I have been enjoying some fall foods on a pretty regular basis. That should count, right?

Anyway let’s get to it and as always thanks to Jenn for hosting!

{5:15 am} Pre-run Snack

I had the usual medjool date stuffed with peanut butter and a little chocolate almond milk to wash it down. By the way that chocolate almond milk is addicting, I bought it a few weeks ago to use in a smoothie and since then it’s mysteriously been finding it’s way into my shopping cart every week. Spooky right?

{7:15 am} Breakfast

Since I showed you yesterday’s breakfast and talked about my run in this post, I’m not going to bore you with repeats and instead am showing you today’s breakfast. I toasted two gf waffles and then topped them with peanut butter, cinnamon protein apples (diced apple microwaved for 1:30 with cinnamon + vanilla protein powder), and maple syrup/agave blend.

{9:00 am} Coffee

Instead of drinking coffee at my apartment, I usually bring a thermos of coffee + stevia + almond milk to work with me. Yesterday I tried the new TJ’s pumpkin spice coffee and fell in love. It is amazing AND pre-ground– a rarity at TJ’s!

{12:00 pm} Lunch

This lunch is a perfect example of what happens when (a) there are no leftovers in the fridge (b) you don’t have enough lettuce for a big salad and (c) you’re too cheap to go out for lunch. I ended up mixing the last of the lettuce blend with kale, mushrooms, and homemade vegan ranch salad dressing. I also had a gf vegan “bagel” on the side that I ended up topping with Peanut Butter & Co’s The Heat is On pb. Unfortunately I had to attend a webinar during my lunch hour so I was stuck eating lunch at my desk.

{1:45 pm} Snack

I forgot to pack fruit in my lunch so after the webinar was over I ran out and grabbed an apple from a nearby grocery store. I wish I could have eaten in later in the afternoon but I had a meeting at 2 pm that I was almost positive would run over (and it did).

{7:00 pm} Dinner

Dinner was edible perspective‘s cocoa chili. I pretty much followed the recipe exactly and only adjusted the spices a little bit (adding more adobo sauce and more cocoa powder). The meal was fantastic and I definitely went back for seconds. Looks like I might have a new favorite chili recipe ;) .

But seriously, you should all go and make this chili for dinner tonight.

{9:45 pm} Snack

We ended up paying Ian’s brother a visit last night to see his new dog and when we got back I was in the mood for something sweet. I ended up mixing applesauce with almond butter and then stirring in a few pieces of chocolate and some pecans. It wasn’t gourmet but it hit the spot!

What’s your favorite fall food? Do you have a go-to chili recipe?

WIAW {09-19-2012}

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Happy Wednesday :) . I hope everyone is having a wonderful week and enjoying the cooler cold weather. I actually ran in running tights this morning, I still can’t believe it!

Anyway, today’s WIAW is from yesterday and I am going to get right to it. As always, thanks to Jenn for hosting!

{5:10 a.m.} Pre-run Snack

I always have to have something before I do speed work so yesterday I snacked on a medjool date stuffed with sunflower seed butter before heading out to run.

(I spy a kitty butt in the above picture :P ). I had an 8 mile run with 10 x 200 m strides on my schedule so I ran over to the track I normally use to complete my speed work. Unfortunately, the rain from the night before left the track incredibly slick. It also wasn’t lit so I ended up doing my strides on the sidewalks surrounding the park. It wasn’t ideal but at least I got the workout done!

{7:00 a.m.} Breakfast

I knew I’d be crunched for time in the morning so the night before I prepped some protein overnight oats but mixing 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 scoop protein powder, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/2 banana (sliced), 1 tsp chia seeds, and 1 cup almond milk. In the morning I added sunflower seed butter, a sprinkle of granola, and warmed strawberries.

{9:00 a.m.} Coffee

I normally don’t drink coffee at home because I like to drink at least one bottle of water after working out. I usually end up packing a shaker cup’s worth of coffee (iced or warm) with almond milk and stevia to drink at my desk.

{11:00 a.m.} Snack

My office catered Burrito Beach for an early lunch but I was unable to eat any of the burritos. I ended up taking some guac to go and eating it with corn-based chips that I keep at my desk.

{12:30 p.m.} Lunch

I had more of OSG’s Lightened Up Protein Power Goddess Bowl (I’m going to be eating this for a while) and an apple at my desk. After eating I ran over to the farmer’s market near my office and picked up a few things.

{3:00 p.m.} Snack

After a quick meeting, I had my last snickerdoodle blondie from the freezer.

{7:00 p.m.} Dinner

I wasn’t in the mood to really cook anything so I threw together a salad (spinach, mushroom, tomato, avocado) and then topped it with shrimp that I coated with TJ’s taco seasoning. The salad dressing was my new favorite homemade vegan ranch. It hit the spot.

{8:00 p.m.} Snack/Dessert

Dinner wasn’t incredibly filling so I snacked on a banana with my new cashew butter (from the farmer’s market) while watching tv with Ian.

Bedtime followed soon after, I was soo tired yesterday!

Do you go to a farmer’s market? What do you usually buy?