Hey guys, I can’t believe it’s already time for another what I ate Wednesday, the weeks just keep flying by, reminding me that I really need to start Christmas shopping! Aaaah! I’m a horrible procrastinator! Anyway, like usual, I’m showing you the food I ate yesterday and thanks always to Jenn for hosting!

{5:15 am} Pre-run Snack

Before heading out for an 8 mile run, I had a medjool date stuffed with sunflower butter and a little glass of almond milk. This is usually the perfect amount of food to fuel me through an early morning workout and yesterday was no different. I had a VO2 max run on my schedule and it really seemed to fly by… even the intervals at 5k race pace!

{7:15 am} Breakfast

My morning was run was great but the almost winter chill left me wanting a hot breakfast. I cooked a pot of whipped banana protein oats, poured it into an almost empty peanut butter jar, and added a big spoonful of cranberry sauce. This was sooo good, I can’t wait to have it again!

I drank water with breakfast and then had a shaker cup of coffee, almond milk, and stevia when I got to my desk at 9.

{12:30 pm} Lunch

After a stressful morning at the office, I dove into a large kale, avocado, and tuna salad with orange muscat vinegar. I bought the vinegar last weekend to make salad dressing but found that I actually liked it a lot on it’s own. The vinegar taste was minimal and I really liked the citrus flavor– another great TJs product!

I also had an apple to round out my lunch .

{6:30 pm} Dinner

I had quite the busy afternoon at work and by the time I got home I was already getting hungry. I’ve eaten a lot of salads lately so I thought I’d switch it up and made paleo pad thai. I made a few changes like subbing out all of the coconut products (I’m allergic) and chicken and adding tamari, white beans, and mushrooms but still I really enjoyed this recipe. I can’t wait to enjoy my leftovers!

{7:15 pm} Dessert

For dessert I had a small piece of dark chocolate and an Enjoy Your Life cookie that I decorated last Saturday with almond milk. I’m actually quite impressed by the cookies, they don’t taste too gluten-free or vegan-y– even Ian is enjoying them!

The rest of the night was spent on the couch lounging and watching Netflix with Ian.

What do you normally eat before working out? Do you always eat the same thing or do you change it up?
Have you started your Christmas shopping?