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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 {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?

Swanson Inspired Dinner

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I know I’ve mentioned this before but recently Swanson Health Products recently offered me an opportunity to spend $25 on their online products. Swanson is a family owned company that offers health foods, natural beauty products, supplements and more all for very reasonable prices. To say that I wasn’t super excited to pick out my loot would be an understatement!

I received the shipment this past weekend and have been munching on the pumpkin clusters and cereal pretty frequently. Yum! However until last night I hadn’t gotten down and dirty with the hemp seeds or the garbanzo flour.

So what did I make? To start I used the garbanzo bean flour to make socca. When I mentioned to people that I had ordered the flour, almost everyone suggested socca so I knew I had to try it. I roughly followed this recipe but used a suggestion from fellow blogger Sierra and added rosemary to the batter.

The socca was amazing. It was crisp on the outside and doughy on the inside and I loved that I didn’t have to use a food processor to make the flour either. It was so easy to make. The rosemary really added a nice touch and my kitchen smelled like Christmas while it was baking.

I have a feeling that I’m going to be using the garbanzo bean flour a lot in the near future as I experiment with different types of socca. I’d definitely buy the flour with my own money.

I also made Angela’s Speedy Summer Hemp Power Salad with the shelled hemp seeds I received from Swanson’s. I followed the recipe for the salad but used TJs Goddess Dressing instead of the one included with the recipe. I know the Goddess Dressing has traces of wheat but considering I only have a gluten intolerance and I used so little of the dressing I should be fine.

The salad was awesome and the hemp seeds added a nice nutty taste to the dish. They also added more texture (I’m big into texture) and boosted the nutrition of the meal. Considering Swanson’s sells hemp seeds for less than half of what Whole Foods does, I can definitely see me ordering more from Swanson in the future.

After dinner last night, Ian and I made more granola (it goes quick in our apartment). We used the same recipe we always do but added raisins and pistachios this time. I had a small bowl with rice milk and chocolate chips for dessert.

This is definitely my favorite granola recipe so far!

This morning I woke up before my alarm went off (don’t you hate that?) and headed out for a 10 mile general aerobic run. The weather was perfect and all things considering my run went by pretty quickly. I haven’t been a fan of running the majority of my runs in the dark and I’m considering investing in a reflector vest. Any suggestions?

When I got home I dug into my breakfast of overnight “cottage cheese” oats. Last night I mixed 1/2 cup oats, 1/2 cup cottage cheese, > 1/2 cup milk, 1/3 banana (sliced), and a handful of blueberries.This morning I stirred in granola, fig jam, and almond butter.

Perfect. To be honest, soy bugs my stomach and makes me break out. I tried to pretend it wasn’t happening but I most likely have a soy intolerance. My plan is to finish up the soy products I have now (slowly so I don’t overwhelm my system) and then keep it out of my diet. I also seem okay with Tamari so I’m going to keep that in for now.

Anyway, I’m rambling and I need to get to work. Have a wonderful Thursday!!

Whoops WIAW

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So I totally forgot that today was Wednesday until I got back from my run this morning. Oops! For that reason I wasn’t too diligent about taking pictures of my food yesterday. Oh well, I guess we’ll manage ;) .

As always check out Jenn’s blog Peas and Crayons for more information on WIAW.

{5:05 a.m.} Pre-workout snack
I had a pb-stuffed date before heading out for a four mile run followed by a 1,650 meter swim. I held a 7:40 min/mile on the run and completed intervals in the pool. Most importantly I felt strong during both workouts.

{8:00 a.m.} Breakfast
I had planned on eating breakfast at work but decided to take advantage of my extra time at home. I was too lazy to throw something together though so I ate my packed breakfast with a cup of coffee.

Luna bar and banana. I’d never tried this bar flavor but it was really good!

{11:30 a.m.} Lunch
Breakfast held me over surprisingly well considering it was just a granola bar and fruit but by 11:30 my body needed lunch. I had the salad I’ve been obsessing over- edamame, beets, and goat cheese.

I’m sure that I’m boring you by eating this salad every day. Sorry I’m not sorry, its that good! I also had a personal bag of Original Popchips for carb-age.

{3:00 p.m.} Snack
My stomach was growling so I had some veggies and greek yogurt feta & dill dip to hold me until the end of the day.

{6:30 p.m.} Dinner
By the time I had biked home and unpacked my bag I was ravenous and decided to start on dinner right away. Mexican risotto was on the menu and I knew it was going to take awhile to cook. I was borderline hangry so I just got to it!

I followed the directions fairly closely only I substituted tomato paste instead of tomato base, I added more beer, and omitted the pickled jalapenos. I also used jalapeno chicken sausage instead of chorizo in Ian’s portion.

It was really yummy and made 4 HUUUGE portions.

{7:30 p.m.} Dessert
Dessert was my new obsession, So Delicious Green Tea Ice Cream, with raspberries and chocolate chips.

I went back for a few more bites of ice cream after finishing this. The coconut and green tea flavors are awesome together.

Ian and I watched some Madmen, I read my book, and then I called it a night. I was beat!

Have you ever tried So Delicious?

Whats your favorite type of granola/protein/energy bar?

Happy Wednesday guys :)

WIAW {05-22-2012}

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I can’t believe that another week has passed and its already time for WIAW. Crazy! Today I’m going to post my eats from yesterday; remember to check out Jenn’s blog Peas and Crayons for more information!

{6:00 a.m.}
I woke up and headed out for a run. I’d usually eat something small before running (a date w/ pb or a handful of cereal) but after a night of cocktails, I really wasn’t in the mood for a snack. Plus, my friend was sleeping on our couch and I wanted to keep the noise level in the kitchen to a minimum.

{7:45 a.m.} Breakfast

6 miles later I was ready for some breakfast. I hadn’t prepped anything beforehand and was craving overnight oats so I mixed 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup 2% greek yogurt, 2/3 cup coconut milk, chia seeds, and 1/2 banana (sliced) in a Peanut Butter & Co jar and then set it in the freezer for 10 minutes.

I pulled it out and topped it with gf granola. The overnight oats had almost set, the freezer trick seems to work in a pinch!

{11:20 a.m.} Lunch

I reached for a handful of pretzels around 11 but knew that wasn’t going to be enough so I dug into my lunch early. I really enjoyed the green curry. It tasted good, was vegan and gluten free, and didn’t have any scary ingredients. I’ll definitely buy it again!

{3:00 p.m.} Snack
I don’t know if I was actually hungry or just really craving veggies but I ran out to the grocery store near my office and picked up a bag of carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower and some cucumber, dill, & feta dip made with greek yogurt. It was the perfect afternoon snack. I left the leftovers in my fridge at work, hopefully a veggie snack will become a habit.

{6:00 p.m.} Dinner
I kept the veggie theme going with dinner and threw together a salad with mixed greens, edamame, chopped beets, goat cheese, and sesame ginger dressing.

I also had a mini corn tortilla with hummus and cheese. I felt like I needed some carb-age.

(7:30 p.m.} Dessert
After dinner I baked a loaf of peanut butter bread for easy breakfasts this week. I sampled a small slice for dessert with a few spoonfuls of hemp ice cream.

The rest of my Tuesday night was spent doing laundry (one of my least favorite “chores”) and watching Mad Men. Ian and I also walked to Dairy Queen but they were out of Cake Batter Blizzards :( . Ian had a cookie dough blizzard and I had a bite or two but it just wasn’t working for me, I need to try the cake batter one!

Have you tried the cake batter blizzard? If not, what is your favorite type of ice cream snack?