What I Ate Wednesday…and Thursday, Friday….

Despite this being my second post this week, I’ve kinda sorta fallen off the blogging bandwagon recently, for no other reason than I’ve been super tired after getting home from work the last few weeks. Well that, and trying to have a social life. Oh, and the fact that I’m already sitting behind a computer all day at work. But I still care about this little slice of the internet so much, and promise I’ll work on updating more!

So, why not start off with a little WIAW (ahem, What I Ate Wednesday) action? I’ve never done this before – how exciting!! I’ll go ahead and make a disclosure that this will be a pretty picture-heavy post, as it’ll be more of a compilation of recent eats from the past week, and not just Wednesday. I thought that might give y’all a little bit of a glimpse into what my day to day diet looks like. Many of the meals I’ve already posted on instagram, but I mean, why not just compile them all together? Other shots that didn’t make the insta feed are also included, and I threw in some of what I’ve been snacking on recently! Here we go!

Breakfasts

1. The best oatmeal I’ve ever made: vanilla, egg white and blueberry oatmeal topped with Purely Elizabeth original granola, blackberries & Maranatha almond butter
2. Plain chobani topped with berries, my take on Ambitious Kitchen’s banana bread, and a drizzle of Trader Joe’s creamy almond butter, otherwise known as my latest addiction.

3. Why choose one? TJ’s sprouted rye bread topped with TJs reduced guilt guacamole dip + a fried egg, and the other topped with TJs almond butter + berries + cinnamon. Swoon.
4. Another greek yogurt bowl of plain chobani topped with berries + peach, a cranberry and pepita trailmix from Kroger, and Maranatha almond butter.

5. TJs sprouted rye bread toasted and topped with TJs creamy almond butter and the JUICIEST pear slices, ever. SO GOOD
6. Meals that aren’t ‘grammed: vanilla egg white oatmeal topped with berries, TJs fig butter, almond butter, and Purely Elizabeth. Basically, my staple toppings.

Lunches

1. Throwing everything in my fridge into a bowl during a 30 min. lunch break: chickpeas, hardboiled egg, chopped pink lady apple, leftover roasted butternut squash and roasted brussels. Surprisingly went together well!
2. Another yummy bowl of food for lunch: bed of romaine topped with Israeli couscous, roasted brussels, and simple baked chicken that I prepped at the beginning of the week for meals like this.

3. Oh woops…same as the above, sans the lettuce part. Had some carrots on the side to add some color and Vit. A.
4. What running errands on lunch break looks like: bed of romaine (can’t get enough) topped with herb turkey breast from TJs, steamed asparagus and brussels, feta cheese, red onion, and balsamic. This was SO good!!

Dinners

1. St. Patrick’s Day meal! Almond crusted chicken breast, tomato & herb couscous from Fresh Market, and roasted brussels + asparagus + okra.
2. Sauteed shredded brussels in some EVOO and garlic and topped with ground turkey, onion and marinara sauce. Simple, easy, and quick!

3. Green lentils with roasted veggies (brussels, yellow squash, asparagus, red onion) and a sprinkle of feta cheese. Super easy vegetarian, plant based meal!
4. Just another bowl: chickpeas, roasted butternut squash, red onion, tomato and herb couscous, steamed tempeh and asparagus, all on top of romaine and dressed with balsamic vinaigrette. Lots of flavors!

5. Steamed broccolini, lemon garlic and whole grain mustard baked chicken, and this baked sweet potato with honey & pistachio recipe from Eats Real Food! Burnt the potato a bit, but the flavor was unreal and will definitely be on repeat in my kitchen.
6. This has got to be the next recipe I post for yall – I had it two nights in a row and it was seriously the bomb.com. Spaghetti squash topped with sauteed onions, mushrooms and tempeh with marinara sauce from Fresh Market. And feta, because I didn’t have Parmesan like I wanted.

7. And duh I made my weekly trip to Last Resort…Salmon and grits with lemon caper dressing. God bless America.
8. WHOLE FOODS YES. Stopped by on Sunday while I was in ATL and filled up on mashed sweet potatoes, tofu with garlic and tomatoes, white bean salad, asparagus and roasted brussels. Delish. Duh.

Snack n Such

 
1. Mid-morning snacking on a pear.
2. Mid-afternoon snacks sometimes consist of a Go Macro bar, one of my favorite bars out there! If you’re in Athens and interested, Fresh Market sells them!

3. Cuties/Halos have been a staple snack for the last 2-3 months, I’ve averaged at least one a day – helllooo Vitamin C! Starbucks black coffee on the side.
4. I’ve always loved frozen grapes, but they gain extra respect and appreciation during Lent by curbing my sweet teeth in a healthier way. This was last Friday afternoon – a great way to decompress after a long week 🙂

So that’s it for this week! What are some of your favorite meals and snacks to eat on throughout the week? I’m always looking for new eats, snacks especially!