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WIAW #9: extra snacky

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I had a post half written yesterday, but than I got all caught up with an 8 page report I had to do for school and by the time I finished that it was already past midnight. So the post just never happened.

But I made sure I’d be back today for WIAW!
[Thanks for hosting Jenn!]

Peas and Crayons

Breakfast:

Overnight oats.
I made them last night before bed with my new silk nog and I could.not.wait. for breakfast this morning.
I actually had to get through my cardio sculpt class before getting to the oats, but so worth the wait!

Into an empty almond butter jar went 1/3 cup old fashioned oats + 1/3 cup silk nog + 1/3 cup water. I kept it simple because I wanted to taste the nog!

This morning I topped it with a sliced banana + crumbled chocolate walnut cookie

SOO yum.

followed up with a steaming cuppa  joe-nog.

coffee + a generous splash of steamed silk nog.

I’ve already decided I’ll be having the exact same breakfast tomorrow morning!

excited :)

LUNCH:

homemade kimchi & tofu dumplings.

with siracha!

Dinner:

one of my absolute favorites!

hotpot.
[click here to learn more about hotpot!]

I love it because I can basically cook whatever I like and tonight it was:
broccoli, tofu, mushrooms, cod, turnips, spinach, mungbean noodles, scallop

Snacks:

[unsweetened almond] milk & [chocolate walnut] cookie.

heritage flakes + silk nog.

Hummus + homemade pita chips.

[fuyu] persimmon.

dark chocolate.

 

As you can see…I was feeling extra snacky today!

And now i’m totally pooped.
Time to go make my breakfast for tomorrow, then bed!

Night friends!

What’s your favorite snack?

Or, best thing you ate this week?

WIAW #8

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Happy WIAW! :)

Thank you for hosting Jenn!!

Peas and Crayons

Pre-Workout: 

dried mango
Lately that has been my go-to pre-work out fuel. It’s light on the stomach and gives me loads of energy.

Post-Workout/Breakfast:

Protein smoothie topped with cocoa powder and peanut flour + a chocolate muffnie on the side

Lunch:

steamed japanese pumpkin + steamed long beans + japanese fried egg on an eziekel tortilla

with a side of perrier and studying

Snack 1:

Chocolate Muffnie

Snack 2:

an apple and more dried mango

Dinner:

Was at the German Bierfest in Tsim Sha Tsui at the Marco Polo HK Hotel

Where people were aplenty

And beers were bigger than my face. almost.

And went oh so well with pretzels and honey mustard.

[Sorry for the blurry photos btw - my phone was being funky]

To balance out carb mania, I had some [more] steamed japanese pumpkin when I got home.

Now it’s time for bed!

Night!

zZzZz

Best thing you at today?

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PS: Muffnie recipe coming soon.

WIAW # 7: Hong Kong Edition

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Happy Wednesday!
We’re this much closer to the weekend!

Peas and Crayons

I believe this is my first WIAW outside the states.
Lets get movin!

Pre-Workout:

 1/3 of an apple
[no pic]

Lately I’ve found that eating a couple bites (apple, a couple walnuts, some toast…) before working out gives that extra kick of energy I need.

Today was weights day.
My favorite!

Post workout:

Chocolate Protein
[1 packet true vitality chocolate + 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk + 1/2 cup water]

Anddd, pancakes!
I’ve been on a pancake roll lately. Can’t get enough of them!

[1/2 cup kodiak cake mix + 1/2 cup water]

Today I kept is simple by just topping them with some honey almond butter and strawberry jelly.
Doesn’t the jelly look like it’s arm around the almond butter, hugging it?? I’m telling ya…match made in heaven.

On a side note, I should probably work on getting my pancakes the same size… and perhaps the same color.
One step at a time.

Mid-Morning Snack:

So remember how I made some pumpkin quinoa the other day? I still had 2/3′s of a can of pumpkin sitting around and as much as I wanted to just trash it, it just seemed like too much of a waste.

So I thought I’d try making something I might slightly enjoy.

Pumpkin Spice Latte
[anything with coffee in it, I'm game]

I have to say Averie sure knows her stuff.
Anyone who is a pumpkin fan, I highly recommend checking out her recipe!

And I also had a slice of my current favorite snack:

Cheese and Jelly Toast

[strawberry jelly + 1 slice laughing cow cheese + toasted slice of  sprouted whole wheat toast]

The cheese slightly melts into the warm toast and goes perfectly with the strawberry jelly.
Soooo good.

Lunch:

Since it’s my last day here I needed to use up some of my produce stat.

kabocha squash + button mushrooms + carrots

20 mins in the oven and lunch was ready.

Plus some bread from one of my favorite places!

Always perfectly soft and chewy

One
cheesy tapioca roll

Look how soft and pillowy inside!

and one
chocolate chip tapioca roll

All washed down with these fellas:

Sparkling water and malted soy milk

Late-Afternoon snack:

A snack bag of baked cheese puffs

Dinner:

One of my favorites!
Japanese.

Lots of sushi and sashimi were eaten.
So much that I only managed to take a grand total of 2 photos.

Ever seen fruit sushi?

 I haven’t! It was interesting.

So, that’s what I ate today!

Lastly a BIG thank you to our lovely hostess Jenn!

What’s your favorite cuisine?? -
Mine are Japanese and Italian, but a lot of the time I prefer my ‘homemade’ cuisine :)