WIAW # 6

September 28, 2011 by kris | 7 Comments

hi lovies.

Can you believe it’s already Wednesday??
This week is just flying by!

Wednesdays are more than just hump days.

They’re WIAW days!
[all thanks to Jenn! - so, THANKS Jenn!]

This morning I started off with what I’ve been eating every morning for breakfast since I made those lemon poppyseed muffins.1 Barbara’s shredded wheat puff + 1 fig + 1 mini lemon poppyseed muffin

And a handful of blueberries, which I decided to add at the last minute
[yep, thats right. I'm livin on the edge! ]

Then I was off to do some cardio. Today’s class was INTENSE. but in a good way.
I just couldn’t feel my legs afterwards. No big deal.

Then it was snack time. Or 2nd breakfast time.

I picked up a new protein powder yesterday to try.

Spiru-tein High Protein Energy Meal
Chocolate flavor, of course.

I mixed 1 packet of the powder with 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk and 1/2 cup water.

I couldn’t get the lumps out of it, but it was still good.
I just had to chew.
Which was actually kind of like drinking a malted milkshake.

I’m sure putting it in the blender would’ve done the trick.

I have to say, this powder rivals my all time favorite true vitality protein powder.
I’m just not sure about the ingredients of Spiru-tein yet since I couldn’t pronounce half of them.
I think some decoding may be necessary.

Then it was time to try a new bread I picked up from Costco this morning.

Best way to try it is obviously with butter. Almond butter.

a cup of coffee

I approve.

A shower and some errands later…

It was lunch time!

I had my go-to lunch. Egg white + veggies.

Today’s looked more like a pizza. An egg-white pizza?

Spinach + mushrooms + egg whites + tomatoes + cayenne pepper + garlic powder + smoked salt

And some diced avocado.

So since I had something savory of course it was time for something sweet

Pineapple to the rescue!

And 2 slices of freeze-dried mango

This stuff is amazing! It’s crunchy like chips.

A little later it was snack time. Again.

I got really hungry when I was driving and I made a sensible choice to find a place where I could find a banana. Then I drove past Yogurtland and the banana went out the window.

Dark chocolate + coconut + oatmeal raisin

Oh.Em.Gee.
The oatmeal raisin was amazing! It tasted JUST like an oatmeal raisin cookie. No joke.

For dinner I had a simple plate of veggies and brown rice.

eggplant + a chinese veggies [the green one on the left] + pickled cabbage + fish [in the middle]

And because I apparently haven’t had enough sweets in one day…
I had a bite of a new chocolate bar I bought today

I have to say I prefer dark chocolate over milk chocolate. It’s ok though because I totally bought a dark chocolate bar too

And now I need to do some school work.
And pack! – I’m leaving town tomorrow morning and my suitcase is still empty.

Have a good night!

What’s your favorite snack?

Milk, White, or Dark Chocolate?

Any fro-yo lovers out there?

WIAW # 5: Ready in 5. Or less.

September 21, 2011 by kris | 14 Comments

I thought I’d take a slight break from Bordeaux [see previous days 1, 2, 3 here] and join in on some WIAW fun today

[Thanks Jenn for hosting!! ]

Everything I ate today was basically ready in under 5 minutes. And not on purpose.

This morning I started with half a banana before heading off to my Wednesday cardio strength class, which ended up being AWESOME.

After class I chugged a pb + banana+ chocolate protein smoothie.

I used the remainder of my banana from earlier this morning, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1 packet chocolate true vitality, 5 ice cubes, and 1/2 tablespoon peanut flour.

My official BREAKFAST was a waffle a la kodiak cakes.

Drizzled with manuka honey.

I don’t think I’ll ever tire of waffles. They’re just that good.

Then it was time for some school-ing…

and munching…

I may have had a few too many of these dark chocolate dipped rice cakes.
My excuse: they were mini

Then it was time for LUNCH. YAY

On the menu:
tuna
refried beans
corn cakes
hummus
tomatoes
avocado

That can only mean one thing:

BUILD YOUR OWN CORN CAKES!

Yes, i see that my lunch came out of cans, but it’s alright every once in a while. Plus the convenience is just too awesome.

I bought these corn cakes in France and love how perfectly thin they are. Perfect for piling on the toppings.

I mixed the tuna with some hummus and piled it on top of the corn cakes with some avocado and tomato slices.

Dessert was just as fantastic.

I sliced up part of an apple and banana

Added some sunbutter+almond milk

Mixed it all in and stuck it in the microwave for 20 seconds (x’s 2)

and Voila!

Okay okay, so it tastes a whole lot better than it looks. I promise!
And it’s guaranteed to satisfy that sweet tooth.

But of course I still had a couple chocolate cat cookies a little later on

I ate a bazillion of these. Seriously, I don’t think I can buy them anymore.
I can’t stop eating them!

Sweet > Savory
always

Then DINNER!

Roasted up a diced sweet potato sprinkled with paprika, cayenne, and a touch of cinnamon in the oven
[okay this may have taken slightly more than 5 minutes - but I don't count the roasting time]

Mixed it with leftover tuna from lunch, squirted on some ketchup and mustard and it was ready.

Again, tastes a lot better than it looks!

Dessert was something that I’ve become slightly obsessed with over the past couple days.

~~Baked~~ Microwaved Apples

I diced up an apple, sprinkled it with cinnamon, ginger, and a touch of paprika

Then put it in the micovwave for 30 seconds (x’s2)
Sprinkled on some almond meal.

Perfectly warm and delicious. AND tastes like fall

Speaking of fall…

We’re only two days away from the first day of Autumn!

So…enjoy these last couple days of summer!!

WIAW #4 – Home edition

September 7, 2011 by kris | 12 Comments

Evenin’ Oaties!

I finally made it home yesterday after many many hours on the road. Too many and boy am I glad to be back and eating the foods I love. Road trip food is fun to eat – to an extent. Then you just start missing your usual foods from home.

So without further ado here’s what I ate Wednesday!

[Thanks for hosting Jenn!!!]

I made sure to get up early this morning to make it to the gym for a cardio strength workout class. After sitting in the car for almost 2 days I wanted nothing more than to get in a good sweat sesh.
Mission accomplished.

After my workout and a quick shower, I had just enough time to blend something up before heading off to my eye appointment. Actually I was totally late to my eye appointment, thanks to my shake. But it was totally worth it

[8 ice cubes, 1 packet chocolate protein powder, 1/2 cup unsweetened chocolate almond milk, 3/4 cup unsweetened almond milk]

After my eye appointment and a couple errands, it was lunch time!

My dad had a strawberry waffle at the waffle house yesterday morning on our drive home and I wanted one for myself so that’s exactly what I had. And mine was wayyy better. Just sayin’