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Jan 22 2013

WIAW Party Time!

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Hello lovelies! It’s Wednesdaaaaaaay! And that means What I Ate Wednesday, thanks to the lovely Jenn at Peas and Crayons (love her, love WIAW).

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My pictures are pretty sporadic. What else is new, right? I can never remember to take pictures of everything I eat in one day … so here’s little snippets from the last several days.

Breakfast wrap:

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This was a loaded one. And a delicious one. I made a big breakfast for my man friend and I on the weekend (I regret not taking a photo of the kick ass eggs benedict I made) … and ended up with leftover hashbrowns. So I added them to my usual daily breakfast wrap, with two eggs, ham, chia seeds, hummus, and a bit of cheese. I was full after inhaling this bad boy.

Pistachios:

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WHY DO I KEEP BUYING THESE? I can’t stop. I snack on them while I cook.

Dinner mess:

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I’m starting to think my life wouldn’t go on without quinoa or lentils. This plateful is lentils + quinoa + chia seeds + fried tuna (I put it in a pan with EVOO until it gets all crispy, and I in turn fall in love). I threw some mustard on there (don’t wrinkle your nose in disgust, please) and mixed it all up after.

Necessary snack:

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Banana + peanut butter. Crunchy, obviously. Don’t you bring smooth near me.

Soup time:

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This was Mediterranean Vegetable and Pasta soup + quinoa + lentils. I threw cheese on top. I always do that :) I like to add stuff to my soup … much more filling that way.

My usual Subway:

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After a massage on Monday night, I was so sleepy and drowsy. The last thing I wanted to do was cook, so I stopped at Subway. That’s a Subway Melt (not the healthiest choice, so sue me) with every vegetable they have. Eaten in front of The Biggest Loser. It was a goooooood night.

Happy Wednesday! What’s the best thing you’ve eaten this week?

Nov 13 2012

Typical Tortilla Usage

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Hello there! I feel like we haven’t hung out for quite some time. Blogging has taken a back seat over the last week. I had nothing to say … didn’t feel the need to spout unnecessarily :)

But I’m back for another rendition of What I Ate Wednesday. Kudos to Jenn for putting this all together! I actually remembered to take photos of my meals for an entire day (shocking!), as opposed to my usual sporadic food photography from a whole week. Here’s Tuesday!

Breakfast:

This wouldn’t be a Yellow Haired Girl WIAW post without a wrap. Here’s my breakfast wrap – whole wheat tortilla/turkey breast/eggs/chia/dill cream cheese/roasted red pepper hummus. So good. So filling. So repeating this everyday for the rest of my life.

Snack:

Vitamins aren’t a snack, I know ;) But I downed a couple with some of a bottle of Bolthouse juice before lunch.

Lunch:

Who says I can’t have two tortillas or two servings of turkey in one day? I’m the boss here. I made a quick quesadilla for lunch with turkey + shredded cheddar + green peppers. Anyone else not cook their veggies for quesadillas? I don’t. I like the crunch.

Snack:

Can’t stop. Won’t stop.

Supper:

This wonderfully ugly concoction is red lentils + quinoa + ground chicken + copious amounts of Wholly salsa (I’ve developed a very serious addiction to the stuff). Inhaled in front of Ben & Kate … I’m really starting to love that show! Anyone else watch?

Happy Wednesday!

Sep 25 2012

When I Remember

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Happy Wednesday! I am truly happy that it is Wednesday … the week is half over. Hallelujah. I’m wishing for the weekend even more than usual ;)

Thank heavens for What I Ate Wednesday (kudos to Jenn for it). Such a nice lil’ thing in the middle of the week! I’m sticking with the same goal I had all month. Judge me for being boring and predictable, I dare you. I’m still going to pledge to drink more water. I’ve been doing pretty well … let’s see if I can keep it up!

Here’s some sporadic dishes from the last several days. I’ve said it before … I can NEVER remember to photograph an entire day of meals. Sooooo here’s food from when I remember (really setting this up well, aren’t I?).

Salad time! This was chick peas + black beans + edamame + chicken breast + green beans + assorted bell peppers. I topped it with roasted red pepper hummus (my official sponsor) and Greek yogurt (the key ingredient in everything I eat).

That combo made a terrific dressing! I will definitely be repeating that!

I forgot about a container of raspberries I bought at Costco last week (a travesty, right?) and they got really ripe and soft. So I mixed them in with Greek yogurt (whoop, there it is!) and my favorite protein powder, Jillian Michaels chocolate whey. Is there such thing as a chocolate marshmallow? If there is, that’s how I would describe the taste of the powder. I go through it soooo fast. This was a fantastic snack!

Breakfast wrap! A regular thing on YHG. This was two eggs + sliced turkey breast + roasted red pepper hummus (what did I tell you?) in a whole wheat wrap. I think I finished eating this on my way to work. Shocking, I was running late.

Mixed veggies + a baked sweet potato + ground turkey + lots and lots and lots of feta. I thought I might need dressing for this, but the warm potato and turkey made the feta creamy enough that everything had an even salty flavour. Apparently I don’t believe in real dishes this week either. Hello, Tupperware :)

A new addition to my breakfast menu! For the first time in days weeks months, I didn’t have oatmeal or a breakfast wrap. I whipped up a quick protein cake in the microwave and topped each half with Greek yogurt and the aforementioned raspberries. The cake recipe? 1/4 cup of oats + 1 egg + 3/4 scoop chocolate protein powder + splash of water. I microwaved the mug for just over a minute and taaaa daaaah! I rubbed the inside of the mug with coconut oil so it would come out easier :)

And there you go! Have a wonderful Wednesday … let’s hope Friday shows it’s pretty face soon!

Aug 7 2012

Not Very Stapley

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Hi!

A very happy What I Ate Wednesday to you … always a joyous occasion (thanks Jenn!).

The food I’m featuring in today’s post is from Tuesday (and truthfully … not very summer stapley. Yes I know that’s not a word). And it’s not the prettiest food I’ve ever shown. Maybe check out past posts for the good stuff? ;)

Breakfast:

Another morning, another breakfast wrap. Spilled on my keyboard while reading blogs. I’m nothing if not consistent. In this whole grain wrap is two eggs (cooked with some chia seeds to make them look all Dalmatiany), two slices of turkey bacon, a generous helping of black beans, and nutritional yeast. Gettin’ the day off to a great start, I’d say!

Lunch:

Work was crazyyyyy yesterday. Lunch happened while on the way back from an “on location” shoot …. at 2PM. You could have called me Starvin’ Marvin (actually, I kept referring to myself as that and I’m sure it was terribly annoying). Subway to the rescue! This was a 6″ veggie sub – everything but banana peppers – on honey oat.

Dessert:

My coworker and I were in a small town for said shoot … and every small town always has a terrific bakery (right?!). We had to stop. These are carrot cake “muffins”. If they’re called muffins, they’re healthier than cupcakes. Right? ;)

Dessert (again?):

Unpictured … my wonderful friend had some delicious cake while on vacation 15 (or so) hours away. She needed to share. So she packaged it up and got it home ON THE PLANE so I could eat it. That’s friendship. And an extreme love of dessert. It was well travelled … and delicious.

Supper:

A rather ugly bowlful. This was actually Monday’s supper (sorry!), since I was running around like a chicken with my head cut off before my best friend’s bridal shower last night. Remember my dress from yesterday’s post? It was a hit. So many compliments :) Anyway, this ugly bowlful contains green beans, edamame, broccoli, ground turkey, chia seeds, Greek yogurt, and a couple of whole grain Tostitos for some added crunch. Looks aren’t everything, okay?

Ta daahhhhhh! Donezo. Happy WIAW, everyone :)

Jul 25 2012

I Don’t Believe In Turning On The Oven

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Hey guys! It’s What I Ate Wednesday time!

Thanks Jenn for hosting this brilliant link up. I love being able to connect with other people and drool over get inspired by other’s meals!

Here are my meals from yesterday (Tuesday).

Breakfast:


Suuuuurprise! Another breakfast wrap. Are you tired of seeing these yet? I hope not, because I’m not tired of eating them. I added a new element to my usual tortilla yesterday … black beans. A delicious idea! Black beans + 2 eggs (cooked in the microwave with chia seeds and shredded cheese) + 2 slices of turkey bacon, all rolled up into a flax seed tortilla.

Not pictured: a piece of pizza around 11AM. I played the role of cameraman (lady? girl? person?) for a coworker yesterday morning, and he did a story at a local pizza shop. They sent a box of ‘za back to work with us! It was delicious :)

Lunch:


It’s too freaking hot to cook anything these days. I’m boycotting the oven, sometimes I won’t even touch the stove top. Honestly … the microwave and the George Foreman grill are my new BFFs. I was able to scoot home for lunch yesterday, so I decided to eat something cold. I had overnight oats prepared before I left for work, and that bowl was great! In there: an overripe banana, 1/2 cup of oats, chocolate almond milk (poured until I got a consistency I liked), Greek yogurt, and one full scoop of chocolate whey protein. I topped it with the rest of a carton of raspberries I had kicking around. Yum!

Supper:


You guys, this dish was awesome. This huge plate contained quinoa, edamame, black beans, olives, corn, sliced chicken breast, hot sauce, and cheese. I decided to throw some Greek yogurt on there and mix it all up afterwards. There was a lot of food … and I ate every last bit of it. I will definitely be making this again.

And the fitness factor for July’s WIAW theme? Well, yesterday I climbed 79 flights of stairs on the stairmaster (while watching Mad Men via Netflix, on my iPhone), then did a quick 1.5 mile hilly bike ride, and some really quick leg and ab work.

Ta daaaaaaah!There’s another rendition of What I Ate Wednesday.

Ciao for now!

Jun 20 2012

My Weight In Fruit

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Hey guys! It’s Wednesday, thank the freakin’ heavens. I’m ready for the week to be over. I still have a lot to get accomplished at work before Friday, but I’m totally in denial about the work load. If I pretend like I don’t have to do it, it’s like it doesn’t really exist … right? ;)

Another rendition of What I Ate Wednesday is a welcome distraction though. Thanks to Jenn for hosting this shindig!

This month’s theme is healthy snacking. Something I failed at on Monday. Big time. You’ll see.

Breakfast:

I had oodles of fruit salad left from my birthday BBQ on the weekend, and knew I needed to have some to prevent sugar withdrawls so it wouldn’t go bad. I had a big pile of it along with a breakfast wrap. Inside that roma tomato tortilla (which I bought at Superstore, some of you have been asking) is two eggs and some cheese.

Lunch:

I also had leftover burgers from Saturday, so that played a part in Monday’s lunch. I downed a burger with carrots, grapes, and a bit of potato salad (more leftovers). Super simple, super tasty.

Snack #1: I had an unpictured piece of chocolate ice cream cake. Another piece of leftover food from Saturday, and unhealthy snack number one.

Snack #2: I had errands to run after work, so was starving by the time I finally got home. I definitely grabbed another burger from the fridge and ate it, sans bun. Cold. Unhealthy snack number two.

Supper:

While I may have had two unhealthy snacks on Monday, I did seem to eat my weight in fruit. I added more fruit to my supper, in the form of toppings on (not so) overnight oats. I mixed together mango/orange juice, Greek yogurt, chia seeds, and oats together … let them chill for a little while in the fridge and then dumped as much fruit on top as I possibly could.

And there you go! Not the healthiest example when it comes to snacking … but the rest of this week will be much more balanced. Indulging keeps life interesting :)

Enjoy your day!