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Jul 31 2012

WIAW: Summer Staples!

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Oh, hello. Didn’t see you there :)

Happy Wednesday! It’s What I Ate Wednesday time (thanks Jenn!) and I’m so ready to drool over everyone’s posts. So. Ready.

(*cue today’s pictures that decided to hang out in the left column instead of going over to the centre of the post. UGH.*)

I love this month’s theme! This week’s post is a little bit all over the place, I couldn’t possibly remember to take photos everyday … but I think there are a few summer staples in there!

Pizza. That’s obviously a summer staple, right? I pulled out my countertop pizza maker and made this one with a whole wheat tortilla, organic tomato sauce, broccoli, corn, black beans, green peppers, and feta. Olives would have been the perfect addition … but I was out. Oh well! This was still delicious – and packed with nutrients!

Pita Pit shouldn’t be considered a staple, but eating outside during the summer certainly should be! I grabbed this 6″ whole wheat pita for lunch the other day and enjoyed it at a picnic table at work. In there: turkey, lettuce, onion, cucumbers, green olives, black olives, pineapple, alfalfa sprouts, mushrooms, tomatoes, feta cheese, and tzatziki. My friends always make fun of me because I get every vegetable available, and as a result, spill all over myself while I eat. This was no different.

Eggs aren’t a summer staple. For me, they’re a daily staple. Honestly. I’ve actually considered the fact that I could turn into a chicken one day. Here’s two poached eggs on some whole grain bread (I rarely use toast for poached eggs), sliced turkey breast and MacLaren’s Imperial Sharp Cheese (MY FAVORITE!).

A small bowl of various whole wheat pastas (aka the end of several bags), organic tomato sauce, and a grilled chicken breast. Not very summer staple-y. But still delicious.

And the creme de la creme of summer staples … I present frozen yogurt. I had a crappola day at work yesterday (involving falling down some stairs oh so ungracefully), and decided this was necessary. In there: Red Velvet/New York Cheesecake, strawberries, crumbled Coffee Crisp, chocolate chips, and maraschino cherries. It was an emotional eating fest. And I wanted it that way ;)

Done! Oh, how I love Wednesdays. Can’t wait to check out some other WIAW posts later on today!

Have a wonderful day, everyone!

 

May 15 2012

I Heart WIAW

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Hey guys. I’m glad it’s Wednesday. We’re one day closer to the weekend and I get to drool all over wonderful pictures of food in the blogosphere.

Thanks Jenn! I love What I Ate Wednesdays.

The food in today’s post was all inhaled on Monday :) It was the only day this week that I could remember to take photos at every meal!

Breakfast:

The weather has been tres warm this week, so I reintroduced the smoothie into my morning routine. When something is that cool, creamy, and delicious … how can you say no? It had flax seed oil, mixed berries, oodles of spinach, plain Greek yogurt, and my favorite Bolthouse juice (Berry Boost!).

Mid morning:

I had a press conference to attend at about 11AM, and the supplied food for media was Subway. It’s very rare that I will eat at events that I’m covering … but the organizers insisted, and well, it was Subway. This was a 6 inch whole wheat veggie sub. Just a nice little (actually not that little) snack. I ate it in the car on the way back to the office.

Lunch:

I ran home quickly and made this salad before heading outside to eat it. My coworker and I went to the lake not far from the office and sweated our faces off relaxed before taking on the second half of the day. In the mix: peppers, asparagus, carrots, edamame, chicken, olive hummus, and a little bit of Mrs. Dash on top. Does anyone else hate dressing like an adult when it’s summertime? I just want to show up to the office in a bikini.

Midafternoon:

I inhaled some (unpictured) leftover bulgur when I got home from work. Cold. I was that hungry.

Supper:

Spaghetti squash + marinara sauce + chia seeds + cheese. Easy. Delicious.

Dessert:

This was eaten in front of Smash (I already lost my mind over the episode on the blog earlier this week, so I won’t do that again), and under my favorite blanket. This bowl contains lemon yogurt with carob chips and golden raisins.

Wow! That seems like a lot of food, which is strange … considering the heat. Usually my appetite says sayonara when the mercury rises. What about you?

Apr 24 2012

An Outdoor WIAW

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Iced coffee, less blow dryer usage, flip flops, driving with the window down, patios…

I LOVE THIS WEATHER.

This week’s What I Ate Wednesday, presented by the lovely Jenn at Peas and Crayons, was eaten almost entirely outside.

I’ve been impatiently waiting for the warm weather to arrive. It finally got here on the weekend and I took full advantage.

Morning snack:

I don’t usually eat before I go to the gym. I know, not the best habit. But either I feel sick when I do that or I’d have to wake up at 4AM for the meal to digest enough before I head to the gym. But Sunday morning (the day I’m featuring in today’s post) I woke up starving. I needed a little somethin’ somethin’ before I left for my workout. So I had an apple and a clementine – so cute – on my balcony.

Breakfast:

After completing a hilly 8 mile stationary bike ride and lots of arm work (read: I felt like jello with a heartbeat), I made breakfast. I used two Nature’s Path Flax Plus with Figs waffles, topped with sliced turkey and poached eggs. If given the choice, I will always pick the style of egg with the runniest yolk. Poached, sunny side up, over easy. If the yolk runs, I’m in :) I took advantage of the weather again and ate it on my balcony, with the latest issue of Cosmo alongside.

Lunch:

Lunch was quick and easy. I whipped up a simple tuna salad (tuna + Greek yogurt), and then added sliced green pepper and nutritional yeast. I threw it all into a spinach tortilla, and taaa daaa. I didn’t eat all of this outside … but I did wander outside while I was on my last couple of bites. It counts, right?

Midafternoon:

Up until Sunday, I hadn’t had Starbucks in months. Not sure why, I had just fallen out of the routine of going every Monday morning before work (a money saver, coincidentally). But after my massage appointment, I had an immense craving. Iced green tea, unsweetened. Venti. Delicious.

Supper:

And my last meal of the day on Sunday was eaten on a patio. I told you I was soaking up as much of the great outdoors as I could! I picked up one of my best friends and we headed to the only open patio in town. I had chicken taco salad with romaine lettuce, corn, black beans, tomatoes, green onions, cheddar and Monterey Jack. I think it was just a ranch dressing on top, but I don’t remember exactly. My friend had a pulled pork sandwich … he said it was good. I don’t even think I looked at his plate because I was starved. I had one focus, and one focus only. That salad. And it was good.

There you have it! The outdoor edition of WIAW. Have a wonderful day, and make sure to check out some other posts. They always look great!