Lame-o WIAW

Sylvia — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 04:16:44 +0000

I have to admit that my WIAW is a little lame this week. It wasn’t until I went to my camera to upload my pictures that I realized I don’t have all that much to share. Once the temps start rising, my appetite tends to fall. I also tend to eat less when I cook, probably because I tend to snack while cooking, which might be the case with yesterday’s eats. Let’s go to the photos!

Breakfast came together rather quickly because I got a little caught up in writing yesterday’s post to realize that I have a half hour to shower, get dressed, eat and feed the Munchkin. Enter eggs in a basket.

Two eggs in Sesame Ezekiel toast with a side of apple slices. Eggs in a basket is one of my fav quick and easy breakfasts. Hit the spot!

These two came to work with my for lunch, but only the granola got eaten while at work. I did end up eating the Chobani as a post run snack in the evening. A cold Chobani always hits the spot after a sweaty workout!

Post-work/pre-dinner snack = banana with Justin’s chocolate Almond Butter. Can I take a moment to rave about how amazing the Almond Butter tastes. I have heard rumors that there is a Vanilla Almond Butter floating around Whole Foods that tastes like frosting. After eating the chocolate one today, I am itching to get my hands on the vanilla!

Dinner was a random but delicious. Tommy bought a box of orzo last week and had been asking me to make something that he could take for lunch and eat cold the next day. I ~~over~~cooked up the orzo, added in some grilled chicken, corn, bell peppers and tomatoes and tossed with some Italian dressing. It was delish, and would’ve been even better had the orzo not been so chewy…the joys of cooking with a toddler!

That’s all I got! Drinks went unpictured, but all I had was two cups of coffee and a fluid ton of water..how boring am I? I promise that next week’s WIAW will be a bit more exciting. I need to bring some baking back into my life!

What’s the best thing you ate yesterday?

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A New Squash WIAW

Sylvia — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:29:55 +0000

It was a rough night at our house last night. Munchkin and I are both fighting colds and a sick baby is not a happy baby. It is actually Munchkin’s first cold ever in his life, so it’s extra sad to see him moping around the house. Needless to say, we didn’t sleep so well, and I’ll spare you the details, but we had a 4 AM sheet change last night. Not fun. Because of all the nighttime adventures, I decided to sleep in a bit today instead of blogging. But it’s not really Wednesday without a WIAW, so here it is. Better late than never!

April’s challenge is to eat an extra cup of veggies throughout the day. I think I did a pretty good job with that yesterday because breakfast, lunch and dinner all included veggies – DING!

Even though you can’t see the veggies in my breakfast, they were there. I promise! Egg white scramble with plum tomatoes and two slices of turkey bacon. A Chobani on the side to keep me fuller longer.

Lunch was a kitchen sink salad. Romain hearts, plum tomatoes, sugar snap peas, hard boiled egg and a veggie burger. The supermarket was all out of my favorite veggie balls, so I got them the burger in the same flavor. Topped off the salad with Newman’s Own Honey Mustard dressing. I love Newman’s Own dressings. I think I’ve tried almost all of their flavors and I haven’t had a miss yet.

Dinner came together on a whim. I had picked up a kabocha squash about two weeks ago and it had been sitting on top of my microwave since then, calling my name to make something with it. I like to buy new types of veggies at the supermarket and then try to figure out what to do with them and this was one of those purchases. I did some googling and found a lot of soup recipes, but I wasn’t in a soupy mood. Instead I cut the squash in half, scooped out the seeds and cut it into about inch long wedges. I tossed them with some olive oil, sprinkled with salt and pepper and baked for 25 minutes at 425. The result was soo good!

The squash reminded me a lot of sweet potatoes and the best part was that the you can eat it with the skin. No need to scoop out of peel the squash.I also baked up some chicken sausage to eat along side the squash. It was my first time trying chicken sausage and I gotta say – I am a fan. I really want to try some of the other flavors.

I had a after dinner snack planned for before my workout, but I got in bed with Munchkin to help him fall asleep and never made it out. I passed out around 9 PM and never made it to my workout. I guess my body needed the rest or it knew that I would have a sleepless night. Either way, it felt great.

Enjoy the rest of your Wednesday!

What’s the best thing you ate today? What’s the last strange-to-you think you bought at the supermarket?

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