what i ate wednesday part 2

It’s Wednesday! It’s Wednesday! It’s Wednesday! I have this love Wednesdays. For one thing, it’s not Tuesday.

Tuesdays are horrible — Tuesdays can bite me.

Tuesdays make the weekend seem so far away. And let’s face it, everything that can go wrong in the world, usually happens on Tuesdays.

Case in point —yesterday (Tuesday) Charlie decided it was time to wake up at 2:30 AM and wake up his momma. Am I dealing with a newborn or something? He’s getting punished and is off to his cage for the next few nights because of this experience. That’s not enough for you? How about the fact I then got out of bed at 4:30 to go work out and the woman who opens up in the morning wasn’t there. Yeah, pretty bad. OR we could also talk about how my house is infested with nasty carpenter ants and they somehow made their way into my pantry yesterday. SO. STINKING. GROSS. I’m still shuddering at the thought.

Okay, enough with this pity party I’m throwing for myself — because today is WEDNESDAY! Which means tomorrow is Thursday… and the day after is Friday! Every Wednesday after school, I always exclaim to my co-workers: “I always love my life so much more on Wednesday afternoons.” So true.

Another reason why I like Wednesdays? It may or may not have anything to do with the great TV lineup (The Middle and Modern Family — don’t judge me.) or with the fact that it’s What I Ate Wednesday!

Breakfast — 5:30 AM

Breakfast was eaten a little earlier today since I had to get to school early. Not only was there a staff meeting, but my report cards were due at the end of the day and I was… uhh still grading papers. Somehow between 7:00 and 3:30 I managed to finish those babies, but it wasn’t easy.  But back to breakfast…

In the bowl:

• 1/3 cup whipped banana oats made with water and coconut milk
• 1 tbsp. chia seeds
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• cinnamon
• raspberries
• 1 tbsp. Vega shake and go chocolate
• Jessica’s cherry almond granola
• TJ’s creamy organic peanut butter

Snack — 9:30

Mid-morning, I broke into this crisp Pink Lady apple. I am trying to figure out how some people: 1) don’t eat breakfast or 2) can make it through the morning without a snack. It had already been four hours since I ate breakfast! This helped to hold me over until lunch (plus the 3 cups of water I chugged — thank goodness for a water fountain in my classroom).

Lunch — 11:30 AM

This was actually my lunch from yesterday, and I am glad that it kept. I went out for lunch yesterday, so I had this lunch still waiting for me in the fridge. I had a spinach salad topped with leftover chickpea broccoli and fig salad. I topped it all with some hummus and called it a day.

 
On the side, I had some Crunchmaster gluten free crackers. I was also going to have a pear, but it wasn’t that great, so I threw it away.

Snack — 3:15 and 4:15

After school, I met some friends for my last run before my 10 mile race on Saturday. Before I ran, I had one date and some almonds. When I was done with my run, I ate the rest. Apparently I’m bad at taking pictures of my food before I eat it because this bag was about 3/4 empty by the time I took a picture.

Dinner — 6:00 pm

When I got home, I didn’t have much time or energy to make dinner. Whenever I have nights like that, I go to a favorite… Mexican food! Because I make Mexican inspired meals so often, I always make sure I have a can of fire roasted tomatoes in the pantry, along with some kind of grain. Add your favorite protein (mine being Trader Joe’s traditional refried beans) and some veggies, and you’ve got yourself a great go-to meal.

On the plate: Mexican quinoa, fajita vegetables, refried beans

Dessert — 6:30 pm

Right after dinner, I had a date filled with peanut butter (crunchy). It was the perfect way to end my dinner.

Snack — TBA

I said it last week, and I’ll say it again — I cannot go to bed without eating a nighttime snack. I wake up hungry in the middle of the night. Tonight, I think I’m feeling a protein muffin made with peanut flour. I combine:

• 1/4 cup peanut flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• sprinkle of cinnamon
• 1 flax egg
• 2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Combine all in a microwave safe mug (after spraying with cooking spray) and microwave for 2 minutes on high.

I’m thinking some SO Delicious ice cream would top it perfectly this evening!

Make sure to head over to WIAW Link Party #18 to see everyone else’s eats!

Question: What’s the best thing you ate today?

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