It’s time for another What I Ate Wednesday (WIAW). I feel awful about this, but this week’s WIAW is the Ugly Edition. No pretty food here!
I’m eating the same thing M-F for breakfast, lunch, and snack all week… unless I get a chocolate craving, of course. Dinner will change a little, but even that is pretty basic.
I start my protein packed day with first breakfast, which is a salt-free rice cake with 1 TBS of natural peeb. It’s great workout fuel.
Second breakfast a few hours later is a third of a cup of old fashioned oats, half a banana (mashed in oats), and one scoop of natural vanilla whey protein. I also have one third of a cup of raspberries on the side.
Lunch is the ugliest meal of the day, but darn is it filling! I have two servings of lean deli meat, half a sweet potato (I guess approx 7 oz), and one 50-calorie pack of steamed Brussels sprouts. It’s ugly, but it’s yummy. That’s what counts, right?
I usually try not to buy deli meat for various reasons, and now I have one more reason to add to the list. Sodium! I knew deli cuts had a lot of sodium, but I didn’t realize how much until after I got home from the store. Whoops!
Snack has been 110 calories worth of 2% cottage cheese and 15 raw almonds. This is a very fatty yet protein-packed snack. It’s ugly, but it’s incredibly satisfying!
Dinner has been meat, a green vegetable, and a carb. Typical. I had the same thing Monday and Tuesday, beef tenderloin. I enjoyed it with a spinach salad Monday night and broccoli last night.
Tonight is chicken night instead. Chicken gets boring fast, but I have to admit that I really do like the taste of plain ole’ baked chicken. I’m not sure if I’ll pair it with rice, quinoa, or something else all together.
Snacks have been all over the place (whole wheat pita, peeb, or popcorn), so they aren’t pictured. I don’t really think you need any more pictures of ugly food anyway, do ya???
Do you often eat “plain” meals at your house? Or does something generally have a sauce or require a real recipe?
Be sure to check out Peas and Crayons for other great meal ideas!
PS: At least Leia finds them attractive…
September 14, 2011 at 7:30 am
I eat plain stuff all the time! For some reason I crave the simpleness. Whenever we go out to eat I think I make cooks mad since I always ask for sauces and stuff on the side haha
Happy WIAW to you and Leia!
September 14, 2011 at 8:59 am
I should do that, but I never actually do. Hopefully you’ve inspired me!
September 14, 2011 at 8:18 am
I’m a total sauce girl.
September 14, 2011 at 8:37 am
I’m a plain gal but I do love to stir peanut butter/flour into my foods (yogurt, sweet potatoes, cereal).
You just reminded me how much I LOVE the cottage cheese/almond combination (or cottage cheese/trail mix combo)… I haven’t had that in a long time… on my shopping list =)
September 14, 2011 at 9:01 am
I need some type of sauce or rub on my meat. It’s just too boring otherwise!
September 14, 2011 at 9:11 am
It’s usually the ugly food that tastes the best! I eat a lot of the same things every day too. What can I say.. I know what I like :] I often eat plain foods and don’t need sauce unless it’s ketchup for sweet potato fries which I’ve developed a bit of an obsession with at the moment.
September 14, 2011 at 9:46 am
Alot of the time, when in a hurry, things are plain and simple and weirdly matched. Whatever works, ya know?
September 14, 2011 at 9:53 am
2 of my best recipes are VERY ugly…it’s almost cool because people look and think yuck and then they eat it and are blown away! So fun! Happy Wednesday Tiff
September 14, 2011 at 10:08 am
Ugly food is usually yummy food.
September 14, 2011 at 10:12 am
Hahaha I think 95% of my eats are totally ugly. Even glamour shots in the light box can’t always make things pretty
haha
September 14, 2011 at 10:41 am
I think that ugly food is the tastiest food! My oatmeal always looks like baby mush, but is the delight of my day
September 14, 2011 at 11:05 am
Sometimes simple meals satisfy me the most, especially if I want to taste the flavor of something without having it masked by sauces. I was always a pretty simple eater though. I remember one of my favorite meals when I was growing up was baked chicken with plain mashed potatoes and corn. Nothing fancy but extremely satisfying
September 14, 2011 at 11:20 am
I usually go a route where I can mix something prepackaged (like quinoa) with other veggies and a protein and then add spices. No recipe necessary. It’s not gourmet, but it’s usually pretty good!
September 14, 2011 at 1:35 pm
This is where I feel as though my eats aren’t probably as.. ‘pure’ shall we say as some bloggers out there and tbh I really want to work on it. I eat deli meat quite a bit and hardly ever make a sauce due to not having all the ingredients on hand so just endy up with ketchup – sodium fest haha! All your eats look so good even if they are simple to make – simple is usually tastiest! Leia is gorgeous, so cute
September 14, 2011 at 1:43 pm
I usually need at least one “fun” ingredient or sauce or something on my meals, but plain ones happen too from time to time.
September 14, 2011 at 1:48 pm
Our meals vary depending on the mood we are in, but we usually don’t do lots of sauces.
September 14, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I definitely doesn’t matter how pretty the food is, as long as it’s yummy!!!
i eat plain meals all the time!
September 14, 2011 at 3:21 pm
I really like plain chicken too – it’s yummy
September 14, 2011 at 5:29 pm
I love plain stuff. It tends to be more wholesome! Your meals look nice, filling and in my eyes, pretty good. Maybe I’m boring? haha.
I do, however, usually add hot sauce. The hotter the better for me
September 14, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Aww Leia looks like my kitty! Happy WIAW!
September 14, 2011 at 6:59 pm
My meals during the day are usually pretty boring. At night I try to kick it up a notch, but sometimes I just throw together the easiest thing possible
September 14, 2011 at 9:32 pm
If I had to choose one dinner meal to have the rest of my days it would be plain ol’ steamed vegetables. No cheese, no sauce, just the veggies
September 14, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Those look like good quality meals, not ugly!
September 14, 2011 at 10:34 pm
I typically have a sauce of some sort… it’s so easy to throw together. I didn’t realize how salty deli meat was until I didn’t have it for a year. Someone brought cold cuts to work recently and I could barely eat my sandwich because the meat tasted so salty to me!
September 15, 2011 at 3:35 pm
I love all these meals – these resemble exactly what I’d eat any day! Nothing wrong with “ugly” food
Usually if I don’t cook meat with a sauce or marinade, I’ll eat it with some Greek Yo or hummus on the side.
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