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June 19th, 2013

WIAW and other fun stuff

by Tiff

Happy What I Ate Wednesday!  Though I’m mainly featuring Tuesday’s meals (some of which I’m eating all week long), I also want to share a bit of what I worked and what I wore.  Lotsa’ stuff!

Worked: Brief but speedy walk with the hubby before work, along with my 5th month DVD of the Tracy Anderson pregnancy series

Wore: I bought a Be Band from Target Monday evening, so I was able to wear my regular pants to work yesterday.  Score!

be band

Breakfast: all these goodies mixed and refrigerated before I showered, ready to eat right before heading out the door to work (1/2 c oats, 2 tsp Barlean’s fish oil, 2 apricots, 1 Stonyfield plain Greek yogurt, splash of unsweetened almond milk)

 

brekkie

Snack: Kind Bar (blueberry flavor)

wiaw

 

Lunch: salad beast (spring and baby spinach mix, Newman’s Own ranch, corn, cucumber, 1 hard boiled egg, white mushrooms, side of Trader Joe’s soft whole wheat bread)

salad

 

Snack: single-serve microwave cherry muffin (made with 1 TBS applesauce instead of oil/butter), so I added more cherries to the leftover applesauce

muffin

Dinner: Cajun shrimp n’ rice dish while studying up on my Tigers

shrimpies

Worked: Kev and I attempted another short walk after dinner, but the rain cut it extra-short.  I know I said I was no longer running during my pregnancy, but I definitely had a little jog down my street!

rain

Dessert: Joggers can eat ice cream, right???

froyo

Whew… that was a lot of pics.  Thanks for checking in!

  • Are you a fan of microwave mug cakes/muffins/cookies?  Got any good recipes to share?

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June 12th, 2013

WIAW: Cereal Monster

by Tiff

Happy What I Ate Wednesday (WIAW) Everyone!  It feels more like Thursday to me, but at least we’re halfway to the weekend.

Yesterday was a hot one.  Not only was it about 90 degrees here in Charlotte, when I got to the gym in the morning, the air conditioning was totally shot.  Yeah… lots of gross sweaty folk up in there.

The heat almost made me want to forgo my hot breakfast and coffee when I got home… but not really.

Pre-gym: rice cake with a lil’ schmear of pb

Breakfast: strawberry protein oats and vitamins with DHA (strawberries are sooooooo good right now!)

breakfast

Snack: Good Belly juice (This stuff is amazing!  The probiotics help my belly, and it tastes good.) with 1 2 helpings of cereal and unsweetened almond milk

good belly

Lunch: spinach and egg sandwich with a side pear

lunch

Snack: I planned to have zucchini and hummus, but I just really really really wanted more cereal.  Cereal won.

Dinner: crock pot salsa chicken quinoa bowl (totally hit the spot!)

dinner

Dessert: a nibble of ice cream, but not much because it’s not that good (Y’all didn’t tell me coconut ice cream actually tastes like coconut!  Kevin laughed at me since we both dislike coconut, but seriously… almond ice cream doesn’t taste like almonds, and soy ice cream doesn’t taste like soy.  Wishful thinking on my part.)

 ice cream

On a side note, my work pants still fit (sorta).  Yay!  It’s not that I don’t want the belly to grow, but it’s nice to have more options in my closet for meetings in the office.

19 weeks

  • Coconut, yay or nay?
  • Do you use your crock pot in warm months?

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June 5th, 2013

Extra Fruity WIAW

by Tiff

This is an extra fruity WIAW.  First, I have a fruit rage, but I follow up with fruit fun.  Remember two weeks ago when I mentioned an organic frozen berry & pomegranate mix I bought?  Yeah, well there’s been a recall on that product.

The thing is… I’ve already eaten the entire bag… and the product was recalled because people have gotten Hepatitis A from the pomegranate.  That’s scary!  I’m a little freaked out, but luckily NC isn’t one of the states with reported outbreaks, even though my grocery store did call me about my purchase.  If you’ve purchased a similar mix, here’s a link for more info from USA Today.

Okay… enough rant, now for fruit fun in this week’s WIAW.

Pre-workout Breakfast: 1 Nature Valley honey and oats bar (2-bar pack)

nature valley

Post-workout Breakfast: peach protein oats with Barlean’s omega swirl fish oil (I could have eaten this for every meal!), and a couple hours later I finished 7 almonds and the other Nature Valley bar

oats

Lunch: leftover Amy’s frozen cheese-free pizza and a side baby spinach salad with goddess dressing

lunch

Snacks: pear, 1 scrambled egg (yes I eat with my hands), Honey Bunches of Oats with almond milk (I may have dipped into that cereal twice…), and a strawberry Zevia

snacks

Dinner: this jerk chicken casserole recipe, which turned out great even though I used less honey, half the salt, and subbed chicken tenders for chicken thighs

what a jerk   jerk

Dessert: yup… more fruit.  I had a red delicious apple, and yes, it was delicious.

Be sure to check out Peas & Crayons for more fun WIAW posts!

  • Ever been affected by a recall?  A food recall?
  • Best thing you’ve eaten recently?

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May 29th, 2013

WIAW: Back on Track

by Tiff

Long weekends are fun, as is eating out and trying fun foods.  However, it sure does feel good to get back to normal, doesn’t it?  Kevin and I actually flew out to St. Louis on Thursday, so it was an extra-long weekend for us.  Now I’m just extra-loving my fruits and veggies (well… most of them.)  Check out Peas & Crayons for other meals and recipes!

First Breakfast: spoonful of natural pb before my Tracy Anderson preggo DVD

Second Breakfast: post-workout power smoothie (recipe below)

smoothie

Snack: 10 almonds and a Cheerios banana-raisin muffin

muffin

Lunch: broccoli, baby sweet potatoes, and heated Applegate Farms deli turkey (most days will be 2 grilled chicken tenders instead of deli meat)

lunch

Snack: about 1/2 cup edamame, large red apple, and a cup of Trop50 Lemonade

apple

Dinner: grilled chicken avocado wrap with lettuce and a bit of enchilada sauce paired with the most gross food ever (ha… not an asparagus fan)

dinner

Dessert: granola and unsweetened almond milk (I’m trying to cut down on dairy, so there’s no ice cream for me!)

granola

Power Smoothie:

  • 2 handfuls baby spinach, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, 2 tsp Barlean’s fish oil (mango flavor), 1/2 cup frozen berries, 1 frozen, cubed banana
  • Whip it all up in a food processor.  Sooooo yum!

barleans

  • Ever tried to cut down on dairy?
  • Best thing you’ve eaten lately?

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May 22nd, 2013

What I Ate Wednesday #280182373

by Tiff

How many of these have I written? Goodness knows, but here’s another! Thanks Jenn for another WIAW party!

Breakfast: While my blueberry cobbler was baking (more on this later), I did this 30-minute workout, which I followed with fruity protein oats. (BTW, I found this organic frozen fruit mix this week – filled with pomegranate, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, and raspberries. Mmmmmm!)

fruit

Snack: hard boiled egg (love these things)

egg

Lunch: Spring salad: spinach and field of greens with strawberries, edamame, radish, cucumber, and Newman’s Own light honey mustard dressing – minus the slice of bread (that was from Monday’s lunch)

salad

Snack: My office had a derby party yesterday, which included big hats, dresses, bowties, and a dessert bake-off. I nibbled on my cobbler to make sure it was edible, but I really enjoyed not one but TWO helpings of this chocolate trifle thing. I didn’t need it, but it was so good! I think I’ll have to make my own one day… hopefully soon.

chocolate

Dinner: I wasn’t feeling great, so I just stuck to a wee bit of leftover steak from Monday and some soup. (Side note: I broiled two fabulous filets Monday night. So yum!)

soup

Yup, that about sums it up. Here’s to hoping I feel better today!

  • Ever broiled steaks, or do you stick to the grill?
  • Got any good chocolate trifle recipes?

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