Once the kids were off to school today, I stopped by No Frills just to pick up some fruit for lunches and snacks. Close to $200 and a full trunk later, I drove home thinking now I have to get all this stuff out of the car and put away. For motivation I put a Beastie Boys cd in the stereo. I figured they could keep me moving if anybody could. Anyway, that's done, the Beastie Boys are still running in the background, and it's time to move on to What I Ate Wednesday and a look back at some food highlights from the past week.
I chowed down on a whole bunch of these vegan Triple C Bars, above. They are completely addictive. Just ask my mom - she made some herself the other day, and she rarely ever bakes anymore. She just had to have them!
I have a habit of going right to the computer in the morning and forgetting to drink water for most of the day. I made an effort to change that this week by filling up my Citrus Zinger each morning. I squeezed an organic lemon on the bottom, added peach slices, frozen blueberries and a squirt of agave nectar. My new problem is that I have to get up off my butt and refill it, because I enjoy drinking my water so much now.
I cooked lentils and rice, my all-time favourite recipe, for dinner one night. I had it for lunch the next day with a Gardein veggie burger (topped with pickles as you can clearly see).
My Tuesday meals started with a breakfast of Stonemill multigrain sourdough bread, toasted and topped with peanut butter. I had my usual decaf green tea as well. I filled my Citrus Zinger with lemon juice, peach slices and cubes of watermelon. I added a tiny bit of orange juice to the water as well.
More leftover lentils and rice for lunch.
I also had a salad. I combined mixed greens with a bagged kale salad that I bought at Costco. It comes with a topping mix of seeds and dried cranberries.
When the kids came home from school I started snacking with them. They were eating sea salt Popcorners from a giant bag (also from Costco). I thought I would just have a couple, but you know how that goes. I also had a handful of macadamia nuts.
I got these Dan-D-pak sea salt macadamia nuts in my September Snackbox. My monthly Snackbox subscription service helps me to discover healthy, tasty snack products I might not otherwise come across. Fortunately for me, the kids were horrified at the thought of trying a nut. Oh my goodness, too healthy! That means more for me...unless my husband sees them.
We had to have dinner early because my son had basketball rep team tryouts. I wasn't hungry yet, so I just had a bit of homemade vegetable and pasta soup.
Later that evening I had vegan banana bread that I made earlier in the day. I toasted it in the toaster oven and topped it with some vegan margarine. Yum.
What have you been snacking on this week?
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Your dad liked the triple c bars as well. he made his usual midnight fridge raid ----and broke off and ate big hunks of them.
ReplyDeleteSo much for him being allergic to peanut butter! You will have to come and visit. I can keep you in bars for the week. ;)
DeleteI made a peach 'crisp' with some leftover tinned peaches ... yummy. Your snacks look much better ;) Here nuts are a favourite to snack on (almonds usually). I really like the roasted unsalted almonds. I like your citrus bottle, and haven't seen one before. Does the fruit get broken down, or does it just flavor the water? Wendy
ReplyDeleteYum, fruit crisp. I have to do that. But I'll wait a couple of days, since we are getting some warm days now. I'll bake when the cool weather returns! :)
DeleteThe citrus bottle is great, although I find a bit of water leaks out of it sometimes. The fruit stays as is, and just flavours the water. :)
Jo
Oh, that water looks so good!! Yum! I squeeze a bit of lemon or lime into mine, but this just takes it to a whole new level!
ReplyDeleteYes, it's going to spoil me for regular water Ruthie. ;)
DeleteBanana Bread is one of my favorite! Yummy day :-)
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous of how healthy you eat! It is definitely some motivation for me. I love that Citrus Zinger, don't think I have seen that before. I have a hard time drinking plain water so this may help.
ReplyDeleteAlso how great are the Beastie Boys to get moving...I love the song "Girls" it is a guilty pleasure.
Pia
pjmscloset.blogspot.ca
I am addicted to popcorners! Best new snack :)
ReplyDeleteThe Water with the Fruits looks so good ,great Idea!
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday :)
Your beautiful diet just completely puts me to shame!
ReplyDeleteAnd, macadamia nuts - yum....
Kate x
Kate at Home
MMM, those bars look amazing. And I truly believe that blasting the Beastic Boys can make anything better. :)
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