Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Nothing New, Yet Still Delicious

Hey everyone! Posting before work since I'll be there til 9. I was planning on making a few dishes to change things up but obviously I forgot to get a few key ingredients at the store so that'll have to wait until I can get back to the store. So unfortunately my food is pretty typical today but still delicious :)

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For breakfast I had another green smoothie. I can't believe that I actually WANT to drink these most days now! I remember not too long ago struggling with the idea of it but I'm loving them now! I think that my compromises with the recipe (using different fruits and adding a little protein powder) has made all the difference. Today's recipe was Gena's Peaches 'n Green Smoothie with a few changes. I used a cup of frozen peaches, one whole banana, 3/4 cup of almond milk, 2 ice cubes, half of a serving of vanilla protein powder and 2.5 packed cups of spinach. Very delicious!


For a late morning snack I had a cup of sliced strawberries. They were on sale still at Whole Foods so I picked them up and they are such a lovely snack!


For lunch I had the same yummy snacky type plate that I had the other day. Stuffed grape leaves, hummus, Mary's Gone Crackers, sun dried tomatoes and a big ol' carrot. Yum!


For an afternoon snack I'm bringing some raw almonds and raisins.


Dinner will be a huge chopped salad. It is so much extra effort to chop but it just tastes so much better :) Very worth it!

Hope you all have a great day! It is so gorgeous here, just like spring. I'm loving this mild winter so far, I'm hoping it stays like this!



8 comments:

  1. Yum,it's all so colorful! I like the pink straw in the green smoothie, and that mug is cute too! I could go for one of your hummus/dolma snack plates right about now.

    Here's to a mild winter! I hope it stays that way for you.

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    1. Thanks Rose! I love that mug too, I have a set of 4 and they are big oversized mugs. I got them at the dollar store! 4 huge mugs for $4! I could go for more hummus and carrot sticks right about now too :)

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  2. I have everything, minus the vanilla protein powder, to make this smoothie - maybe I'll try it anyway?! I was so inspired by your cherry-greens smoothie the other day, that I picked up some frozen cherries this weekend.

    Love lunch! And dinner! Looks like a great, energizing food day.

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    1. Do you have chocolate protein powder? I've used both and I actually liked the chocolate more (the vanilla was delicious but I'm just a chocolate fan) so if you have chocolate I'd say sub it in! Let me know if you try it/like it! I'm making one for breakfast tomorrow.

      Thanks! Definitely was a yummy day!

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  3. Wow that is a SUPER green smoothie. Looks gorgeous, and so healthy for sure.
    YOUR salads look wonderful always, too. Do the beets! Do it!

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    1. Haha the smoothie looked green but didn't taste green at all! Very delicious. And thank you :) My salads are always the same though, I need some variety. I'm totally going to try beets, do you suggest roasting them as a good intro into the beet world?

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  4. The Strawberries are a work of art! (Don't do the Beets! Don't do the Beets!)

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    1. Uh oh, contradicting opinions on the beets! Those strawberries were so delicious I'm hoping they are still on sale so I can get more! I'm hooked on them!

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