Happy Independence Day to all my lovely American readers!
And happy 4th of July to everyone else – it may not be a holiday, but it’s still a happy day 😀 And if you haven’t been having the best day, head on over to the comments that people left on my last post and maybe you’ll get some ideas for how to make yourself smile. I know that simply reading about what makes other people happy brought a smile to my face, so hopefully it’ll be able to brighten yours as well.
Something that doesn’t brighten my day, though?
Decision making. Ugh.
(This snack, on the other hand, always brightens my day… banana and Greek yogurt)
Black/white? Left/right? Smooth/chunky? Eep! I just don’t know! I mean, I’ll pick something eventually, but it usually takes me a good amount of time, and if there are too many options (take, clothes/furniture shopping for example)? Sometimes I get so overwhelmed that I just give up and go home empty handed.
Yeah. Working on that one…
I’ve been facing some pretty big life decisions lately (more on this in a future post, when I have more things figured out), and my indecisiveness definitely plays a huge role there; but it seems to play an even bigger role when it comes to simpler and more mundane decisions…
… like figuring out what I want to have for an afternoon snack 😯
Weetabix soaked in almond milk, fresh blueberries, almond butter
You know… because choosing between a chocolate chip cookie or a muffin will change my life.
Actually, there was a time where choosing what to eat did feel like a matter of life and death, as I had to get it just right because eating a meal that I didn’t enjoy would throw off my entire day.
Thankfully, that’s no longer the case, but I do prefer to enjoy what I eat, which usually isn’t an issue since I just listen to my cravings. The problem is that my cravings start to fail me when I get too hungry, because then everything starts looking good, making it a lot harder to decide.
Cookies? Yogurt mess? Cereal? Fruit?
All of it!… which, unfortunately, only works some of the time.
For all those other times, I need to make a decision, and that’s where having a food blog kind of comes in handy. I won’t lie – there have been times where I’ve glanced through the pictures in my older posts to see if anything would pop out at me, and a lot of the time, it did.
So, I’ve decided to put together a little collection of some of my favorite snacks, both for myself and anyone else who struggles with snack time indecisiveness. Hope you enjoy 😀
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Bake/No-bake Goodies…
Chocolate chip cookie dough protein balls
Blissful banana bread… with melted coconut butter
Chocolate chip oatmeal cookies … Coconut banana chocolate chip cookies
No- bake chocolate cheesecake bites
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Yogurt Messes…
Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries, Kashi GoLean
Greek yogurt, fresh peaches/blueberries, puffed wheat … Greek yogurt, cantaloupe, Kashi Cinnamon Harvest
Greek yogurt, flaxmeal, banana, blueberries, Kashi GoLeanCrunch
Baked sweet potato with maple syrup, cinnamon, almond butter, Greek yogurt/cottage cheese
Greek yogurt, puffed wheat, Puffins, Kashi Honey Sunshine, trail mix
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Oatmeal…
Oat bran with Greek yogurt and melted chocolate chips
Oat bran with almond milk, cinnamon, and almond butter mixed with applesauce … Vegan overday oats with vanilla almond milk, chia seeds, fresh peaches
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All Things Chocolate…
Chocolate Vitamuffin, Greek yogurt, caramel pudding
Chocolate Vitamuffin, Greek yogurt, fresh strawberries
Chocolate muffin, Greek yogurt, banana, almond butter frosting
Chocolate ginger snaps … Dark chocolate bar
Greek yogurt, chocolate chip cookie, chocolate pudding
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No Fuss…
Almond butter on a spoon
Apples and almond butter … Bananas and almond butter
Almond butter & banana sandwich
Toast with cream cheese and jam … English muffin with cream cheese & jam / almond butter
Popcorn
Cottage cheese & jam … Cottage cheese & nutritional yeast
Ice cream!
Trail mix … dried fruit
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Great, now I’ve just gone and made myself hungry, and I have no idea what to make. Story of my life 😉
Have a great night, loves!
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Do you have an easy time making quick decisions?
What’s the last thing you snacked on?
Lol! You sound exactly like me! I swear one day my indecisiveness is going to get the best of me! I’ve actually been known (when it is within reason) to buy both options when out shopping because I just CAN’T make a decision!
You seriously just made me start drooling all over myself with all those foodie pics! Ahhh!
The last thing I snacked on was a cereal bowl: brown rice cereal, peanut flour, banana, and almond milk. I can’t seem to get enough of the peanut flour in cereal combo!
I am absolutely TERRIBLE at making decisions! About everything too :/ It is getting better though, and I am working on it 🙂
Last snack I had was cereal! Usually the case with me 😉
ahh everything looks deeelicious! I’d have the hardest time choosing a snack if I had all those choices 🙂
I’m super indecisive and can never decided what to eat. ESPECIALLY when I’m hungry. I’m all over the place and my eyes are bigger than my stomach.
Last snack I had was a bowl of cereal, although I kind of wish it was that lemon ginger dark chocolate bar 🙂
I am horrible when it comes to making decisions, I take forever! I think that’s why I eat a lot of the same things everyday lol I should start getting more creative
This is such a good idea! I definitely struggle making decisions – it’s terrible. And I’ve definitely been there with food. I want to LOVE everything I eat and when I don’t I get so disappointed – so sometimes it takes me forever to figure out what to make! I’ll definitely be visiting this post often for snack ideas now though! Phew! One less hard decision to make 😉
I’m pretty indecisive too! 😉 But I do one thing for sure – this post me hungry!!! Everything looks so freakin good!!
Haha, only you could make a Weetabix look beautiful!! I wish I had your skill :-/
Naah I’m no good at deciding, especially if it’s what to eat! I have too many options, which means I always end up doing the ame, fail-safe thing! Frustrating. I need to meal plan!
Sorry you’ve got tough decisions to make..I sure know how you feel. I think a lot of people our age atm are struggling.
I hope you sort things out!! Sorry you’re having a tough time. I’m not too indecisive, with the exception of restaurants. I always have 2 things that I want equally so I’ve found that it’s easy to just choose the cheaper option. Unless they’re the same, then ugghhh!!! I just ate a slice of cantaloupe. 🙂
I literally just got up before reading this post to go get a snack! I had no idea what I wanted, too… and am not really satisified with what I got. Oh well–win some, lose some… I’m so bored of my “usual” foods! I’m snacking on some yogurt with blueberries and peanut butter right now. Might have to try your chocolate chip cookie dough protein balls soon…
I have a hard time deciding what to eat when I get too hungry, too. At first everuything sounds good and then after a while NOTHING sounds good. Then I am in real indecisive peril.
Ummm, bookmarking this page asap. holy yummmmm!!! You are so creative, i love it. P.S. I made your banana bread and it rocked my socks off!!
Ummm, bookmarking this page asap. holy yummmmm!!! You are so creative, i love it. P.S. I made your banana bread and it rocked my socks off!!
What an inspirational post 😀 And these are snack (not meals)- I LOVE that!!
Everything looks amazing, but the sweet potato must be my favorit! I made a sweet potato with AB and maple sirup when I visited my family this weekend. And they was like : ?????
Haha, they totally didnt get it 😛
My last snack was dark chocolate dipped in cashew butter <3
Dang, you eat the best food! If I’m ever in your neck of the woods, I know where I’m staying 🙂 I’m generally a really bad decision maker. Not because I’m over-thinking every little decision, but because I usually don’t have a strong opinion on those little decisions. My bestie is the same way and when we get together, it horrible how long it takes us to make decisions. Last thing I snacked on way a mango macadamia Kind bar and it was great!
YUM!you have offically made me hungry for my lunch!!!
I find the older I get the more I plan out my big decisions. At 18 things were so free and easy… now with bills, jobs, all that it makes it harder, but more worth it!
You had me at cheesecake:)
Well…when I have options like THIS, it might take me days to decide 😉
Can I have it all?
For some strange reason, your blog always makes me hungry. I can’t seem to figure out why though 😉
I just want to point out how everything you’ve pictured is totally healthy, but sinfully delicious as well. You are such an inspiration that eating healthy doesn’t have to be boring!! I love how amazing everything look, sounds, and I imagine tastes!! But most of all, I just love who YOU are!!! :):)
I’ve been snacking on figs! And yellow mangos. I love fresh fruit in the summer!
AAAAAH LOVE YOU AMANDA for making me drool all over the place!! I am a HUGE snacker and the last snack I had (about 1 minute ago!) wasn’t a ton of PB chocolate chip cookies- no guilt here just foodie love and a happy food baby! 😀
P.S. Can’t wait to hear about these big decisions!! I know they’ll work out for you 🙂
WOW these all look soo amazing!! So glad I came across your blog, I absolutely LOVE it!! Excited to be your new follower! 🙂
I just ate breakfast and all those beautiful food pics made me hungry again! haha
I always have a difficult time deciding what restaurant to go to!
This post is food porn at its finest! 😀 You’ve given me tons of new ideas for meals/snacks to try out!
I am THE most indecisive person ever. I seriously think that sometimes it causes real problems for me. Even stupid little decisions take me hours to mull over… and life decisions can take months! 😛 But funnily enough, my decision to switch degrees at university was actually one of the easiest decisions I ever made. The idea just smacked me in the face and a few days later I was meeting with an academic counsellor to make the switch. I think that when a decision is truly right for you, you just KNOW!
Anyways, good luck with your big life decisions! If you need to chat or anything, let me know girly! 🙂
I’m the most indecisive person on the planet! Last thing I snacked on was popcorn with peanut flour/cinnamon/stevia
Oh, decisions! Not for me. I’m a Libra after all. And if I had such variety of yummy things on hand, I’d probably end up hungry because it would be impossible to decide what to have first 🙂 .
Last snack – nut mix. Yum!
Loving the “yogurt messes”…the last snack I had was a chocolate chip cookie dough brownie!