Oh my dear, sweet almond butter; how do I love thee? Let me count the ways…
I love thee in my breakfast…
… where you make my morning bowl of oats, oat bran, chia seeds, Greek yogurt, and banana that much more creamy and enjoyable.
I love thee in my morning snack…
… even when you’re not technically in buttery form — you still taste pretty good solid, especially when you’ve been soaked overnight and paired with blueberries and white chocolate chips.
I [missed] thee in my lunch…
… where I had to replace you with avocado because I didn’t think you’d taste very good in a salad with chickpeas, cottage cheese, vinaigrette, and veggies. And while I could have had an almond butter and jelly sandwich, what I really wanted were some sweet potato nachos, so I went with those instead. Try not to be too upset with me.
I love thee in my afternoon snack…
… where you added the most wonderful texture and taste to my thick and creamy chocolate smoothie, which was especially refreshing after a gorgeous Canada Day afternoon walk in the park.
I love thee in my dinner…
… where you paired perfectly with the bowl of honey sweetened coconut basmati rice [and Greek yogurt] that I had in an effort to settle a wonky stomach. It worked… thank you.
I [missed] thee in my evening snack…
… buuuuuuut only for a moment because ice cream sandwiches don’t really leave a lot to be desired 😉
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Wow! The salad looks good. 🙂
I love almond butter and everything looks good!!!
You communicated my feelings perfectly. Almond butter, thee make my life good.
{but, avocado is a good sub … and works better with chickpeas ;)}
Oh man I don’t even know what my one food would be?! Maybe coffee?! That lunch salad looks awesome btw!
I love your midmorning snack: Almonds, Blueberries and White Chocolate Chips too. I’d also take like three of your lunches from the salad to the nachos please. Maybe I could freeze some. 😉
Everything looks yum, yum,yum!
Whoa….coconut basmati, greek yogurt and almond butter??? Tell me more!
Those sweet potato nachos look fabulous! Bringing me to my ode…cheese. Gooey, melty, delicious cheese.
Why do you soak your almonds? What does it taste like?
Mostly because it softens them up and I prefer them that way, but it’s also supposed to make them easier to digest.
Hhahah this is awesome… glad you didn’t put it on your salad. I was about to be like ummmm…..ew? If almond butter could read it would be happy to read this post.
I wish that I could eat almond butter :/ That and almond milk make my stomach HATE me 🙁 But I can stand regular almonds in small does, makes sense right?!?
Yup, I would definitely write an ode to almond butter too. I’m actually eating it right now in an almond butter miso stir fry sauce!
I could also write an ode to sushi. 😀
I loveeee almond butter. My life doesn’t feel complete without almond butter AT LEAST once a day (usually 3-4 times haha)
I have a feeling we would be good friends 🙂 And spend a fortune on almond butter 😆
I have such a craving for sweet potato nachos now, I think I know what I’m having for dinner! Sweet potatoes are definitely the food I’d write an ode to
Almond butter is definitely on the top of my ode list! Chocolate is also pretty high up there…and now I’m craving an ice cream sandwich!!
love this morning snack idea!
This is awesome. I could definitely write an ode to Greek yogurt. Or eggs.
You’re killing me with all those ricey oaty bowls! I seriously have got to stop saying to myself, “I’ll try that dish this week hopefully”…and just do it, haha.
And if I were to make an ode to ONE FOOD, it would be….hmm…let’s seee….gosh, too many to choose! eggs! They’re so versatile and can literally go well in/with everything.
Oh my goodness, this post >>>>
Way cute! If I could eat almonds in every meal all the days of my life, I would. For sure!
Ode to sweet potatoes, for sure! Not the weird white ones though, the wonderfully delicious orange ones… LOVE. Also watermelon, alllll the berries and garbanzos. Almond butter is pretty darn good too, though 😉
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I love almond butter! Seeing all of your delicious pics is making me so sad that I am out of it. That’s what I get for lacking self control & snarfing down another jar in a week. 😉
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I have a lot of odes, but nut butter is definitely probably at the top since it happens every day! I LOVE that basmati rice bowl that you made. That looks AMAZING and I need to try! XOXO
Mmmmm!! I love almond butter! I would give an ode to avocado! I love how there are so many different ways you can eat it!
Haha I am the biggest almond butter fan! AB goes with (almost) everything!!!
I think you should have topped your ice cream sandwich with a little AB! 😉
I literally read this after standing in front of my fridge with my (third? fourth?) spoonful of almond butter thinking “man, I really love this stuff…I wonder if I’ve been eating too much of it…”
I quickly tossed away that ridiculous thought especially after reading this!
Almond butter forever <3
No such thing as too much AB! Not unless you legit get sick of it, but I have yet to actually experience that happening.
I’m more enamored by that honey sweetened coconut rice than the almond butter right now! Wow, that looks so delicious.
And as much as I’ve come to love almond butter, I would still make an ode to peanut butter 🙂 On my pancakes, in my smoothies, on my spoon, in my oatmeal. Everywhere.
I’m coming over and ode with you! Almond Butter all the way. I tried them all, coconut, peanut, cashew…..nope. ALMOND it is.
Those Sweet Potatoes Nachos lool heavenly!! I need to steal this idea!!
I cannot seem to get enough nut butter. From almond butter to peanut butter (ok – I’m really on an almond butter trend too!) It’s so darn delicious!
I get down with nut butters in/on my salad all the time .. try it, you might like!
(Hold the vinaigrette though).
I usually also hold the tomatoes too… and sometimes I thin it out in a dressing.
There is no need to neglect your lover at lunchtime (0:
My ode IS to Peanut Butter and Jelly. I feel like I am constantly writing one in my head. Obsessed.