It’s that time of the week again! Happy What I Ate Wednesday! 😀
If you remember, last week I shared some of my favourite meals and snacks with you guys and asked you to share some of your favourites with me. I got some pretty great ideas, and since you know I love my themed WIAWs, I figured it would be fun to fashion an entire day of eats based solely on your recommendations. It took a little more planning than I’m used to, but it was fun and definitely tasty. So without further ado… a day of eats inspired by you…
Breakfast… coconut flour oats suggested by Lucie…
Eggy bananafied oats with a spoonful of coconut flour mixed in, then layered with plain Greek yogurt and topped with honey, cinnamon, and a spoonful of almond butter.
Do you ever go through those phases where you’ll eat something constantly and then just stop for no reason at all? You’ll forget about it for a handful of weeks or months before randomly deciding to eat it again and wonder why the heck you ever stopped? Story.of.my.life. I’m no stranger to adding a spoonful of coconut flour to my oats, but Lucie kindly reminded me that it had been a while since I’ve done it and I needed to change that, stat. In addition to adding a mild sweetness, coconut flour makes oats so much thicker and cakier — definitely a must try.
Morning snack… frozen melon smoothie suggested by reader Sarah…
A smoothie made from frozen honeydew, Greek yogurt, honey, and vanilla almond milk.
This was so worth the fact that I had to drink it bundled up by the fireplace. If you’ve never tried adding frozen melon to your smoothies, you definitely have to give it a shot. Because of their higher water content, frozen melons add a slightly frothy, shaved ice feel to smoothies, which is perfect when you need to quench your thirst. I can definitely see this becoming a regular thing in the summer. Thanks, Sarah!
Lunch… almond butter & apple sandwich suggested by Ms.J…
A toasted almond butter & apple sandwich with a bowl of plain Greek yogurt and a handful of baby carrots.
I’ve done AB & jam and AB & banana, but never AB & apple… at least not in sandwich form. Why?!? It’s freaking amazing! All I did was slather two pieces of whole wheat toast with almond butter, add a layer of apple slices (I was out of applesauce), sprinkle on some cinnamon, and toss the whole thing in a toaster oven to get it all ooey and gooey on the inside, and crispy on the outside. I swoon. Thanks Ms.J!
Afternoon snack… cream cheese and jam suggested by Lauren…
A Nature Path’s maple cinnamon waffle topped with cream cheese and blueberry jam
CC & jam has been a favourite combo for pretty much as far back as I can remember. Not only is it delicious, but it holds a lot of sentimental value as well. My mom used to make crepes for breakfast on the weekends pretty often, and she would always stuff them with cream cheese and blueberry jam. So yeah… this combo makes me feel all sorts of warm and fuzzy inside. Lauren’s original suggestion included an english muffin, but I didn’t have one so I went for a waffle instead. Good stuff.
Dinner… sweet potato and hummus suggested by Chelsea…
A sweet potato topped with hummus alongside some ground garlic/ginger chicken and veggies that I lightly stir fried in toasted sesame oil.
I feel like I don’t love sweet potatoes as much as a lot of other bloggers do. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy them, but I don’t think I’ve ever straight up craved them like I do things like oats, bananas, almond butter, or kabocha. I’d only ever tried sweet potatoes on the sweet side though (coconut butter & cinnamon, AB & maple syrup), so when Chelsea mentioned pairing them with hummus, I figured it was worth a shot. Verdict? Thoroughly enjoyed!
Evening snack… chickpeas and yogurt suggested by Miss Polkadot…
Plain Greek yogurt topped with crunchy honey almond roasted chickpeas and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
Like coconut flour oats, the combination of chickpeas and yogurt was a forgotten favourite until Ms.P mentioned it last week. I love the crunchy sweetness of the chickpeas paired with the creamy tang of the yogurt. Definitely the perfect way to end a night… even if it means I now have to roast up a new batch of chickpeas seeing as my last one barely even lasted two days. Oops.
And that’s that! Thank you guys for the delicious inspiration, and I’ll see you tomorrow for Thinking Out Loud! 😀
What’s your favourite way to eat sweet potatoes? With almond butter and maple syrup.
What’s a flavour/flavour combo that reminds you of your childhood? CC & jam, and chocolate chips & oatmeal.
What was your evening snack last night? I need some new ideas!
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Dear Amanda :
Make me that sandwich RIGHT NOW!
-Chelsea
I love the idea of this post!!!! I so need to try the coconut flour oats. I pinning this to refer back to later when I need a little inspiration. 😉
I was JUST thinking about how it has been forever since I have bought a cantaloupe. And now I have added it to my list. I cannot wait to eat it fresh (of course) and to freeze some for smoothies!
I’ve never seen someone make oatmeal look so delicious! My evening snack last night was ice cream. Not so healthy, but definitely tasty 🙂
Your photos are gorgeous! And I bet that honeydew in the smoothie was so refreshing. Definitely SCREAMS spring to me! Small world, but I visited Edmonton last summer because my sister used to live there actually. She was an executive at Target but recently switched companies to work at Apple in Minneapolis. If I would have been thinking, I would have contacted you to meet up! You are awesome, and so inspiring. As for last night’s snack, I made coconut flour muffins and covered them in coconut butter. I am currently obsessed with it!
Definitely a small world! I was in Minneapolis last fall! And coconut flour muffins sound divine. Covered in coconut butter? I can’t even think about that this close to lunch time 😆
The yogurt with the chickpeas sounds totally awesome or even some greek cucumber or tzaiki sauce too. OMG…I should not read blogs before breakfast. And the frozen melon smoothie looks so good it hurts. Your pics are always amazing Amanda!
That AB&Apple sandwich looks so amazing! So incredibly simple and looks so good I can actually taste it! It’s close to lunchtime here but I always eat on the buffet next to the Court I work at… It’s nice because there are always many healthy options, salads, lean chicken and meat…
But today I wish I was home to make a sandwich like yours!
Also, that hummus on your sweet potato… I’ll have to try it soon! I always eat mine with cinnamon!
My night snack was a Cookies and cream Quest Bar… so addictive!
Yum! So many tasty eats. I will have to try the almond butter and apple sandwich- it looks divine! My curiosity is peaked with the sweet potato and hummus. I definitely prefer my sweet potatoes on the sweeter side but this savory combination sounds good.
What’s your favourite way to eat sweet potatoes? Maple or Vanilla Almond Butter and Cinnamon
What’s a flavour/flavour combo that reminds you of your childhood? Peanut butter, maple syrup, and waffles! This still carries through but with other nut butter varieties.
What was your evening snack last night? I need some new ideas! Egg whites whisked with unsweetened vanilla almond milk into a big fluff topped with cinnamon and maple syrup.
I think my sweet tooth is taking over.
Yours and mine both! I pretty much have to end every meal on a sweet note or I won’t feel satisfied no matter what I have…
I lOVE the idea of putting apples in sandwiches! I am always looking for a reason to eat more of those babies. 🙂 Sweet potatoes and almond butter on toast is my current obsession, but since I eat a bowl of hummus on the daily I DEFINITELY need to try that as well! 🙂
Apple and PB sounds Am-azing! I am definitely giving that a whirl!
Aw Yayyyy! I knew you’d love it :D..and I’m not gonna lie, but I legit choked on the baby carrot I was munching when I saw my suggestion up there 🙂 .
Such yummified combos!
Last nights bedtime snack was.. Mums bread pudding 🙂
Oooh ooh, a warm fuzzy combo for me would be hot Taystee wheat porridge with a spoonful of butter in.
Aaand I think I’ve smiled way too many times in this comment 🙂
I love that you tried other bloggers food suggestions !!! I never tried sweet potatoes with hummus either !?!?
What’s your favourite way to eat sweet potatoes? Roasted extra long (wrap in tin foil with salt and olive oil they come out like candy)
What’s a flavour/flavour combo that reminds you of your childhood? PB&J !
What was your evening snack last night? oatmeal cookie in a mug.. SO GOOD !!!! make sure you don’t over microwave it like I did with mine last night..
Ohhhh, oh , oh! Wrapping the SP in tin foil sounds like a genius idea! My mom does that all the time when she bakes regular potatoes and they come out tasting so.darn.good. And can you believe it’s been months and months since I’ve had a mug cake/cookie? That needs to change.
Awesome spin on WIAW! Isn’t the chickpea and yogurt combination just one of the best matches? I’m glad you rediscovered this old favourite. Next time try stirring coconut flour into the yogurt and adding a sprinkle of sea salt on top of the bowl – perfection.
Sweet potatoes aren’t for me, either. The last time I attempted a cookbook recipe that was meant to turn into a luscious frosting but – none of that. Just straight up nasty. So much so I’m not planning to pick up another sweet potato any time soon. Blogger fail? Maybe.
A flavour that reminds me of childhood every time is homemade cherry jam. More specifically my grandma’s homemade jam. Storebought doesn’t compare so she usually remembers to save a jar for me whenever she makes some. That and strawberry, that is.
Ok this is SUCH a cool post!! I love it. Sweet potato and HUMMUS?? Huh. That is not a combination that I EVER would have come up with. I don’t like sweet potatoes either, so that’s probably why.
Oh my goodness that honeydew smoothie looks to-die-for. I once had a honeydew juice (with some other green leafy stuff and probably some lemon or something… that kind of juice) and it was SO good. I love the refreshing-ness of it. (This is why I don’t consider myself a food blogger… I’m really good at describing food.)
Yes! Sweet potatoes and almond butter is my addiction! I have to limit myself to just one potato a week or I would eat those things for every meal every day!
I love that cream cheese and berries combo! I have been having some laughing cow spreadable cheese and berries on my toast and it is to die for!
What’s your favourite way to eat sweet potatoes? With Greek yogurt and some almond butter and cinnamon!
What’s a flavour/flavour combo that reminds you of your childhood? Peanut butter and bananas for sure… or probably butter and cheese on noodles lol.
What was your evening snack last night? I had my go-to kabocha with cottage cheese, AB and carob chips… then was still a little hungry so I had yogurt with frozen blueberries! Yum!
!!! Noodles with butter and parmesan cheese was basically the only way I’d eat ‘pasta’ back in the day. Whenever my mom was making spaghetti, all I ever wanted was the plain noodles 😆
Mhmm that frozen melon smoothie sounds to die for! I think I’ll actually make that once I get some melon cut up and frozen :_). Loved this post and might need to steal the idea from ya haha!
Peanut butter and chocolate milk remind me of my childhood! Another good sandwich combo with apples is a triangle of Laughing Cow cinnamon cream cheese! Sooo good 🙂
Good to know that the hummus + sweet potato thing worked well! if I bake a sweet potato I usually add coconut butter or butter and cinnamon, so I may have to try that one next time. OR one of those sweet dessert hummuses (hummusi?) floating around…I bet that would be awesome.
Childhood flavour combo: I actually have no idea. I feel like I wasn’t too adventurous as a kid, so it would be along the lines of chicken nugget + plum sauce. Or the various flavour combos in Fruit Loops (do the different colours actually taste any different? I can’t remember).
I SO wanted to go the dessert hummus route because I have a feeling that would be amazing, but I was too lazy to whip some up 😆 Definitely in the future though! And I have no idea about the Fruit Loops… I don’t think I ever ate mine individually 😛
Food from the childhood? Sweet rolls of my grandmother. Actually, it was simply baked fancy pastry with sugar at top – but all family loved them. And I can’t but remember berries and milk! You fill in a big cup of strawberry/raspberry with milk, you add a little sugar and you eat. It was our favourite summer snack.
Aww, so glad you came back to the coconut oats!! I asbolutely love it – actually, I love coconut flour in everything.
Since I am completely out of almond butter, I forgot about the combo of dark chocolate and AB – normally my daily dessert after dinner. AND I need the mugcakes back in my life too!
I love savory sweet potatoes, so I love eating them with eggs, or just roasted in olive oil and salt. I totally want that CC and jam waffle right now!
Love the mixture of sweet and savoury!!! I need to do that more often!!!! I’ve started by adding fruit to my salads, but for breakfast I try and avoid sugary foods such as fruit- so often have eggs and peanut butter on rye bread. Love this post! I want to get tagged!!
Steph!
Those chickpeas look like Reese’s Puffs cereal… and that is awesome 😀
P.S. – Sweet potatoes & guacamole = that’s my #1 pairing recommendation.
I’m going to have to try that! With cheese, because apparently that one’s a winner too.
I’m loving all these ideas! I’ll definitely be checking out the AB and apple sandwich and cream cheese and jam on a waffle!
My evening snack was a handful of chocolate chips….lol does that even count? Favorite way to eat sweet potatoes hmmmm lately just with coconut oil! Simple and delicious.
What a great idea for a WIAW post! That sweet potato and hummus sounds ab fab!
I like sweet potatoes with caramelized onions and garlic but need to try hummus next time.
As a child my fav food combo was chocolate and vanilla – in cake and ice cream form! Does that count?My “snack” last night was homemade honey almond butter and dark chocolate chips 🙂 Happy WIAW!
So glad you enjoyed the frozen melon in your smoothie. 🙂 You have certainly inspired many of my eats.
I’m with you on the sweet potato thing. I like them but cannot profess a burning love fro these colorful taters. I actually prefer them sans topping aside from cinnamon.
Bananas with almond butter remind me of my childhood. Growing up, peanut butter was the only nut butter I’d ever heard of so it was pb and b back then. Now that almond butter has come into my life, peanut butter takes a back seat but the flavor combo is still reminiscent of days of yore.
You know you’ve been reading too many blogs when…Funny story: I was driving into LA a couple of weeks ago. I noticed the vanity license plate on the car in front of me read, PB WRYTR. “What’s a peanut butter writer?” I wondered. It wasn’t until I got a little further down the freeway that I realized it meant paperback writer. Duh! My apologies to the Beatles!
Typically I have cereal as a bedtime snack. Last night I had Ezekiel cereal with diced apple, almonds, milk, and cinnamon.
😆 Peanut Butter Writer is where my mind instantly went as well. And I’m pretty sure that cereal will always, always be one of my favourite snacks. Even when I don’t have a full bowl, I’m always snacking on it throughout the day.
1- I love pb and apple sandwiches. I also love adding adding to grilled cheese….2 – I love sweet potatoes with anything or eaten alone. Melted mozzarella cheese is always a favorite a mine along with adding them to stir fry flavors and topped with avocado? Heavenly. Of course they are terrific with peanut butter as well but isn’t everything better with a nut butter? 3- I may not like smoothies but I am almost craving one because the thought of honey dew blended on up is heavenly to me.
I think SPs and cheese are going to be what I try next. Maybe get a little fancy and do some sort of loaded, twice baked version.
Okay those combinations sound freakin awesome. Chickpeas and yogurt? Never have I ever. But will i? You betcha. AB + Apple = YES. One of my faves. I love your themed WIAW! Always give me such great ideas 🙂
Awesome post! My childhood flavour combo would definitely have to be PNB & J in a toasted sandwich, I always remember my friend and me having the ability to eat copious amounts of these in one sitting 🙂
Last night’s snack was awesome, porridge with a few squares of dark chocolate (super hard to find in Argentina!) stirred in so they went all goey with a chopped plum on the side – heaven!
I’ll have to try the AB & apple sandwich for lunch today! And I’ve never thougtht of adding AB to my sweet potatoe? That’s such a good idea!
My ‘dessert’ last night was a raspberry greek yogurt with dark chocolate chips mixed in 🙂
An evening snack I’ve been loving lately is a mixture of dry bran flakes cereal, raisins, and dark chocolate chips. It’s the perfect sweet and crunchy bite!
I’ve tossed chocolate chips into Raisin Bran before, and you’re right — it’s amazing <3
Yummy apple and almond butter sandwich combo (though I’ll swap for Justin’s PB since I have it on hand). Sweet potato + anything is fab, can’t go wrong. I absolutely love your combos and creativity…I started stirring 2% greek yogurt into my oatmeal in the morning after seeing your post and you’re right life changing – plus more protein, boom! The kitchen is just another place to play around like a kid.
I slice sweet pots thinly then microwave them into chips- then dip them in ketchup! Evening snack- casein pudding with nut butter!
You are so good at combinations! Every time I leave your blog, my mind is full of new ideas of combinations you have shown us! I still have to put almond butter on my sweet potato though. I love it with good old butter and brown sugar 🙂
Food from my childhood? Probably my dads roast dinner with apple crumble for dessert is my most missed food from home!
Talk about genius combinations… brown sugar and butter on sweet potatoes sounds AMAZING. I’m going to have to give that a try 😀
YUM!! I’m definitely trying the sweet potato and hummus and almond butter and apple sandwich – both genius ideas! That’s one of my favorite things about WIAW – finding out the tasty creations other people love!
Coconut flour in oats? I need to get on that! They look sooo good and are so much more appealing then the greek salad I have in front of me right now. Evening snack inspiration… Lately I having been wacking a couple of spoons of ground almonds into a rammekin with a spoon of nut butter, dash of cinnamon, baking powder and milk and baking it for like 10 mins – hello warm gooey cakeyness 🙂
Shrimp + peanut butter is a winning combination! Just kidding…please don’t die on me. After this morning it’s petty much solidified that I can’t survive without you.
p.s. genius post idea. Where do you think of these things?!
I want to say something mystical and say they come to me in dreams or something, but the reality is that they probably hit when I’m in the shower…