Happy [What I Ate] Wednesday lovely ladies people! 😀
Since last week’s WIAW was a little on the lengthier side, I’m going to do my best to keep things less wordy this time around — we’ll see how successful I actually end up being with that. So instead of devoting too much of my word count to an intro where I most likely fail at being witty and charming, we’re going to cut to the chase and talk cold hard facts instead…
Breakfast…
Eggy bananafied oats layered with plain Greek yogurt and topped with homemade applesauce, honey, cinnamon, and almond butter.
Fact: I prefer eating my oats cold… and I’m not talking about the overnight kind (not a fan!). I like my oats cooked on the stovetop and then cooled to room temperature. I’m huge on textures, and I find that this method gives my oats the thicker, poofier, doughier texture that I absolutely adore. Runny, soupy oats are a no-go in the Spoons kitchen!
Morning snack…
A chocolate covered raspberry oat bar alongside an Americano from Bux.
Fact: I crave chocolate in the morning… and pretty much every other time of the day, but around 9 or 10 AM especially. I blame this on the fact that that’s when I drink my coffee, and coffee just tastes better when paired with chocolate. But hey… at least chocolate comes from plants, and is therefore a healthy choice 😉
Lunch…
A snack plate filled with: a Dr. Kracker crispbread, half an avocado [that I had to butcher and reconstruct because the bottom half was brown], roasted kabocha, dried pears, and cottage cheese with raspberry jam.
Fact: Cottage cheese doesn’t always agree with me… but I eat it anyways. I don’t know what it is, but my stomach and I don’t always see eye-to-eye when it comes to cottage cheese. Whereas I love the stuff, my stomach isn’t really the biggest fan and tends to make a fuss while I try to enjoy myself. You’d think that would be enough to keep me away from it, but no… the slight discomfort is [usually] worth it, especially since it isn’t a guaranteed thing.
Afternoon snack…
A thick and creamy chocolate smoothie.
Fact: This smoothie tastes like melted chocolate ice cream… which is probably why I love it so much. I think I’ve had one of these almost every day since I posted the recipe back in February, and yeah… that’s really all there is to say about that.
Dinner…
Crepes stuffed with cottage cheese and blueberry jam, with a banana on the side.
Fact: I will never get tired of eating breakfast for dinner… ever. This would probably be a little different if I was cooking for someone other than myself, but I’m taking full advantage of the fact that I don’t have to right now and enjoying brinner multiple times a week. Also, blueberry jam is the best jam there is. Also, what veggies? 😯
Evening snack…
A soft and chewy protein granola bar with a side of plain Greek yogurt.
Fact: I’m buried up to my eyeballs in snack bars… which isn’t actually a horrible problem to have. They’re easily my favourite thing to make and eat at the moment, but I have a feeling I should probably lay off before I get sick of them. Or just start pawning them off on people — any takers?
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I DEF have the same issue with cottage cheese and just totally ignore it… it’s too delicious to give up.
A fun fact about my last meal (breakfast): I thought I turned the crockpot off when making crockpot steel cut oats when they were perfect and fluffy. I in fact did not and they burned and so I had 1/2 the oats I planned on having 🙁
I love breakfast for dinner too!
That smoothie is liquid crack – I LOVE them, and I’m so glad I tried it! I used to be that way with a lot of dairy products, but I officially just cut them out because I think my sensitivity/intolerance was getting worse! Same goes for soy now…
But once I’m done with this Paleo challenge, I’m getting a burger from our favorite brewhouse and a pizza from our pizza place. No questions asked.
Have you ever tried lactose free cottage cheese? You might do better with that. Please post the recipe for those crepes soon! YUM.
okay, just read your responses to all the crepe requests! How do you do with other types of dairy, like cheese and/or greek yogurt?
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen lactose free cottage cheese… I’ll have to keep an eye out! And I have no problem with Greek yogurt or cheese, really… It’s just cottage cheese that gets to me.
Since you did ask, I’d be happy to take some bars off your hands for you because obviously I’d be doing this selfless act for you. 😉
Those crepes look incredible. I can’t remember the last time I had crepes, which is weird because there so much you can do with them. You can go sweet or savory. Hmmm. Savory crepes could get interesting, and that’s a fact.
You know how big of a sweet tooth I have, but I have to admit that savoury crepes are AMAZING. I actually have a recipe for a mushroom stuffing that I adore. Ugh. So many recipes to make, so little time… And let’s not even talk about the fact that I still have to organize them 😯
That smoothies looks amazing!
Omg those crepes! Drooling! I’ve never tried making crepes before… they seem so delicate and I’m sure I’d mess them up. 😛
I went out for dinner last night at Lettuce Love Cafe… it is a fact that I am addicted to that place haha.
YES! The cottage cheese thing happens to me too- But- I find if I have it for breakfast or with lunch, it’s fine. Let’s not mention trying to have some with dinner…
Okay my oatmeal method when I could be bothered- cook oats the night before, refrigerate, stir greek yogurt in the morning and yum. Room/fridge temperature!
Chocolate is salad!! We all know that. 🙂
And yes, I take some of the bars. Mind bringing them over here??
And I am drooooling over this crepe plate – did I miss a recipe?? How do you do it that they turn out so pretty and thin?
Nope! You didn’t miss any recipes! I never posted it because it’s pretty much an “add a little bit of this and little bit of that until the texture is right” kind of recipe, but I’ll have to start paying more attention because lots of people have been asking and I wanna share!
Last meal / snack I ate was a Quest bar Chocolate Peanut butter – it is a fast day for me and I find them good for keeping me full for a while.
Drooling over all your eats! Especially those eggy oats and again that layered raspberry bar, yum!! I also need to start buying avocado more to just have for lunch.
The bars you’ve been making look LEGIT!!! SO YUM! Coffee and chocolate (esp your beloved PIKE or the Americano) pair BEAUTIFULLY with each other. I crave chocolate the most in the AM too. I must say I loveee combining beans and cruciferous veggies together, but my tummy hates me for it.
You dinner doesn’t look like breakfast… It looks like PHENOMENAL DESSERT! I would eat that every single night if I could 😉
How are you liking Daughter of Smoke and Bone??
Not only am I in awe of your crepe-rolling skills (those are gorgeous, and I don’t even like blueberries!), but I’m super impressed that you can make and stuff crepes for dinner without eating them the moment they come off the griddle. I love fluffy pancakes myself, as they soak up the galleons of homemade maple syrup so well, but can never sit down to a proper plate of them. The whole “patiently flipping pancakes” zen technique is lost on me; I end up chowing down mindlessly while still standing by the stove. But if my results would ever look like your creation, maybe I could learn to wait…
Confession: I only got a few chapters into Daughter of Smoke and Bone before I put it down in favour of the second book of the Throne of Glass series, but I really enjoyed what I read so far! And ugh… pancake flipping… I just can’t 😥
I love my oats thick instead of creamy. It just tastes so much better. I have also been loving brinner. Chocolate has been my go to lately to get me through some intense study sessions.
Your food looked great all day. Although my tummy wants the thing with the banana slices. Haha, it just growled. I hope you’ve had a great Wednesday!
Oh mah goooodness, those crepes! I really am craving crepes now, and blueberry jam is pretty much the jam~but my favorite will always be apricot/orange flavor. 😉 Also, overnight oats are so delicious in my opinion! I feel like it’s bursting with flavor and I can really taste it because it’s COLD. <33
so ya, i love cottage cheese too. And it doesn’t agree with me all the time, unless its’ the cultured kind but dang it is good! so there. p.s. i went and bought some after you posted you last WIAW lunch
Doughy oats all the way, girl. I’ve always been too impatient to let my hot oats cool to room temp though, so maybe that’s why I love overnight oats so dang much!
Fact about my snack (banana + almond butter): It would have tasted a lot better if the banana was frozen. ➔ going to freeze a few bananas now 🙂
Holy moly! That’s almost like dessert for dinner! I think I NEED that! I’m with you on the thicker oats. I can’t stand it when my oats don’t have a few minutes to sit and thicken up. I do like them warm still. So, I’ve found that if I let them cool for 5-10 minutes, stir, and pop em in the microwave for about 10 seconds, they’re perrrrfect!
I absolutely love crepes! My mom made them for me almost every day for breakfast while I was in kindergarten 🙂 I make them on weekends for brunch and find that they are one of my favorite meals. I love that there are so many options for toppings!
Those crepes look amazing! I haven’t had crepes in so long!
I’ve actually never had overnight oats before! I know I need to give it a try one of these days!
Looks like a great day of eats! I love your lunch snack plate and will have to remember to work something like that into my lunch rotation. Also your crepes look phenomenal!! If I could make crepes like that I’d probably have them for every meal of the day! I don’t know how you restrain yourself lol
Crepes for dinner? Best.thing.ever. And yours look super delightful. I have a special place in my heart for this thin pancake variety due to my Russian heritage – original Blini do look like this. Plus it leaves more room for a nice filling and who can argue with that.
Btw – I finally tried your soft and chewy granola bars yesterday and I must have done something wrong – they turned out all chewy and not soft at all after cooling down. Any ideas where my mistake was? You did use rolled oats, right?
No idea girl, sorry 🙁 I’ve never had issues with mine and haven’t had anyone else mention anything either. Maybe it was the protein powder you used?
Thanks for the quick reply! That might be the reason. Currently I have leftovers of a weird mix of whey, casein and soy protein – guess I have to use them up in a different way.
Ahh yeah then that’s probably it. Protein powder is really finicky in recipes and the wrong blend or type will give you gummy results. I just use a pure whey and stick to using other kinds in things that don’t require baking.
I also LOVE eating oatmeal at room temperature for the same reasons as you.
I’ve never made overnight oats, but I’m sure I’d love them if I did! I haven’t met oatmeal that I haven’t liked.
I’m really sensitive to anything that has too much acid. I try to avoid anything that has tomato sauce, but I LOVE Italian food so it can be quite torturous….
Ugh tell me about it! I have the same issues with tomatoes, which makes me super sad since I love: pasta/pizza sauce, salsa, and ketchup. Me and my stomach exchange words on quite a regular basis…
I really shouldn’t be reading this when I’m starving at work with no snacks in sight. That granola bar with an americano sounds SO good right about now…
I’d definitely pawn some bars off of you, but I’d rather come and bake something with you instead 🙂 I have to have my oats at room temperature because ALL.THE.TEXTURE. If they are soupy, I feel like I have to remake them because I won’t be satisfied afterwards. Is it bad I get irritated at soupy oats? Don’t answer that. Lol
The last thing I ate was a Luna bar…the chocolate caramel brownie one 🙂 Have a good rest of your week!
Oh man, those crepes look AMAZING!!! Great day of eats!
One food that I have really missed since I began avoiding most dairy is cottage cheese. I’m thinking I need to say screw it and start buying it again. I LOVE it and there really is no vegan option that would even be comparable.
Mm yeah. Yogurt was the thing I missed the most when I followed a vegan diet back in the day. I have to admit that that first spoonful after going without it for so long was pretty darn glorious 😆
I’ll eat overnight oats during the summer, but I usually pop them in the microwave for 20 seconds or so to bring them to room-ish temperature rather than fridge cold. I used to not mind them cold, but last summer they just grossed me out like that. We’ll see what happens when the weather gets warmer this year!
For realz….I still can’t get over a) those beautiful bars and b) your fantastical snack plates. Obsessions!!!
If you’re a texture person, I’m a TEMPERATURE person. The thought of hot oats cooled to room temperature makes me shudder :). I am obsessive with covering my food in foil even if my husband is 2 minutes behind in making his own food … it has to be HOT! Haha … I think this goes to show we’re both a little off our rockers!
I have picture envy. My boring iPhone pictures of my boring ‘ol daily food get put to shame by yours 😉 I’m the complete opposite, I crave salty for breakfast! I love eating leftovers or a huge meal for breakfast…bacon included, of course 🙂 My cupboard looks like it threw up nack bars too! I don’t know why I stock pile those things!
I will gladly take your extra granola bars! As a matter of fact, you need to bring some to Blend to share! We all should bring something actually! I don’t do week with dairy particularly milk or cheese. My stomach goes nuts. Yeah I’m not big fan of overnight oats either. I like my oatmeal thicka and hot. I’ve been doing strange things with my food lately like making banana sushi and eggs muffins. Maybe normal to everyone else but not normal for me.
Did you really have to ask? I mean really. Freeze 1 or even 5 of and overnight some to me stranded out here in the damn desert. Literally, our AC is broken at the moment and the house is 89 degrees…FML. NO ONE in AZ lives with AC. It’s a death wish. I need to live in your neck of the woods STAT.
I don’t know how granola bars are going to fix my unbearable living conditions at the moment, but a little love and food makes everything better, right?
P.S. you should be expecting an email from me soon so we can start our blend countdown 🙂
It all looks delicious! I will have to try those eggie oats soon! …we love breakfast for dinner in my house…and I cook for three people lol no one ever gets tired of it!
I’m really not a fan of cold oats, overnight or otherwise. I don’t like when they get thick and clumpy–I like the ones that are still warm and oozy instead. (Because nothing says good like the word “oozy”…) Those crepes look so good–do you follow any kind of recipe when you cook them? (I’m currently gathering ideas for the summer because now that I’m faced with making my own meals I have no idea what to make.)
I follow a rough recipe that my mom shared with me back when I was just learning how to cook, but it’s nothing exact. I need to start paying attention to the measurements so I can share.
Yeah so . . . confession. Last year I OD’d on oats. I’m still sick of them. And I don’t know if I’ll ever get a craving again! It happened to me with eggs too. And Thai food. And homemade pizza. I’m not very good at pacing myself, am I?
uhm. Did you offer to give away snacks?!! *RAISING HAND AND JUMPING UP AND DOWN* – PLEASEEEEEE.
🙂
Happy Wednesday!