Hi beautiful people! 
Can you believe itās already June? Eeeee. Love it! And what better way to bring in a beautiful (and hopefully sunnier) new month than with a delicious round of WIAW.
I started off the first day of June the same way I start off any other dayā¦ with tea and breakfast prep.
Eggy banana steel cut oats with blueberries, coconut butter, and vanilla pudding.
Did you know that the first of June also happens to be International Childrenās Day? I donāt think itās that commonly celebrated over here in North America, but because my parents were born and raised in Europe, and grew up celebrating it themselves, they always get me a little something specialā¦
This year it was a little panda charm for my Pandora bracelet *squeak*.
Amanda Panda. Get it? 
No, I will never grow upā¦ nor will I ever get tired of theseā¦
Cookie Dough & Killer Strawberries
What? You donāt use empty jam container lids as plates? Pssh. Get with the times! Orā¦ donāt; I was just too lazy to go rummaging through the cupboards, so I grabbed the first thing I saw. Hey, whatever works. And speaking of whichā¦ what kind of magic are they working to pump out strawberries that grow as big as my face? I should probably be at least a tiny bit concerned, but theyāre just too darned tasty.
And you know what else is tasty? Breakfastā¦ which is why I decided to have it again when lunch time rolled around. To get my veggies in, I figured Iād throw a salad beast in there too, just for good measure.
Salad beast; vanilla tofu protein smoothie; Greek yogurt with puffs, Sunshine, and trail mix.
Confession: I havenāt eaten a typical lunch-type lunch inā¦ ohhhhhā¦ 5 days or so? I just havenāt been craving the savory stuff like I normally do, so why try and force it? To wind up cranky and unsatisfied?
Naaaaahhh.
In the past, I adhered to the wonky belief that only breakfast and snacks were āallowedā to be sweet, so Iād force myself to eat savory lunches and dinners even if I wasnāt feeling them. No bueno. Unhappy tummy = unhappy Amandaā¦ much more satisfying to go with what your gut is telling you (oh and by the way, I really donāt care much for the word gut), and although lunch managed to silence my talkative gut for a little while, it wasnāt long before it started speaking up againā¦
ā¦ and againā¦
Quite the chatterbox, my gut is.
Crazy afternoon hunger. Itās hard to handle sometimes ā especially when it hits you in the middle of a run. What. the. hell? How is it possible to get hungry so quickly when I literally just ate before I walked out the door? Stomach. Seriously. Knock it off. I would like to enjoy activities other than eating. Thanks.
Thatāt not to say that I donāt enjoy eating, because I very much do, especially when breakfast is involvedā¦
Pumpkin bake with banana, cream cheese, and roasted almond butter.
Yes, that makes today a triple breakfast day. Donāt say it. Justā¦ donāt say it. Breakfast overload, I know. Watch, tomorrow Iām gonna end up having something very un-breakfast-like for breakfast ā like a tofu stir fry or something. Naaaaaahh. Never gonna happen.
And now if youāll excuse me, loves, Iām off to test the strength of my nerves watch game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which my Canucks will hopefully be winning (sorry Jess, I still love you!).
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Have you been craving more sweet or savory foods lately?
Has your appetite been out of control like mine?
I love the photography! I have for sure been craving sweet things latelyā¦ but I think I always do
hey there, Iāve been looking for clean eating blogs! So glad I came across yours! iām trying so hard to eat right and stick to my workouts! itās so hard without my family on board so iām hoping that i can find some good people who have the same interest. Iāll be back to see what you are up to since I subscribed to your blog!
YES breakfast for every meal?! I do that sometimes and itās the best thing EVER obviously cos breakfast is the highlight of the DAY!! And I have SUCH a sweet tooth, so every meal either has to BE sweet or end with something sweet haha!
I usuallu have savoury meals and save my snacks as my sweetsā¦.I think it is definitely time for me to change that up!
P.S. I also hate the word āgutā..ewww!
Happy belated Childrenās Day! I think itās so sweet that your parents always get you āa little somethingā for itā¦
Iām definitely a sweet breakfast / savory dinner personā¦ lunch can go either way. I have no idea why I feel that way, but hey, Iāll just go with itā¦
<3 <3
It depends on the day but I ALWAYS crave sweet for breakfast ā and the rest of the day it differs. My snacks are 80 % sweet, but my lunches and dinners are pretty savory.
Iāve had a CRAZY appetite for the past week or so, but itās been actually rather tame these past few days.
I LOVE breakfast for other meals, and now that it is summer and I have to pack less food, I will be enjoying it a lot more!
My appetite seems to work like clockwork, and I ALWAYS basically honor my appetite and hunger cues, but on occasions when my appetite seems overactive, I still need to work on eating MORE!
Happy belated childrenās day! I think I will celebrate it even when I turn 50
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Hmmmā¦ all the huge strawberries Iāve tried tasted like rubber. You are probably luckier than me
. I just focused on the tiny ones which appear to be very, very sweet. And I eat enough bananas to keep the economics of a small country running.
I crave a sweet lunch from time to time but sweet dinners are my specialty. There is nothing more natural than eating some kind of sweet bread with yogurt for dinner or a big bowl of āoverdayā oats or yet another banana sandwich because banana sandwiches never go out of fashion. When I want something sweet, I just want something sweet. I can eat my weight in savory food and I still wonāt be satisfied until I get my sugar. I am already dreaming of tomorrowās sweet yogurt-y goodness and I hope the morning comes sooner
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Raging appetite? Checked. And it causes more mental discomfort than physical.
honestly, thinking of some of the food ārulesā I used to have for myself (and some that I still do. meh) are almost laughable to me. Can you believe that there was one point in my life when I only allowed myself 1 Tbsp of nut butter per day? Ludicrous.
p.s. I just bought the most ridiculous container of strawberries and Iām pretty sure they were all injected with steroids. I like it.. I like it a lot.