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Wooooooowie. Everyone sure does love their fruit.
It was great to see so many people jumping in to defend nature’s sweet, sweet gift to us. I’m glad we can all agree that cutting fruit out of one’s diet is absolute garbage. And I’m also glad to hear that I’m not the only one who gets even hungrier after eating an apple – I guess there really is something fishy about those innocent looking red [or green] buggers… It’s sad, though, because I love me some apples but I haven’t been eating too many of them lately just because of what they do to my hunger. My appetite is crazy enough enough as it is, and I don’t exactly want to make it any crazier…
And speaking of crazy, it’s everyone’s favorite day of the week again! I have no idea where the last 7 days went, but let’s not waste any more time and get the party started!
Breakfast prep…
My day always starts out with the usual suspects.
Tea while oats are cooking. Coffee while oats are… being eaten.
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Breakfast…
Nothing new to see here, just the regular eggy bananafied oats topped with roasted almond butter and chocolate/caramel pudding. This is by far my favorite way to start the day, and I don’t think that’ll change anytime soon. Sweet breakfast, sweet day. Can’t argue with that kind of logic 😀
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Pre-workout Snack…
Banana with almond butter and dark chocolate … Cottage cheese with cinnamon
Wednesdays are weight training days, but this is by far my favorite pre-workout snack no matter what I’m going to be doing. It’s easy on my stomach and gives me a tonne of energy… which I really needed because today’s routine left me lying on the floor as a shaky mess. I’m halfway through Stage 1 of the New Rules of Lifting for Women workout plan, and… ouch. Just ouch.
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Tragedy Strikes…
The cottage cheese in this morning’s snack (^^) snuffed out my cinnamon shaker…
Thankfully, I’ve got a whoooooole lot to spare…
In case it’s not blatantly obvious, I kind of have an obsession with cinnamon, so I make 400% sure that I never run out. There’s one shaker near the stove, one shaker in the cupboards on the other side of the kitchen, and one shaker in the office by the computer where I eat a lot of my meals.
What? Don’t give me that look…
It beats having to get up to go to the kitchen every time I want another shake, which is… quite often.
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Post-workout/Lunch…
Breakfast for lunch still owns my heart…
Yogurt mess (Kashi Honey Sunshine, Puffins, puffed wheat, trail mix) … Salad beast
And because lunch apparently wasn’t filling enough and I needed a little bit extra, I wolfed down a bowl of blueberries that someone just happened to leave sitting on the counter, unattended…
See food. Eat food. Ask no questions.
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Afternoon Noshings…
It was a laaazy afternoon spent reading and nibbling…
I finished reading Room, which was absolutely amazing, and now I’m starting on The Kite Runner, which is also absolutely amazing thus far. I’m having a tonne of luck with books this summer… I can’t even remember the last one I read that I didnt enjoy.
Oh, and does grape kombucha remind anyone else of children’s cough syrup?
No? Maybe it’s just me, then… but I kind of like it 😯
And I have a confession…
I have a serious addiction to trail mix, but the problem is that I pick out all the good stuff [read: chocolate chips and dried fruit] first, so I’m left with the okay-but-not-as-good stuff when I reach the bottom of the bag. But that’s okay, because I manage to satisfy my chocolate craving by other means…
Chocolate chip cookie dough… chocolate pudding mixed with extra cocoa.
Hit. the. spot… But I was absolutely starving by the time dinner rolld around, and had an impossibly difficult time trying to decide what to make…
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Dinner…
In the end, it was an avocado craving that decided for me… I needed some guac [and salsa] in my life, so I just went with the first Mexican themed meal that came to mind…
Pumpkin chili Mexican Scramble
Dee-lish. But I already feel hunger creeping back in… so it’s gonna be snack time soon.
Hope you’re all having a lovely [and tasty] night!
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What do you do when you finish your meal and you’re still not fully satisfied?
Do you have a hard time deciding what to eat when you get too hungry? Or do you just grab the first thing that you see?
I am JUST about to finish the Kite Runner and I can tell you that it only gets BETTER!! It’s such an amazing book. I have no idea why I didn’t read it sooner.
Yep, I have a crazy hard time deciding what to eat when I’m uber hungry. It usually ends up with me in tears and buying a takeaway because I can’t think straight. Thank goodness it doesn’t happen too often these days!
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mmm I love cinnamon. all of your food looks SO good. I’m currently eating dinner (and a quite delicious dinner, I might add), yet somehow the pictures of your food are making me hungry(or hungrier?). how is that even possible?
when I finish and am not satisfied I….EAT MORE!
and yes, it’s like the hungrier I get, the more indecisive I become…of course, that’s not always the case, and sometimes I’ll just eat whatever I can get my hands on, but usually I stand there confused and irritated for a good long while.
I am totally with you on the cinnamon!
Amanda, it’s time for a heart-to-heart. I know you don’t like people telling you what to eat, or telling you that you need to eat more than one kind of almond butter with your oats, I know you’ve admitted that you don’t like to mess with a good thing, but I just have to.
So here it is: you need, as in need, to make Ashley’s smoked paprika almond butter: http://edibleperspective.com/2011/03/the-other-almond-butter/. I made some the other day and I mean, it’s just… it’s good. It’s really good. It’s sweet, it’s savoury, it’s almond butter designed for savoury oats. It needs to be in your life.
I apologize for being so demanding, but I really do have your best interest at heart 😉
Hehe thank you for your suggestion, Rosalie. It does sound delicious, especially for savory oats, but I can be = so lazy when it comes to making my own things, so no guarantees 😆
Your photography is SO pretty!! You make everything look amazing!
I’ve never had the grape kombucha flavor. I like the pink one the best (I don’t remember what it’s called…) and I like the orange one (is that ginger?) but I don’t like the green one. Blehh.
I have a snack after I finish a meal and am not satisfied :). And I definitely had a hard time deciding what to eat when I’m too hungry, and therefore I sometimes end up snacking mindlessly. Oh well…Glad to hear your reading some great books!!
I’m lucky, I usually crave the same foods so whether I’m hungry or waiting it out until dinner I know what I’ll make. To snack I’ve been loving yogurt and puffed kamut with tons of cinnamon, yeah I can’t live without that stuff either 🙂
I go for a square of Baker’s chocolate, always; The richness never fails to satisfy. But when I’m hungry – like “shaky” hungry after a workout – I just want to eat whatever’s super-watery. I guess that’s why fruits, and shakes are so appealing in those cases.
and of course afterwards, I’ll seek for something more substantial like protein or a carb-fest. LOL
p.s. I read the Kite Runner last year and it was definitely a great book. I loved it 🙂
If I’m still hungry at breakfast, I’ll have some berries. At lunch, I’ll have some fudgies (they’re from Moves N Munchies, like mini fudgesicles!!) and at dinner I’ll have bread dipped in olive oil with garlic pepper.
I would usually take a bite of bread, then make a sandwich out of the rest of it. 🙂
Your meals all look so delicious. I’m the same way about cinnamon. I have two bottles in the kitchen, one in the cellar and another one mixed in with my cooking ingredients. Cinnamon is essential 😀
If I’m still hungry, I usually pour a glass of milk and that fills me up or some fruit or nuts.
banana with peanut butter = tried and true preworkout snack. Actually it’s really the best anytime snack for me. It’s usually the first thing I reach for in the morning, especially when I’m ravenous. I just can’t take the time to prepare a fun breakfast when I can have a delicious banana with peanut butter (and yogurt cereal mess, of course!) in 30 seconds!
Cinnamon makes everything taste better! Its one of my favorite spices! The Kite Runner is an awesome read! Im sure you will love it! Your dinner looks fabulous – im craving mexican now! Usually after ameal if im not safisfied i grab something sweet and that does the trick!
WOnderful day of eats! I am obsessed with cinnamon too! I put it on everything! And I go through it SO quick! I always gotta replenish my stock! That lunch looks amazing and you’re making me jealous of that grape kombucha! I gotta find that stuff somewhere!
I’m with you on the cinnamon love! And I also do that same thin with my trail mix. Usually I just buy more good stuff to add to it!
If I’m still hungry after I eat, I wait 15 minutes, just to make sure my mind and my tummy are on the same page. Then if I’m still hungry I go get whatever I feel like. Usually a piece of dark chocolate or a nut-butter date or some fruit!
And yes I suffer from fridge comma moments where I stare blankly into the fridge absolutely ravenous with no idea what I want to eat! I hate it! but at least I put some thought into my eats 🙂
I think I’m going to have to copy your pre-workout snack for my pre-run snack tomorrow! Thanks for the tip!
And enjoy The Kite Runner — it’s definitely a page runner and one of my favorite books!
Usually I tend to eat the same things day by day, give or take a few options so usually I know what to grab when I am hungry. I notice when I eat more carbs I don’t feel as satisfied and I always seem to want more.
yummy meals!!! what brand of chocolate/caramel pudding do you buy?? your oats look so heavenly…i would LOVE to eat that every morning!!
i hate when i finish my meal and want something else but can’t decide. my therapist believes in eating what you’re “humming” for, which means really tuning into your body and noticing what you’re craving at a cellular level (salts, iron, sweets, etc.) so i’m trying to do that vs. reaching for the first thing in sight just because its there
The chocolate pudding is Zensoy, and the caramel is Belsoy 🙂
I tend to grab for some fruit when I finish my meal and I’m still not satisfied, too! And it seems like every day I eat more and more- I keep getting hungrier and hungrier! I totally feel you on the crazy appetite front.
I am the MOST indecisive person when it comes to choosing what to eat. I was trying to decide between hummus and jam on my english muffin for lunch today- but then I kept thinking “But wait, I’m having sweet yogurt! I can’t have just one half of my muffin salty! Half and half sweet and salty or all the way sweet!”. And even once I figured THAT out I still spent another few minutes mulling over which to choose. OY!
I’m running dangerously low on cinnamon. Like DANGEROUSLY low. Can you spare a shaker? Haha!
You know how I feel about the sweet and savory combo 😉 I’d totally do it. Hummus on the EM and then dunk it into the yogurt 😆 Why not? You might be surprised at how good it is. And I SUPPOSE I could spare a shaker… although I would probably have to restock for convenience sake…
Your pictures are so great!
If I cut fruit out of my diet.. I don’t know What I’d eat!
Your pictures are so great!
If I cut fruit out of my diet.. I don’t know What I’d eat!
Haha! Love your cinnamon collection! I have a GIANT-sized container that I bought from Sam’s Club that I practically tote everywhere in the house…hmm, maybe I should fashion some sort of spice shaker belt? Like a tool belt you know, but for spices I can’t live without…cinnamon, bbq seasoning, smoked paprika…oh yes, this could work! 😉
I was reading The Kite Runner last summer but didn’t get to finish it. I need to pick it back up!
Grape Kombucha?! I must must find this!
What the….grape Kombucha?
I might stop drinking wine if they ever sell that down here!
By the way, are you a cinnamon snob like me? I have never fond anyone else to agree but all cinnamon is not created equal. right? Right? It looks like you got a good stash.
The trail mix throw backs are always good for oatmeal and rice toppage!
I never had the grape kombucha, and I have tried them all , at least I thought , haha!
I am a trail mix picker too, is there a club for that? I always pick out the chocolate and peanuts in mine, oh and the almonds too! Mike and I get a monster mix one, we love!
LOVE the reading, I did that too this afternoon, as you know, might download another book tonight, if not, then tomorrow!
Happy Wednesday night love!!!!! < 3
I too have a major cinnamon addiction – I will never, ever have less than 2 ‘shakers’ in the house in fear of running out. I don’t think I’d be able to carry on with my day without cinnamon on/in my breakfast!
I cannot ever run out of cinnamon! I love it soo soo much. I have 3 bottles of it, plus a bag (just in case!). Usually when I am hungry I know what I want ahah, I am really trying to listen to my body and if it is still hungry after a meal, the answer is more delish food 🙂
AHH The Kite Runner is one of my all-time favorite books, you’re gonna love it girl! 😀
I’m also a big fan of your epic cinnamon stash. I now know where to go if the world ever runs out of cinnamon heehee
It’s so totally normal to have multiple jars of cinnamon!! I think I have four… at least. (Not that I’m saying it’s normal because I do it, since I’m obviously NOT normal, but I do tend to do normal things sometimes. ;))
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i bought pudding because of you thak you very much!! haha. and i neeeed a blender..your smoothies always look amazing.
I could also eat mexican for like every meal haha .. i just love avocado.
If i’m hungry after a meal I try to wait a bit, and if i’ms till hungry I just eat some more!
Yessss I’ve gotta spread the pudding love 😀 And Mexican is probably my favorite cuisine. Can’t beat guac and salsa.
I’m the kind of person that already has an idea of what I want for dinner at the start of the day. if i cant decide I just flip through my little recipe book I’ve made with all my fave meals written into it.
Usually if Im still hungry after dinner I will always go for an apple, i know you said they make you hungrier, but they fill me right up 😀
‘What do you do when you finish your meal and you’re still not fully satisfied?’
a: eat more. lol.
your eats look so yum, as always. and this is a good case in point; earlier i mentioned how i always see kombuchas i never knew existed on blogs…and here i see grape. i never knew that existed!
i loooove saigon cinnamon!
The grape one is pretty good, but I really wanna try the mango one that I saw you having today!
I’m obsessed with cinnamon too! We have to buy it in bulk because Kyle is a cinnamon addict as well :). All of your eats look great!
When I’m not completely satisfied…. I go for the trail mix. 🙂 You can’t go wrong with dried fruit, chocolate, and some random other things.
Yes I definitely have a hard time deciding on what to eat when I’m hungry, then I’ll get angry and just not want to eat but that hasn’t happened for awhile now. I’m trying to prevent hunger by eating!
Haha I do that too. As long as I’m not hungry, I’m fine… so I just try and eat all the time 😉
I don’t have a cinnamon shaker 😳 (don’t hate me yet!) because I do something BETTER! We store cinnamon in a little jar, and I pour it into the lid so I can sump a nice pile onto my food :D. Much less effort that way– no shaking a bazillion times.
When I finish a meal and I’m not fully satisfied, I go back for more (duh). Sometimes I eat more of the same food or go for a different thing.
When I’m really hungry, I usually have been daydreaming/planning exactly what I want to eat so that the second I get to house (becuase I’m usually caught super hungry outside the house by mistake– otherwise I wouldn’t be so hungry if I were at home!) I start snacking while I make whatever quick meal will satisfy my cravings :D.
Yum yum yum is all I have to say about your eats.
I try to make my meals in a way that I think will fulfill me- but when you are a ravenous beast 99.999999% of the time( like me) it can be tricky- so I eat more! A nut butter spoon or something generally nourishing.
I made DELISH raisin bran muffins today following a kinda amazing recipe from a kinda awesome blogger- oh wait , it was YOU
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I am SO obsessed with cinnamon its crazy! xD
(See this post; http://bodymovingbaking.wordpress.com/2011/07/06/honey-cinnamon-cashew-butter/)
Cinnamon tastes great on everything, as with chocolate of course. 🙂
And don’t even get me started with the fruit on the counter. If it’s out, I will eat it. No questions asked.
Gah, your pictures make me hungry EVERY time you post them! Urghhhh, now i have to get my lazy butt up and get some food so I can continue with the blog reading!
If I’m not fully satisfied after a meal I will have a small bowl of cereal — right now I have a huge box of Choc Cheerios from Costco and that works well as “dessert” or just as extra calories after a meal if I’m still hungry.
Answer: I eat more!! Haha I would never leave myself unsatisfied- I love food too much! 😛
YOUR EATS LOOK SO SO YUMMY!! And I’m obsessed with cinnamon too!! Oooh and the Kite Runner is an AMAZING book by the way! I love it so so much!!
We had pretty much the same breakfast (PUDDING OATS!!) and the same workout too (NROLWF yaaay) so basically we’re twinsies and we rock! 😀
I’m obsessed with cinnamon too, it goes on pretty much everything and I can never get tired of it! If I finish a meal and I’m not fully satisfied I usually go for dessert! Which is usually some sort of fruit hehe 🙂
I read the Kite Runner a few years ago and absolutely loved it! That’s awesome your getting so many great reads in 🙂
I’m obsessed with cinnamon too! Always in my yoghurt, always in my cereal 🙂 If I’m not completely satisfied after a meal I wait about 20 minutes then have a little finish-off, sometimes it can be a piece of toasted bread with butter or a bit more of whatever it was I was having before.
I usually have such a hard time deciding (reminds me of your question in a previous post), that the slight hunger goes away. So I never pick anything. Sigh.
I hate getting to the end of the cinnamon shaker!
I usually have such a hard time deciding (reminds me of your question in a previous post), that the slight hunger goes away. So I never pick anything. Sigh.
I hate getting to the end of the cinnamon shaker!