I am really excited that it is Wednesday. This week’s Wednesday is my Thursday because I am heading home to Iowa tomorrow afternoon for the weekend to celebrate my dad’s birthday and my birthday, to see my parents (and their new puppy dog!), to snuggle my doodles, and to finally spend time with the bf and some of my best friends back home. Oh, and delicious food and drinks will be consumed, too! It is bound to be a busy and fun weekend. It better be since I have been looking forward to it for the last month and a half!
But before I get ahead of myself, let’s not forget that today is still Wednesday and it is time to celebrate another day of plant-based eats. Check out What I Ate Wednesday Sunday!
Breakfast
I have been bringing back the sweet/savory combo for breakfast a lot lately. On this particular morning, I ate a toasted whole wheat English muffin topped with blueberry jam, mashed avocado, and sea salt. On the side were some scrambled eggwhites mixed with hot sauce and black pepper. SO good!
Mid-Morning Snack
Later on in the morning I snacked on a peach. It wasn’t quite as good as I was hoping for, but still delicious after having not eaten one in months!
Lunch
I found this at the grocery store Saturday morning:
It got turned into my lunch.
In my giant mixing bowl (does anyone else use these for salads?) went the salad mix (cabbage, Romaine, radishes, carrots, green onions), leftover marinated and sauteed tempeh, baby carrots, and my vegan dill and ranch dressing. It was delicious and put me even more in the mood for Summer to hurry up and get here!
Afternoon Snacks
I re-hydrated and replenished my nutrients after a strength training workout with a green smoothie. This one contained unsweetened vanilla almond milk, vanilla Vega One, a frozen banana, frozen cranberries, and lots of spinach.
After a quick afternoon nap, I snacked on a sliced apple dipped in crunchy cashew butter. I LOVE that stuff!
Dinner
Dinner was a tasty curry vegetable chili. More on this on Friday!
And on the side I ate 2 lightly salted rice cakes.
Evening Snacks
Evening snacks included carrots…
…green grapes…
…and popcorn, of course! I picked up a bag of this popcorn a couple of weeks ago and have been loving it ever since. Gotta love the simplicity of the ingredient list, too!
Have a fantastic Wednesday everyone!
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So exciting you will get to spend time with your family! Ain’t nothing better than that.
I love the breakfast combo! jam and avocado – never thought of that!!
I am definitely excited! And you need to try the jam/avocado combo…sweet and savory is where it’s at!
Oohh black pepper popcorn! I’ve always liked some fresh ground pepper on my popcorn and have gotten some weird looks for it. Now everyone is catching up 😉
You definitely were onto something with that. It is GOOD!
It is like my Thursday too! I am taking a day off on the real Friday – 🙂 everyone at work is so confused because I keep telling them it’s my Thursday! Safe travels and fun times.
4 day work weeks are the BEST! Have a fantastic day off and weekend 🙂
Ooooh…I need to look out for that chopped summer garden blend salad in the store. It sounds so good and I bet you can do a lot with it.
Enjoy your trip home to Iowa!
It was really good! They have several different varieties of it, too!
I love those chopped bags of salad! So tasty 🙂 And Skinny Pop is one of my favorite snacks!
It is so good! They have a cheese flavor that I really want to try next!
I love avocado on toast!
Have you ever tried Sunwarrior protein powder? If so, how does it compare to Vega?
I have not. But from what I hear, nothing lives up to the goodness of Vega. I wish it wasn’t so expensive though 🙁
Yumm, that chili looks awesome! I can’t wait for you to share the recipe! It’s especially perfect given the fact that winter just wont seem to go away!
I know, right? I’m beginning to wonder when Spring and Summer will roll around 🙁
I was soooo hungry while I was cooking din last night that I think (okay, I know….) that I ate half a bag of popcorn. Twinning!
Haha, it’s a great thing that popcorn is FULL of healthy antioxidants!! 😉
I can’t wait to hear more about the curry vegetable chili!
It is delicious! Two days and the link will be up!
I use my giant mixing bowl for salads all the time. It works! I’ve been meaning to try that popcorn- it looks so good!
I am glad I am not the only one! They are just SO much easier to mix everything in! Plus little salads are just not for me.
I’m assuming you have bough more than one bag of popcorn, a bag like that would last me two days… If I’m lucky. I love popcorn! Your breakfast sounds good! Aside from the jam part I have been having that the last two days for dinner. Have fun at home this weekend, please please post doodle pictures
This will be the first time that I will see my parents’ mini doodle and I cannot wait!! I’ll be sure to post a picture of her!
Jam + avocado. . . hmmmm interesting! 🙂
Haha, don’t knock it until you try it! If you like sweet/savory combos then you should def give it a try!
Oh I wasn’t knocking it at all – I am intrigued by it! I love jam and I love avocado. . I have never thought about putting the two together though. . . 🙂
DO it!! And then let me know what you think. My taste buds might just be weird 😉
I use giant mixing bowls for my salads too! The vegan dill and ranch dressing sounds delicious.
And love the sweet and savory breakfast combo too!
They are the best! It’s the only way to make large salads so that you can get everything in there and get it all coated with the dressing without making a HUGE mess!
I have been seeing mashed avocado on toast and english muffins a lot lately…I have to try it! And have fun in Iowa!
It is fantastic! You definitely need to give it a try 🙂
Your avocado + jam combo intrigues me! I’m going to have to try that one out!
It is SO delicious, Ashley! If you like the sweet/savory combo then I think you will definitely like it!
Have a great time in Iowa with all the birthday celebrating!! And happy early birthday!!
Thanks so much, Ashley!! 🙂
Definitely want to hear more about that curry veggie chili. Looks delish!
It was awesome! Recipe link is up now 🙂
Seriously craving a peach now and some cole slaw. Hmmm, that gives me an idea!
Both are MUSTS, especially now that Summer is right around the corner 🙂