It’s Wednesday! Who is excited? I know, I know… it’s not Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. But, it is also not Monday or Tuesday, so that is something to be happy about. Another thing to be happy about is the topic of food. Food and nutrition talk both make me happy and could literally take up hours of my day and I would never get bored. I guess that is what happens when you are a self-proclaimed foodie and have a passion for all things health and nutrition related.
So, without further ado, let’s get to the food! I had originally intended on featuring my eats from last Wednesday (so that it would actually be What I Ate Wednesday), but I forgot to take pictures until about halfway through the day. Instead, you are getting Thursday’s eats. Close enough, right?
What I Ate Wednesday Thursday
Breakfast
So that forgetfulness from Wednesday apparently carried over into Thursday. But at least I remembered to take a picture before my green smoothie was completely gone. This smoothie contained unsweetened vanilla almond milk, french vanilla Vega One, a frozen banana, frozen zucchini slices, a frozen strawberry, fresh kale, and fresh spinach. It was a delicious combination. I also downed water alongside it.
The second part of my breakfast consisted of pumpkin cocoa overnight oats in an almost-empty peanut butter jar and topped with a bit of puffed kamut cereal. Seriously, is there anything better? I think not.
Mid-Morning Snack
My streak of the banana-free mid-morning snack continued. Instead, I ate fresh cantaloupe (my first of the year!) and strawberries.
Lunch
Lunch was a salad with balsamic vinaigrette dressing…
…and leftover Italian White Bean Loaf from the freezer, which I dipped in barbecue sauce (of course).
Afternoon Snacks
A couple of hours later, I snacked on some Blue Diamond Smokehouse Almonds mixed with raisins.
To balance out the smokiness, I drank a black cherry Zevia.
I snacked on an apple right before I left work. After work I headed to a cooking demonstration at Chef^2 for an Omaha Bloggers event and sampled some delicious foods utilizing olive oils and vinegars.
Dinner
After the event, Erin, Joanna, and I were still hungry so we headed across the street to a fantastic Omaha restaurant: The Grey Plume. I had heard great things about it and was excited to finally try it. We sat at the bar and ordered off of the bar menu. We all ordered the vegetable sandwich and I had a delicious carrot-based salad on the side. Trust me when I say that this picture does not do it justice. It was truly fantastic and I ate every single bite.
Evening Snack
One of the most impressive and cutest things about The Grey Plume is that as you leave the restaurant you are handed a bag of freshly-baked shortbread cookies.
The card on the package states to eat the cookies in the morning. But let’s be real. They were definitely eaten as my bedtime snack. P.S. Google the chef. Pretty impressive stuff, my friends. I feel so fortunate to live in a city with so many amazing restaurants (and so many that are vegetarian and vegan-friendly!).
And finally, it is time to announce the winners of the Zevia soda giveaway! The five individuals winning a free 6-pack are:
Sam, Stefanie, Jordan Williams, Ange, and Jordan. All of the winners have been contacted. Congrats!
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Ha I like how you said it’s not Monday or Tuesday. Definitely something to be thankful for 🙂 I’d be with you- who would wait until the morning to eat the cookies?! Perfect bedtime snack 🙂
Yes, they were the BEST bedtime snack..I definitely wished that I had some for breakfast the next morning though 😉
I just came from a meeting where someone reminded me that this is my Friday! Wooo, definitely a fun surprise for someone else to tell you tomorrow is your day off when you totally forgot about it 😀 I love the idea of putting zucchini slices in smoothie — have to try that out!
That is the BEST kind of surprise!! And yes, zucchini (I froze it first) is great in smoothies! I got the idea from Alexis at Hummusapien!
I want to eat those cookies all over again! They were so good!
SO good! They need to send us home with at least 3 or 4 😉
What a sweet cookie package. I almost want to come to where you live just to get one… well & to meet you too of course 🙂
Super sweet, right? If you are ever in Omaha, NE you will have to let me know! 😉
I need to check out that meatloaf recipe! All of your food looks great. I have been looking for a new protein powder to buy, do you like Vega One?
I LOVE it! It is pretty pricey, but the ingredient list is awesome and I genuinely enjoy the taste. It is one of the products that I believe is worth splurging on.
I love posts that document what people eat in a given day – it’s so interesting! Sounds like a delicious day of eats!
I am glad to know that there are so many others out there who are fascinated by what other people eat. I find it to be SO interesting! Plus I love getting ideas from others 🙂
It looks like a great day of eats! Your lunch looks just like what I had yesterday too. Your post work event looks like fun. I love going to cooking classes and demonstrations.
This was actually my first cooking class/demonstration and it was so fun! I cannot wait to go to another one 🙂
BBQ sauce on everything!! 🙂 Love reading your WIAWs
Haha, I am glad you agree with me on the BBQ sauce thing. It sure is a favorite of mine 🙂