Happy Wednesday, Friends! Thanks for stopping by to check out some of my eats. I have been going strong with the “Recent Eats” for my What I Ate Wednesday posts for about a month now and am certainly enjoying them more. Plus, not having to remember to photograph every single thing that I eat in one day sure is nice! Do you have any thoughts regarding the “Recent Eats” format? Is it a yay or a nay in your opinion? I would love to hear your feedback! But for now, let’s stick with it!
What I Ate Wednesday: July 9, 2014 (Recent Eats)
Back before the Fourth of July holiday, I was not feeling like cooking much so I scrounged around in my fridge and found some apple and sage Field Roast vegan sausages. I cooked one up and served it in a lettuce “bun” with sauerkraut, onions, tomatoes, dil relish, and mustard. I also ate a baby potato on the side topped with Melt butter, sea salt, and pepper. I think I might have to start eating this meal at least once per week!
This is definitely one of my favorite recent breakfasts. I made an egg sandwich with a toasted whole wheat English muffin, vegan Daiya cheddar “cheese,” and a fried egg. It actually tasted rather similar to a Egg McMuffin from McDonald’s… with a much better egg. I am not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing. The “cheese” is what reminded me of it and I actually quite enjoyed it a lot! I also ate some strawberries on the side.
I must have been in the sausage/brat/hot dog kind of mood because I also recently ate the infamous Carrot Hot Dogs. I cooked two of them up and ate one on a wheat bun and one on a lettuce “bun.” Come back on Friday for a special post for these babies!
In the past, I had heard awesome things about three bean salads but had never tried them myself. I finally made some on a Sunday for the week and ate it for lunch three days. I loved it and loved how easy it was to make. More on this particular recipe in a future Friday Foodie Favorites post!
This is definitely one of my favorite snacks right now. I ate a sliced apple with a side of my Red, White, and Blue Almond Trail Mix. A little chocolate is always a good thing!
I am still going strong with the green smoothies! And guess what… I finally bought a non-Wintery glass! Go me! In the mix: unsweetened vanilla almond milk, vanilla Vega One, one frozen banana, frozen zucchini slices, and fresh spinach.
I did some baking on Sunday. On the menu were blueberry banana buckwheat bakes. I had three breakfasts all ready for the week! I am really loving food prep.
Not only is my smoothie obsession continuing, but so is my salad obsession! I fixed up a salad with field greens, sauerkraut, onions, red peppers, and a leftover veggie burger. I dressed it with Hillary’s Eat Well ranch chia dressing. The added protein from the veggie burger kept me full for hours.
This was a new one for me. I genearlly like to eat veggies with hummus for a snack in the evening and deciced to mix up my veggie of choice. This time it was steamed brussel sprouts with roasted garlic hummus. I will definitely be repeating this one!
And finally… we must end things with an extra tasty snack. Lately I have been loving on blue corn tortilla chips with salsa. It takes me back to my college days when my friends and I would sit in the hallway of our dorm and polish off a bag of chips and a jar of salsa. All I have to say is that it is a good thing the carpeting was a gray/brown color because there was plenty of salsa that didn’t quite make it onto the chips and into our mouths. Oh, the good ‘ole days! 😉
Have a great Wednesday everyone! And for my American friends, I hope your week back after the short week last week isn’t dragging too terribly!
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I love crumbling up veggie burgers on salads. I keep a couple in the freezer at work and that’s my go to lunch on days I’m feeling too lazy to pack a real lunch (which is often). I normally top my salad with ketchup and mustard then, because I’mma weirdo 😉
That actually sounds really good to me! I’ll have to try out some new toppings for my salads!
I like the recent eats format better than 1 days worth of food recap. It gives a chance to share more interesting meals so I think we readers get to see even more! Keep it up!
Awesome! I happen to agree 😉 I am glad you like it!
I love Brussels sprouts for dipping! All your recent eats look really great! I’m especially loving the hotdogs! I can totally understand why that has been one of your favorite breakfasts, it looks great!
I had never tried dipping brussel sprouts into anything but ketchup before, but now I am hooked!
Ahhh that salad up there sounds amazing! I had the best salad yesterday, it kind of reminds me of that one. I had a white potato for the first time in a while last weekend and it was SO good. I forgot how good they were. I have to add them into my diet more often for sure.
I was “afraid” of potatoes for awhile because of the carbs, but now I just say screw it and have been loving eating them! They are SO easy to make too!
That green smoothie looks superb!
It was SO good!! I am stilling majorly loving on them 🙂
Brussel sprouts and hummus? I need to try that!!
It is REALLY good! I am slightly obsessed with hummus though 😉
I really need to make three bean salads more often! I really love them but for whatever reason I never think to make it!!
And I like the way you’ve been doing the recent eats – I feel like we get to see more good food this way? I have no idea if that is actually the case but it feels it at least! haha
Haha, I think so too!!! Sometimes my snacks get boring so this allows me to mix things up!
You have tons of great ideas in this post! I’m especially loving the idea of steamed Brussels with hummus… I would have never thought to do that.
I’m honestly not sure how I came up with that… but I went with it and it was good!
You’re doing so good with prepping your breakfasts! That’s one place I always fall short. I eat the same thing every day and have for years. But I love a good homemade egg mcmuffin!
I’m excited for the three bean salad recipe too. Yum!
I TRY to do breakfast prep so that my week nights are less busy, but it doesn’t always work… and lately I have been resorting to cereal a lot 😉 haha
Mmmm, your eats look great! (and this s coming from a true Egg McMuffin lover)
Haha! I am telling you, it was SO good! It’s been a while since I have eaten an Egg McMuffin, but I really do think it tasted very similar!
did you share the blueberry buckwheat oat cake yet? OH MY!! must make
I actually got it off of The Real Life RD’s blog but subbed in banana in place of the pumpkin. I think Edible Perspective is the blog she based her recipe off of!
I like this format! When I used to do more WIAW posts, I would tend to post recent eats too rather than an entire day – it’s so much easier that way!
I love three bean salads, but I don’t think I’ve ever made one myself. Looking forward to the recipe! 🙂
Yes, this format is SO much easier! It’s too stressful to try to remember to take a picture of EVERYTHING in an entire day!
I want to come live in your kitchen. These are such perfect summer eats!! I’ve been eating so much fruit lately, it’s all I’m craving! Oh and veggies and salsa galore.
Well if you are ever in Omaha then make sure you stop on by!! 😉