Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is off to a great start. I had an awesome birthday yesterday, and felt so loved by my family, friends, co-workers, and all of you!
This is what I arrived to at work first thing in the morning. Talk about a great way to start off a Tuesday… even if it was pouring down rain!
Today’s What I Ate Wednesday post is going to be a bit different than normal. I often share my eats from a weekend or a work day, but today I am showing you how I eat on days when I am traveling. Eating on the road certainly is not elaborate, but it can still be delicious! Let’s check out what I ate on Monday when I was traveling back to Nebraska after my weekend at home.
What I Ate Wednesday: March 25, 2015
I left for Nebraska at about 7:00 a.m. I ate this Blueberry Muffin Larabar at around 8:30. Sometimes I will eat dry cereal in the car, but I wanted something a bit more portable and easier to eat this time around.
I also chewed several pieces of this gum. Has anyone else tried this flavor yet? I am a fan! I always chew a lot of gum during road trips because it helps keep me awake… which is important 😉
The second part of my breakfast happened around 10:00. I snacked on a braeburn apple.
I knew that I had a lunch packed from home for when I arrived to the office at noon, but I was starving with about an hour left of my drive. I snacked on several handfuls of these Korean BBQ seaweed chips. They are super delicious! If you do not like seaweed, you may not be a fan. But I love it and loved these!
So here is where I am supposed to have a picture of that lunch. Well… I was apparently so hungry that I forgot until there were about two bites left. I decided to spare you that picture. For those who are interested, it was leftover Beans and Rice and peas from dinner the night before.
I was hungry again around 3:00, so I snacked on some baby carrots and spicy red pepper hummus.
I also ate a small handful of raw almonds before I left work. I knew that it was going to be a late dinner because I had an evening of grocery shopping, food prepping, unpacking, and laundry ahead of me. The almonds nearly did the trick, but I found myself hungry again on the drive home from getting groceries. I finished off the bag of the seaweed chips to tide me over.
Dinner was my favorite quick and easy meal as of lately: a veggie quesadilla! I used a brown rice tortilla and filled it with spicy red pepper hummus and sautéed zucchini, onions, peppers, and tomatoes. I dipped it in a black bean salsa.
My night ended with my favorite snack ever right now: a whole brown rice cake topped with crunchy almond butter, strawberries slices, and cacao nibs. It is seriously killer.
As you can see, my traveling days are a bit “snackier” than normal, but whatever works! When you are driving and low on energy, eating frequently is a must.
What are you favorite travel foods?
What is your go-to late night snack?
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Happy belated birthday, Hannah! What a great bunch of co-workers you have. Such a sweet gesture.
Favorite traveling snacks would be fruit and protein bars. Usually does just the trick.
Late night snack has been either a small bowl of cereal or a small coffee protein shake.
Thanks Jessie!! I do have great coworkers 🙂
I hear you on the bowl of cereal for a late night snack. I have been loving that too!
Happy Birthday 🙂 And yes, I love that gum!
Thanks so much!! I am so glad I finally got to try it. It’s tasty!
I get soooo snacky on roadtrips and on planes. Helps the time go by I guess, lol. I haven’t been able to get into the seaweed chips at all. I loooove nori on sushi, but toasted it just tastes like crunchy almost-sushi and that makes me a little sad that it’s not just sushi. Apparently seaweed needs to be sushi or be nothing for me to like it
Too funny! I have actually never had sushi (gasp!), so I don’t have anything to compare them to. I’ll have to add that to my list of must-try foods soon!
I really love to snack on long drives. It is great for passing the time.
Happy belated birthday, I hope it was a great one!
Snacking is definitely one of the best ways to past the time on road trips, so I always make sure that I pack tons of options! Thanks for the birthday wishes 🙂
Quesadillas are SO good. I tend to make them what I have to make lunch or dinner for myself only. It’s such an easy way to have a healthy meal!
You are SO right!! It’s always nice to have a delicious option that is both easy and healthy 🙂
You’re always so prepared! I am a gum chewer too in the car – it totally does the trick to keep me alert! Almonds are probably my favorite travel food – they’re just so easy (and delicious)
I try to be… though sometimes it involves me stopping at a gas station for a pop or snack 😉
YES for almonds. I try to bring the prepackaged ones. Otherwise I’ll eat a whole container of the Blue Diamond flavored ones 😉
DYING over that rice cake combo! True story–I just inhaled a brown rice cake with avo, red pepper flakes, and sea salt. AMAZE.
I LOVE that combo on rice cakes AND toast!! Now I have the avocado cravings going 😉
Your office loves you 🙂 What a welcoming way to start the day!
I haven’t had a rice cake in forever!!! Need to pick up some good ones!
Yes, they are a great group to work with! And it sounds like you need to pick up some rice cakes. The topping combos are seriously endless. I’m working on a post about them right now actually! 😉
Happy Belated Birthday! I don’t think I’ve ever seen those blueberry Larabars. They are always coming out with good flavors… =)
Thanks Miranda! Those Larabars are one of my favorite flavors. You definitely need to hunt some down!
Happy birthday, girl!!!! 🙂
Thanks so much, Simi! 🙂
Happy belated birthday! I have got to find that gum and try it out! I haven’t had a cake pop in years, but always crave them!
Thank you Brie! And yes… you definitely need to hunt down the gum. It is delicous!
Oh gosh, I used to go crazy for that Extra gum in all of those dessert flavors! My favorite was the key lime pie. They are like a party in your mouth. I have never tried the cake pop flavor, though!
It is a new flavor and it is SO good!! I really like the lemon square flavor too!
How appropriate that I stop by your blog right after your birthday? Happy birthday! And now I’m off to hunt down that cake pop gum! haha
Thanks so much, Alex! I hope you are able to find the gum. It is worth trying 🙂
I love that your co-workers decorated your work space like that! So fun!
And it looks like you had some good eats, as always 🙂
I definitely work with a great group of people! I’m very lucky 🙂
That gum! I’m so hung up on it…haha. I’ve never seen that before!
It’s crazy, right? When I first saw it on someone else’s blog I was pretty much amazed. You should definitely try it if you are able to!
Yum! That quesadilla looks mouth-watering! It was so interesting for me to read this post now, as I just got back home from a day of traveling too! Snacks are the best on these travel days!
Snacks are MUST when traveling! I hope you had a great day of eats 🙂
I love the rice cake nut butter combo with strawberries and chocolate chips! I am obsessed with rice cakes with peanut butter and a drizzle of honey. So simple and so tasty!
You definitely need to try this combo! It is amaaazing 🙂
That is my new favorite gum! The Extra in cake pops! My mother even bought me a big 3-pack of them for Valentine’s. 🙂
Aww, what a nice mom! I’m glad you have been able to experience the deliciousness! Now I am wondering what they will come up with next….
How cool are your coworkers?! What a cool birthday setup!
My current FAVOURITE nighttime snack? 90% dark chocolate topped with peanut butter – so so good!
Ooooo, that sounds perfect Kristy! The dark chocolate and nut butter combo is definitely one of my favorites 🙂
Mmm I love veggie quesadillas! And that your coworkers decorated your office space! So sweet!
They are the best… to both of what you said! 😉
Happy Birthday!!! That gum… I must find it!
Thanks Laura!! And yes.. you MUST. It’s so good!