Hey Everyone!!! It’s Wednesday, and you know what that means:
What I Ate Wednesday!
If you are new to WIAW, head over to Peas and Crayons to check it out! It’s a great way to find new recipes, meal ideas and blogs to follow!
Last week, my WIAW was all about what I ate on long run day! This week, it’s my eats from Tuesday, which is a day that I only have one class, and thus dedicate mostly to errands!
For breakfast, I got up early enough to make myself some egg-white oats! These always hold me over for about 4 hours and since I didn’t know when I’d have a chance to eat my snack, I thought they’d be the best option! I’ve also started adding 1/2 cup of canned pumpkin or butternut squash when I cook the oats, just as a way to get in a bit of veggies with my breakfast.
And yes, this is a recycled picture… My mornings always end up being hectic and I forgot to take a picture! Plus it was so good I just had to dig in…
After breakfast I headed to class, and then after class I went on a field trip! This semester I’m a part of the environmental clinic, which is where students do REAL legal work for REAL clients (for free…). I went with my professor and my partner who is working on the same case out to the suburbs to check out a facility that we’re dealing with (I felt like Erin Brokovich).
On the bus home, I snacked on an apple and a Pure bar.
Once home, I quickly changed and headed to the gym, realizing I had JUST enough time to get in my 6 mile tempo run before my doctor’s appointment! It ended up being a not so great run… I’m not sure if my snack just had too much fiber, or if my stomach was just off yesterday, but let’s just say I had to run to the restroom (TMI?) halfway through and just wasn’t feeling well.
Once I got home I showered and used my NEW MAGIC BULLET to make a quick smoothie to take with me on my way to the doctor! Into the blender went 1/3 block of frozen spinach (I was out of fresh), 1/3 cup canned pumpkin, 1 scoop vanilla protein powder, some cinnamon and 1 packet of stevia.
Thank you to my friend, Hadley, for my awesome tumbler!
My appointment just happened to by the REI store, and guess what? I had a gift card from Christmas! I’ve been wanting to get a CamelBak pack for running, and my long run with very little water last week really got me going on researching it. I ended up texting my cousin, Allie, who has one and asking her opinion.
In the end, I went with the 2012 Aurora, which holds 70 oz and is designed for women with smaller torsos. I tried on several and looked a bit ridiculous, but it was a big purchase! I also bought a couple types of energy beans to try out too! I think since they are more like candy, I can use them as motivation… Ha.
By the time I got home, I realized I hadn’t had a real lunch and I was STARVING! It was 4:45. I was okay with having dinner at 4:45.
I decided to use the miracle noodles I had got a few weeks ago, and make an Indian flavored dish! I sautéed some chopped summer squash, mushrooms and kale mixed with curry and tumeric and then also made a sauce for the noodles with 2 tsp Dijon mustard, flax milk, curry and tumeric. I also added in some chopped up chicken meatballs. It turned out fantastic!
Although not exactly authentic Indian, I thought it was pretty good!
My dinner wasn’t quite as filling as I’d hoped (I was a hungry beast today!) So I also had a container of Chobani Blood Orange Greek Yogurt, with a few mini soy-free chocolate chips from Enjoy Life Foods.
And you are correct in realizing I said soy-free, but not sugar free… oops.
Since I had dinner so early, I was getting hungry a bit later. I tried to curb it with a handful of nuts, but I was just plain hungry! So I made up another pumpkin protein muffin from STUFT Mama! So good. On the side was “chocolate sauce” which I made with 1 T protein powder, 1 T PB2, 1 packet stevia and 1/2 T cocoa powder, all mixed with water and a bit of flax milk.
There also may have been a few more chocolate chips and some almond butter involved in the evening… But I’m not telling if you aren’t. Haha.
What do you use to hydrate during longer runs? I’ve tried carrying a water bottle and it drives me crazy after about… 10 seconds.
Do you ever try and make ethic-style dishes? If you have a great recipe, link up!