Several years ago I used to do a post every Wednesday, recapping the food I had eaten that day titled, "What I Ate Wednesday." It was a fun way for me to share some of my favorite foods and recipes, as well as document my adventures with Avery, back when it was just her. But it became a little cumbersome to post weekly, so I had to take a break from it (for 2 years!). But after several subscribers have requested to see what I eat in a day, I'm bringing it back. I plan to do a video/post once a month featuring what I ate for one of the days. So let's get started with my first post on the topic for the month of March...
If you've read my blog for a while now you know I follow a gluten-free, vegan diet.
So here's my food for the day:
No time for the video? Here it is in picture form:
5:00 AM Warm lemon water: 8 oz. warm water + juice of 1 lemon |
5:20 AM: Pre-workout snack: peanut butter on toast |
I use this Food for Life Sprouted Gluten Free Bread with Trader Joe's Organic Creamy Peanut Butter. |
Workout: 50 minutes on the treadmill, intervals 2 minutes running, 2 minutes walking, repeat. And as you can tell from the picture below, someone decided to join me this morning. Ironically the one morning I decide to film, Mila wakes up at 5:30 AM, when she usually sleeps until 7. Guess she just wanted to be a part of the video/pictures. So she entertained herself with her old bouncy seat, that we call her "Baby Lazy Boy", one of her favorite movies (Barbie: Princess and a Popstar) and some books as you can see in the video.
6:45 AM: Breakfast smoothie. I make one smoothie and share a portion with Mila (as Avery is not a fan). |
- 1 1/2 scoops Sunwarrior Chocolate Warrior Blend
- 1 1/2 cups of Trader Joe's Rice Drink
- 1-2 cups organic spinach
- 4 frozen banana halves
- 5 frozen strawberries
Blend + serve.
By that point I usually head upstairs, take a shower, and get as ready as I can before Avery gets up. |
Then Mila gets her smoothie. |
This pic is blurry, but that face cracks me up! |
9:45 AM: Peanut Butter Cookie LARABAR |
10:30 AM: Morning snack #2: 2 Gluten-Free, Vegan Pancakes with Earth Balance Vegan Buttery Spread and Trader Joe's Organic Strawberry Jelly. |
Then around 12:00 I start warming up lunch in my toaster oven. Read here about how and why I don't use a microwave. |
12:10 PM: Lunch: 1 Hilary's Eat Well Veggie Burgers with a little Daiya Smoked Gouda Cheese sliced on top, roasted "sweet potato rounds" as we call them, and Trinity Hill Farms Ketchup and Barbecue Sauce...all while pumping and working on school work. |
1:00 PM: Drink up time: Daily Chia Seed Drink: 2 cups water+ 3 Tbs. chia seeds + 1 packet of SweetLeaf Stevia + juice from 1 lemon. I drink this from around 1:00 to 3:00. |
2:30: Afternoon Snack: Tres Pupusas Corn tortillas stuffed with black beans and corn) no-gmo and gluten-free. |
5:15 PM Green Juice: Time to make green juice with my helpers/snackers |
Green juice recipe for the day: 3 stalks of celery, 3 leaves of "red kale" which gave it that more brown hue, 1 gala apple, 1 knob ginger, 1/2 lemon (all organic). |
I usually eat about 1/2 of my meal and save the other 1/2 for leftovers the next day. The girl's usually have a quite a bit of leftover guacamole, so I borrow their's for my leftovers too. |
Dessert: 2 gluten-free, vegan chocolate chip cookies... |
...with frosting! Recipe to come next week! |
Did you see any food you like or currently eat? Share below and look forward to seeing you all for next month's "what I ate" post!