Wednesday already?? Just the realization to brighten my mood! Here we go....
Can't wait to see what Jenn has in store for October!
Apparently my good habit of this month is not going to be learning how to take photos of just one days eats...but oh well more for you to admire I suppose ;)
To your left is my beverages of the weekend...fairly balanced?
It was Oktoberfest alright?? I did chug the water and Kombucha the rest of the weekend though..so not all bad.
To your right is my snacks for the work week.
Finally found granola without all the oil and stickyness most seem to have!
Plus some corn chex and a Clif Z bar rice crispy treat thing (cause I'm 5).
This was my yummy find of the week. I LOVE putting veggie "chicken" patties or veggie burgers over either a salad or steamed veggies at work and I finally ran out of the Chipotle Black Bean Burgers I found at Costco. These were pretty darn good and only 120 calories!
Perfect for my Kale (and edamame cause I had some frozen and it had no big future plans) salad! YUMMM
I also had this....which I need some help with...It's like "Who Wants to be a Millionare" and I'm polling the audience....
Anyone else think this tastes really weird and is strangely watery??
I love greek yogurt but this flavor just wasn't hitting any of the right spots.
Anywhooo....Hope everyone is having a great week! It's finally starting to cool off in LA!
Yay for my first time! ;) Now I apologize in advance for the lackluster photos, but I promise they will get better with practice! Onto the eats...
As always, thanks to the lovely Jenn for creating this great blogger meet up!
Attempting to eat breakfast was a challenge for me. I rarely eat more than candy and a few crackers but this is the new Caitlin right?? Right. So yummy blueberry yogurt and granola it was and voila my stomach wasn't grumbling through morning meeting and phone calls like usual.
I make some damn good lunches. It is just a fact. This was my idea of a thai-esque salad and had kale,bean sprouts, edamame and peanuts with a light honey mustard dressing. I know, I know, the dressing hardly fit the theme but it was what I had in the work fridge and it still tasted delicious.
This is what I "should have had for dinner" instead of what I actually had. After work and the gym I met up with some friends at a local dive bar to hang out and instead of a veggie stir fry like what is chilling the the left I had cocktails and mexican food once I got home. Oh well, can't win 'em all.
On the up side (of my total diet failure that was "life after 6pm" I managed to only eat two of these delicious little morsels! Yay for keeping my sugar tooth under control!
Well today has been crazy long at work and then with a spinning workout so it's time for a little quiet time and then Teen Mom - yeah I'm obsessed, I'll admit it.
How do you keep the healthy eating going when out with friends?
So since getting back from vacation I have been trying to get back in the habit of feeding my body QUALITY instead of whatever I may be craving that second. In doing this I have also been trying not to spend all my precious paychecks. I was heading to the gym today and of course dragging from a long previous day at school and totally spaced on eating breakfast. I knew the trainer was going to kick my butt so I stopped into Walgreen's to see what they may have. Did I mention I didn't have my wallet? Yeah, no wallet means I had the change from my cup holder ($2) with which to find a suitable breakfast that both tasted good and gave me some energy with which to survive my hour long workout. Guess how surprised I was to find I could afford not just one, but TWO healthy snacks with my limited funds??
My finds:
For 99 cents each I got granola bites for before my workout and nice and salty pumpkin seeds for a evening snack at work! Walgreen's has had their own brand for a few years but in
August of 2011 launched their Nice! brand which features over 400 inexpensive snack and meal options for customers to choose from. I have seen their stuff before but the Granola Bites really made me take a closer look (and almost be late for my appointment!).
Flax is super healthy and contains
fiber as well as Omega-3 fatty acids (the kind of fats you are supposed to have). Oatmeal is a whole grain that is packed with even more fiber (thus helping to keep you fuller for longer) and raisins are just plain tasty.
This was such an unexpected and great find and not only kept me powering through my workout but helped to open my eyes to the unexpected places that cheap and healthy treats might be hiding.
Where have you found healthy food unexpectedly? How much would you pay for a healthy snack?