What I Eat What I Eat

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This week is flying by! Anyone else?

It’s Wednesday too! Which means group runs with the track club and WIAW! But today let’s spice it up with a little behind the scenes. Essentially, “why did I eat that?”

I always have to have a little something before running and always go for something quick digesting- most often dried fruit because it’s quick sugar. The saturated fats in coconut are also quick digesting fuel and actually get utilized by the body similar to carbohydrates. Dates + coconut butter always sits well in my stomach and was great energy for this morning’s run.

Track workouts start in a couple weeks so I’m soaking up these final weeks of easy paced runs. After I got home I whipped up a green smoothie [Vega One + frozen banana + spinach + almond milk] to drink while I stretched outside. Smoothies are great for recovery after any type of exercise! They are easily digested and the nutrients can be readily utilized for muscle repair and recovery. Choose a plant based protein for easy digestion and absorption of nutrients. I love VegaOn, but any plant based protein works!

About an hour later when my body is ready for solid food I try to get a good mix of carbs, protein and fat. This pumpkin buckwheat bake is a good mix of all three- buckwheat, pumpkin, bluebs [carbs] + chia, flax, and sunflower butter [fats and protein] and the pumpkin and bluebs are also full of antioxidants!

Lunch + snacks were packed this morning and somehow I managed to fit all this except the celery and sunbutter jar into my lunchbox. Woah baby, it was a tight squeeze.

Mid morning snack of celery and sunflower butter, mmmm. Celery is chock full of Vitamin C, but let’s be real, it’s really just a vehicle for sunflower butter which is loaded with healthy fats to keep me full and the antioxidant Vitamin E!

In today’s lunchbox was the usual salad [spinach + bell pepper + cucs + tomato] for fiber and veggies with balsamic vinaigrette for healthy fats, Food Should Taste Good chips for some carbs and because they’re so dang good, apple for some fruity fiber, brownie bite for my sweet tooth and more fats and a new wrap combo…

Inside a brown rice wrap [complex carbs] went hummus [protein + fiber], tomato paste, and nutritional yeast which is jam packed with protein and B vitamins!

All wrapped up in foil for easy eating.

Afternoon snacks included my favorite cha-cha-chiaaaaa puddin’ which I could rave about all day, but in a few words. Fiber, loads of omega 3 fats, and overall yumminess. Just mix 2 tablespoons of chia with 1/2 cup almond milk, vanilla and cinnamon and let it sit in the fridge for a few hours. You can mix in any fruit you like or just eat it plain too!

Afternoon snack #2…some TJs trailmix for protein + healthy fats and carrots sticks because you can never have enough veg right? For snacks to have some staying power, always include a healthy dose of fat. It’s what keeps you full!

I’ve been super busy lately [aren’t we all?] so dinners have been quick and easy. Perfect for my inner lazy girl. I roasted up some spaghetti squash, sauteed up some zucchini and mushrooms, and topped it with nutritional yeast for protein, crushed red pepper for flavaaa, and olive oil for fats and called it a meal. Eaten along with a baked potato with Earth Balance because every meal needs a carb.

And there are few things more tasty and comforting than a hot baked potato with butter. Amen? Amen.

After dinner snackage was the last of this holy-life-changing-oh-so-good jar of nutbutter with banana. This jar lasted all of four days…this jar of Justin’s could become an expensive habit I’m sure. Every night I eat something after dinner to tame my sweet tooth and because I get snacky ya know?