Hello, hello, my friends! Okay, so we’re going to get back to talking about food today, because I took a little diversion with yesterday’s post. In light of that, I’m keeping it short and sweet with my usual “What I Ate Wednesday” recap.
A fun evening of live music before our trip begins
This evening, Dave and I are heading to a concert at a vineyard in Livermore as a very belated anniversary celebration, and then we’ll be up tomorrow by 4 a.m. to get to the airport for our flight to Maui. Even though I’m excited to explore Hawaii for the first time, I’m already getting upset about saying goodbye to our little Rudy pup. Luckily enough, we have a very trustworthy dog-loving friend to care of him, but I’m still sad to leave him behind for a few days. Let’s hope I can keep it together. Now, it’s time to get to the food …
This week’s “What I Ate Wednesday” recap
As a reminder, the point of these weekly food diary posts is nothing more than a chance to see real food in action, so I hope you enjoy them. But remember, what I eat works for me, and it may not work for you. I have no allergies, no dietary restrictions, and I don’t rule out avoid any food groups, so you’ll see a little bit of everything. That’s how I like it.
Today, I’m sharing everything that I ate on Sunday, which just so happens to be the day-of-the-week I profiled last week as well. This was a rest day for me without exercise, and it featured some good food, prepared both at home and eaten out at a restaurant. Here’s how it all went down …
Breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
The only downfall of having a green smoothie-bowl for breakfast is the fact that I have to fight with my Nutribullet. That thing is the worst. Dave thinks I put too much in it each time for it to work properly, but I think it’s just a problem-blender. Back to the smoothie-bowl … this one includes frozen spinach, frozen blueberries, a date, soy milk, chia seeds and vegan protein powder. Not too shabby! I enjoyed it with some hot green tea, sweetened with stevia and soy milk.
Lunch at 12:30 p.m.
Dave and I had plans to do a little shopping in downtown Walnut Creek, so we hit up Lettuce for lunch. It was our first visit to this healthy day-time eatery, and we were pleasantly surprised. I selected the smoked salmon salad, with tomato, capers, red onions, asparagus, butter lettuce and tons of dill vinaigrette dressing. It was seriously delicious, and I finished every last bite. We sat outside and enjoyed the nice weather, which made this dining experience “lunch perfection.”
Afternoon snack at 5 p.m.
Continuing on with my recent apple kick, shown here is a sliced-up organic Fuji apple and some almond butter. I dipped these little beauties into the nut butter and also enjoyed a mug of decaf green tea, sweetened with stevia and soy milk.
Dinner at 8 p.m.
Eating salmon for lunch and dinner? How did I get so lucky on this fine Sunday of eating? If it wasn’t so expensive, I’d eat this every day. To get this meal, we stopped at Lunardi’s Market for some fresh fish and steak on the way home from shopping, and here are the fruits of our labor. Dave grilled this piece of salmon perfectly, and it was super thick. I roasted the broccoli in the oven with coconut oil, as I usually do. For some reason this meal looks small in the picture (a terrible picture, which I’m sorry about), but it was quite filling. And that glass of cold Chardonnay? It was one-of-two for the night, because Sundays need wine!
Dessert at 9 p.m.
Sadly, this was my last high-protein ProYo frozen yogurt bar. These things are hard to find in stores, so I’m hoping I come across them again. I enjoyed this tasty vanilla bean bar with a few coconut-covered and caramel-covered dates, alongside a mug of heated up soy milk. Dave and I are totally obsessed with these dates and go through two cartons-a-week. I wonder if we’ll ever get sick of them? Probably not!
That was all she wrote for eating, and I’d say it was a good day of meals. And that also concludes what I’ve got for you today, but I do have some posts prepared to go live over the next few days, so be sure to check back soon. (Follow me on Instagram if you want to keep track of my Hawaiian adventures!)
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Each week, “What I Ate Wednesday” is hosted by Peas and Crayons for bloggers to showcase their eats to the world. If you want to see more food recaps, check out some of my posts from the past here:
- A full day of eating in pictures
- Another full day of my eats and drinks
- Real food isn’t always pretty
- Do you have a balanced dining out strategy?
- What I ate and drank all day
- Three meals, two snacks and a shake
- Food trucks and rest-day eating
- Plenty of protein at every meal
- Colorful fuel for a day of training
- Long days of training require a lot of food
- Making do on “What I Ate Wednesday”
- Healthy foods for a rest day
- Who doesn’t like pictures of food?
- A look at a full day of eating in pictures
- Snapshots from a day of delicious meals
- Pictures of food, because you like them
- Food pictures and the juice cleanse that wasn’t
- A look at what I really eat in a day
- What I ate in the Sunshine State
- My weekend eats and a little narrative
- Stories about food and yesterday’s meals
- A day of eating and some commentary
- Do you want to know what I ate yesterday?
- Healthy challenges and foods from my day
- Eating, napping and eating again
- Filling up on healthy food before the holiday
- A perfect birthday at home and my eats
- Top blog posts, reader stats and my food
- A different kind of training and my food
- Joining a healthy green movement and my eats
- Must-try veggie pasta tip and my eats
- Are you eating this sweet and satisfying fruit?
- What a difference a week makes and my eats
- On Wednesdays we look at pictures of food
- Food, drinks and a very hydrating giveaway
- Front-loading all the healthy this week
- MealEnders giveaway and back to healthy food
- Eating, drinking and sharing the pictures
- I don’t like bad people, I do like good food
- Smart training nutrition tips and my meals
- “What I Ate Wednesday” and a Phenoh 7.4 review
- What my daily meals look like in pictures
- Food pictures from a light and healthy day
- Life lately and a look at all of my meals
- What’s normal to you? (And my daily eats)
- A bit of chatter and “What I Ate Wednesday”
- How you eat beets and a look at a day of food
- What I ate yesterday in the Sunshine State
- A full day of lazy eating from the weekend
- Every thing I ate yesterday in pictures
- BlogFest 2015 and “What I Ate Wednesday”
- Why I refuel after a workout and my daily eats
- Random life updates and a look at my food
- Travel plans and everything I ate yesterday
- My daily eats and heading off on an adventure
- All of my meals from a healthy weekday
- Just a little chatting and some food pictures
- Plenty of colorful food on a healthy weekday
- Because we all like to look at pictures of food
- My mostly healthy meals on a weekend day
Questions of the day
What’s the best thing you’ve eaten lately?
How’s your week going?
I just bought a new Ninja blender because my other one kept dying. Even the new one isn’t working well. For a $250 blender, I’m sure not impressed. The big container works well but not the individual ones. I’ll let you know if I find a better one!
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That’s so much to spend on a blender, but I wonder if I need to do it. ahahahah stupid blenders 🙂 Thanks for the tip, Megan! Keep me posted if you find something. Perhaps Vitamix?
That is a perfect day of eats in my book. I love salmon (and all seafood!). The best thing I had was some jumbo shrimp I sautéed in white wine and olive oil last night served over pasta with parsley and lemon. It was great! Thanks for always showing a good healthy balance of eats and a few treats!
Hi Mo! Thanks for that! I couldn’t live without the treats and wine, that’s for sure. And shrimp sautéed in white wine sounds divine! I’ve ordered dishes like that quite a bit but never cooked it. Nice work! Have a fabulous Wednesday! And you know I’ll be eating ALL the seafood in Hawaii heheh!
I need smoked salmon in my life. I had some amazing house smoked salmon a few weeks ago, and now everyone is posting about it. This will not stand.
Susie @ SuzLyfe recently posted…Marathon Training Nutrition: Long Run Day
I have noticed that smoked salmon is trending as well … I like that. 🙂 hahaha Happy Wednesday, Susie!
Looks delish! You NEED a Vitamix – it’s a little expensive but so worth it!! My week is going great! I’ve been subbing lots of classes and loving every minute! One more today at noon and that’s it until I get back from Chicago for One Live!!!! Have fun in Hawaii – such a great place! Don’t worry about Rudy – he’ll be fine! And, he will be SO happy to see you when you get back!
PLEASE let me know how Chicago goes! Will you keep me updated? I’m sad to miss it!! Have a wonderful time, Lady! And yay for lots of subbing. Have you recovered from your eye procedure fully? Hope so!
I sure will be posting lots of pictures – I hope to see lots of Hawaii pictures too! Yes! I am fully healed, thank you for asking. It’s normal for me to still have blurry vision sometimes and I do, but it’s getting much better! It’s so nice to not worry about contacts/glasses anymore!
Good, I look forward to your pictures! And that must be a game-changer to not have to worry about glasses! yay for you!
That salmon looks so, so good. Have a wonderful time in Hawaii and enjoy every second! 🙂
Thank you so much, Ashley! I hope to get a lot of good seafood in Hawaii as well. Have a fabulous Wednesday! 🙂
Have a fabulous time in Maui! You will absolutely love it.
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Thanks, Jen! I can’t wait!!! Happy Wednesday! 🙂
Looks sooo good! I keep seeing you post those dates and can’t help but ask what the container looks like or the brand so that I can hopefully find some!!
Yes, ma’am! I just emailed you a terrible picture, but you’ll get the gist. Look for them in the produce section in clear packages under the apples. SO GOOD! 🙂
Really need to find some ProYo frozen yogurt bars at my grocery store.. they look absolutely delicious 🙂 Best thing I ate had to be the acai bowls! Have such an amazing time in Hawaii… can’t wait to see all the gorgeous beaches! 🙂
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Yay for acai bowls! I haven’t had one in a couple weeks, so I need to get back on that (although my smoothie bowl comes close). Yes, lots of pictures on the way! Happy Wednesday, Jamie!
Have you thought about the Vitamix? just because of how much you blend, it would go a long way and lifetime warantee!
brown rice cakes with almond butter and sliced banana is my obsession right now!
Have the best time ever in Hawaii. Looking forward to your tips. Ive been wanting to go there for forever. Yummy Acai bowls and tons of pineapple coming your way!
And leaving your baby for the first time is the hardest!!!!!
Hi Sabrina! Oh my gosh, true story: I had brown rice cakes with almond butter and sliced-up banana for dinner last night. Hahaha Not the most glamorous dinner, but totally tasty. I love that combo, and it’s fairly new to me. As far as the Vitamix, yes, I guess I should look into that – because the warranty would be good. I seem to ruin all blenders hahaha. And I will have a full Maui Travel Guide ready for you soon after my trip, don’t you worry! Happy Wednesday! 🙂
Ohhh man I need to find that ProYo stuff! Lately I’ve been loving Halo Top but I like the idea of ProYo since it seems a little more portable!
Hi Liz! Hmmm, I haven’t heard of Halo Top! I’ll look for it! Thanks for the tip! 🙂
yum looks like a delicious day those dates look divine! thank you for sharing, your food looks so pretty xo C
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Hi Courtney! Thanks lady! Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday! 🙂
yum looks like a delicious day those dates look divine! thank you for sharing, your food looks so pretty xo C
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Ohh I need a new blender so badly! I’ve had mine for far too long and it takes forever for everything to get ‘smooth!’ lol Probably the best thing I’ve eaten lately is corn…I didn’t get on the corn train early enough this year and man it’s sooo good!!! That to me is one of the things I miss most when summer is over! Have an amazing trip!!! Rudy will love you EVEN more when you get home…
Hi Fiona, Oh thanks for that! And I don’t seem to eat corn all that often, but Dave grilled some up for himself over the weekend. Stupid blenders, I guess we are both in need there. Happy Wednesday, lady! 🙂
apples and almond butter is one of my favorite snacks!
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Me too, Food Hunter! So simple and tasty! 🙂 Happy Wednesday!
I’ve never seen those ProYo bars, but I wish I had! Have to keep my eye out next time 😉
Emily @ Sinful Nutrition recently posted…WIAW & 10K Update
Hi Emily! They are SO tasty! You’ve got to get a box if you see them. Whole Foods sometimes has them. Happy Wednesday! 🙂
Have so much fun in Hawaii! I’ve never been either. So many places in the world to see!
That smoothie breakfast looks well-worth the effort. 🙂
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Hi Laura! I know, living in California, you’re much closer to Hawaii now, so put it on the list! 🙂 Happy Wednesday!
Everything looks great! I love ending the weekend with a glass (or 2) of wine. Have a great time on your trip!
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Thanks, Lisa! Cheers to you!! 🙂 Happy Wednesday!
That smoked salmon salad looks on point! I cannot wait for some raw sushi back in my life post pregnancy. Safe travels to Hawaii!!
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I bet, Ash! Soon enough you’ll be back to it!! 🙂 Happy Wednesday!
Your food always looks so good!
Well thanks, Ashley! Tastes good too! Happy Wednesday! 🙂
I literally have a budding romantic relationship with salmon- I cannot get enough! It tastes incredible with everything no matter if it is baked, smoked, raw, etc. I hope you have a fantastic time in Hawaii- do not forget to hula dance ;).
I like to think salmon tastes good with everything as well, Niki! And yes HULA dancing will take place. 🙂 Happy Wednesday!
Safe travels to Hawaii!! I always have a hard time saying goodbye to our dog when we travel but knowing she’s in good hands makes it a lot easier. And, it gives me something to look forward to once the trip is over and I’m on my way home. I love how excited she gets when she sees us 🙂
Hi Lady! I know, he’ll be fine! I will be so glad to see him when we get back, so yes, that is definitely the silver lining! Happy Wednesday! 🙂
Oh, I do love smoked salmon! And you were lucky to have salmon twice in one day! You know, I am usually a red wine kind of girl, but lately I have really been digging Pinot Grigio. I hope you guys have an amazing time!!
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Hi Heather! Summer is a great time to get into the white wine! Cheers to you!! 🙂
I love everything with dried dates..it’s a problem. When I went on vacation to Turkey, I pretty much just subsisted off dried dates and figs. Those dessert nuggets look delicious!
Dani @ Dani California Cooks recently posted…WIAW – Busy Business Eats
Dates are just so good. I really didn’t know about them until moving to California. I don’t know how, but I’m glad I’m on board now. Happy Wednesday, Dani! 🙂
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I’m jealous of all your salmon! Now that the school year has started again and I’m living in the dorms I think it will be a while before I have salmon again. Actually, as I’m typing this I was just thinking I should cook salmon for me and my roomies since we do have a full kitchen in our dorm. Thanks for the inspiration, and I can’t wait to hear all about Hawaii!
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Cooking salmon for your rooomies? Wow, I wish I lived with you in college. Go for it!! Happy Wednesday, Sarah! 🙂
Hi Ashley! Hope you have an amazing time in Hawaii – I have never been, but heard amazing things 🙂
That Lettuce restaurant looks so good! We gotta get one of those in Toronto. The best thing I had this week was a massive margarita pizza today. Thin crust and overloaded with tomatoes and basil. mmm!
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Ummmm, yummy!! That sounds delish, Beverley!! Have a fabulous day! 🙂
I used to see your pictures of those dates and seriously lust over them – dates are my favourite food ever!
Then 2 weeks ago I moved from the UK to Australia and guess what Aus has! Yup pretty much identical to your dates! Our ones are either covered in chopped coconut, pistachios or almonds and are amazing!!! So happy!
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That’s awesome news, Jen!! Your dates sound even better than mine!! 🙂 Hope your move went well!
YUM! Also, if you are in the market for a new blender I HIGHLY recommend a stick blender. Those things are the Best! I have the Sunbeam brand, the stainless steel version, can you get Sunbeam in USA?
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Good to know, Krissy! I’ve not heard of that kind, but will check it out! 🙂
I have to say you eat way less than I expected! How to you stay full on this? I’m eating at least two more snacks, lol. I haven’t seen those pro yo bars and I’m dying to try one!! Hope you have a wonderful trip to Hawaii!!
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Hi Sue … yes, I think you said that on my last WIAW post as well. 🙂 As you see, rest-day eating is sometimes different than active-day eating. But don’t worry, I keep plenty full. Especially on my trip to Hawaii. Hope you’re having a great week!
Today I m linking up with Jenn from Peas Crayons for What I Ate Wednesday Want to keep it super simple today?