Happy What I Ate Wednesday friendly faces! 
Every Wednesday, I give you guys a glimpse into what a day of eats looks like for meā¦ and donāt act like you donāt enjoy it! Weāre all nosy; we all like to see what other people are eating; I get it ā me too. Thereās just something oddly fascinating about seeing what other people eatā¦ like it gives us a glimpse into their soul or something. Alright, maybe not, but humour me hereā¦ Iām just trying to get this intro out of the way so that I can start talking about the FOOD.
And in addition to the food, Iāll also be sharing some of the thoughts that went through my head before/during/after I ate, because while my meals may not give you a glimpse into my soul, they stillā¦. yeah okay I have no idea where Iām trying to go with this. Letās just get to the foodā¦
Breakfastā¦ Where the heck is my appetite?!?
Eggy bananafied oats layered with plain Greek yogurt and then topped with roasted almond butter, homemade applesauce, honey, and cinnamon.
Thinking, thinkingā¦ I usually wake up more than ready to dig into breakfast, so the fact that I woke up without any hunger to speak of kind of threw me for a loop. Eat? Donāt eat? What to do?!? I always try to eat according to my hunger cues, so I waited [1.5 hours 
] until my stomach finally decided to start speaking up before digging in to my beloved bowl of oats. Ugh. Letās hope this doesnāt become a regular thingā¦ it throws off my whole day!
Morning snackā¦ #foodbloggerproblems.
A chocolate chip oatmeal date ball.
Thinking, thinkingā¦ When you spend a lot of time in the kitchen testing out new recipes, you spend a lot of time eating the product of those recipesā¦ especially when you donāt have a husband or live-in-boyfriend to pawn that food onto. At least itās a pretty delicious problem to haveā¦
Lunchā¦ Some foods are just ugly.
Split pea soup with two pieces of Mackās Flax toast from Silver Hills ā one with hummus and one with apricot jam. Oh, and some baby carrots to add a bit of colour.
Thinking, thinkingā¦ Thereās no way to make split pea soup look good. Absolutly no way. If youāve somehow managed it, then I tip my hat off to you because mine always ends up looking like someoneā¦ did something unpleasantā¦ into a bowl. Good thing it looks a lot better than it tastes. Wait no, thatās not right. Good thing it tastes better than it looks. There we go.
Afternoon snackā¦ Ermagherddddddd.
Plain Popchips with mashed avocado.
Thinking, thinkingā¦ Excuse me while I have a moment with my snack ā[Insert clip of Meg Ryan in the diner scene from When Harry Met Sally]ā You guysssā¦ Iām obsessed with this combination; like ridiculously obsessed. I have one of the biggest sweet tooths (teeth?) known to man, so the fact that Iām choosing to go for a savoury snack time and time again means it has to be good. Then again, Iāve had a thing for chips and creamy dips for quite some timeā¦ this combo just happens to be a little healthier than my previous obsession with Lays and ranch dressing.
Dinnerā¦ Thank goodness for mothers and leftovers.
Momās sesame chicken stir fry with random veggies and vermicelli noodles.
Thinking, thinkingā¦ Iām a big fan of any meal that I donāt have to cook, which is why I donāt complain when Mom uses noodles instead of rice in her stir fries. I donāt really care much for noodles, but Iāve learned not to look a gift horse meal in the mouth because beggars moochers canāt be choosers. Besides, I figure that Iāve already given my mom enough grief with how picky I was as a childā¦ Back in the day I would either flat out refuse to eat what she made or Iād pick through my meal and end up tossing out half of it. Sorry Mom!
Evening snackā¦ necessity is the mother of all invention.
Chapmanās French Vanilla ice cream with mint chocolate chips
Thinking, thinkingā¦ I really had my heart set on mint chocolate chip ice cream, but all I had in my freezer was vanilla. Womp, womp. So whatās a girl to do when she would rather stay in bed and read than run out to the store to buy ice cream? Improvise by tossing some mint chocolate chips into aforementioned vanilla ice cream. Not quite the same, but not half bad eitherā¦
And thatās a wrap! Iāll see you guys tomorrow for Thinking Out Loud!
Do you prefer noodles or rice?
Were you a picky eater as a child?
What did you have for an evening snack last night?
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Iām right there with you in the food blogger problems. On days that Iām experimenting in the kitchen I āsnackā all afternoon. It throws me offā¦but itās (usually) delicious. Rough life. All your food looks amazing as always!
I canāt get enough of my oats in the morning. I have to have both oatmeal and smoothies in a day.
I have been digging into the Red Velvet ice cream every night.. Iām not complaining though.
you donāt have a BF anymore?
I do. But if you recall, heās in the military and we donāt live together.
Iāll definitely have to try that Popchips and avocado combo. Sounds delish!
throwing mint choc chips into ice cream is genius! Perfect improvisation!
Crackers dipped in avocado?? Sign me upppp!
Soā¦.I am absolutely salivating (sorry gross image, I know) over pretty much all ofyour meals yesterdayā¦..especially apricot jam, hummus, mint chocolate chips (who knew they make them?) Always fun to read your blogs (:
I didnāt wake up hungry for breakfast today, which is a rarity for me too! Although it might have something to do with stuffing myself with pizza, bacon wrapped prunes, and a brownie with ice cream with some other interns last night.
I much prefer rice over noodles too. But for some reason I keep buying noodles and now they take up like an entire half of a shelf in my pantry haha.
I think the entire day of eats looks delicious, and yes I am nosy. I do like to see what others are eating much the same way I like to see what theyāre buying at the grocery store.
Last year, I took my vanilla ice cream and added mini chocolate chips to it, along with fresh mint from the yard. It was fabulous.
Last, while I love noodles, I always eat rice in stir fries.
Noodles!! Especially cold noodles
Look who had vanilla bean ice cream hey hey hey!
your food always looks SO DARN TASTY. ugh why do i waste my time with my own boring foods knowing such deliciousness exists? ā¦.like mint chocolate chipsā¦ what?!
Hehe I think that most people actually feel like their food is pretty boring. I do!
Iām trying to stop my evening snacking because I think itās out of habit, not true hungerā¦ so I just drink a little coconut water (or at least I have the past two nights). Iām currently oil pulling so I feel like that will also make me not want to snack.
Also ā I need to find mint chocolate chips ASAP.
Oh yes, the ugly yet delicious split pea soup. I havenāt had some in a while, but now youāve got me craving it, even in this summer heat!
I also donāt like it when my stomach isnāt ready for breakfastā¦every meal just gets pushed back an extra hour or two. *sigh* #firstworldproblems
It depends on the rice or noodles weāre eating, but I usually like rice more. It absorbs sauces so much better!
OMG your afternoon snack is GENIUS! I have been devouring avocados like crazy and love this as a snack option! I love both rice and noodles. I have never been a picky eater. I love all foods, except for sardines. My appetite was all out of whack todayā¦weird sleep patterns Iām blaming it on. HA!
Iāve just started eating greek yogurt so I enjoy seeing what others eat with theirs!
No snack for me last night!
I am always starving when I wake up, too! When Iām not hungry, it usually means something is wrong with me!
I was a pretty picky eater as a childā¦ Ex: no crust on sandwiches, wipe sauce off of pizza, no milk
My evening snack was honey dew melon! Yum!
Oh my goodness, I want some avocado right nowā¦.yum ā and my bad chips and creamy dip old love was similar to yours: ruffles and cottage cheese ā heavily coated in pepper. eek!
I prefer rice noodles
I was super picky, my mom laughed when I became a vegetarian at age 11 because I liked so few vegetables. It stuck somehow. (20 years later and now I do like most veggies)
Last night I had a few medjool dates with raw pecans. Mmmmm, probably also what Iām going to have tonight as a late night snack!!
Omigosh Ruffles were my kryptonite. They were the first crinkly chip I remember trying and it was love at first bite.
I love pop chips! And I have YET to eat ice cream this whole summer/spring. Itās a shame
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Date Balls?! How did I miss that one? Yum!!
I love your Popchips & mashed avocado snack ā brilliant! Looks so good!
Last thing I ate last night was a one of my Freezer Almond Butter Cups.
I was totally NOT allowed to be a picky eater as a child. My parents allowed my sister and I to have one food each that we didnāt have to eat. Mine was broccoli ā hers was lima beans. The rest, we had to sit there and finish itā¦ or at least take 3 bites, before we were allowed to get up from the table. I liked that rule because now Iāll try everything and not turn up my nose
No mint chocolate chip iceam?! Ahhhh thatās the most heartbreaking thing Iāve ever heard.
I WANT ICE CREAM SO BAD. But I canāt quite yet ā gotta wait until my stomach settles/post-race.
No idea why it seems a revelation to me that mint chocolate chips exist, but, um, heyācool!
Last night I had a sliced banana with peanut butter before bed. I like to tell myself the magnesium, potassium, and B vitamins in this combo counteract a glass of wine (like the one Iād had at my writing group) quite nicely.
Wine is loaded with antioxidants! Making it a perfectly healthy choice
That sesame chicken stir fry looks so good!! I love vermicelli noodle! Youāre making me hungry! lol
Haha thatās SO true about the leftovers ā I lose all pickiness when free food is on the cards ā esp when mama made it
And I agree ā rice floats my boat (bowl?) over noodles any day.
I think your split pea soup looks REALLY good!
For real.
I get whatyou are saying, though. But you need to know that you ARE that person who made it look great.
Also? I love split pea soup. My favorite.
Um yeah, having to eat all of your delicious recipes by yourself isnāt exactly the worst problem to have. Those date balls look scrumptious!
I also hate the ugly food problem. Somethings are just so easy to photography {cough, dessert, cough} and then others, no matter how hard you try, just look bleh.
K, now Iām craving Pop Chips with avocado like a crazy woman. I think itās time to eat lunch!!
I was definitely a picky eater as a kid. I never ate healthy and rarely can I remember eating fruits or veggies. It was always nasty, cheesy food. But thatās what happens when you grow up in WI. Beer and cheese are your meals even as a kid. My nightly snack has been banana with nut butter and chocolate chips as of lately and Iām definitely a rice girl!
Well, I grew up here in Alberta and cheese (in the form of KD mac and cheese) was basically what I lived off back in the day as well!
I love that your WIAW are always themed! Such a fun touch. I was a picky eater as a child (still am), but my mom is even pickier than I am, so I donāt feel bad!
Whatās funny to me is that my mom hatesssss to cook so I get really jealous of peopleās moms who do! Youāre a lucky gal, even if you have to endure some noodles. My dad is the one who cooks but usually if he does its like.. hot dogs -___-. I definitely wasnāt a picky eater as a child, which is why my family was probably so surprised when I started refusing to eat the hot dogs hahah
I feel awful for what I put my parents through when I was a kid ā I was such a picky eater. Iām pretty sure meal time was an actual battle. And yet now Iām more adventurous with food than both of themā¦I canāt quite figure that one out.
Last nightās snack: the last bit of my Reeseās Egg leftover from Easter.
Annnnd I think I prefer noodles over rice, but I have nothing against rice.
I am a rice girl all the way! Although I go through phases I donāt remember the last time I had noodles haha I just donāt ever crave them!
I was the opposite of a picky eater as a child, I would eat and try just about anything even squid!
For an evening snack or rather second meal I had egg white crepes with greek yogurt, jam and peanut butter inside with a side of peanut butter dipped spoons and vanilla ice cream! What can I say haha I was hungry!
Aaaaand now I am. That snack sounds ridiculously delicious.