Guys… I think I can top my corny greeting from yesterday’s post. Ready for this? Here we go:
Hip, hip hooray! It’s What I Ate Wednesday!
Ohhhh it makes me cringe; and I can’t even blame hunger and a lack of food for this morning’s corniness since I’m kind of in the middle of eating breakfast as we speak. No, instead I’m going to blame a lack of sleep…
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Today started out super early for me. In fact, the past 3 days have. I didn’t exactly have any reason to be up at 5 AM, but there I was – wide awake at the crack of dawn and unable to get back to sleep. A normal person probably would have stayed in bed, hopped on the computer to read some blogs, or gotten a workout in, but me? I decided that 5:30 AM on a Wednesday morning would be the perfect time to make some homemade applesauce; so that’s exactly what I did…
Can I just say that my fine motor skills are a little rusty at 5:30 in the morning? I must have dropped those darn apples at least half a dozen times, and I’m considering myself extremely lucky to still have all my digits attached. But it was more than worth it and made this morning’s breakfast that much better…
Plain Greek yogurt, banana, Kashi Cinnamon Harvest, Puffins, and roasted almond butter.
I’ve been just a tad obsessed with apples lately. Let’s use yesterday’s eats as an example. I already showed you my breakfast…
… which was [oddly] apple-less; but it wasn’t long before the forbidden fruit began calling to me. Mid-morning, I dug into these Barefruit apple chips.
I can’t even tell you guys how much I love these things. I’m not a fan of dried apples in general because I don’t like their spongey/gummy texture, but these chips are wonderfully crunchy just the way chips should be.
I would have loved to dip them in some coconut Oikos like I did last week, but there was none in arm’s reach. I tell ya… I have it rough 😉 Insert a few boring uneventful hours of work, and I was more than ready for lunch…
Ezekiel English muffin, half with cream cheese and jam, other half with avocado.
Lunches have been my least favorite meal of the day lately. I have no idea why, but I just haven’t felt inspired to make anything creative, and since I don’t really do a lot of cooking, I don’t exactly have any leftovers to pack for the next day. Might be something to look into, but until then I’ll make lunches a little bit better by making sure to always include something like this…
Homemade applesauce with sliced banana and chocolate chips. I always thought the combination of apples and chocolate was a little strange, but I have to admit that I’m definitely a fan. Then again, when is adding chocolate ever a bad idea? The only answer to that question is: never… which is exactly why I decided to enjoy some more as part 1 of my afternoon snack…
Mini Eggs are, hands down, my favorite Easter candy ever, and arguably one of my favorite things about spring. I remember buying enough baggies to last me a good six months back when they only came out around this time of the year, but thankfully someone smartened up and made them available pretty much year round. Part two of snacking included the customary cappuccino…
Oddly enough, my appetite was basically non-existent when I got home last night, so I put off making dinner and went for a quick 32:18 minute treadmill walk instead. Why 32:18? Because that’s how long it took me to finish the remainder of the Game of Thrones episode that I started watching earlier in the day. After that, the good old appetite kind of decided to kick in, but nothing really sounded appealing. Enter breakfast for dinner…
Puffins (cinnamon and plain), blueberries, Enjoy Life trail mix, roasted almond butter. Milk added post-shot.
… aaaaaand again before bed…
I look back at yesterday’s eats and can’t help but feel a little proud of how far I’ve come. Sure, to the average person my diet might not look all that healthy sometimes, what with all the cereal and sweets and the lack of veggies; but it’s something that I never would have been able to do back when I was sick, so the fact that I can do it now makes me a happy camper. Besides, days like today are usually followed by days where all I want is chicken, avocados, and veggies, so I figure it all balances out in the end anyways
Happy Wednesday!
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What were you doing at 5:30 this morning?
What’s your least favorite meal of the day? (I’m assuming that breakfast is everyone’s favourite 😉 )
What’s one thing that always sounds good even when your appetite is a bit off?
5:30 this morning I was getting ready for school… but it’s only on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and well, whenever I feel like getting up at five! I am a morning person, so being up and at them with the birds will never be a complaint coming from me!
As far as my least favorite meal… I would have to agree with you! Lunch, I have no idea why, is so uninspiring and I always feel off after. I used to think it was about the fact of not enjoying it with others around, but then I realized that I always eat my breakfasts alone and there are no complaints there! I just don’t know.
As far as appetite standards go… Fruit and nuts/nut butter are my go-to!
Speaking of appetite, what brand of cream cheese do you use! I always used to eat cream cheese and jelly on my breakfast items when I was young, and I might have to go out and try some again! Any suggestions?
Cream cheese and jam is seriously one of my all-time favorite combos! I really love the cream cheese from Organic Meadows, but if I can’t find that one then the one from Olympic is really good too. And if push comes to shove, nothing wrong with a little Philly 🙂
oh, definitely have to try those out! Philly was what we always had around the house growing up! I’ve been looking around lately for a good jam, too. Anything you recommend? I adore crofters, andSt. Dalfour has some great ones, too.
Crofter’s is pretty much my go-to. Their wild blueberry and North America flavors are my favorite.
well, I know what I’m having sometime soon! Thanks
I adore the amount of carbs in this post. Seriously days like this are my dream. I could eat bread/muffins/cereal all day long!
And that apple sauce is seriously incredible, although I haven’t made a batch in a while and its making me sad. Why are apples so freaking expensive?! Stupid things.
I feel you on the early mornings. Even on my days off I am up at 630AM and cant figure out why. I typically have shopping, workout, and something baked by 9AM
You make me miss apples! Sadly, because of my fructose intolerance, I am unable to eat them. Booo.
What were you doing at 5:30 this morning?
SLEEPING! 😛
What’s your least favorite meal of the day?
My least favourite meal of the day would have to be dinner, these days. I tend not to do anything fancy. I mostly look forward to dessert. That’s why we have dinner, right? 😛
What’s one thing that always sounds good even when your appetite is a bit off?
Hmmm…I actually don’t know! When my appetite is off, I guess I’d just have cereal. Can’t go wrong with cereal 😛
Please teach me your early morning ways! I’d love to be up at 5:30 making applesauce…however I think that would require me climbing in bed about four hours earlier than I usually do. NBD. 😉 I’m actually Everyone in my house stays up till at least midnight, and since I like my own quiet time once things have winded down, that often means a 2am bedtime (even later tonight–eep!). I’m actually looking forward to going home next week, because it means better sleep and *earlier* sleep. 🙂
Favorite meal? I can’t decide! I’m always most hungry for breakfast, which makes it the most satisfying, however dinner is the meal I’m apt to be most creative with, making it the most *interesting.* So by process of elimination, I can actually answer your real question: least favorite meal is lunch. (I’m blaming my tired 2:42am eyes for misreading that question!)
As always, everything looks delicious! I’ll be dreaming of mini eggs the second my head hits the pillow… 🙂
Okay, I have figured out why your homemade applesauce always looks so delicious, it is definitely the chunkiness factor (weird?) haha. Mmm. I can also attest to the amazing combination that is chocolate an apples, which I discovered the first time i dipped apples in the nut butter jar and then directly into the chocolate chip bag…
I was sleeping at 5:30, but was up and at em by 6:30!
It’s definitely the chunkiness factor! That’s what makes it feel like you’re eating apple pie filling 🙂
5 AM….yikes! I thought I had it bad waking up at 7, but then again I am not much of a morning person. The ideal time for me is 8:30, that way I feel well-rested but not overly rested.
My least favorite meal of the day is dinner. I’m always either so starving I want to eat my arm or I have no appetite. It doesn’t help that twice a week I have to eat my dinner at 5 like an old person instead of 7 when I prefer it due to my schedule but I guess it’s better than waiting til 9 to eat and being a ravenous beast 😉 Plus I prefer sweet stuff to savory most of the time so dinner doesn’t work well with that…except breakfast for dinner of course!
I am totally loving your lunch!! Sweet & savory; I like I like!!
@ 5:30 this morning I was reading blogs.
A smoothie always sounds good even if I have no appetite
Least favorite meal: Afternoon snack.
Argh I can’t find cadbury minis anywhere I am soo jealous right now 🙂
Other than that, all your food looks absolutely delicious. I need to try your applesauce recipe! I assume its somewhere on your blog?
It is! It’s hiding on the recipe page http://www.runningwithspoons.com/for-spoons/chunky-homemade-applesauce/
mmmm mini eggs! I need to go buy some! Or maybe I’ll wait till after Easter when they’re all like 75% off hehe. And the apple chips, you totally got me hooked on them! I found them at the local market yesterday and have eaten like two bags since then….NOM. Anyway, you SHOULD be proud of yourself – actually being able to listen to your body and eat what you WANT, not what you think you “should” have…that’s something so few people are willing to try. Rock on!
I was lying in bed willing myself to go back to bed at 5:30 this morning. It didn’t happen, so I got up shortly after. 😛 I sometimes get busy in the kitchen early in the mornings too. If I can’t sleep I figure I might as well be productive!
Lunch is my least favourite meal too. It’s usually pretty boring. Obviously breakfast is the best. 😉
Mmm yes Cadbury mini eggs are definitely the best thing about Easter! Other than those little caramel filled bunnies. Do they even make those anymore? I haven’t seen them in a while!
I think I remember you baking bread at some ridiculously early hour of the morning 😛 And now that you mention it, I don’t think I’ve seen those caramel bunnies either. Sad! I used to love those… But at least Mini Eggs aren’t going anywhere.
Cereal always sounds good to me!
At 5:30, I am usually loving my last 30 minutes before the alarm!!
So true…it DOES all balance out in the end! I used to get so upset if I noticed that I wasn’t eating “enough” variety throughout the day. I would talk myself into eating vegetables when all I really wanted was a big bowl of yogurt. NOT that I dislike vegetables, but really, there are some days where I just don’t want them…rare…but they do exist! 😉
Cereal almost ALWAYS sounds good to me no matter what…especially Puffins! Mmmm! I swear they lace those things with crack! Lol
At 5:30 am this morning…I was reading blogs! Such is the life of a zombie! I haven’t wanted to go back to a “normal” nighttime sleeping pattern just to have to relearn how to sleep during the day once I go back to work, so I usually stay up till around 3-4…but last night…er, this morning? was just one of those “days”. I ended up going to bed around 6:30 and woke up at noon. Not my ideal sleeping situation, but I guess I’ll take whatever I can get!
My least favorite meal (when I’m working) is dinner…because I have to try to decide what I want and pack it up for work, but it’s always so hard to decide what I reeeeeeally want!
My job requires a large amount of fine motor skills and I start at 6am. That’s why I set my alarm so early and make sure I’m well awake when I go in. You might be dropping apples, but I just REALLY do not want to be missing those veins because I’m groggy.
And just want to say that I really, really like your day of eats. Fresh, happy, yummy. sigh. love it.
You are one of those people I don’t quite understand Amanda… the ones who naturally wake up at 5am lol, please teach me! Ha I can understand why it would be annoying sometimes, but I would love to have my alarm go off naturally at that time and just spring out of bed bright eyed and bushy-tailed. It’s more like I can barely open my eyeballs, run into a wall with that lack of seeing business, and my mental skills are slowww until about 3 hours later. Oiii not a super duper morning person, clearly!
I seriously always look forward to your WIAW posts because of exactly what you wrote at the end… that you have come so very far, and are a true inspiration to anyone still struggling with such horrendous thoughts, me included, at times at least. Plus your food combinations continue to be gorgeous, delicious and quite frankly, awesome. So yeah, love your posts and keep em coming friend 🙂
Love you, girlie <3 But I'm afraid you're going to hate me even more when I tell you that I don't even use an alarm to wake up - it's just natural 😆
Applesauce, banana, and chocolate chips? Yum! And when I can’t sleep, I always bake, and tell myself I’m super weird haha. Happy WIAW!
Hold up… You??? Having cereal??? Shocker. 😉 I was wide awake early this morning too, but sadly it was my kitties that woke me. Yeah, I’m still pretty mad about that.
I know! I actually wasn’t going to post it at first because I didn’t want to scare anyone 😛
At 5:30am I was still bed asleep (thankfully). I don’t blame you for having poor motor skills in the morning. I am worst when I get home late from work and am getting supper ready…almost always drop at least one thing! Apples are hands down my favourite fruit. I generally prefer them cold and uncooked, but there is nothing like homemade applesauce! And it makes a delicious looking snack 🙂
Oh my goodness Mini Eggs are my reason for life. I am literally salivating right now…and all the more excited to go home for Easter weekend because I know for sure my parents will have them in the house. One year my mom used them in clear candle holders as a decoration and my brother made a game of trying to steal them while so one was looking.
I was definitely sleeping at 5:30 this morning. My brain refuses to function before 9am although I am impressed by the fact that you are consistently awake and productive for a good four or five hours before I am.
Breakfast is actually probably my least favourite meal of the day. For some reason I usually wake up nauseous instead of hungry so finding something to fuel my morning tends to be a struggle. I do like to snack on breakfasty foods though.
It’s so funny how you usually eat breakfast food all day long!! I could do the same!
Oh girl.. all I want to do is sleep right now! lol I’m so tired. I wish I could give you some of my sleeping abilities! lol I love applesauce, banana, and chocolate!! So good!
I was actually up at 5:30 this morning too! I’m convinced that my body is just trained to wake up that early now and, even when I’m allowed to sleep in, I tend to wake up and lay around for a few hours. I wish I had been as productive as you! I really need to give homemade applesauce a try…
And there’s no shame in not eating copious amounts of veggies every day! Frankly, my tummy can’t handle it anyways.
I always disliked lunch..it was just that random meal in between a good breakfast and a good dinner. Always struggled with the lunch ideas…I am up at 530 just about every day! I was always a morning person but now I make sure to get up on purpose while the house in quiet so that I can get some things done in silence.
I love quiet mornings too. Always nice to get a little peace before the craziness of the day starts.
The applesauce/banana/chocolate combo looks oddly delicious. I’ve been wanting to make your homemade applesauce for a while and this next week is the week. At 5:30, I was finishing up my hair and about to make breakfast….I’ve got my mornings down to the minute! 😉
That lunch looks delicious! I love the sweet and savory combination that you have going on there!
Those Cadbury Eggs are sinfully addicting..they get me into so much trouble!! 😉
MINI EGGS!!!!!!!!!!
I was disappointed when they started selling them year round – they seem less special.
I’d just like to let you know that you have POSITIVELY influenced me on the cereal front and I now can’t go a day without eating Puffins. But now that I think about it…that homemade applesauce sounds delicious too..
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