Hi beautiful people! 😀 Can you believe it’s already June? Eeeee. Love it! And what better way to bring in a beautiful (and hopefully sunnier) new month than with a delicious round of WIAW.
I started off the first day of June the same way I start off any other day… with tea and breakfast prep.
![Coffee Prep](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6959.jpg?w=300)
![Oat Prep](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6962.jpg?w=300)
Eggy banana steel cut oats with blueberries, coconut butter, and vanilla pudding.
Did you know that the first of June also happens to be International Children’s Day? I don’t think it’s that commonly celebrated over here in North America, but because my parents were born and raised in Europe, and grew up celebrating it themselves, they always get me a little something special…
![Pandora Present](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6967.jpg?w=300)
![Amanda Panda](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6972.jpg?w=300)
This year it was a little panda charm for my Pandora bracelet *squeak*.
Amanda Panda. Get it? 😉 No, I will never grow up… nor will I ever get tired of these…
![Classy Cookie Dough](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6915.jpg?w=300)
![Killer Strawberries](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6941.jpg?w=300)
Cookie Dough & Killer Strawberries
What? You don’t use empty jam container lids as plates? Pssh. Get with the times! Or… don’t; I was just too lazy to go rummaging through the cupboards, so I grabbed the first thing I saw. Hey, whatever works. And speaking of which… what kind of magic are they working to pump out strawberries that grow as big as my face? I should probably be at least a tiny bit concerned, but they’re just too darned tasty.
And you know what else is tasty? Breakfast… which is why I decided to have it again when lunch time rolled around. To get my veggies in, I figured I’d throw a salad beast in there too, just for good measure.
Salad beast; vanilla tofu protein smoothie; Greek yogurt with puffs, Sunshine, and trail mix.
Confession: I haven’t eaten a typical lunch-type lunch in… ohhhhh… 5 days or so? I just haven’t been craving the savory stuff like I normally do, so why try and force it? To wind up cranky and unsatisfied?
Naaaaahhh.Â
In the past, I adhered to the wonky belief that only breakfast and snacks were “allowed” to be sweet, so I’d force myself to eat savory lunches and dinners even if I wasn’t feeling them. No bueno. Unhappy tummy = unhappy Amanda…Â much more satisfying to go with what your gut is telling you (oh and by the way, I really don’t care much for the word gut), and although lunch managed to silence my talkative gut for a little while, it wasn’t long before it started speaking up again…
![Kracker and Cado](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_4298.jpg?w=300)
![Kombu](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_6940.jpg?w=300)
… and again…
Quite the chatterbox, my gut is.
Crazy afternoon hunger. It’s hard to handle sometimes – especially when it hits you in the middle of a run. What. the. hell? How is it possible to get hungry so quickly when I literally just ate before I walked out the door? Stomach. Seriously. Knock it off. I would like to enjoy activities other than eating. Thanks.
That’t not to say that I don’t enjoy eating, because I very much do, especially when breakfast is involved…
![Pumpkin Bake](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_69371.jpg?w=300)
![Pumpkin Bake](https://www.runningwithspoons.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/img_69361.jpg?w=300)
Pumpkin bake with banana, cream cheese, and roasted almond butter.
Yes, that makes today a triple breakfast day. Don’t say it. Just… don’t say it. Breakfast overload, I know. Watch, tomorrow I’m gonna end up having something very un-breakfast-like for breakfast – like a tofu stir fry or something. Naaaaaahh. Never gonna happen.
And now if you’ll excuse me, loves, I’m off to test the strength of my nerves watch game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, which my Canucks will hopefully be winning (sorry Jess, I still love you!).
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Have you been craving more sweet or savory foods lately?
Has your appetite been out of control like mine?
I love the photography! I have for sure been craving sweet things lately… but I think I always do 😉
hey there, I’ve been looking for clean eating blogs! So glad I came across yours! i’m trying so hard to eat right and stick to my workouts! it’s so hard without my family on board so i’m hoping that i can find some good people who have the same interest. I’ll be back to see what you are up to since I subscribed to your blog!
YES breakfast for every meal?! I do that sometimes and it’s the best thing EVER obviously cos breakfast is the highlight of the DAY!! And I have SUCH a sweet tooth, so every meal either has to BE sweet or end with something sweet haha! 😛
I usuallu have savoury meals and save my snacks as my sweets….I think it is definitely time for me to change that up!
P.S. I also hate the word “gut”..ewww!
Happy belated Children’s Day! I think it’s so sweet that your parents always get you “a little something” for it… 🙂
I’m definitely a sweet breakfast / savory dinner person… lunch can go either way. I have no idea why I feel that way, but hey, I’ll just go with it…
<3 <3
It depends on the day but I ALWAYS crave sweet for breakfast – and the rest of the day it differs. My snacks are 80 % sweet, but my lunches and dinners are pretty savory.
I’ve had a CRAZY appetite for the past week or so, but it’s been actually rather tame these past few days.
I LOVE breakfast for other meals, and now that it is summer and I have to pack less food, I will be enjoying it a lot more!
My appetite seems to work like clockwork, and I ALWAYS basically honor my appetite and hunger cues, but on occasions when my appetite seems overactive, I still need to work on eating MORE!
Happy belated children’s day! I think I will celebrate it even when I turn 50 😛 .
Hmmm… all the huge strawberries I’ve tried tasted like rubber. You are probably luckier than me 🙂 . I just focused on the tiny ones which appear to be very, very sweet. And I eat enough bananas to keep the economics of a small country running.
I crave a sweet lunch from time to time but sweet dinners are my specialty. There is nothing more natural than eating some kind of sweet bread with yogurt for dinner or a big bowl of “overday” oats or yet another banana sandwich because banana sandwiches never go out of fashion. When I want something sweet, I just want something sweet. I can eat my weight in savory food and I still won’t be satisfied until I get my sugar. I am already dreaming of tomorrow’s sweet yogurt-y goodness and I hope the morning comes sooner 🙂 .
Raging appetite? Checked. And it causes more mental discomfort than physical.
honestly, thinking of some of the food “rules” I used to have for myself (and some that I still do. meh) are almost laughable to me. Can you believe that there was one point in my life when I only allowed myself 1 Tbsp of nut butter per day? Ludicrous.
p.s. I just bought the most ridiculous container of strawberries and I’m pretty sure they were all injected with steroids. I like it.. I like it a lot.