What I Ate Tuesday
After a week of a (nearly) empty fridge, we finally stopped by Trader Joe’s and left with a huge cart-full of delicious food! That place is like the Target of groceries stores. You go in for a couple bottles of wine and you leave with bags full of spelt risotto and edamame hummus. But hey, it’s always nice to have a kitchen full of fresh produce and healthy ingredients. It certainly makes eating healthy a lot easier. Here’s the run down of everything I ate yesterday:
I picked up some Greek yogurt and frozen berries which made the perfect breakfast parfait. I love the way frozen berries make the yogurt sooo cold and thick. I don’t see my yogurt kick ending any time soon.
After a morning meeting, I pulled out a protein cookie. I’m so excited to share this recipe with you. I made a cookie with protein powder that doesn’t taste like you’re eating an old sponge. Amazing, right? I’ll share the recipe with you on Friday!
One of these was enough to tide me over until lunch but I was pretty excited to heat up my leftovers. I made this gluten free zucchini lasagna on Monday night and there were plenty of leftovers for lunch the next day. (Click the photo for the recipe!)
I can’t believe how delicious this dish is for how low calorie it is. If you’re jealous of all the zucchini noodles out there and you don’t have a spiralizer, this recipe is perfect for you! A mandoline slicer (or sharp knife) turns zucchini into lasagna noodles!
In the afternoon, I snacked on these adorable peppers with some hummus. Trader Joe’s had a huge bag of these multicolored peppers for just a few bucks so I couldn’t resist. I love how crunchy and sweet they are!
Once we got home from work I was feeling sort of uninspired in terms of dinner so it wasn’t anything special.
I call it the “throw it all in a bowl” dinner. Sometimes dinner just doesn’t get fancy over here. Luckily, it filled me up which was much needed because it was an active day!
I managed to get in quite a workout yesterday. I did this ab routine, this toning workout, and then finished it off with a Tone It Up exercise ball workout from their DVD series. I was wiped by the end. Naturally, I had to refuel with a little dessert…
Phew, I did lots of snacking yesterday but I think my body needed it! (I definitely needed that ice cream. I mean, it’s basically a protein shake. You can read my full review of Halo Top here.)
Are you a snacker?
I’m linking up with Jenn for What I Ate Wednesday!
Its hard to pass Trader Joe by which has got a lot to offer people. It really entices towards its items and to experience them. And all the delicious food you exhibited making me feel going there soon 🙂
I am suchhh a snacker! I try to keep apple slices at my desk to keep myself from heading over to the candy bowl 🙂
i love how you have it all laid out perfectly your meals for the week! so simple but healthy!
a) definitely going to try zucchini lasagna because that sounds amazing
b) non sponge-y protein cookies are RARE! cant wait for that recipe
Boy, it totally depends on the day, but I’m sometimes a snacker, sometimes not. 😀 Zucchini lasagna sounds good. Do you just use thin zucchini as a replacement for the noodles?
Oh gosh I am the queen of snacking. My mom has always called me “the grazer” because I’m like a cow I just graze all day haha! These photos are making me want to take a trip to TJ’s! It’s pretty far from my house but definitely worth the trip 😀 all your food looks delicious!!
I’ve never tried adding frozen berries to Greek yogurt. Sounds like a winning combination though! To answer your question – there are days where I consider myself a snacker & than days where I’m good with just three main meals & an afternoon snack.
Now I’m craving refried beans, haha! Those are underrated.
I am a huge fan of ‘throw it in a bowl’ dinners! So quick and easy and can satisfy multiple cravings at one time! Have you tried the new organic frozen riced cauliflower from TJs? It is so good…highly recommend! Happy Wednesday 🙂
I haven’t but I’m keeping an eye out for it! Riced cauliflower would be amazing to find pre-cooked!
That zucchini lasagna looks delicious!
xo,
Angela
I sometimes feel like I do the same thing. I let my fridge get down to empty before actually refilling it. I know I tell you often but seriously your food always looks so good. I always want to live at your house instead 😉
Hahaha come on over and I’ll cook for both of us! 😉