What I’ve Eaten (Lately)
I haven’t done a What I Ate Wednesday post in so long, which is crazy! I’ve been a little hesitant to share because my eats truly haven’t been all that “clean”. But then I realized hello, this is what I’m eating and it’s real life and it’s awesome. Some days I eat really healthy and some days I just want all the carbs. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with it and I’m actually kind of proud that I’ve been “honoring my cravings” rather than eating what I think I’m supposed to eat. There were days when I would have said no to toast because it was “too many carbs at breakfast” but you know what? If I want toast, I’m going to eat some toast. With butter. Because it’s delicious.
So here’s the real deal of what I’ve been eating lately:
If there’s an avocado lying around, I’ll make avocado toast but let’s be honest, when is there ever extra avocado around here?! Most of the time, I just smear on some Kerrygold butter. Sometimes I get sprouted grain bread and sometimes it’s just plain whole wheat bread.
I don’t even remember the last time I packed my lunch for work. I’m obsessed with our salad bar so lately I’ve just been getting massive salads. (You’d laugh if you saw how huge this bowl is.) It’s such an easy way to get in tons of veggies and it really fills me up! I usually top it with some crackers and hummus, too.
I haven’t been snacking as much lately, either. (Who am I?!) Maybe I’ve just been eating bigger portions at breakfast and lunch, I’m not sure. If I do have a snack in the afternoon, it’s typically yogurt.
I’ve been eating a lot of pasta recently. And pizza. And tacos. Truthfully, this has been what I’ve been craving. Plus we’ve been super busy and I’ve just been grabbing whatever seems to be the fastest & easiest thing around. Sometimes that’s pasta or sometimes it’s just soup and a salad. It’s easy for me to start over-thinking it but lately, I’ve just been so busy I haven’t had time to do that.
I think we often set impossible standards for ourselves based on what we see on our Instagram feed or what we read on the internet, but it doesn’t have to be that complicated. A healthy balance means that sometimes your meals include carrot sticks and… sometimes they don’t. I could probably ramble about this for awhile but I’ll just leave it here so you can share what you think.
That hummus is CALLING MY NAME. You made that look so good in that photo, dang! I’ve been loving fruit in my salads lately!
Yum! I’ve been loving stir frys and pasta lately too! Not to mention baked oatmeal for breakfasts!
Love this post girl. It’s so true that sometimes we get in our own heads and mess ourselves up – especially when we start comparing our eats to another’s. How funny is it that something that should be so simple [ listening to our bodies/honoring our cravings] can sometimes be so dang difficult?!
If I’ve learned anything over the past few years it’s embrace the cravings. There is literally nothing off limits. I know my body and I make food choices that work for me.
I’ve been craving red meat like CRAZY which is so strange for me. BUT you have to listen to your body and I have 0 complaints about some lean steak or a burger haha!
Salad bars@@ you’re lucky! I wish we had something like that at work or near work. The salad looks SO good, and rally its so easy to have those veggies prepped at home. Thanks for the post!
Yum!! That salad looks so good. I wish we had something like that where I work!
xo,
Angela
It’s all about balance and moderation. I think if we constantly deny ourselves foods we enjoy how will we really enjoy our lives. If we follow an all in moderation approach, we’ll be so happy.
I always crave sushi even if I just had it that day and anything spicy!