What I Ate Wednesday: Carbs
Some days, I just crave carbohydrates. If we’re eating cheese and crackers, I’d be willing to pass on the cheese and enjoy the cracker. Weird, I know. Don’t get me wrong, I love my veggies, but I also love me some carbs.
That said, I’ve been trying to teach myself balance. I know that if I want some crackers and peanut butter or cereal, but force myself to eat yogurt, I’m not going to be satisfied. (Unless of course we’re talking about fro-yo…) I’m not even talking about sugar-carbs, I’m talking about bread-like carbs. You know, the ones in the cereal box that constantly tempt me. Those.
So yesterday, when I was craving carbs, I went with it, but tried to keep things balanced. So this is a little “What I Ate Wednesday“, heavy on the carbs!
I rolled out of bed earlier than usual, to go on a quick run with Brittany. When I got home, I didn’t have a huge appetite, but I knew I needed to refuel.
Since, I wasn’t craving my normal protein shake, so I decided on a Bagel Thin with peanut butter, and an apple. This really filled me up and totally satisfied my morning carb craving. This actually kept me pretty full until lunch!
On my way out the door, I packed a few things for work.
A box of Lentil Soup (delicious and so filling, but it was a little hot out for soup) some Special K Protein cereal, and a bag of The Good Bean roasted chickpeas. I ended up eating the lentil soup for lunch, and snacked on the cereal and some of the chickpeas throughout the afternoon.
I hadn’t cooked much over the weekend, so Tuesday night I was excited to get back in the kitchen. I’d been pinning some recipes that I had my eye on, so I did a little remix on this recipe from Spoon Fork Bacon and this recipe from iHerb’s Healthy Haven blog. I made much simpler versions of these recipes. Bottled dressing can be a lifesaver.
I managed to get this dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes. Not bad for a Tuesday. If you’d like I can share my (simplified) version of those recipes on Friday. Rice paper proved to be a bit challenging but it all worked out in the end. Eaten with a glass of wine (x2) on the deck in the sun. Hello, spring.
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we love our carbs but they don’t always love us. if we love sweet potatoes, bananas and sushi rice for our carbs 😉
Those fresh spring rolls look awesome! I was always intimidated to make rice paper wraps, but then I started making them last summer and realized they’re so easy to make!
I eat a lot of carbs – I pretty much crave them for every meal! Oatmeal, sweet potatoes, and bread are my favourites.
You had me at the title 🙂 I love carbs! Those quinoa wraps are so creative- is that rice paper around them? Happy WIAW Liz!
There is something so satisfying about carbs, no? This sounds bizarre but I just took training in animal nutrition and we discussed how omnivores actually need a diet that is about 65% carbs. You wouldn’t suspect that since carbs seem to be looked down upon for us! That being said, being gluten-free makes carb cravings much more of a struggle! I recently found these great new crackers from Vans’ though called Say Cheese.. So delicious! A healthy Cheeze-It, really!
omg that asparagus looks amazing, need to try coating them in panko!
I’m a carb-a-holic that’s for sure! My theory is so long as you’re not adding bad fats on top of your carbs then they’re really good for us 🙂 Pasta has got to be my ultimate comfort food! 🙂
That sounds like a great theory to me!
Yum! Those wraps look great! I don’t really crave carbs all that much unless you count a banana or sweet potato. I’ve never been a huge bread person but will enjoy a slice of good whole grain bread every once in awhile. I used to eat wheat thins all the time but haven’t had one in a long time.
Haha I can’t be trusted around a box of wheat thins! 😉
Wrap looks absolutely amazing! Love those spring rolls…literally 😉
If I’m craving carbs…Oatmeal (I’m seriously addicted to Oatmeal) or my Mom’s pasta…she makes it so good!
i have those days when I crave nothing but carbs and carbs..I try to make healthier choices and incorporate lots of fruits, whole grain stuff but sometimes you got to feed in donuts and cookies 😛 Im totally loving the idea of quinoa wraps
I hear you! I try to balance my cravings so my meals are satisfying but healthy!
Welllll to be honest, I crave carbs daily. Haha. But when I really can’t say no to the craving, I’ll go for a bagel. Go big or go home, I guess! 😉