What [We] Ate Wednesday
Remember when I asked for some recipe ideas for a meat-eater that doesn’t like vegetables?
Well you were all awesome at giving me suggestions. I’ve made chickpea tacos, I’ve made tamale pie. Both pretty succesful. But do you know what I’m up against? I don’t think you do. Since it’s What I Ate Wednesday, let’s take a look at a day of eats for me vs. a day of eats for the veggie-hater.
Breakfast for me:
Apple + peanut butter (and a couple handfuls of Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Cinnamon Oat cereal)
I was out of yogurt, and since a friend was staying on our couch due to the power outage, I thought it would be rude to use my vitamix 😉 Hence the unusual breakfast.
Breakfast for the Veggie-hater:
Nothing. (I don’t know how anyone can start their day without breakfast.)
Lunch for me:
Trader Joe’s spiced soybeans! Check out the nutritional facts (and be sure to double it, because seriously, who eats half a package?) Yes, that’s 400 calories, 28 grams of protein and 24 grams of fiber.
I also had some soy crisps for a little afternoon snack. Oh and multiple cups of coffee.
Lunch for the veggie hater:
Nothing. Wait, what? I know. Don’t worry, he normally eats a Lunchable.
Later that day…
*Phone rings* I don’t answer, because I’m busy pole dancing.
*I call him back*
He complains that he’s starving because he hasn’t eaten all day. After a 15 minute discussion of what we could both eat, we decide he should just pick up some food for himself and bring it over, and I’ll eat my vegetables.
Dinner for me:
Salad topped with hummus and almonds (I later added some salsa) plus a baby sweet potato topped with almond butter. (If you’re dying for another picture of this, see Monday’s post.)
Dinner for the veggie-hater:
An entire pepperoni pizza + orange soda.
I hear you Liz! I am up against the same thing with my hubs!!
I’ve actually gotten Jeff to eat breakfast and lunch recently…only because I make it for him!
Haha maybe that’s the trick! I’m sure if I made some bacon in the morning, he’d eat it 😉
i understand the food dilema……while I will and do eat meat I am more concious now of where I buy said meat from. We do not have a Whole Foods locally so I try to stick with mainly vegetarian meals, the hubster complains. He was so excited to grill chicken wings tonight since I can’t really eat much of anything at the moment….wt*!
I might be the only person that can handle no breakfast, well I just eat a really really late breakfast sometimes, usually I don’t eat till around 10 or so. I just have learned that my body needs those few hours in the morning for water. My fiance is not vegetarian but lucky for me he does love vegetables and vegan style foods that I make, so I am grateful for that!!
I HAVE made myself start drinking a glass of water in the morning before my breakfast, because I usually get so excited about what I’m eating that I forget to drink water! haha
I can’t get my head round not eating breakfast! And as for no lunch either….!
I’ve just made some buckwheat and bean burgers which look so much like meaty ones, a veg-hater wouldn’t know… maybe bean burgers are the way forward? 🙂
bahahah i love you!! those spicy soybeans? I WANT THEMMMMMMM!
They are SO good! Such an easy lunch!
Bahahahah this post is hilarious! And so typical of most men…. I will never understand how someone can skip a meal, or even multiple meals, during the day. I’d go crazy!! And be very very cranky lol.
Apples plue Peanut Butter is the bESt!! 😀 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
It’s like my favorite combo ever!!! Almond butter is amazing too!
hahah this is awesome. and SO frustrating, I’m sure! I thought my boyfriend was bad…but this definitely trumps even him! my bf does skip breakfast sometimes–and I just don’t understand how that’s humanly possible ha.
How can people not eat all morning/afternoon? I think I”d probably miss work before I’d skip breakfast 😀 I’d take a pizza for dinner, though…
Haha I’ve totally been late to morning commitments because I refuse to skip breakfast… is that bad?? haha
Not at all, I’ve done the same 🙂
also….parsnip fries?
Hahaha you have no idea how hard it was to get him to try a BITE of a sweet potato that had almond butter on it. And it was a freaking sweet potato!