What I Ate Wednesday #40

Hello, little gumdrops!

So sorry I haven't posted in a week! I can't believe how fast time flies during the school year!

Some updates:

• I got a new theme and banner! Yay, spring-y colors!  What do you guys think?! Likes? Dislikes?
• My last WIAW was my most popular post and WIAW to date! That makes me SO happy!!!!
• A big review of Arctic Zero is coming up! They were lovely enough to send me some of their products for a simple review in return... and let me just say, WOW. Those products are mindblowing-ly AWESOME. TOTALLY worth any penny they are.

And, now, it's time for some EATS! Like last week, I'm gonna post a bunch of eats, but just highlight the extra green ones. The descriptions for the rest can always be found on my Instagram!

3/13/13 - Breakfast

3/13/13 - Dinner: actually amazed by how awesome these pancakes turned out! On-the-spot recipe super fluffy apple pie oat protein & flax pancakes topped with peanut butter + cinnamon roll-infused Greek yogurt + a drizzle of maple syrup + PB2 fudge sauce + warm cinnamon apple slices, and a spicaaay egg white protein & green scramble!

 3/13/13 - Dessert/Snack

3/14/13 - Breakfast: hey... those apples look kind of green, no? It counts, it counts! 

These look and tasted too scrumptious not to share!
Pumpkin egg white & flax oatmeal layered with clean chocolate fudge + PB2 fudge + apple & banana slices + pumpkin flax granola inside a nearly-empty cinnamon raisin granola peanut butter jar.

It ain't my OIAJ if it ain't overflowing! 

 3/14/13 - Dinner: yes, brinner two nights in a row. What could be better?!
Strawberry shortcake protein & flax pancakes topped with Biscoff + milk chocolate protein-infused Greek yogurt + chocolate PB2 fudge + banana slices + melted frozen berries with a spicaaay egg white, green & turkey scramble on the side!

3/14/13 - Dessert/Snack 

3/15/13 - Breakfast & Snack (my first cake-pop! I LOVE!)

3/15/13 - Dinner: work bento; tuna salad with lots of vegetables, two rice cakes with turkey, and some "magic munch" my manager made us... That stuff is literally like crack.

3/15/13 - Dessert/Snack ft. my first scoops of Arctic Zero!

3/16/13 - Breakfast & "Snack"

Look at those pancakes. Just. Look.

Those are peanut butter protein pancakes topped with, not only PB2 fudge sauce, but strawberry Arctic Zero protein ice cream. Ummmm... I'd like 5 more servings, please!!

3/16/13 - Dinner: homemade (by me!) cobb salads for the family!

Bacon, cucumber, hardboiled eggs, red & yellow peppers, grilled chicken (by me! On our George Foreman... hehe), corn & tomato on a bed of romaine & spinach! I also added some sweet potato to mine.

 3/16/13 - Dessert/Snack

3/17/13 - Breakfast: this was actually incredible. Even my mom loved it! (I made her her own. No food of mine gets shared!! Hehe... Kidding... Maybe.)

Homemade post-workout protein Shamrock Shake for St. Patrick's Day!

Mint chocolate chip protein-PACKED post-workout ice cream/smoothie bowl using Arctic Zero mint chocolate cookie protein ice cream... and some spinach because what's a green monster smoothie without a green!? Also, I topped it with my clean chocolate fudge + melted Biscoff + gluten-free brown rice cereal + broken up natural mini double chocolate Italian Pizzelle cookies.

 3/17/13 - Dessert/Snack

 3/18/13 - Breakfast

 3/18/13 - Dinner: another work bento! Sweet potato stuffed with leftover corned beef & cabbage (not Irish, but we still celebrate St. Patrick's Day since my grandma was born on that day), and a corn & jalapeño side salad topped with plain Greek yogurt + honey mustard. Plus a side of some Food Network magazine!

 3/19/13 - Breakfast & Snack

3/19/13 - Dessert/Snack/Heaven

Workout {Pictures} of the Week:

...Awkward posing, CHECK!  (I'm bending back a bit in the second picture)

But but but... Look at them baby muscles coming in!! I obviously don't look like either of these pictures ALL the time, but I'm happy I do sometimes! (When food goes into my belly, it obviously changes shape from time-to-time depending on what kind of food, how much, etc.! It's normal, I promise!)

... ALSO, I JUST NOTICED I BURNED THE SAME AMOUNT OF CALORIES BOTH DAYS! SO WEIRD! (Not really, Alissa. It's really not that weird... BUT IT IS... IN A WAY!!)

Welllllllllll, that is all for now! I hope you all are making the most of your week and your Wednesdays! Can you believe March is already nearly over?? What EVEN?!

... At least we're getting closer and closer to the holidays! 

P.S. I am TOTALLY not putting all my time into this post just so I can procrastinate on Pre-Calculus homework... DEFINITELY not the case here!

What I Ate Wednesday #35

Hola seniors y senoritas! 

Happy WIAW! I'm happy to share my past weekly eats with you all today.

Thank you, Jenn, for hosting such a fun little weekly internet gathering!

2/05/13 - Breakfast: cinnamon egg white flaxseed oatmeal made with all milk, mixed with a FULL tablespoon of Peanut Butter & Co. White Chocolate Wonderful, then topped with 1/2 a banana, melted + PB2 sauce + almonds (both sliced and whole) + some organic Cinnamon Toast Crunch! There’s also some extra crumbles of some of my clean baked goodies in there… The pieces I didn’t already consume, of course.

My first time in God knows how long using 1 full tablespoon of peanut butter... Progress!

2/06/13 - Breakfast: some of the best oats evah!

Vanilla almond crunch egg white flaxseed oatmeal with vanilla-infused plain Greek yogurt + an unmeasured huge glob of 1/2 Biscoff spread 1/2  White Chocolate Wonderful + warmed berries + organic and healthy cereal + some PB2 sauce!

2/06/13 - Dinner: chocolate almond banana protein pancakes topped with plain Greek yogurt + PB2 + melted White Chocolate Wonderful + a dash of maple syrup, with a spicy egg white protein scramble on the side!

2/07/13 - Breakfast: fluffy cinnamon apple spice tea-infuse apple pie egg white flaxseed oatmeal with some infused plain Greek yogurt + PB2 sauce + healthy and organic cereals, for crunch + some more apple slices with cinnamon + unmeasured amounts of Biscoff spread. Tooooooo gooooooood.

2/070/13 - Lunch: giant hot sauce & feta omelet stuffed with 1/2 a huge microwave-baked sweet potato (mashed with plain Greek yogurt) + turkey & ham slices + some leftover baked chicken + salsa + yellow peppers on top of steamed broccoli & carrots, all topped with SUPER hot mustard & some hot sauce because I like my food how I like my men… SPICAAAAYY! 

... Kidding!

2/07/13 - Dessert/Snack: SUPER thick and fluffy sweet potato protein microwave cake with a ground flaxseed crust, topped with clean chocolate & PB2 sauce + melted White Chocolate Wonderful & Biscoff spread and blueberry Greek frozen yogurt with rainbow sprinkles, all on top of a diced apple with some healthy/organic cereal! This cake = incredible.

2/08/13 - Breakfast: strawberry cheesecake egg white flaxseed oatmeal with warmed frozen strawberries + cheesecake (flavor)-infused Greek yogurt + chocolate PB2 sauce + some healthy/organic cereals + a spoonful of WCW.

2/08/13 - Dinner: giant microwave-baked sweet potato stuffed with salsa & steak and topped with hot sauce & a mixture of super spicy mustard + plain Greek yogurt + 4% cottage cheese (guys… I found a new love. Cottage. Freaking. Cheese. Especially 1-4%! A few people convinced me to buy it, and since Rite Aid only sells 4%, so I caved in and got it… And holy GOODNESS IS IT DELICIOUS!), with a side of chickpeas + egg whites + tomatoes + carrots mixed with salsa, and a few mini pickle slices.

2/08/13 - Dessert/Snack: tooooooo good.

1 diced apple, 1 container blueberry Chobani Greek yogurt, organic/healthy cereal, 1 crumbled up homemade peanut butter fudge black bean brownie topped with clean chocolate & PB2 sauce + melted WCW & Biscoff spread! Plus a few sliced almonds.

2/09/13 - Breakfast: seriously some of the best, most random protein pancakes.

Fluffy banana bread protein pancakes stuffed with a weirdly delicious combination of a spoonful of both plain Greek yogurt & 4% cottage cheese + ripened banana + chocolate PB2 powder, spiced apple slices & defrosted frozen blueberries, then all topped with half melted WCW & Biscoff + PB2 sauce + a drizzle of maple syrup!

2/09/13 - Dessert/Snack: super thick chocolate almond protein mug cake topped with chocolate PB2 “fudge” & melted PB + shredded coconut, on top of a diced apple mixed with some organic/healthy cereal with some strawberry Greek yogurt topped with rainbow sprinkles!

2/10/13 - Breakfast: post-workout cake, anyone?! 

Giant chocolate protein bowl(?) microwave cake topped with a sweet maple cottage cheese & plain Greek yogurt “frosting” + PB2 sauce + half melted WCW & Biscoff with a side of some organic & healthy cereal for a crunch + some banana slices! Over 40g of purely delicious and clean protein! 

2/11/13 - Dessert/Snack: omgggg... Can't even describe how delicious this was!

Blueberry muffin (protein & flaxseed rich) flavored topped with loads of chocolate PB2 fudge & melted regular peanut butter + frozen blueberries + sliced almonds! On top of a diced apple mixed with some healthy/organic cereal, with a side of semi-frozen blueberry & plain Greek yogurt topped with rainbow sprinkles! 

2/11/13 - Breakfast: gingerbread tea-infused egg white oatmeal with healthy/organic cereals + plain Greek yogurt + apple slices + frozen blueberries + chocolate PB2 in a nearly & basically-empty Biscoff spread jar.

2/11/13 - Lunch: baked chicken, a microwave-baked sweet potato stuffed with sautéed fresh garlic spinach, and a huge side of steamed fresh vegetables topped with hot sauce & super spicy mustard  with a spicy Greek yogurt-cottage cheese mixture to dip. Also some jalapeños because ❤spicy❤

2/12/13 - Breakfast: I love having a nut butter addicted family! Why?... OIAJ two days in a row! Anyways! Today’s oatmeal: the -seriously- fluffiest, thickest chocolate protein egg white & flaxseed oats with a sprinkling of healthy/organic cereal + a few spoonfuls of plain Greek yogurt + banana slices + frozen strawberries + plain PB2 sauce, all inside a nearly-empty super creamy natural peanut butter jar!!

The trick to fluffy oats? Especially chocolate ones? Add 1/4 cup pumpkin purée + 1/2 tsp baking powder. (This works especially best with instant.)

2/12/13 - Dinner: microwave-baked sweet potato stuffed with fresh spinach + a Boca vegan veggie burger + spicy mustard with tuna mixed with salsa & vegetables and topped with jalapeños & almonds on the side! Oh! And also some pickles!

I have a spicy cottage cheese & Greek yogurt mixture to dip/mix in the tuna, as well.

2/13/13 - Breakfast: fluffiest of all fluffy and thick chocolate almond protein egg white & flaxseed oatmeal with a sprinkling of healthy/organic cereals + plain Greek yogurt + frozen blueberries, all topped with clean chocolate & PB2 “fudge” + melted regular PBs + melted banana + a sprinkle of slivered almonds & shredded coconut... All inside a nearly(and basically)-empty marshmallow creme/Fluff jar!

Workout {Pictures} of the Week:

The rest can always be found here and on my Instagram!