I had probably THE worst night last night. “Que paso” you ask? Well, the abbreviated version goes something like this: boy catches cold, cold causes hideous symptoms, symptoms keep girl up all night, girl sleeps on couch. Boo.
I stumbled back into the bedroom after Kyle left for work, and (fortunately) managed to fall back asleep. Unfortunately, I unknowingly turned off my alarm somewhere in the bed-to-couch-to-bed process. I woke up just before noon, very confused, and very annoyed.
I immediately got to work on a very frothy cup of coffee and a very cinnamon-y apple.
After that, I rolled up some of TJ’s flattened bananas with peanut butter. Brillz.
My only issue with the bananas was the texture. It was kinda weird. I don’t really know what I was expecting, but it was a little bizarre to be eating a banana that had the texture of a fruit chew. It took some getting used to.
Since I woke up so late, I didn’t have lunch until nearly 2 pm. The Nature’s Pride 12 grain bread is so hearty. I love it. There are visible chunks of oats and grains, so it breaks my heart that I’m nearly out. I toasted two pieces and added some ‘fu salad (the OG flavor) and spinach.
If you look closely you will notice that I definitely burned one of the pieces. I’m talking black and crispy. Lunch dessert was the second apple of the day, also with cinnamon. Obsessed? Maybe. But I’m also trying to keep the MDs away since Kyle is producing enough bodily fluid for the both of us.
Here’s the annoying thing about waking up so late, by the time I had digested lunch, my effing day was already gone! I wanted to go to the gym before heading to my PT appointment, but time was NOT on my side. 😡
I squeezed in a mere 20 minutes on the elliptical before I was forced to head home (sans stretching) to shower and dash out the door in literally 10 minutes. Literally.
Rather than call it a day on the exercise front, I decided to return for the second half of my work out after PT. But I needed kcals first.
Top 3 best pairs: Chuck & Blaire, Jim & Pam, and dates & peanut butter.
I don’t know how, but I actually DID make it to the gym after my dried fruit/nut butter snack-fest. Even more shocking, I found an open treadmill. I hate hate hate going to the gym between the hours of 6 and 8 because it’s just so friggin’ crowded. I ran 3 miles while mentally planning dinner.
The only ingredient I knew I wanted was an avocado. Do you ever make meals centered around a single item? If it’s good enough for Elaine, it’s good enough for me. I’m talking about the “big salad” of course. Carrots, tomato, chickpeas, avo, and spinach with a side plate of butternut squash.
The BN squash didn’t last very long on the sidelines…next thing I knew, errrthang was mixed together.
Lordy, this was mighty fine. I was pretty much in veggie heaven.
Feeling that I had maxed out on my apple quota for the day (is there such a thing? gasp) I switched it up for dessert tonight.
I suppose a peanut butter sandwich isn’t so much dessert, as a second dinner, but who’s keeping track? On non-burnt bread, I lathered peanut butter and cinnamon, and let a 10 second trip to the micro work it’s melty magic.
I love peanut butter. It seemed to find it’s way into several meals today, which is great, but I’m feeling lost without my beloved chickpea spread. Where’s the hummus love? I’m not quite going through an identity crisis…yet…but I do need to work on some re-stocking. Sabra? Are you reading this?
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Oh my gosh, I have just lately become OBSESSED with cinnamon-doused apples too! I add a tiny bit of salt to bring out the apple’s sweetness. Then that baby gets COVERED in cinnamon 🙂
Don’t worry, I don’t think there’s such a thing as too many apples 😉
Love,
Katie
Jim and Pam? ABSOLUTELY 🙂
I miss chick peas! I haven’t eaten them in a while!
jim and pammmmmmm!!!!!!! love t hem… and too many apples is nonsense! yesterday i had about 4 mini ones 🙂 i tend to od on fruits cause they’re sooo yummy. i’ve never tried those flattened bananas but have seen them around on blogs – the texture would prob freak me out but lathered in PB i’m sure is excellent!
Nothing is bad with pb. And yes I ate quite a few meals with PB today. Yikes!
Come ovah. My Sabra stash keeps growing! It’s even acquired a Sabra Tzatziki sauce addition–didn’t even know that existed.
Mad respec for putting C & B for P & J –Pam & Jim, not thou holy P(b) & J.
And I ALWAYS center meals around specific foods I’m craving. Just a normal part of being in love con comida..
Ugh, sorry to hear about your bummer of a night. That ‘fu salad would def make me feel better:)
Peanut butter 3x in one day? Sounds like my kind of day!
Flattened nannas from TJs and PB. That’s a meal for sure.
Dates & PB? Another meal for sure.
No need for anything else for moi!
Hope the boyf feels better but here’s to hoping YOU stay healthy!
I make meals centered around the avocado all the time! Nearly every day, in fact. My salads are just excuses to eat an entire avocado covered in salad dressing and bacos! Those flattened bananas look AMAZING! I wish I could try them, I bet I would love them.
Mmm peanut butter and cinnamon all warmed up is an out of this world combo! I seriously need to try those banana roll ups!
Chuck and Blair are my favorite match on TV! Loves it!
I’ve been an apple fiend lately! I finished 3 HUGE ones in just one day over the past weekend haha.
Aww I hope Kyle feels better quickly, that’s no fun:(
P.S we are WAY overdue for a UWS Whole Foods excursion, we should celebrate our b-days;)
Delicious eats! Everything looks so great. I am also obsessed with cinnamon.. yum, makes apples even yummier 🙂
hahaha I for real thought that was a GIANT glob of peanut butter in the middle of the cado
I was like uuuuh that’s um interesting?
Kyle BEST get better soon! You can’t be getting sick and all
Umm… I build pretty much everything around one ingredient. I didn’t know that was weird. 😉
<3 <3
Burned is better!! I love the charred (possibly cancerous) bits!
No lies, hummus isn’t doing it for me lately. Isn’t that absurd?! I haven’t been craving it at all! Something better change.
Sorry to hear about your crappy night 🙁 Way to go on the exercise though!!
I make meals centered around 1 ingredient all the time…can’t fight my cravings!
peanut butter is like a sweet potato, it goes with ANYTHING!
I had the same texture issues with the flattened bananas, but I am def past that now and will eat them any way I can!
I bought non-Sabra hummus a few days ago because my grocery store was out (unacceptable) and this gross non-Sabra has HCFS!!! WTF!!! I knew you’d be the only person who would appreciate my outrage at this!
and by HCFS, I mean HFCS
everything is better with peanut butter.. including chuck and blaire 😉 oh yeah, I went there..
You are my hero! Once I leave the gym, that is IT. I am a once a day gym kinda gal…I don’t know how you do it!
And an apple quota? What is that? I do not understand…(she says as she bites into her *ahhem* fourth *cough* apple of the day…)
Courtney
Try the dates with almond butter. Really! You’ll love it.
Thanks for the shoutout m’dear. I also haven’t been totally about the hum recently… I ate a glob today for the first time in weeks.
P.S. Totally off topic, but remember our Equinox convo? Celebs get in for FREE.
the title of this post sums up my life’s mantra. i looooove peanut butter and if i do not get it daily, i am very sad!
sorry for your rough night of sleep and waking up disoriented, those are the worst! Sounds like you made up for it the rest of the day though 🙂
Girlfriend I put cinnamon on absolutely EVERYTHING – I seriously have an addiction (weird addiction eh!). Come check out my blog I am giving away GLO BARS – I don’t think I have seen you try them yet, and you MUST try!!!
xoxo
peanutbutter and cinnamon great idea!
Hi Elise. I’m only just now discovering this post. In your sandwich, you made it with “‘fu salad (the OG flavor)” Is this salad one you made yourself, or is it store-bought? It looks really good. I couldn’t find a recipe in your Recipage that matched it. Thanks.
whoa thats an old post! thats a purchased tofu salad from a shop i used to go to in NCY called gary nulls uptown whole foods.
Yes! I just happened onto your blog – can’t remember how I got here! Was thinking about moving to a more vegan diet and your blog totally convinced me, but then, the very next day, I discovered a paleo food blog and am now thinking about moving to a more paleo diet. I’m reading that all the soy and grains might be bad and can cause/aggravate inflammation, IBS, and other ailments.
I think I’ll try to do a hybrid.
i think you should try everything and see what works best for you. there are great aspects in both for gut healing. the FODMAPs diet is also worth looking into…theres quite a bit of overlap between it and SCD and GAPS and paleo. i am no longer vegan because i wanted to incorporate the FODMAPs diet into my lifestyle after having such success w it. its hard to do that as a vegan. as a vegetarian it is easier, but now ive adopted a no labels approach. like you said, a hybrid. so i eat plant based w a low fodmaps emphasis. 🙂 IBS is a tricky beast so keep experimenting until you find the right way for you. good luck!