What We Ate

This time I decided that I needed both chocolate stevia syrup AND cashew butter on my zucchini bread. It’s the weekend yo!

We had a slower morning since we didn’t have anywhere to be until tee ball pictures at 10:30 so we went on a family run and then showered and ate.  I fed everyone else before eating so I kinda ran out of time, but despite eating while standing up, I still got a few moments of peace and quiet.

New technique for keeping him less active after his dose: puzzles at the table.  He loves it and it keeps him sedentary for at least a bit longer…and viola, no reactions!

We haven’t had any since that first Friday night dose (knock on wood) so hopefully his body has adapted.  OIT is so crazy!  I am amazed at how this protocol is tricking his body.  I’m also very glad that our appointments with updosing are on Fridays so we have all weekend to keep an eye on him with his new higher dose.

V and I played at the park while they took team pics.

I made them lunch plates.

And this for myself.

I’ve been really craving tuna lately (all fish really).  And chips.  Ooooohhhhh salty goodness, how I love thee.  I opened the door with the trip to So Cal, and now I’ve been eating them alllll day long since.  Meh.  I had a bridesmaid dress alterations appointment this afternoon too, so maybe I should get my portions in check before June arrives and I’m squeezing into a dress.

I made Kyle a smoothie in the afternoon and then this little one woke up from her nap and all but demanded her own.

My knee is healing so quickly!  The bruising isn’t, but the actual abrasion doesn’t need a bandage anymore.

Sunshine means the return of the melon poppyseed avocado salad and eating outside!

They were both super excited 🙂

I added diced pork to get some protein in the salad.  It was all I had in the freezer and it worked fine.  No complaints from any of the crew.  I also used two whole avocados so we wouldn’t be fighting over it.  If only avocado trees did well in Davis…we eat so many!!  I personally take down at least one a day.  MINIMUM.

Working on that smile.  😉

See’s and TCHO like a boss.

Thanks to Saturday’s MAAAAAJOR night time sleep drama, P slept in until 8 and we were all super behind schedule.  We had plans to visit friends in Corte Madera, but couldn’t even get out of the house until 9:30 (and that was with serious rushing).

I inhaled the last of the zucchini loaf and quite literally chugged my coffee down in 30 seconds flat. Not my favorite way to eat Sunday breakfast, but at least Kyle and I both got workouts in.  He just downloaded Nike’s app and has been raving about it, so I think I may try it too.  I went on a bike ride this morning, but since my knee is getting nearly all the way better, I can bend it well enough to do some strength training again too.

We had so much fun with our friends.  I left my phone in the foyer the whole time we were there, but suffice it to say, the kids got along great and we had a delish taco lunch and the kids slept on and off the whole way home.

Kyle took them to the park once we got home so I could knock out some serious food prep (and vacuuming) for the week.

I saw carrot cake muffins on some blog this past week and made a mental note to make some once my current breakfast item was gone.

I used the food processor to grate the carrots because my arm was sore after the zucchini bread.  Per usual, I didn’t use a recipe…and I didn’t edit very well either because I ended up putting in raisins, chopped walnuts, oats, almond flour, flax meal, coconut oil, cinnamon, dried ginger, and stevia (in addition to the carrots, baking soda, and salt).  I was tempted to add bananas or grated apples too but held off.

Look how well they turned out!

I also made ice cream!  It’s ice cream weather!!  Finally!!

The base of this had two cans of full fat coconut milk, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup chocolate chips which I simmered on the stove until it all melted together.

Once that cooled, I added it to the (frozen) ice cream maker with 1/2 cup cookie butter, 1/2 cup chocolate chips (more!), and 1 random cookie we had leftover from I can’t recall what crumbled into pieces.

Kyle has basically been eating it non stop and all the while telling me over and over how amazing it is.  So that’s pretty awesome.

Leftovers for dinner, because who doesn’t like to clean out the fridge before a new week starts!? Looks like total summer picnic fare with the potato salad, corn, green beans, and slow cooked white beans.

I had most of the quiche but shared some with everyone else.

Dessert time!

We had another disastrous night with P and ate our feelings (anger rage frustration etc).

Last episode of LOVE.  Now onto The Night Manager.

I went back for more chocolate too because of the aforementioned sleep drama.  I AM LOSING MY MIND.

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