Hi guys!
I woke up hungry this morning! So naturally I opted for oats. Todays mix contained:
- 1/2 cup oats cooked in 1 cup water + cinnamon + ginger
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin
- 1/2 cup liquid egg whites (tempered in at the end of cooking)
- 1 tsp sugar free syrup
- 1 tbsp PB2
18 grams
It was so voluminous! I recorded a video this morning of how to make egg white oatmeal..check it out!
After breakfast I headed to Psychology where I took an exam. It only took me 20 minutes.. I’m a really fast test taker! So I got to come home early which was nice. I got some studying done while walking on the treadmill as well as doing some things around the house. Before I left for school again I had a snack of 1/2 cup Daisy 2% cottage cheese blended with vanilla, stevia, cinnamon, and ginger in the food processor and topped it with 1/2 cup defrosted blueberries and 1/4 cup Kashi Go Lean:
17 grams
I’m telling you.. if the texture of cottage cheese freaks you out you have got to blend it! It turns into a yogurt-like texture:
Delicious! I wasn’t exactly hungry at that point but I was feeling weak and low on energy..which is a sign to eat! I felt much better after snacking.
Afterwards I headed to Philosophy and then came home to a quick lunch. I made a peanut butter sandwich that contained 2 slices of Alpine Valley Multigrain Bread- one slice spread with 1 tbsp Krema Natural Peanut Butter and cinnamon, and one slice spread with 2 tsp park skim ricotta and 1 tsp all natural cherry preserves:
Plus 1/2 cup Fage with cinnamon and an apple:
26 grams
And I chugged a packet of Amazing Grass Wheatgrass mixed with water:
2 grams
ICK! This was not my favorite product by Amazing Grass. I could barely get it down!
After lunch I headed to my biology lab and then biology. I snacked on 1/4 cup dried edamame during biology:
14 grams
And dinner was already prepared for me when I got home! I made a recipe on Sunday night based off this recipe, but I pretty much changed everything. Basically I brushed 4 frozen chicken breasts with a mixture of 2 tbsp water, 1 tsp brown sugar, 2 tsp chili pepper, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp dried oregano, and a pinch of salt. Then I chopped up a butternut squash and layered the squash on top of the chicken. Then I poured the rest of the spice mixture over the squash, and baked everything in a casserole dish for about 1 hour. I then added 1/4 cup walnuts and baked for another 10 minutes. It made two portions:
And I had 1/2 of it for dinner tonight:
18 grams
Total protein= 95 grams.
Today’s workout consisted of 7000 steps.. I didn’t have time for a formal workout!
Well I’ve got some more studying to do.. it’s a busy school week!
See you later!
Yum your sandwich looks awesome.
Good luck with your school work!
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Cute video, April
Thanks for posting it!
I love ricotta with jam! A lot of Italians have it for dessert, instead of in a savory dish and I can see why!
The squash-chicken dish sounds delicious!
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Edamame snack is great for in class, not a lot of crunch!
I’m going to watch your video right now to see how you make these wonderful oats!
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thanks for the video!
i love dry roasted edaname! great in salads
I wish i could eat cottage cheese
its the one dairy i really miss.. but dairy makes me tres sick.
wheatgrass definatly doesnt have a rad taste. I usually buy the frozen ones, and take them like shots.. just quick and easy, and super healthy!!
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I love cottage cheese just the way it is, but I still might have to try that blended trick!
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I completely agree that the Amazing Grass Wheatgrass is not their best product. It’s a bit better mixed in a smoothie, but it seems to have a sort of icky taste to it that’s not in the other Superfood products. I’ve noticed too that it doesn’t seem to mix as well as the others.
Augh, I really wish I could study and walk on my treadmill at the same time. I think I must just walk too quickly or something, because I can never seem to concentrate well enough and really read much of anything. I usually end up flipping through magazines instead. I also find it hard to find a spot to hold up any papers on the treadmill. How do you do it???
MMMmmm… dinner sounds fantastic! What a great recipe April!
xxoo
Heather
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ooo thanks for the egg white tutorial. i always wondered how to make it not like scrambled eggs! hope you dont die from studyyyying! xoxo
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Your oats always look so delicious! Mine always taste awesome but look like …well, let’s not go there
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Your chicken dinner looks yummy! Liked the oatmeal tut too!
Jem
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Delicious looking dinner!
I was always a fast test taker too. I either know it or I don’t and the longer I look at the questions the more I doubt myself!
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Cute video chickie!
I love that your eats are always so colorful
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I’ve had an Amazing Grass Wheat Grass sample staring at me for weeks now and I can’t get up the courage to try it. I think their Amazing Meal tastes pretty grassy so I can’t imagine the straight Wheat Grass…
Your blueberry/cottage cheese mix looks kind of like mine! I actually like the blueberries still frozen. Something about the texture…
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I like to blend cottage cheese with a banana, I love that combination!
Dinner looks lovely, I was wondering what to do with my b. squash
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That chicken looks awesome! YUM!
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Looks fabulous!
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I am so jealous that you’re a fast test taker — I take FOREVERRRRRRRR!! I am the queen of double guessing myself and checking my answers like 3493890 times!
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yum! all your east look fabulous m’dear
good luck studying!
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you know i was always wondering how you added your egg whites. great vid. was the chicken good. you didnt really say but it look interesting )
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ooooohh fancy blog
D sorry i have been slacking on the comments. i’ve been sooooooo busy hahaha. but i just stopped by to say hi 
and i like your cute website
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Yum I haven’t tried jalapenos in my hummus! For some reason my reader won’t let me add your site….I’ve been missin out on the posts. I’m gonna catch up on them and then try and figure out why it won’t let me.
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