A Day of Eats
Happy Wednesday friends!
I have a fun post to share today, a glimpse into what I eat in a typical day. I don’t know about you but I think it is really fascinating to see what other people eat on a daily basis. For one thing it’s simply just fun AND it gives me good snack and meal ideas. A few notes before I dive right into my day of eats:
- On the day that I recorded this food log I had a hard 7 mile workout and did strength and core work. (I think it’s important to be transparent about the training that the food was fueling)
- This was a full work day for me so I was up early and at work from 6a-3p which is why most of the meals were at in my office.
- Again since I was up and out the door early the only meal that I had Liv with me for was dinner – she had the same thing as me and did a good job of eating it.
- When I’m in the swing of training, and especially on workout days I find that I am extremely hungry and so I like to eat smaller meals more frequently. Hence the many snacks included on this day of eats… but let’s be real – I eat a lot of snacks most days.
- This is truly what my typical day of eats looks like. I didn’t “clean it up” or alter anything because I was recording it. I actually had my lunch and snacks packed the night before (like always when I’m getting up so early) and when I remembered to take pictures of my breakfast I decided to record the whole day. 🙂
- That being said (^) I have been trying to have healthier desserts after I ate dozens of cookies during the holidays so that’s why I had yogurt and granola on this particular day. I often have ice cream or something more “dessert-y” like that after dinner.
- In addition to the food I ate I drank 2.5 of my 25oz water bottles. Don’t forget to hydrate!
Okie doke – now that you kind of have an idea of the type of day it was here’s what a typical day of eats looks like for me!
5am – Pre-Work/Run Breakfast
coffee with 1 scoop Vital Proteins collagen peptides + whole milk
Two slices of whole wheat toast with butter + raspberry preserves
9:45am – Post-Workout Snack
Honey Stinger Coconut Almond Protein Bar + banana
12pm – Lunch
Kale Salad – Lacinato Kale, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Parmesan Cheese, Pecans, Barley + Homemade Red Wine Vinaigrette
3pm – Afternoon Snack
Roasted Almonds + Apple
4pm – Coffee
Iced latte (whole milk, no sweetener) – I stopped at my chiropractor for my weekly adjustment on the way from work to daycare pick-up so I also made a pit stop at one of my favorite coffee shops that’s in the same shopping center as my chiro.
6pm – Dinner
Whole wheat pasta with homemade alfredo sauce, broccoli + chicken sausage
8:30pm – Dessert
Vanilla Greek yogurt with chocolate granola + strawberries