What I Eat in a Day — No. 1
I recently picked up Kelly Leveque’s new book Body Love Every Day and it is chock-full of great recipe ideas - whether you’re on the go or whipping something up at home. I was inspired to create a new series called “What I Eat in a Day”. This will be a weekly series you can follow along to see how I nourish my body with healthy eating choices. I hope it inspires you as well to make healthy choices and even get some recipe ideas!
BREAKFAST
Over the weekend, I had made some almond flour raspberry muffins. They are soo delicious and convenient for taking on the go (or enjoying warmed up at home while sipping coffee).
Recipe here.
LUNCH
For lunch, I ran home to make a simple salad (I work about five minutes from home, such a luxury!). You will see a lot of these on rotation. This one is simple mixed greens with kimchi, mashed avocado, and a glug of my favorite olive oil with a squeeze of lemon.
SNACK
I am often so busy running around the office from meeting to meeting that I usually don’t have any intentional snacks that I bring. We typically have some healthy snacks on-hand like mixed nuts or hummus/carrots if I get hungry. Remember not to be fooled by most “healthy” granola bars (cliff bars, thin bars, etc.) that may be lurking around the office. These often have lots of processed/unhealthy ingredients and/or high sugar content. I try to avoid packaged food in general, but if I’m low on options, I will check to make sure it’s low in sugar (under 5 grams). I also drink a lot of water and herbal tea throughout the day. This particular Wednesday, I didn’t have a snack.
DINNER
Dinner doesn’t get any easier than baked salmon and veggies. When I am not feeling like cooking after a really long day, this is my go-to as it cooks itself. A trick for the broccolini and brussels: to speed up roasting time because the salmon cooks in around 16 minutes, I blanch them in boiling water. Then toss them in olive oil and spices and bake with the salmon.
Viola!
I’m excited to share more of these each week! Things will get interesting when I show how I make choices when eating out or for a lunch meeting etc. haha. Let me know if you like this concept!
XAshley