Hi foodie friends!! Natalie here bringing you a full day of eats on this weather confused day!
It’s no secret that I’m head over heels in love with fall. Changing leaves, cozy sweaters and … intense heat waves? It’s been 90 million degrees for the past week and my fall loving heart is so confused. Shorts, tank tops and smoothies have all made a comeback and I’m rolling with it until fall decides to come back.
I don’t have AC so the only thing I can think about in the morning is cooling off with a big smoothie. Today I blended up a frozen banana, a handful of frozen strawberries, hemp seeds and a scoop of pea protein for staying power (I got mine at Trader Joe’s but I like this one too!). While my smoothie was blending, I ate a few spoonfuls of the most delicious granola I’ve ever laid mouth on and then added more to the top of my smoothie bowl because there’s no such thing as too much granola. I’ve been trying to get more Omega 3’s in my diet so I added some chia seeds and walnuts too!
Lunch today was a huge smoothie. I’m normally not one to replace meals with smoothies, but I needed something fast and easy. I haven’t had time to grocery shop and there’s nowhere to buy food on my area of campus, so a smoothie was my best bet. Recently I’ve been learning that not every meal has to be perfectly amazing and that sometimes eating (or drinking) something that’s not that exciting is worth my sanity when things are cray and I don’t have time to think about food.
Because I knew I wouldn’t have time to sit down for a meal, I loaded this baby up with TONS of spinach, chia, flax, chocolate protein, peanut butter, bananas and strawberries. The balance of carbs, fat and protein kept me going into the afternoon!
Snackage included a delish pumpkin spice Lara bar and some leftover broccoli dipped in hummus.
There’s no party like a pizza party!! I walked over to Blaze with some friends and we all got our own pizzas to eat outside. I went with the gluten free crust topped with tons of veggies, chicken, a little vegan cheese and roasted garlic. Pizza is something that will never not be satisfying to me. I ate 3 pieces and gave the leftovers to my sister.
Dessert was a flourless zucchini brownie from the freezer stash. You’ll have to trust me when I say it tasted way better than it looks.
And that’s all she wrote. Or ate. I hope you’re all having a wonderful week and eating food you love! What’s something you’ve eaten this week that was super satisfying? I’d love to hear!
Pumpkin spice Lara Bars sound like the perfect flavour for fall. Need to get my hands on a few bars myself!
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Pumpkin spice Lara Bars sound like the perfect flavour for fall. Need to get my hands on a few bars myself!
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“most delicious granola i’ve ever laid mouth on” made me laugh so much! I like how you phrase things sometimes 🙂
Also, that pizza? Gimmeeeeee
“most delicious granola i’ve ever laid mouth on” made me laugh so much! I like how you phrase things sometimes 🙂
Also, that pizza? Gimmeeeeee
Mmm I’m all about smoothies for a meal! They’re the perfect thing to travel with. Hope we can get a peak at that brownie recipe?!
Mmm I’m all about smoothies for a meal! They’re the perfect thing to travel with. Hope we can get a peak at that brownie recipe?!
I love Blaze pizza! So darn good. Very jealous of the new larabar! Im dying to try it 🙂
I love Blaze pizza! So darn good. Very jealous of the new larabar! Im dying to try it 🙂
I made GF No-bake bars by Abbey Sharp, and they are incredible! I also baked Simple Mills pumpkin muffins, and I added a streusel topping and pepitas. Lastly, my husband and I made baked bone-in pork chops with curry-mashed sweet potatoes one evening that were oh so good. It looks like you had a fabulous day of eats!
Wow sounds like a foodie dream!! I’m coming over for dinner!
Haha thanks! Come on over! ?
I made GF No-bake bars by Abbey Sharp, and they are incredible! I also baked Simple Mills pumpkin muffins, and I added a streusel topping and pepitas. Lastly, my husband and I made baked bone-in pork chops with curry-mashed sweet potatoes one evening that were oh so good. It looks like you had a fabulous day of eats!
Wow sounds like a foodie dream!! I’m coming over for dinner!
Haha thanks! Come on over! ?
umm no joke i literally was just talking to my coworkers about getting Blaze for lunch today, we are craaaaving pizza!! and i can’t think of anything better to cool down a hot (fall?!) day than a smoothie, either. i love that i can hide so many veggies in them too, but they somehow still taste like dessert. whoever invented them is kind of a genius…
So crazy! Hope you got that pizza 🙂 I’m seriously in love with the fact that I can pretty much stuff a whole salad in the blender and end up with a smoothie that tastes like chocolate!
umm no joke i literally was just talking to my coworkers about getting Blaze for lunch today, we are craaaaving pizza!! and i can’t think of anything better to cool down a hot (fall?!) day than a smoothie, either. i love that i can hide so many veggies in them too, but they somehow still taste like dessert. whoever invented them is kind of a genius…
So crazy! Hope you got that pizza 🙂 I’m seriously in love with the fact that I can pretty much stuff a whole salad in the blender and end up with a smoothie that tastes like chocolate!
Your eats look DELISH, and that lunch smoothie sounds uber satisfying! The most satisfying thing I’ve had this week was the homemade pizza from my campus’s farmer’s market. It’s called the Green Monster and has pesto, mozzarella, feta, zucchini, and kale. It’s the bestest.
It definitely filled me up! That pizza sounds straight up AMAZING. Love that your campus has a farmers market- so fun!!
Your eats look DELISH, and that lunch smoothie sounds uber satisfying! The most satisfying thing I’ve had this week was the homemade pizza from my campus’s farmer’s market. It’s called the Green Monster and has pesto, mozzarella, feta, zucchini, and kale. It’s the bestest.
It definitely filled me up! That pizza sounds straight up AMAZING. Love that your campus has a farmers market- so fun!!
I’m so jealous of that pizza – vegan cheese and gluten free crust? Sign this celiac up! I’ve been having homemade gf mac n cheese with my fave vegan cheese sauce and lots of veggies. SO yummy!
It really is the best! That mac n cheese sounds so delish I definitely need to make something like that soon!!
I’m so jealous of that pizza – vegan cheese and gluten free crust? Sign this celiac up! I’ve been having homemade gf mac n cheese with my fave vegan cheese sauce and lots of veggies. SO yummy!
It really is the best! That mac n cheese sounds so delish I definitely need to make something like that soon!!
There’s no party like a pizza party!!!!
Exactly!!
There’s no party like a pizza party!!!!
Exactly!!