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    Hummusapien » Wellness » Lovely Meals Lately » What I Ate Wednesday: Fiancé Edition 10-30-2019

    What I Ate Wednesday: Fiancé Edition 10-30-2019

    Published Oct 30, 2019 · Modified Feb 14, 2022 · by Alexis Joseph · 10 Comments

    Hello, all!! How's it going? It's Jeff, Hummusapien fan #1 taking over for the day to give Alexis a break as she continues to take over the world. In case you didn't know...WE'RE GETTING MARRIED!!

    Alexis' heels

    Wait, you already knew that? Ok. With that in mind, wedding planning has taken up a majority of our free time, so preparing food ahead of time has taken on greater significance. Sunday is our only full free day together, and we pack every second of it with brunch, gym, cooking and couch.

    However, no matter how busy we get, we still make time to check in with each other to make sure everything is good. And if it's not good, we take the time to listen to problems/concerns and offer suggestions on how these problems/concerns can be resolved. Then, we move right back to the business of our day, turn up the music and laugh and dance and joke to make sure we don't take everything too seriously.

    With that, on to the food!!

    Breakfast

    Breakfast hasn't changed much since I last shared with you. Shocking, I know. I have two versions of breakfast and each involves cooking some eggs and accompanying them with either steel cuts oats topped with cinnamon and fruit or sweet and savory toast (one with pb and one with avocado) And of course black coffee. Lots of black coffee.

    ...But I forgot to take a picture so here's last weekend's brunch featuring three tasty pancakes with apples that Alexis recently posted and eggs.

    Midday Snack

    I usually fight off the post-breakfast, pre-lunch hunger pangs with some type of bar and a piece of fruit or handful of nuts. Alexis recently visited California and came back singing the virtues of walnuts, so that's been the go to recently.

    Smoothie

    Somewhere between mid-day snack and lunch, I still find time to eat something

    In this case, it was an Alchemy smoothie (I know the owner). Lately, I've been enjoying the Blueberry Detox, minus the maple syrup and adding chocolate brown rice protein.

    Lunch

    Lunch has been and will forever be some type of chicken dish. I often get grief at work because I bring the same thing pretty much everyday. As you know, the Instant Pot has really changed the game for us in terms of meals for the week.

    Lately I've been making fiesta chicken and rice and it has been great. All it is is a pound of chicken breast, a jar of salsa, a cup of corn, a can of black beans, some taco seasoning, and a chopped pepper. Put ½ cup salsa on the bottom, cover with chicken, season with salt, pepper, and taco seasoning, then cover with the rest of the ingredients.

    That's it. Seriously. No recipe! It's great! Cook on manual for 10 minutes, then let it naturally release for 10 minutes and it's done.

    For the rice, I do 1 cup long grain brown rice with 1 ¼ cups water. Cook for 15 minutes then 15 minutes natural release.

    Pre-Dinner Snack

    Nothing fancy to see here. If I had fruit earlier, I eat a yogurt. If I had a yogurt earlier, I eat fruit.

    Dinner

    This evening we had Instant Pot Red Curry. "Seriously, Instant Pot again" you may be thinking? Yes, seriously. This recipe is not only super easy, but it's really good.

    Dessert

    Ahh dessert... our favorite meal of the day. Dessert is the best because it's a reminder that we are winding down for the evening, binging our favorite show of the moment and finally relaxing. At the moment, it's chocolate covered pretzels for days.

    Thanks for reading! You can message me @Jeff. I'm kidding. Don't message that. I don't know what will happen. Rather, pretend you're messaging me by putting your phone down and looking up to enjoy the fall colors. They really seem to be popping this year.

    My point is, it's ok to not be all consumed all the time with social media. Ok, that's my old man rant for the day. Now get off my lawn!!

    About Alexis Joseph

    Oh HEY there! I'm Alexis Joseph, food writer, blogger, Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN), new mama, and co-founder of local restaurant group, Alchemy. I use my passion for cooking and wellness as fuel to help others ignite a more freeing and happy relationship with food. Learn more about Alexis!

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    1. Anna says

      November 07, 2019 at 11:08 pm

      Omg Jeff ? now get off my
      lawn is a MOOD

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        December 20, 2019 at 12:32 pm

        Hahahah YES!!!!

        Reply
    2. Niki says

      November 03, 2019 at 6:36 pm

      "now get off my lawn", I'm dying!!

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        November 04, 2019 at 12:32 pm

        Hahaha isn't he funny??

        Reply
    3. Nicole @ Laughing My Abs Off says

      October 30, 2019 at 8:49 pm

      Loved seeing Jeff's eats and reading his writing! Actually would love to see more of Jeff's perspective on all sorts of things; he's an awesome writer and has a really engaging voice! Maybe talking about having an intuitive relationship with food or his perspective on your busy and fast-paced career!
      All the love! <3

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        November 04, 2019 at 12:38 pm

        Awww he is so flattered by your sweet comment! Hopefully we'll see more Jeff around here 😉

        Reply
    4. Cassie says

      October 30, 2019 at 2:18 pm

      Love this x1000! I like the idea of bringing the other half on board 🙂

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        November 04, 2019 at 12:38 pm

        Hehehe thanks, Cassie!

        Reply
    5. Dylan says

      October 30, 2019 at 10:28 am

      “Pretend you’re messaging me by putting your phone down and looking up to enjoy the fall colors. They really seem to be popping this year.” Love that! Looks like a delish day of eats, Jeff!

      Reply
      • Alexis Joseph says

        November 04, 2019 at 12:39 pm

        You and Jeff would totally get along 🙂

        Reply

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