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Daily Eats

What A Nursing Student Eats In A Day

July 23, 2014 By Robyn 22 Comments

It’s already the middle of the week, how did that happen?!

In honor of WIAW, I’ll let the pictures do the speaking.
And I also have a giveaway so keep scrolling!

breakfast // I’m obsessed with strawberry oats smothered in Peanut Butter and Co Dark Chocolate Dreams

 

lunch // big salad with every vegetable + glob of homemade hummus + 1/2 avocado chopped on top + balsamic dressing with Dr. Krackers + an orange and maple almond butter [eaten together…its good!)
 
afternoon snacks // chips and salsa  and veggies and almond butter 
dinner // leftovers thrown into a pan to make a “stir fry”
this was brown rice + zucchini + broccoli + kale + nutritional yeast + sriracha + a splash of almond milk eaten with a sweet potato with coconut oil and brown sugar

 

post class nighttime snacks // two banana chocolate chip cookies + banana soft serve with PB…never too much banana
 

Swanson’s Vitamins is a new-to-me online health store with ALL KINDS of products for super reasonable prices, actually some of the cheapest I’ve seen. From nut butter to vitamins to makeup- they have it all. I’m a huge fan of Vitacost and iHerb but hadn’t actually heard of Swanson until a couple months ago.

I ordered all this for under $45, which isn’t bad considering that includes a tub of Amazing Grass, 2 lbs of organic carob powder and a pound of organic chia seeds and organic hemp seeds!

If you’re looking for a plan to buy protein powder for “cheap,” bulk items like chia seeds, hemp seeds, nuts, cacao powder, etc etc check out Swanson Health Products! Their a family owned company that is celebrating their 45th anniversary this summer.

And in doing that, they want to give one of you guys a $45 gift card! Pretty sweet, huh?

To be entered into the giveaway, leave a comment telling me one thing you would love to purchase from Swanson. You have until Sunday, July 27th at 11:59pm EST to enter. I’ll pick a winner and contact them via email on Monday.

Another thing to check out is Swanson’s 45 Healthy Foods Sweepstakes that they are hosting to celebrate their anniversary! You can enter for a chance to win 45 healthy foods and $500.

And even if you don’t win, new customers can save $5 on their order by signing up here (<— heads up, this is my affiliate link and you’ll get one too when you sign up!)

Check out Swanson on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest 

Disclosure: I was graciously given a $45 gift card to purchase the items you see above, but of course, all opinions are my own. I would never support a company and/or products I didn’t 100% stand behind. 


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