I mentioned in a post last week that I wanted to start posting 4 days a week because 1) I wanted to connect with you guys more and 2) because now that school and the wedding are done done done the blog feels way more free + fun rather than another thing to do. Hope you guys enjoy!
I get a lot of requests for more daily eats and food inspiration and because I’m all about helping others become normal eaters I love doing these. So here are some eats found on my camera roll since we got home from honeymooning last weekend.
The morning we flew in from Johannesburg all I wanted was a bagel + coffee. So we walked over to Black Seed Bagel. I went with egg, tomato, avocado and cream cheese on a whole wheat everything bagel. This was good, but Tal’s will forever be my favorite.
That Sunday, we ordered Thai takeout. Green veggie curry for me, red beef curry for him, and chardonnay and veggie dumplings for all. Loved the dumplings. Nick let me have three out of the four.
Using the leftover turkey meat from burgers we made the night before, I made a mixture of turkey, black beans, peppers, onions and taco seasoning. We ate that over spinach with quinoa, salsa and guac on Thursday night and I took leftovers to work on Friday and Saturday.
Snack plate of apples, carrots, maple roasted cashews (from the bulk bins at WF and I’m obsessed) and some triscuits…aka the WF 365 knock off version.
Last week I was ALL ABOUT TOAST AND EGGS. Breakfast one morning was two slices of whole wheat with butter and jam, two fried eggs and the other half of Nick’s banana with pb.
These cookies from the Oh She Glows cookbook are the epitome of satisfying snacks this week. They’re way sweeter than a snack cookie but have lots of pb, coconut and oats to keep me satiated (vs a traditional chocolate chip cookie which tastes awesome, but by itself doesn’t keep me full in between meals)
another eggs + toast breakfast…this time using up the last of a frozen loaf of bread…I forget the brand but I loved it.
yogurt + cereal snack bowls made with siggi’s 4% vanilla, strawberries and Nature’s Path cereal. also very into cereal these days.
Saturday morning I made buckwheat pancakes from Cookie and Kate and threw some leftover pumpkin into the mix along with blueberries and chocolate chips.
Yesterday was oatmeal for breakfast that started a super helpful instagram conversation. I <3 you guys.
So then I made some additions to my oatmeal execution with extra fats + protein and stayed fuller longer (win) but determined I just don’t think oatmeal is my fav. Eggs + toast and pancakes ftw.
This is currently my favorite snack between breakfast and lunch – greek yogurt with granola. I’m actually loving grain free granola (above is this granola) not because it’s grain free (gimme all the grains, all the time) but because all the fats from all the nuts hold me over so, so well. I eat breakfast at 7am with Nick and this snack around 10ish holds me till 12:30 or 1pm.
Also: siggi’s was on major sale last week so when I went back to pick up more, all they had was 0%. Not anywhere near as good as the 4%. Full fat always, but the sale was too good to pass up.
Yesterday’s lunch was spinach + carrot salad with honey mustard dressing and a whole grain tortilla with cheddar, refried red beans from Better Bean Co. and spinach cooked in some butter until melty. This totally hit the spot.
Followed up by a chocolate chocolate chip muffin (I used pumpkin, not beets since I didn’t have any) since I was still a little hungry.
Dinner last night was chicken and white bean soup from Averie Cooks (I used ground turkey over chicken since it was cheaper at the store) with some red and white sweet potatoes + butter. Side note: Nick and I aren’t becoming alcoholics, but since coming back from Stellenbosch we want to become really good at knowing wine so we crack two bottles at the beginning of the week and have half of a glass of both wines at dinner each night. Lots of wine has been showing up here, so I felt the need to explain myself 🙂
And Nada Moo chocolate ice cream (which is so fluffy and creamy and awesome btw!) with a couple pb chocolate cookies last night after dinner.
Share what you’re eating and loving below. I wanna HEAR!
Interested more about intuitive eating? Read here: The Healthiest Way to Eat
Love getting meal inspiration!! We like a lot of the same foods. Lately, I’ve been LOVING cheese and parsnip— not really together, although that would taste delicious!
I’ve been really into toast and eggs lately too!! Also cereal, which has been a big thing for me to “allow” again. I had a box of multgrain cheerios for over a month and it was so amazing to have as a snack and I never binged on it!
I made hummusapian’s raspberry oat bars last week. I love them with pb on top! and this week I made them again but did a mix of raspberries and blueberries.
Hi there! I’m relatively new to your blog, but I’ve heard so many wonderful things about you and I can totally see why. Your food philosophy is exactly what I need right now. Thank you so much for sharing it!
Also, I’m lovvvvvving these eats! That NadaMoo chocolate ice cream, the refried bean quesadilla, those blueberry-chocolate chip pancakes – my goodness I’m getting hungry!
I will definitely be back for more of your posts, so keep them coming 🙂
Always drooooool over your food! LOL gross I guess! I love love love the higher fat yogurts. 2% Fage has my heart and soul! Been loving that topped with some Muesli and pb. always pb. And taco salad makes its way into my meals every week one way or another. Everyone raves about Oh She Glows! Clearly I need to get her book because my cooking skills are less than subpar.
Love seeing all your eats! Your relationship with baked things/pancakes is so nice to see, since these were all part of my fear-foods before working with Cody this past year (:
I made some chocolate chip zucchini muffins a week or so ago, and last night just made up my own recipe for spiced pear muffins (with ginger, cinnamon and allspice,, using half spelt and half buckwheat flour, and spoonful of honey as the sweetener). So good!
Thanks for everything!!
Your posts with the pictures of thick, yummy toast inspired me so I went out and bought a loaf of my own to eat for breakfasts 🙂 That oatmeal sounds so good too! I was wondering if you could talk some about the benefits of collagen and if you think it’s a good addition to one’s regular eats? I’ve been seeing it all over but have no idea what it is haha.
Also would love to hear some wine recommendations!! 🙂
Maybe I’ll have Nick post something 🙂
I would love to see a post on your grocery store planning and how to make your list, the consistent things you buy, and then how you navigate packing your lunch, dinner, etc. Love this site so much!!!
will add that to my list!
My grandmother swears by a glass of red wine a day! You know…antioxidants and all that. 😉
me and your grandmother would be besties 🙂
I used to eat eggs and toast and fruit nearly every single day but I finally reached my limit there. You posted a pic of Ezekiel cinnamon raisin with nut butter and banana one day and I was sold. Ezekiel CR with fresh almond butter and banana for the win right now. During the summer I’ll rotate in some greek yogurt with flax & walnuts and berries/banana. I don’t like to have to think about breakfast; I just want to wake up and eat it. Keeping it simple and easy.
Avocados are back and yummy, so I’ve been loving avocado toast & an egg. This week I made tuna cakes you had posted about before your wedding and they were surprisingly good. Thanks for the rec!
I recently convinced my husband that we can drink half a bottle of wine one night, put it in the fridge, and save it for the next night. Game changer!! I am a one glass of wine girl, so it’s been just lovely to do that.
I also love that you & Nick are more into wine after your experience in South Africa. What a fun thing to experience together.
those chocolate chocolate chip muffins look to-die-for!
they are fab 🙂
All the cereals/granolas all the time for me! I boiled some beetroot for salads finally! I love eating beets out but hate how icky they make my hands lol. I am about to bake some banana bread <3 love love it with pb and almond milk. Your eats are delicious, as always, especially that buttery toast!
banana bread at least weekly around here 🙂
This all looks fantastic! You manage to make healthy food look decadent Especially when you have peanut butter. You always give me a craving! Thank you for these reminders of normal eating.
Loved connecting with you via instagram yesterday! Hope the whole milk helps if you continue to experiment!
love connecting with YOU! I picked up some steel cut oats to see if that helps – will report back 🙂
This is so nice to see for meal ideas!!
I’m just curious, this is going to sound like the most ignorant question but I genuinely don’t understand how someone can not count calories. Is your hunger just so on target and intuitive that you end up getting about the same amount each day without needing to count? It blows my mind to see people eating without measuring out portions and simultaneously not gaining weight. This is such a silly question. I guess you just eat until your full at each meal and that ends up giving you sufficient amount of calories by the end of the day?
I have this question as well, since I’m new to the whole intuitive eating thing. I know I can trust my body to give it what it needs cravings-wise and I can honor my hunger, but I have doubts on days when I workout since I don’t know how many calories I’m burning during a workout. Thus, I don’t know how many I need to replace in order to adequately nourish my body. I want to do best by my body, but I don’t want to over or underestimate how calorie-taxing my workout was, and I REALLY don’t want to calorie count. I love you and your message, so I trust your judgement. <3
see my reply below 🙂
intuitive eating isn’t just eating when you’re hungry and stopping when you’re full
sometimes you eat out of self care when things like lack of sleep, stress or physical activity blunt your hunger (because they physiologically can)
sometimes you eat out of shear pleasure
I would encourage you to read Intuitive Eating – hope that helps 🙂
Your peanut butter oats look so good! I have to make my own version today!
Honestly, your meals make me bust outside my regular, to try and explore new ways to eat and enjoy anything and everything.
Thanks so much!
I’m so glad!!
Robyn, I love your recent eats posts! SO awesome and inspirational. I wanted to ask if anyone is having problems with your blog? I feel that since the honeymoon post, your site is having a hard time loading and freezes up. Are you uploading pictures differently? This does not happen with any other blog I follow, or with some of your earlier posts. If it is just me, never mind, just wanted to mention it. I cannot afford to miss out on your wisdom, so I hope I can figure this out!!! Tons of love!!
I am noticing some issues with this too… I don’t know if it was just the honey moon post because there were so many pictures?
what issues? hoping to help fix them!
hi alisha! the blog was loading slow so I added a plugin that uploads the photos as you scroll the page. is it making it worse? but that should happen with all the photos of every post now – let me know if it is still giving you issues! xoxo
The comment about being alcoholics threw me for a second because after studying in France and travelling around Europe, drinking wine at every dinner (sometimes lunch and dinner) seems so normal! It’s funny how different one culture is from another!
I was overcompensating really out of fear of judgment – just being aware of my feelings retrospectively over here 🙂
Yes you are so right – I love that about European culture! So we are adopting that too…cheers 🙂
Love these posts! Also laughed at the “we’re not becoming alcoholics” explanation of the wine. Lately i’ve been loving bagel sandwhiches. I used to stay away from bagels becuase I was scared of the carbs in them, but I realized I shouldn’t be scared of a food, so I bought them and have been loving them with goat cheese, spinach, eggs, and turkey bacon in the mornings. Thanks for sharing your eats and mindful eating inspo!
LOVE A GOOD BAGEL!
Love all these food ideas & all these POSTS! Hooray!!!
YUM to everything! I’ve been on a falafel / veggie burger kick lately along with other random things like chia seed pudding, black bean brownies, and homemade almond butter cookies.
lvoeeee falafel!
Hey, I just wanted to say thank you! For this, and your IG account. I’ve been on a long windy road to try to become a “normal” eater, and seeing what you eat has made me realize that I’m majorly not eating enough. Some of your visuals helped me see what other people can eat and enjoy. I think I’m still a little stuck in old ways and mental patterns that keep me more restrictive than peaceful. Seeing some of your food on IG actually inspired me to go to the store for snacks so that I can bulk up my options and feel less crazy. I’m a big fan of this- and happy that I found you! Best, Emily at http://www.thewefiles.com
so glad my accounts and blog have been helpful – that is my hope, to normalize eating and I’m so glad it’s resonated with you emily 🙂 thanks for reading!
Love it all! Oats are always tricky but when you find that perfect combo- it’s heaven! Keep up the posts, i always love seeing them!
so glad you are enjoying!
I find my rotating favorites changes as the season do–and often before I make that distinction. I’m a huge oatmeal
girl but it just hasn’t been sounding good to me lately …I think the week or so we had of hot weather in NYC pushed me towards cooler/more summery options I.e. Cold cereal, toast, yogurt.
lovingggg yogurt and toast now too!