And just like that, my accountability went down the drain. Wah wah.
Even though I spoiled my dinner with the above yog from cultive, it was so necessary. I had just finished loading my groceries into the car when I noticed my (new) iPhone was nowhere to be found. I usually keep it in the cup holder on the stroller, so I figured it either fell out when I pushed P over a bump or crack in the sidewalk…or…someone stole it.
Since I live in Davis, I figured it was my fault. So I retraced my steps all over downtown Davis…all the way back to the Co-op. Unfortunately, nobody had seen my phone, but someone let me borrow their phone to call mine. And someone answered it!! A nice guy found it on the ground and was only a few blocks away so I raced over to meet him and reunite with my mobile. Phew!
All that running around town worked up my appetite. Hence the fro yo. It has live cultures though, so that means it’s healthy. 😉
Most people don’t follow up a frozen yogurt feast with a nacho platter, but as you probably know by now, I’m not most people.
I have a nacho problem.
In the past 2 weeks I’ve had nachos for almost 50% of my dinners.
Seriously Elise.
Anyway, I’m going to cut myself some slack (advice from my husband) since I just got off a killer stretch of night shifts.
Here’s a few of the other meals I did manage to capture. Not sure what meal was what considering I was doing the zombie thing – 2 breakfasts and 2 dinners per day is my norm (and snacks aplenty obvs).
Toppings = peanut sauce (PB/almond milk/stevia/cinnamon) + strawberries
Wildroots GF pancake mix is seriously the sh!t.
I make no apologies for the repetition of pancakes.
That’s almond butter straight up.
And that’s chocolate cherry bread.
I guess I did mix it up a little.
I also made pumpkin gingerbread. It was loosely based on Emily’s recipe but I made it gluten free and added molasses (and made a loaf not muffins). It’s tasted fantastic but the consistency was a fail so I’m not going to bother posting the recipe.
The texture was super dense and not very bread-like, so I almost think the dough would have worked better as a cookie. It has an awesome ginger and molasses kick though. And it made the house smell like Christmas. Mmmm…
Suzie’s corn thins, Mary’s Gone crackers + strawberries + carrots + an avo/egg/sour cream mash.
I feel like ever since Greek yogurt came on the scene, sour cream has gotten seriously neglected. I never actually ate it before greek yogurt was all the rage, but I definitely use greek yogurt in all recipes that call for sour cream. No longer! Sour cream is awesome. Green Valley organic lactose free sour cream is SO thick and amazing I’m especially smitten at the mo. It’s nothing like greek yogurt and anyone who thinks differently is in denial.
More avo/egg/sour cream. This time with carrots, corn thins and figs.
The same avo and egg mash but with goat chevre instead of sour cream. On the side were Mary’s Gone crackers, cornbread, carrots, and a little wedge of Redwood Hill Farm goat cheese camellia.
And so on and so forth. You get the idea.
Obviously I’m in a food rut. My breakfasts are all the same. My lunches are all the same. And my dinners are all the same nachos.
The only outlier last week was this quickie dinner I threw together. Kyle was working late at the shop but I had to go into the hospital, so my dad came over to hang at the house while P slept. Saved by grandpa! Since my dad was so great to cover us, I couldn’t exactly leave him high and dry for dinner so I scrambled to find something around the house.
The vegetable drawer was pathetic (all I had was scallions!). I ended up making cod with a scallion sesame brown rice dish. It was decent, but nothing I’d rave about.
For the cod, I simply rubbed them with miso paste, then sprinkled coconut sugar on top and baked it for ~15 minutes. I had mine with some leftover squash.
Desserts? Yeah, they’ve been a bi (tri?) daily occurrence. Eek. Gotta rein it in! I was much more thoughtful and intuitive with my eating when I was taking pics of everything.
So that’s that in the food department.
I owe you a patty-cakes pic don’t I?
Going on 8 months…boy does time fly…
I (finally) have a stretch of days off, so I’m hopefully going to actually cook something this week. Stay tuned!
at least you’re in a pretty healthy rut! avocados, eggs, veggies… you definitely need to give yourself some slack! think of what you would tell a friend in the same situation- and have some compassion for yourself 🙂 after all, we’re only human!
P is just so darn cute – I would babysit it I am about a 32 hour flight away :/
Food looks yumbo though!
xx Lori
I don’t see anything with food ruts, if you like the foods! I’m all for them myself. Like Lori said, they are very healthy too.
Elise, what’s in your nacho meal? It looks good and would love an idea of how to make one myself.
8 months old? Wow.
I totally get into food ruts, but prefer to call them “phases”… I tell myself I am just eating what I like until I don’t like it any more 🙂
Oh I would say cut yourself some serious slack! You do WAY more than I do (being unemployed and all…) and probably still eat better!
Hey Beth. I’ve posted about the nachos and linked back to it previously.
Don’t think you’re doing half bad at all, my friend. Don’t be too hard on yourself. 😉
I love nachos too. I pile mine up on the toaster oven tray and then let it sit in there on broil for a few minutes, really melts, heats and crisps everything to perfection.
My local Costco (in Manhattan Beach CA – they should know better!) does not carry any GF pancake mix. No GF pasta of any brand either. I leave them nasty-notes/suggestions everytime I go.
I was talking to my kids’ pediatrician about GF and she lamented the trend toward GF for kids who aren’t sensitive because grains are high in B6. I guess I need to figure out other ways to get this into his system that are bio-available sources, not just supplements…
you know what? It might not be B6 that she mentioned. It was B something, I can’t recall.
Heck, if it aint broke don’t fix it! I don’t think of them as food ruts…I think of it as eating what you love and are craving at the moment 🙂 It all looks delicious!
P is so cute! And he has hair in that pic! I feel like he hasn’t had that much hair on his head in your other pictures…or maybe I am just super unobservant, which is more likely the case 🙂
Courtney
Nope! You’re observant! He’s finally getting some hair 🙂
I think your doing well, great considering the amount of sleep you get. Or in your case, don’t get. Eggs and avocado sound like a tasty and healthy option with protein and healthy fats.
Yum! This post is making me seriously crave nachos. I also might have to try that miso-rubbed cod. Sounds delicious!
I think that your iphone perfectly illustrates the belief i have in kharma! Well, that or people in Davis are amazing and kind.
And in the big picture of things eating similar meals for a week or two is inconsequential- especially since they are all so nutrient dense! I hope you are getting more sleep on your working days, there is a huge huge difference between two and five hours in how much more human you will feel 🙂
Oh I hear you… my breakfasts this past week have pretty much been custard, custard, custard (Goat’s milk that I tolerate, egg, maple syrup, ‘baked’ in a rice cooker), and random combinations of rice cakes and peanut butter or avocado or yogurt and orange and gf bread…. And I do super well on snacks until about 8pm and then I’m just famished! I feel like I’ve eaten ‘normally’, but then snack time arises. First the fruit, then the rice milk, then the crackers, then the bread and peanut butter… And then I feel like I must have gained 12 pounds but don’t even feel overstuffed. *sigh*
What a beautiful boy!!!!
Food looks yum so really can’t blame you for enjoying it over and over again 🙂 Baby P kills me he is soooo cute!!!! Scary how fast they grow up. I gave some 0-3 month old clothes away the other day and man was it hard to let go 🙁 Anyway enjoy every moment with your little mister man.
I have a gluten-free, vegan-adaptable pumpkin spice bread recipe that is divine! I am allergic to pumpkin, so I use sweet potatoes but I have been told that is it amazing both in taste and consistency (and better than Starbucks) either way.
http://www.thenutritionista.ca/cozy-gluten-free-pumpkin-spice-bread/
Thank you for the link 🙂 always love a good quick bread recipe.
Haha. You’re not alone. Nachos are my all-time favorite thing. I would eat them every day…twice a day at least…if I let myself.