My day

On work days, I’ve decided I’ll blog at the end of the day.  I don’t have enough breaks at work in which to fit blogging, uploading photos, etc. and definitely do not want to step on my boss’ toes so it’ll be a 3 meal update after my boys go to bed. 

I had an oatmeal explosion in the microwave at work this morning.  Bummer!  But, it didn’t take long to clean up and then I sat down to a yummy breakfast.  At my desk.  Oatmeal with granola and almond butter and a banana muffin on the side.  I had time to bake last night since the boys went to bed early! So love having a little quiet time at night to do things I love.  The breakfast was a little heavy on the carbs, but it kept me full until lunchtime.

Lunch was a hodgepodge.  I had ground turkey in the ‘fridge that needed to be cooked so last night I sautéed it and added some leftover marinara sauce.  It was surprisingly good for being so simple.  I added the last of the lentil/couscous/arugula/bruschetta salad to my lunch and a small salad of arugula topped with salt, pepper, olive oil and basalmic vineager.  Simple lunch, but very good.  I love the texture and flavor of arugula and find that I like it best kept simple – just olive oil and a little salt & pepper.

 Turkey with marinara

Couscous/lentil/arugula/bruschetta salad

 Green, green, and more green - such a good simple salad

Afternoon snack of 3 small pieces of cheese, a small handful of walnuts, and about 10 Kashi whole grain sweet potato crackers.

The boys wanted a banana muffin for a snack when they got home and I had one too even though I wasn’t hungry.  Trying to listen to my hunger cues, but bypassed that one.  Felt it about 30 minutes later when we went for a walk and I was so sluggish!  Eating something sugary is not the way to energize.

We're a little on the low side with groceries in the house so dinner was scrapping the bare bones of the pantry.  I had something that I love, but have just a few times a year since it's not very nutritious.  Top ramen topped with a poached egg.  Mmmm.  My friend Katie taught me this dish when we were roommates in France.  It's a great, cheap college meal and sometimes I just have to make it.  When I saw a packet of Top Ramen in the pantry, tucked way in the back, I knew what I'd make.

Tazo Passion iced tea on the side.  

Happy Tuesday!