What I Ate Wednesday - Week 18

I'm hoping in the next two weeks that these posts will also have a video with them. I'm just playing about with some editing software at the moment, and waiting on a camera tripod arriving.

I finally got another jar of coconut and almond butter, so I've been having it on oats every morning for breakfast. If you've never tried Pip & Nut butter, then you really need to. It's the best nut butter I've ever tasted, and I probably go through at least two jars a month.

For lunch I had a wholemeal bagel with a paprika spread, avocado an garlic salt! I got the paprika spread in my vegan swap box from The Netherlands, and it's one of the nicest things I've ever eaten. I also had some fruit, protein balls and date syrup after it.

For dinner I made this North African Chickpea Stew which from a veg cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. It's made from butternut squash, chickpeas, lentils, tomatoes, onions and lots of spices. It's one of those great dishes that you can make a huge batch of, and then just eat it all week.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 12

I finally ordered myself a new charger for my camera, so these posts will soon start to be accompanied by videos as I make the move into the world of YouTube. I'm hoping to start getting videos online in the next two weeks, but it could take a bit longer if it's takes me a while to get my head around all the editing side of things.

I got another jar of coconut and almond butter at the weekend, so I had some with a banana for a quick breakfast as soon as I woke up. Then I made a banana, mango and passion fruit smoothie to take to work with me.

I've been trying to eat more fresh vegetables during the day, so I made had a salad made up for lettuce, spinach, cucumber, peppers and avocado for lunch. I also had some of this delicious spicy pepper dressing that I got.

For dinner, I made some vegetable chili with rice and avocado. I ended up making a giant batch of it so it will last me for a few dinners this week. I like to do as much batch cooking as I can, and this is always one of my go to recipes.

I spent most of the day snacking on this vegan Easter Egg that I got in the egg hunt we did at work.

What I Ate Wednesday (RawTill4) - Week 11

I've decided to try and include a few RawTill4 days into my diet from now on. It's not something I ever thought I would want to do, but I've been watching a lot of Brianna Jackfruitson and Raw Alignment  videos on YouTube recently, and they've inspired me to give it a go. I don't want it to become something I stick to religiously because I love cooked food and I enjoy eating out in vegan restaurants. However I am pretty amazed how great I've felt the past few days eating a predominately raw diet until dinner.

To start the day of I had two large oranges as a pre-breakfast before I went out and did a big fruit shop. When I got back, I made juice from half a watermelon, coconut water and lime.

For lunch, I had a massive salad made up of lettuce, spinach, avacado, pepper, cucumber noodles and sundried tomatoes. Then I had a packet of strawberries with some banana ice cream as an afternoon snack.

I made some zucchini noodles for dinner with pesto and some vegan parmesan. I don't think I've ever actually eaten normal parmesan cheese, but this vegan one from violife is amazing. It's by far the best vegan cheese I've ever tasted. I also made some spicy potato wedges to go with the noodles.

My dinner filled me up, so all I had in the evening was I bag of my favourite popcorn. 

 So yeah, this was how my first RawTill4 day went. If it's not something you've ever done, then I would challenge you to try it. It's surprising how good you feel after only a couple of days.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 9

This week's post is a little bit different because I didn't really concentrate on what I was eating as much. I've had a bad cold and sore throat for the last few days, so I've only wanted to eat certain foods. Usually when I'm sick, I want bread and fruit and not much else.

For breakfast I made some cinnamon oats with banana, frozen blueberries and almond and coconut butter. It's my favourite kind of comfort food when I'm not feeling 100% and it filled me up until lunch.

I had some soup for lunch with some wholemeal bread, and then I made myself a green smoothie in the afternoon. I used two frozen bananas, frozen mango, pineapple, spinach and some orange juice.

I wasn't really hungry or in any mood to cook a proper dinner, so I just had a sandwich with hummus, salad and roasted peppers. I know it's not the most exciting dinner, but I just didn't have much of an appetite for anything else.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 8

I'm in London all day today for work, so I took photos of all the food I ate last Sunday for you.

I made a big bowl of nana ice cream for breakfast. If you haven't made ice cream with bananas before, then you need to try it. I just blended 4 frozen bananas with some almond milk and raw cacao powder. It tasted just like chocolate ice cream and it's so much healthier than the ice cream we're brought up eating. I topped it with raspberries, coconut and some Sweet Freedom liquid chocolate. I also had a cinnamon bagel later on in the morning, but I forgot to take a photo of it.

For lunch, I had some toasted wholemeal bread with sundried tomato tapenade, avocado and garlic salt. I also had some raw chocolate protein balls that I made with my mum last week. We used walnuts, coconut, cacao and dates to make a big batch so we wouldn't eat chocolate and sweets.

I hate how bad the light in my kitchen gets at night when I try to take photos. My dinner was some Linda McCartney sausages, crushed potatoes, corn on the cob and lots of green vegetables. It was pretty simple, but really tasty.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 7

It's that time of week again when I posted what I've eaten in a day. I took photos of all the food I ate on Sunday since I was trying out a new mac and cheese recipe for the first time.

For breakfast I crammed all my favourite foods into the one bowl. I had cinnamon oats topped with frozen blueberries, raspberries, mixed seeds, and coconut and almond butter. 

I had a smoothie for lunch made with frozen mango, banana and coconut water. Then in the middle of the afternoon, I made a bagel with houmous, salad and some tofurky. 

For dinner, I made low fat Mac and cheese using a recipe from Nina and Randa Nelson. I've started watching their videos on YouTube and they follow a HCLF vegan diet. The sauce was made from a potato, sweet potato, tomato, almond milk and nutritional yeast and it was so good.

Aside from that, I just snacked on some fruit and way too many dates.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 6

It's Wednesday which means there's only one kind of post I'll be doing today.

Breakfast

I thinking about doing Raw Till 4 this summer, but since it's still freezing in Scotland just now, I really need a warm breakfast. I had my usual cinnamon oats made with almond milk and topped with fruit, seeds and coconut and almond butter. I also made myself a smoothie with just frozen mangos and banana.

Lunch

I didn't take any photos of my lunch because I completely forgot until after I had eaten it, but I just had a bagel with hummus, 2 bananas and then some of this delicious popcorn that I got in my new SourcedBox. If you're intetested, then I'll be posting a review of the box up at the weekend.

Dinner

For dinner I had coconut rice with Sriracha, vegetable spring rolls and some veg. I also had a can of my favourite lemonade. I used to be a HUGE Irn Bru fan, but I've pretty much cut it out since I started drinking around 3 litres of water a day instead. I do still like the odd can of lemonade, but it's no where near as much fizzy juice as I drank before.

Snacks

I only discovered medjool dates a couple of weeks ago. I'd know about them for years, but always assumed I wouldn't like them. Well I couldn't have been more wrong because they have become one of my favourite foods to snack on. I also just put some bananas in the freezer, so I'll be making some ice cream once they've frozen.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 3

It's time for another What I Ate Wednesday update, although I did forget to take photos of all the fruit I snacked on during the day which ended up being two oranges, two tangerine and a pear.

Breakfast
I had two oranges when I woke up, and then a wholemeal seeded bagel topped with banana, cinnamon, agave syrup and seeds.

Lunch

I had my new favourite soup for lunch which is a tomato, pepper and lentil soup from Sainsbury's. It's one of the only ones I've found in there that doesn't contain milk or cream, which is really annoying, but I guess it'll encourage me to start making my own.

Dinner

I was craving chips for dinner tonight, so I made my own oven baked chips and had them with a fake chicken burger and some vegetables. Then I tried my first slice of raw cheesecake from Grams. It's a great new Scottish company who have just started selling their cakes in Real Foods which just happens to be right across from my work.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 2

It's time for another What I Ate Wednesday post. I've become a little obsessed with watching these videos on YouTube lately, and I think I have watched all Bonny Rebecca's videos in the past week. If you haven't seen any of her videos before, then you can check them out here. She's really inspiring me to improve my diet at the moment and include a lot more fresh fruit and vegetables, instead of opting for the vegan processed food options.

Breakfast

I had a banana before I went to the gym, and then came home and made my actual breakfast. I had oats made with almond milk and cinnamon which I topped with raspberries, apple, sultanas, mixed seeds and a little bit of agave syrup.

Lunch

I picked up a wholemeal loaf of bread on my way home from the gym this morning for lunch. I had

a couple of slices toasted with organic sundried tomato tapenade, avocado and garlic salt. And then I ate about a third of a watermelon chopped up.

Dinner
i had a really simple dinner tonight of baked sweet potatoes topped with houmous on top of some spinach, lettuce and cucumber.

Snacks
I didn't really snack much throughout the day, but I did have a slice of the lemon and coconut birthday cake my mum made me.

What I Ate Wednesday - Week 1

In a bid to try and eat cleaner this year, I'm going to start doing What I Ate Wednesday on a regular basis starting this week. I'll try and mix things up a bit and do it on days I'm eating out too, so hopefully I'll be a bit different every time.

Breakfast

Whoever said you can't make vegan waffles has clearly never tried these. I got my waffle maker last year, and it's one of my favourite items in my kitchen, even if I don't use it that much. I topped my cinnamon waffle with banana, agave syrup and mixed seeds. I also had half a litre of water with lemon as I'm attempting to try and drink at least two litres of water each day, so it helps if I can start it first thing.

Lunch

I was still pretty full from breakfast, so I only had a seeded bagel and fruit for lunch. I topped the bagel with my favourite vegan cream cheese from Bute Island.

Dinner

I got the Deliciously Ella book for Christmas, so I thought I would try out her coconut Thai curry which I made with sweet potato, chickpeas and cauliflower. I tired to be healthy by having it with wholegrain rice and not too many popadoms.

Snacks

I got these for Christmas and they're delicious. I first discovered them in a shop in London last year, but my mum managed to pick up this tin and Vegfest Scotland in December.

Blogmas Day 9: What I Ate Wednesday

I'm going to be relaunching my blog in the new year with more regular updates focusing more on vegan food and my job, so I thought I would ease myself back in by starting 'What I Ate Wednesday'.

For breakfast, I had a big bowl of porridge made with almond milk, cacao and cinnamon. I topped it with banana, frozen blueberries and mixed seeds. I also drank half a litre of water with lemon and my favourite Juice Warrior drink.

I ended up going out to do some shopping at lunch, so stopped by Henderson's to pick up something to eat. I went for a vegan pesto roll and a chocolate brownie made with sweet potato.

I'm going out straight from work tonight to see my first pantomime of the year, so I'm probably not going to have time to a) eat much dinner or b) blog what I do eat. I guess you're going to imagine that I picked up something quickly to eat and it probably tasted good.

 

I had a couple of snacks throughout the day including a packet of skips, two tangerines and a couple of Oreos which I didn't take a photo of.

But yeah, that's my first step back into regular food blogging on a Wednesday. I feel like it started off well, but went a little downhill because I know I probably won't have time for a proper dinner. I guess there's always tomorrow to try eat three proper meals.

What I Ate Wednesday

So I started What I Ate Wednesday at the start of the month, but then I got a bit sick and stopped taking photos of my food for a couple of weeks. The plan is to try and do it from now on, so hopefully it won't be another month until I post something again.

I started today with my usual half litre of water and lemon, and then I had my favourite breakfast. I'm trying to increase my protein intake at the moment, so I added some vegan protein powder to soya yoghurt and topped it with banana, strawberries, agave syrup and oats.

Since there's still a few days until I get paid, I batch made lots of food on Sunday to last me through the week.  Lunch was spelt pasta topped with vegan mince bolognese, and I added some nutritional yeast on top because it's a really good source of B12.

For dinner, I had chilli made with vegan mince, carrots, onion, kidney beans and peppers. I made some rice too and found these gluten free corn chips I found in Real Foods in Edinburgh.

I guess that was my day. I also had some tangerines and a couple of Oreos as a snack, and I'm probably going to have some fruit tonight because it's pretty much all that's left in my house.