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WIAW: Whole Foods Plant Based Diet

I stated on Monday that I was going back to a plant-based diet and I am now on day 4 and going strong. I am already feeling lighter with more energy, and lets just say that last night was a whopper, yet I am not feeling tired at all (we’ll see how I feel come this afternoon!). On a side note, I can’t wait until we get our third room finished for our new daughter. She is the NOISIEST sleeper ever! She grunts and makes all sorts of weird noises and when I get up to check on her she is totally asleep! The first 3 months are the hardest, right?

Anyway, onto my Tuesday eats! Thank you to Jenn at Peas and Crayons for hosting this blogger get together every Wednesday!

Breakfast was eaten before I could snap a picture, but it was Oatmeal with ground flax-seed, vanilla soy milk, and frozen berries. Not anything too exciting.

Lunch was leftovers from the night before and they were delicious:

Homemade veggie burgers dipped in BBQ sauce and a salad with mixed greens, cucumbers, avocado, and spicy hummus. The recipe I used for the veggie burgers came from Oh She Glows and it is her Spicy BBQ Chickpea Burgers

I love the crunch that the sunflower seeds added, although, these would have been better on a bun (I forgot to get some from the store). But I mus say they held together really well and it was a lot better than buying sketchy frozen veggie patties from the store with an ingredient list a mile long!

In the afternoon I saw that I had a banana and a zucchini that was on their last legs so I decided to make Chocolate Zucchini Muffins from Happy Herbivore. I love this recipe because my daughter calls them “cupcakes” and she will polish off 2 before I can blink my eyes. She has no idea that is she is getting some fruits and veggies in each muffin. My second pregnancy caused my first daughter to become a picky eater. Too much eating out will do that to someone, so now I’m trying to get her back on the healthy eating band wagon a little at a time.

I added in some mixed fresh berries and it was a filling snack that held me over til dinner.

Dinner was something unexpected. This week I meal planned and told myself that no matter what, I was going to stick to it. Well, last night I realized that I didn’t have a couple of the ingredients I needed for at least two of the meals I was planning so I went in search of a recipe for something that I had the ingredients on hand for.

After a quick check of my Google Reader I found a recipe that looked easy and delicious: Coconut Ginger Curry Rice Bowl From PB Fingers. Who doesn’t love a one pot meal? The only problem is that I had run out of brown rice and had to sub with white. The great thing was that it was done and on the table in less than 30 minutes.

I wish that I had fresh broccoli instead of frozen, but it works in a pinch. I will be having leftovers of this for lunch.

After getting back on the plant-based bandwagon I am feeling great. My cravings are going away and the scale even gave me some motivation this morning by showing me a lighter number. My only concern is that I feel like my breast milk supply has gone down a bit. I can’t tell if I am just being paranoid or if my little babe is eating more than normal. I’m monitoring it for the next few days and it is probably in my head. Other than that I’m feeling great, and only T-4 days until I can start exercising again (hopefully I will get the clear at my 6 week postpartum appointment next Monday).

Have a happy Wednesday!

WIAW: What Nursing Mom’s Eat

One of the major things I notice when I start nursing is that it seems like I am STARVING all. the. time. It doesn’t help that my little one is kind of a little piggie and I feel like she is taking most of my calories.

So like I said last week, I joined Weight Watchers Online and my daily allotted points are 55. It seems crazy high to me, but I will try it out for a few weeks and see what kind of results I get. My real strategy is to eat as many 0 point foods as possible throughout the day and hopefully that will make all the difference!

Thanks to Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for helping me to stay accountable for my eats every Tuesday. Dustin says that I need to document my weekend eats and that I always eat perfect on Tuesdays because I will have to blog about it. Maybe next week.

I am happy to say that I stuck very closely to my plan yesterday and I didn’t end up being hungry at all throughout the day. Small victories people.

Breakfast:

2 eggs, plus 2 egg whites
1/4 an Avocado
Great Harvest Honey Whole Wheat Bread
1 Tbs. Justin’s Almond Butter
Blackberries and Strawberries

Here is what my WW tracker looked like:

Lunch:

Low Carb Whole Wheat Tortilla
Grain Mustard
6 oz. Peppered Deli Turkey
1/2 Avocado
Brocco Sprouts
Baby Carrots
Cantaloupe

I really didn’t think that my lunch was going to last me all day and so I added in a Chobani Pineapple Greek yogurt for a little sustaining power, and it seemed to do the trick. Here is how lunch tracked:

Dinner:

The blurry pic is because it was STEAMING hot. This Red Curry soup has been a stand by in my kitchen the last few weeks. It is incredibly easy to make and you can always use different ingredients of whatever you have on hand.

Red Curry Paste
Chicken Broth
Coconut Milk
Carrots
Onions
Red Pepper
Red Potato
6 oz. Chicken
1 Cup Brown Rice

This meal was a little high in points, but I think it’s because I over estimated to make sure I wasn’t cheating myself. Here is how it turned out:

Even after over estimating I still have 7 points left at the end of the day. I think they will be spent on a Chobani with berries. That leaves me with 3 points left. Not bad.

Eaten anything memorable lately?

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by Shrinking Carrie on May 1, 2013 • Permalink

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WIAW: Recipe Round-Up

I’ve been spending a LOT of time in the kitchen. So much in fact I think half of my calories burned in the day have been spent from standing around making food. Granted these are not recipes that I made up (I’m far to lazy to measure some of the concoctions I come up with on some days. Maybe one day), but I love to share a little link love so that you all can experience some of the fabulous recipe’s that I have stumbled upon.

Thanks to Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for hosting all this Link Love!

This first recipe I tried about 3 weeks ago, but it was awesome, and it forced me to get a griddle which I needed anyway Pineapple Upside Down Pancakes:

The pineapple grilled perfectly with the canola oil, and this recipe is dairy free.

The next recipe is a fabulous soup that I made the first time a few months ago. It is intended to be a cauliflower soup, but I switched up the veggie and made it a broccoli soup.

This photo is from the blog I found the recipe on, and not the actual one I made. I actually added more veggies than what it said and it made a very HEARTY soup. I also made it on a rainy day which was perfect. This soup is meat and dairy free, and you would never be able to tell. It actually tasted like a broccoli cheddar soup. No lie.

Last night I made Mama Pea’s Roasted Chickpea’s with homemade Cabbage Salsa:

This recipe made a TON of cabbage salsa! And a little warning that the more the flavors meld together the spicier it gets! I may have to share the other mason jar with a neighbor who likes spicy dips because it has my husbands heart burn a flarin’.

This burrito had me missing Taco Bell no more. Layered in there is:

La tortilla factory low carb high fiber wrap
Vegetarian Refried Beans
Brown Rice
Roasted Chickpeas
Cabbage Salsa
Guacomole

It was AH-MAZING. No joke.

And what would a recipe round-up be with a recipe from Oh She Glows! Roasted Tomato, Onion, and Basil Pesto Pizza with Vegan Parmesan Cheese:

I’m not going to lie. I was the in the kitchen for the better part of the day on Sunday making this pizza, but it was worth every minute for how delicious this pizza is. I will never use another pizza dough recipe again. I did add a bed of spinach before I added on the rest of the toppings. Also, her pesto recipe makes a ton and uses a LOT of Olive Oil. I cut the oil in half and still ended up with sauce to put in the freezer for later. This recipe is Vegan and didn’t leave me with a sick, I-overate-too-much-pizza kind of feeling that I am normally left with after eating a pizza heavy laden with meats and cheeses.

UPDATE*** I mentioned yesterday that I was having the missionaries over for dinner and was having a nice dinner full of Dustin and I’s old school eating. I successfully gave the rest of the chocolate cheesecake to a neighbor friend (thanks Mindi!), and gave the leftover Chicken Enchilada’s to the missionaries for lunch today.

But that won’t stop me from sharing the Chocolate Cheesecake recipe with you all tomorrow!

Till next time friends!

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by Shrinking Carrie on July 18, 2012 • Permalink

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WIAW: Top 10 Favorite Healthy Snacks

Since this month is all about snacks I thought I would combine my love of lists and snacks in a top 10 countdown. The thing is that I try NOT to snack. I know there are a lot of people out there that would argue eating 6 small meals a day is the way to lose weight, but for me it just turns into an eating frenzy.

I eat by the clock. In case you don’t know what that means It means you eat at the same time everyday. Breakfast at 8, Lunch at 12:30, Snack at 3, and dinner at 5:30, then the kitchen is closed.

Thank you to Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for hosting this fun blog event every week, and helping me think of yummy snacks to fill my afternoon with!

10. Green Smoothies with lots of Kale

9. Broccoli and “Cheeze”. I like to make a big batch of Vegan Cheeze sauce and dip raw broccoli in it. Better than ranch dressing!

8.Larabar! Any Flavor.

7. Any and all kinds of fruit

6. Kombucha, one of my favorites that I don’t get to enjoy that often anymore.

5. Smashed avocado and blue chips

4. Chobani. I eat yogurt on occasion, but not very often.

3. Carrots and Hummus, or any veggie in hummus.

2. Ok, so not so good for you Peanut Butter Captain Crunch with vanilla soy milk.

1. PEANUT BUTTER or any kind of nut butter for that matter. On anything. I only eat it about once a week now, but my daughter eats PB everyday (since she is tiny and needs to gain weight.

I hope that some of you were able to get some ideas for snacks, and I can’t wait to check out what everybody else snacks on!

Are you a Snacker?

Anything on my list tickle your fancy?

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by Shrinking Carrie on June 13, 2012 • Permalink

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WIAW: The Star of the Show

First day back to plant-based eating and I can already tell a difference! Although my stomach is not 100% yet, I can feel that by the end of this week it should be back on track.

Let’s get right into What I Ate Wednesday! A big shout out to Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for hosting this blogging event every week! It is so much fun being able to look through everyone’s eats and gather ideas for your own meals.

It looks like for the month of June there is a focus of sensible snacking. I only eat 1 snack a day (anymore and I just can’t stop eating). I will be sure to document all of those fun snacks and have a variety of foods to show case for next week. One thing about WIAW is that I hate posting the same thing week after week, and it forces me to put some much-needed variety in my diet.

Nothing new for the first 3 meals of the day:

Breakfast: Kashi Go Lean with Soy Milk and Fresh Strawberries
Lunch: Hummus wrap with Banzo’s Roasted Red Pepper Hummus, sliced Roma tomato, 1/4 of an avocado, and salt and pepper wrapped in a La Tortilla Factory Low Carb, High Fiber tortilla. On the side was 1/2 cup red grapes, and a serving of baby carrots. I could eat this lunch EVERYDAY. I know everyone goes on and on about Sabra Hummus, but Banzo’s is where it’s at. Too bad they are a Colorado company and I don’t think they are anywhere outside of us. If they are check them out, they are the BEST!
Snack: I tried to get the biggest bang for my buck protein wise, but still wanted low-calorie so I combined unsweetened almond milk, Olympian Labs Pea Protein (vanilla), 1/2 frozen banana, 1/2 cup frozen strawberries, and a hearty helping of kale. It came out under 300 calories and satisfied me until 6:00 when I had dinner.

The Star of the Show

I will say that Dinner was the Cat’s Pajama’s yesterday and trumped all of my other eats for the day. If you have read my blog for even the shortest amount of time you will see that since the beginning of this year I have adapted a mostly plant-based diet (I’ve been waffling lately, but I cannot deny that I just feel better when I eat this way). Since then I have used Oh She Glows recipes almost daily, and I have yet to try one that has steered me in the wrong direction. Her recipe’s are usually quick and easy, and taste delicious so it was no surprise that the recipe I tried last night was out of this world.

Easy Avocado Lime Black Bean Salad

I had to switch out a couple of things (like purple onion instead of shallots), but this dinner was filling, and delicious. The lime, cilantro, and cumin packed a flavorful punch, and I enjoyed every bite! I have some in the fridge for leftovers, and lunch may come early today.

I like avocado on everything, can you believe that before I met my husband I hated it?! Do you love avocado?

Have you ever tried an Oh She Glows recipe? I’m obsessed. She is the first site I go to when meal planning for the week.

Happy Wednesday!

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by Shrinking Carrie on June 6, 2012 • Permalink

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WIAW: Quarter Time Travel

A few days a go my hub’s held two quarters in each hand. He posed the question “What if you could time travel to any date that was on a coin you were holding?”. I told him it depended what year it was. The one he was holding was from 1997, and I told him I would go back and visit that summer in a heartbeat. That was the year I graduated, and was probably one of the best summer’s of my life. All of my friends worked at the same place and we got off at noon everyday. We spent our days rollerblading through the canyon and sunbathing at the community pool where one of my besties was lifeguarding. Yes, it was definitely a summer to remember.

Today is my 33rd birthday (shameless plug I know). I loved waking up and having gobs of birthday notifications from facebook on my phone. Even though they feel a little obligatory, I can’t help but feel loved as the center of attention for the day.

Although, Wednesday is kind of a bummer of a day to celebrate a birthday. It is also a bit of a bummer when you are trying to restrict your calories so you stay on track with your weight loss, and I’ve been doing pretty awesome so far, so I don’t want to sabotage it.

By a happy accident, I invited a friend over for a BBQ tonight, and so there will be a small celebration. When I told my friend that it was going to be my birthday she asked me what kind of cake I wanted. I very specifically told her I like butter yellow cake with fudgy chocolate homemade frosting, and they need to be cupcakes so I will only eat one. What good friends I have to put up with my very specific and high maintenance requests!

I’m planning those calories into my day, and then my hub’s and I are going out for sushi this weekend to celebrate my birthday!

Anyway, enough about me, let’s talk about what I HAVE been eating! Thank you Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for letting me shamelessly plug my birthday out to the blog world!

I know this is an old button, but I can’t find the one I usually use, and I’m too lazy to download another.

On Tuesday morning I was itching for some sort of bready goodness that included syrup so I decided to make some healthy french toast.

This breakfast totally satisfied my craving and left me feeling that right amount of full. To make these french toast I used:

Orowheat 10 grain bread
Unsweetened almond milk
egg whites
cinnamon

Then I topped them with fresh strawberries, 2 tablespoons of plain greek yogurt, and 1/4 a cup maple syrup. They were awesome!

I went out for my morning hilly walk and did some circuit training at my house, and then I drank some of this Fitmixer drink to help repair my damaged muscles.

I’ll be truthful and say that I probably won’t by this drink again. It says that helps with energy for your workouts, but I don’t feel it, and the drink is so sweet that I have to dilute it in 32 oz’s of water so I don’t get a sweetener headache. I don’t know if it is really helping anything either. Maybe I’m using it incorrectly? Or maybe you have to use all the products to see optimum results? I am also not a water additive kind of person. I am lucky to actually like the taste of plain water, and hate things that mask the taste like crystal light, or mio. Anyway, I will not be purchasing this product again.

For Lunch I had an obsession I have been having a lot lately: Spaghetti squash

For this bowl I have:

2 cups of spaghetti squash
a few pumps of I can’t believe it’s not butter butter spray (yes I will probably get cancer from this product)
garlic salt & pepper
2 tablespoons parmesan cheese
6 oz of ready grilled chicken

Such a great combo.

Snack:

Strawberry Banana Chobani and 1/2 a cup of Kashi Go lean. This combo has made such a great snack, that lasts a long time!

Dinner:

Salmon
Roasted summer squash, and zucchini
fresh-cut pineapple

That extra pop of fruit was dessert like and satisfied my after dinner craving for something sweet.

A great day all around!

Do you get reminiscent on your birthday? Do you have large celebrations or intimate gatherings?

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by Shrinking Carrie on May 30, 2012 • Permalink

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WIAW: Lot’s of Food!

There was a lot going on yesterday, it seemed, and my eating got a little out of control. I did have some victories though so let’s get right to it! Thanks to Jenn over at Peas & Crayons for hosting this fun event every week!

Breakfast: I have had an obsession lately with this beautiful combo:

Chobani 2& strawberry banana, Kashi Go Lean, and sliced strawberries. It fills me up and I stay full for a few hours. If we run out of strawberries before the week is over, it will be a travesty (for both Hanna and I).

Since I ate breakfast at 7, and then worked out for almost an hour and a half I was famished by the time 11:00 rolled around so I made myself a protein shake to get those muscles to start repairing (I am SO STIFF today btw, if you want a great at home workout check out the TONE ZONE from workout post last Monday. Very good). This was probably one of the GREENEST smoothies I have drunk to date.

In the mix:

1 1/4 cup Orange Juice
Scoop of Vanilla Pea Protein Powder
Frozen mangoes
Half a frozen banana
about 3 cups of kale

Here is the picture I took of my drink with Hanna enjoying her smoothie in the back ground:

Hanna’s weight has held steady for the past 3 Dr.’s visits and they want her to gain weight because she is tiny. They suggested Dr. Udo’s flax oil to plump her up. I make her a smoothie everyday that has about 400 calories in it, and she LOVES them! Oh what it would be like to actually have to GAIN weight (grass is always greener, right?).

Lunch was a mish-mash of a few things, but a few delicious things at that!

I had leftover chickpea and avocado salad on celery, sliced apples, and a smoked mozzeralla chicken sausage with brown mustard. Every bite hit the spot.

We were haveing the missionaries over for dinner from our church and so I had to make a meal that guys would enjoy, and dessert, you can’t let them leave without satisfying that sweet tooth! So I made cookies:

My hub’s was suppose to take them to work with him today, but they are still sitting on the counter. Looks like into the freezer they will be going! Out of sight, out of mind! NSV: Usually I end up eating half of the dough before I even cook these little buggers, but yesterday I took one taste (to make sure they turned out okay), and then stopped. It turns out when a cookie recipe says it makes 4 dozen it really does if you don’t eat all the batter first!

Dinner: I kind of fell apart at dinner. Not that I ate a tone of food or anything, but I lost track of everything I was eating and didn’t end up tracking it. Luckily, I exercised enough yesterday that I shouldn’t see a gain or anything, but the point is to exercise to LOSE weight not so that I maintain!

I ate one serving of everything and then went back for 1 more piece of garlic bread (garlic bread is the devil!). I had two cookies for dessert and then I called it a night.

I don’t know what tomorrow’s weigh in will bring. I do know that I am retaining a lot of water from sore muscles, and all the bread I ate yesterday may take a couple of days to come off, but I’m ready to face it no matter what the scale says.

Any memorable eats for you lately?

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by Shrinking Carrie on May 23, 2012 • Permalink

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WIAW: Try New Things

I have had a stellar week with weight loss and exercise this, but you’ll have to hear more on that tomorrow! I did however bend over this morning and had a sharp pain in my back? I don’t know what’s up with that, but I hope it doesn’t hurt my workout. Looks like it will be a day of “listening to my body”. I’ll try going for my walk this morning and see how it feels. Wish me luck!

And on that note let’s get right into What I Ate Wednesday! Thank you Jenn over at Peas and Crayons for hosting this virtual blogger get together every week!

Although what I eat on a day-to-day basis is pretty much the same things, yesterday I wanted to try something new for Breakfast. I have seen recipes for Overnight Oats all over Healthy Living Blogs ever since I’ve been reading them (for about a year), and so I decided that I would see what all the hype was about.

I combined:

2% Mango Chobani
2 Tbls. Chia seeds
2/3 c. Rolled Oats
1/2 c. Almond Milk

And then I set them in the fridge overnight to soak. In the morning they were thick and creamy looking. I added 1/4 cup vanilla soy milk to loosen them up and sliced some strawberries for the top. Here is what I ended up with:

Verdict: They were good! But I would definitely try to play around with the recipe to half it. It doesn’t look like a lot in that bowl, but I felt like it was never-ending. By the time I got to the end I was sick of chewing the oats. I will say that cold oats are a great alternative to eating hot oats on a hot day.

One thing that was NOT great about this breakfast is the calorie count. I usually stay under 400 calories for breakfast and this meal was about 600 calories (see what I mean about halfing the recipe). Good thing I did 2 workouts yesterday and burned over 1000 calories so it didn’t break my calorie bank!

Lunch was scrambled eggs (1 egg, 3 egg whites), baby carrots, sliced apple, and a packet of Justin’s Chocolate Almond Butter:

Ever try Justin’s PB? So good. And I love getting those little packets because they are pre measured, and you won’t go over a serving (which I could totally eat a whole jar of PB without even realizing it).

After a great weightlifting and elliptical workout I cam home and had a green protein shake:

For dinner my husband got a wild hair and decided to kick off grilling season! It has been in the middle 80′s where I live, and now that we have a great patio to grill on the hub’s grills at every chance he gets. We had grilled chicken sausage, purple onions, green peppers, and pineapple. I dipped my chicken in Dijon mustard, and my veggies in bbq sauce. Is it weird that I have just discovered how delicious roasted vegetables taste in different sauces? BBQ is my favorite.

There is also some pickles and an orange that I ate before dinner when I was starving. I forget how hungry I get when I weight lift.

Here is how my day rounded out according to MFP:
Yes, you read that right. I burned over 975 calories in exercise yesterday. It would have said more, but for some reason my bodybugg wasn’t tracking the calories correctly for my last workout.

Have a great Wednesday!

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by Shrinking Carrie on May 16, 2012 • Permalink

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WIAW: Recipe Round-up

I have been trying some fun recipes this past week, so instead of showing you essentially the same foods that I eat almost everyday here are some of the recipes I have tried and what I thought of them.

Thanks to Jenn over at Peas & Crayons for hosting this fun event every week!

I know it isn’t April anymore, but I just loved the Button for that month!

Mushroom Risotto with Carmelized Onions from Oh She Glows

On Monday I decided to try out a recipe that I have had on my meal plan for the last 6 weeks… Mushroom Risotto with Carmelized Onions!

Pic from Oh She Glows, click on pic to be taken to recipe

I used Oh She Glows photo because my photo did not do this recipe justice. The verdict: Delicious! I don’t think I have mentioned before that my hub’s has a serious love affair with mushrooms and he used to cook them in teriyaki sauce and eat them plain. I am not actually a huge fan of mushrooms, they definitely need to be cooked into something and these were perfect! I have also never tired barley before. A little chewy for my liking.

After plugging in the recipe to Livestrong.com I found that this recipe had WAY more calories than I thought it would have. It was around 850 per serving! The next time I make this recipe there will be a few changes:

Use water instead of oil to cook the onions in the first step.
Change the grain to brown rice. Barley has somewhere around 700 calories per cup (lesson learned, barley in small doses).
I switched the vegetable stock to chicken stock. I know this makes it not vegan, but switching over to vegetable stock could be a long process for me since I think it tastes like a**.
No Earth Balance. I have a feeling I wouldn’t even miss it.
Take the carmelized onions out all together. I know this is a part of the recipe title, but you have to use 3 tablespoons of oil and a lot of salt to make these and although they were yummy, they were not necessary, to me at least.
Two cartons of mushrooms. I thought one would be enough, but I was wrong.

This recipe would also make an amazing side dish for meat eaters. Has anyone ever heard of Consomme Rice? It is a healthier alternative to that recipe.

Smashed Chickpeas and Avocado Sandwich from Two Peas and Their Pod

Pic courtesy of Two Peas and Their Pod. Click pic to be taken to recipe

We had this for dinner last night. I know this is more of a lunch food (which I will be having the leftovers today for that very meal), but yesterday was pretty hot and the house was so warm that it was nice not to have to turn the oven or stove on. I am a big fan of tuna/chicken salad, and this hit the spot for that craving. I did add a large diced celery stalk to give it a little snap, and next time I would even go as far as to add a diced purple onion. This sandwich will definitely be making it into my lunch rotation.

I ate this salad with toasted wheat bread, and a side of baby carrots. The meal in total was 409 calories, and left me feeling very satisfied. Although the baby did eat one bite and turned her nose up at it. Can’t win ‘em all I guess.

Crazy Woman Chocolate Blender Pudding from Oh She Glows

I saved the best recipe for last. Let’s just say that I will ALWAYS have a frozen banana and avocado in the freezer from no on in case I get a craving.

Click pic to be taken to recipe

I have yet to make a vegan dessert, but I finally rectified that last night. I never know what to expect when I make some recipes. Pudding? Does it really taste like pudding? Because I really want something creamy and cold that doesn’t have any grit to it.

This recipe totally delivered.

It was amazing.

I embarrassingly admit that I licked my bowl clean.

Go. Run. Make. this. recipe. now.

I’d bet that you could even add some Pea Protein Powder for a kick of protein. And did I mention that it is good for you? One serving is 191 calories and I could easily pick it over ice cream, or use it for an ice cream craving. One serving is about 1 1/2 cups. ONE AND A HALF CUPS! If you ate 1 1/2 cups of Hagen Daaz it would put you somewhere in the range of 600-700 calories, and around 45 grams of fat. This recipe has 5 grams of fat, and they are from the delicious frozen avocado that makes this pudding oh. so.creamy.

So do yourself a favor. Make this recipe. As soon as humanly possible.

I hope you give these recipes a try! Happy Wednesday!

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by Shrinking Carrie on May 9, 2012 • Permalink

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What I Ate Wordless Wednesday

Maybe not completely wordless! I have caught the seasonal cold, or allergies, not really sure. I do know that I am on my way to the Health Food Store to grab me some Kombucha to see if I can’t get whatever I’ve got gone by the weekend.

I’ve been playing around with some photo apps on my phone, so I hope you enjoy this What I Ate Wednesday, courtesy of Jenn over at Peas & Crayons!