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What I Ate Wednesday: Snack Attacks

Happy WIAW and summer hump day!  I eat much more elaborately than most people who work 9-5 jobs, I would imagine.

When not seeing clients, I have the luxury of working from home.  I do all my report writing, admin and other tasks en casa.  Even if I have clients in the morning and the afternoon, I will come home, if I have time, to eat lunch here.  I love being at home.  I am a home body for sure!

In any case, this also gives me the luxury of whipping up yummy lunches and snacks on the fly like I did this day.

Breakfast the same as usual, only I dumped too much cinnamon into my oats.  It was still good, and I still ate ALL of it, but would have been better with a bit less.  As much as I love cinnamon, you can always have too much of a good thing!


Several coffee frappes happened, of course.

Lunch was spicy jalapeno chicken sausages, roasted zucchini and roasted kabocha squash.

 
In order to use up an overripe banana, I made these Cocoa Peanut Butter Protein Bars (recipe to come).  They make an awesome little snack, perfect for before or after a workout!  My inspiration for recipes often come from some random ingredient.  In this case the banana.  Then I go down to our cold storage room where I keep most of my cooking and baking staples and stare at them until I am hit with an idea.  Sometimes I come up with ideas in my sleep.  No joke!

 
Dinner was my absolute favorite spicy sesame shirataki noodles with squid, broccoli and bell peppers. 


I know what you're thinking! You're worried I don't eat enough vegetables, right? Ha ha!  If you're shocked by how much I eat, you must be new around here!  Muscles need energy!!

Have a lovely Wednesday.

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