Happy Wednesday everyone! It's that time of the week again and our new "What I Ate Wednesday" theme, courtesy of Peas & Crayons is "Summer Staples."
So today I'll be sharing a few of mine, along with the rest of my gluten-free, vegan food...and of course, my adventures with Avery.
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| 7:30 AM: glass of warm water with the juice of half of a lemon |
Breakfast first? Nah...we better head outside to play! Gotta love being on summer break with Avery.
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| What are we going to find today? |
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| "Oh yeah, I like it out here!" |
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| Look at that sneaky grin. |
When we came back in, the morning started off with a bang...literally!
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| My fault...I put the bowl to close to the edge of the counter and when I went to put Avery in her high chair, I knocked it right onto the floor! |
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| No worries, I'll just make you another bowl Little Miss. Cereal of choice: Envriokidz Peanut Butter Panda Puffs with SO Delicious Sugar-Free Vanilla Coconut Milk. |
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| "So what are we going to do today Mom?" |
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| 8:15 AM Breakfast: Chocolate Ice Cream Smoothie Raw cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia seeds, spinach, rice milk, frozen strawberries, and frozen bananas. |
To say that this smoothie is a "staple" in my diet is an understatement...I've hade it every day for as long as I can remember! I love it's yummy chocolate flavor and how it gives me the energy I need to start my day!
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| 10:00 AM: My "Sneaky Spinach Pancakes" with Maple Agave Nectar syrup. |
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| 11:30 AM Post-workout Snack: My "green juice" with apple juice and my favorite green powder. This is one of my summer staples, I love how it helps me get my "greens" in a quick and easy way. |
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| 12:15 PM: "Naughty & Nice Vegan Enchilada Casserole" from Angela @ Oh She Glows with gluten-free noodles, black beans, red and yellow peppers, Daiya pepperjack cheese, and crunched chips on top. |
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| This is one of Avery's favorite meals, I think it's the spicy kick in the homemade enchilada sauce. Yum! |
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| Don't forget the corn tortilla chips! I've been loving Frontera's "Thin and Crispy" lately. |
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| 2:00 PM 1st Afternoon Snack: 1 organic apple (shared with you know who) |
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| "Yeah, sure Mom, take all the pictures you want. I just want to watch Sesame Street!" |
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| I wonder who put that there? ( : |
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| 3:00 PM 2nd Afternoon Snack: 1 Almond Dream Strawberry Yogurt |
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| 4:00 PM 3rd Afternoon snack: 2 slices of Rudi's Multigrian Gluten-free bread with Earth Balance vegan butter and honey. |
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| 5:00 PM: "Chocolate Vanilla Smoothie": vanilla coconut milk, Chocolate Sun Warrior Rice Protein Powder, spinach, 1 1/2 frozen bananas, 3 frozen strawberries |
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| 7:00 PM Dinner: Lasagna: based loosely on this recipe from Peas & Thank You with a gluten-free roll. |
To make this lasagna gluten-free I used Tinkyada rice noodles. To make the sauce more "meaty" I skipped the Field Roast sausage suggested (since it has wheat in it) and used this "Meatless Meat Sauce" recipe of mine. I've also found that if I used 1 1/2 jars of spaghetti sauce it helps to keep the lasagna from getting too dry (as opposed to just one).
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| Avery chowed down! |
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| Placemat in mouth, lasagna on face...wow, welcome to dinner time with a 15 month old! |
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| "I better just put my feet on the table to really get this party started!" |
After giving our "crazy dinner guest" a bath and putting her to sleep, I relaxed with many spoonfuls of dessert and Brandon and I caught up on some True Blood from our Netflix Queue. What's been on your Queue lately? Any True Blood fans?
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| Dessert: SO Delicious Vanilla Bean Coconut Milk Ice Cream |