What I Ate Wednesday ~ Eating the Rainbow

I do not like to diet.

As soon as I start using the word diet as part of my daily plan,

I send myself down the road to failure.

For me dieting does not work. Healthy, consistent habits do.

One of my goals each and every day is to eat a rainbow of fruits and veggies.
It's easy to do this time of year with all of the fresh stuff that's so readily available.

Here's a sneak peek of my recent rainbow of eats...

Breakfast

Slow Cooked Zucchini Bread Steel Cut Oats
(yes, my garden is still producing oodles of zucchini --- do you want some?!)



Egg, Veggie & Cheese Breakfast Wrap



Lunch

I've been brown baggin' it lately.
Like I always say ~ Planning = Success

Garlicky Kale
Crockpot Applesauce
Whole Wheat Tortilla with Hummus

Veggie Wrap with Hummus



Snacks

I haven't taken any recent pics of my snacks, but over the past couple of days,
I've been eating chopped veggies with tzaztiki or a chopped apple.


Dinner
Lentil Veggie Mac & Cheese
Roasted Beets
(this pic does not do this meal justice - it was fabulous!)

I didn't eat all of this food on the same day (I swear!!!), but I wanted to show you that there are lots of delicious, healthy meal options that are packed full of nutrition.

My challenge to you this week is to make sure there is a rainbow on your plate at each and every meal this week. You'll feel great and your belly with thank you!

Thank you as always to Miss Jenn for encouraging us all to make and keep good habits as we enter into Fall. Make sure you take a few minutes to check out her site to get lots of healthy meal ideas!

I'm tellin' you --- eating healthy is EASY!!

What is your favourite veggie-packed meal?

Have a wonderful day,

Andrea

xoxo

What I Ate Wednesday

Hi! Happy Wednesday! Have you been working on creating good habits as we  cruise through September? As long as my garden keeps producing lots of veggies, eating healthy meals is pretty easy to do; I mean I have oodles of produce at my fingertips!

Breakfast

I made a new bread on Monday night (link is posted below) and somehow I've managed to sneak a wedge into many of the meals that I've eaten since. That's why I don't make bread very often --- I can't keep out of it!! Usually I eat 80% of a homemade loaf and Derek's lucky if he gets a slice or two. Sometimes, he doesn't even know a loaf was made =)

Anywho, I've been enjoying egg white scrambles with sundried tomatoes and goat cheese with a side of hearty oat bread on the side. Easy and oh so good.

Snackage

I don't know if it's the Halloween candy that's starting to show up EVERYWHERE or what, but I have been craving sweets like nobody's business. Thankfully, we don't have much to tempt me in the house, so I've been eating boatloads of watermelon. Chilled watermelon really is a great snack alternative to help control a sweet tooth like mine. 

I've been too lazy to chop the watermelon up, so I've been helping myself to scoops instead of chunks.

Or....when I'm at home, I eat it like this.

Better than eating a bowlful of chips, right?!

Lunch

...was a veggie quesadilla. This is one of my "Go To" meals. It's quick and easy and I just love a cheesy quesadilla loaded with veggies, don't you?!

Dinner

For dinner, I had some homemade veggie noodle soup and homemade hearty oat bread. This exact meal was posted on Courtney's blog on Monday morning and even though I didn't have plans for that to be our dinner, it just kinda happened. I'm always up for some fresh, homemade bread and I was able to tweak the soup recipe to use up all the veggies that were lurking around in the fridge. I'm not usually a soup gal, but this meal was really, REALLY good....and it left me with lots of leftovers for lunches, which is always a WIN with me! 

Mmmmm.....healthy, hearty food! It does my body good.

My goals for September aren't just related to food. I've also made a promise to myself, and my friend, Deb, that I will run a 5K with her in late-October. When I found out that we got to wear costumes during the run, I couldn't turn it down, but I need to work hard to get in shape to run it because right now I can only do about 3.5K. Eeek!!

I went for my second training run yesterday and felt pretty great at the end! I was really happy to have minimal knee pain, which is a great improvement to when I tried to start training in the Spring!!

If I can do it, so can YOU!!

Thank you to Jenn for challenging us all to make goals and for encouraging us to keep eating well and loading up on our veggies!  Make sure that you check out Jenn's What I Ate Wednesday page if you'd like to be inspired by other bloggers who are making goals and eating healthy this month.

What goals have you made for yourself this month?

What healthy treat do you turn to when you have a craving for sweets?

Enjoy your day!

Andrea

xoxo

PS - If you missed my post on Monday, please check out the new Tabs that I've created on the blog. You'll see that there is  now a Faves, Bucket List and Contact Tab. I've also made it easier for you to connect with me on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter - now there are easy-to-find buttons on the right sidebar!

What I Ate Wednesday

Around these parts produce is plentiful and the farmer's markets are simply overflowing with all sorts of fresh deliciousness. I just cannot get enough! Derek works in the agriculture sector and we've been getting all sorts of fruits & veggies from his customers and my grandma  has been keeping me loaded up with fresh tomatoes and zucchinis.

Tomatoes, zucchini, watermelon, raspberries, cherries & corn on the cob are definitely 'summer staples' in the Vegvacious household....what are the summer must haves in your kitchen??

 

Here's a quick peek at my eats from yesterday:

Breakfast

Homemade zucchini bread with pomegranate green tea. This zucchini bread is 'da bomb ---- it is one of my favouritist --- yes that it is a word in my world ;-) --- recipes of all time!

Lunch/Snacks

For lunch I had some goulash (made just like my daddy-o used to make it), low-fat cottage cheese and a banana and NIAGARA peach for snacks. Oh gosh ---- if you live near Niagara, you must know that these peaches are heaven!! Derek brought them home from a customer's farm on Monday night and I grab one everytime I walk by them. SO. JUICY. SO. SWEET. SO. PERFECT.

 

A little cheese is a must-have for goulash.

All I had was a light cheese string and it was just the right amount!

Dinner

Last night I stopped by my grandparents' and they had a big bowl of homemade french onion soup for us to go. It was amazing!!! We topped ours with a toasted piece of Ezekial bread and a sprinkling of cheddar. This is comfort food at its finest.   

 

So there's all the deliciousness that are my eats ---- what have you been noshing on recently? Make sure you check out Jenn's WIAW page for a ton more meal inspiration. Seriously, you could make a year's worth of meal plans out of all the awesome foodie ideas!  

Have a great Wednesday!

Andrea
xo