dinner for two

What {we} Ate Wednesday

by Brittany on July 20, 2011 · 38 comments

Welcome to another W{we}AW! I’m really debating whether I’m going to keep this a weekly event, or just a ‘sometimes’ post, but either way, I’m here today, so here we go!

Breakfast

1 egg on a whole wheat deli thin with 1 oz shredded Cabot cheddar, topped with some Jack’s fresh salsa.

egg cheese and salsa breakfast sandwich

I had a sliced white peach on the side with an (un-pictured) cup of decaf and cream.

white peaches

Calories 338.5

Carbs 42.31

Fat 10.38

Protein 22.37

Lunch

I picked up a brown rice California roll from the grocery store (how many of you just ewww’d??).  I don’t think I could ever eat anything raw from the grocery store sushi counter, but I must admit I like the brown rice Californias.

Paired with watermelon… because obviously those go together. ;)

brown rice california roll

Calories 402.7

Carbs 87.53

Fat 4.26

Protein 8.99

Afternoon Munchies

Almond and Juice Plus ‘trail mix’

almonds and juice plus

And a hefty serving of homemade hummus that was made using yesterday’s tomato almond pesto.  Delicious combo! With kashi’s new pita crisps, which are quite tasty.

homemade pesto hummus

Calories 514.24

Carbs 63.17

Fat 24.22

Protein 15.94

Dinner

Apricot chicken served with a brown rice, craisin and walnut pilaf and sliced tomatoes.

apricot chicken and rice pilaf

Calories 488.5

Carbs 66.05

Fat 20.15

Protein 32.8

Movie Treat

Hubbs and I watched Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last night.  It was day 3 of Harry Potter movie madness.  We’ll watch the Deathly Hallows: Part One on Thursday and be fully prepared to watch the newest Harry Potter on Friday night … I totally already bought VIP tickets to the screening and could not be MORE PUMPED about the Harry Potter date night extravaganza!

Is Hubbs the best husband or what? He is being such a good sport and indulging his 8 month pregnant wife’s love for Harry Potter… GOLD STAR for Hubbs!

Anyways, I ate a small handful of Reese’s Peanut Butter Chips right from the bag.  Luckily they are sweet enough that only a few go a long way!

Calories 160

Carbs 16

Fat 8

Protein 4

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Daily Totals

Calories 1903.94

Carbs 275.06

Fat 67.01

Protein 84.1

Are you a Harry Potter fan?

Have you seen the new one?

What did you think?! (No spoilers, please :) )

What {we} Ate Wednesday: Popeye Edition

by Brittany on June 29, 2011 · 29 comments

The Sailor Man would have been proud with the amount of spinach I snuck in throughout the day yesterday…

Breakfast

Bagel with peanutbutter, banana and chia seedsbagel with pb banana and chia seeds

I was in need of something filling and comforting, and this hit the spot! It’s half of a Thomas’ Whole Wheat bagel with 2 Tbsp of JIF Natural Peanut Butter, half of a banana and a solid sprinkling of Chia seeds.  Gotta love getting in some omega-3s with breakfast!

*Also, I had 1 cup of orange juice, which is unpictured because my sweet Hubbs brought it to me while I was still in bed.  Sometimes my blood sugar is a little low in the mornings if I sleep for a while, and OJ helps give me a boost. Oh pregnancy…

Calories 487.95

Carbs 71.04

Fat 18.67

Protein 15.25

Lunch

Shrimp spinach zucchini and basil pasta

Lunch started with leftover Zucchini, Basil and Shrimp Pasta (recipe to come!), which I heated up over a bed of spinach before mixing it all together.

Plus, a hummus snack plate with a few Juice Plus Gummies on the side!

Hummus Snack Plate

Calories 521.09

Carbs 80.92

Fat 9.49

Protein 31.17

Afternoon Snackage

True to form, I snacked throughout the afternoon…

popcorn

Self explanatory above, followed by a simple egg salad, which I made up as I went along.  2 boiled DHA eggs, celery, 1/2 Tbsp Smart Balance light mayo, mustard and a cut up dill pickle slice… served on spinach, of course.

Simple Egg Salad

Then, there was more hummus.  Creamy Sabra, you sucker me in every time!

sabra hummus and celery

Calories 449.57

Carbs 44.37

Fat 25.75

Protein 22.12

Dinner

We really do eat a lot of (homemade) pizza, and last night the craving struck again!  Started off with a simple spinach salad with tomato, feta, kalamata olives, onions and Newman’s Light Balsamic…

simple spinach salad

And ended with homemade veggie pizza, made with a new New York Styles crust recipe I tried out, topped with broccoli, spinach, roasted garlic, onions, peppers and fresh mozzarella.  I had 2 slices.

homemade veggie pizza

Calories 620.4

Carbs 75.22

Fat 24.43

Protein 21.89

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Daily Totals

Calories 2079.01

Carbs 271.55g    (50.45%)

Fat 78.34g    (32.75%)

Protein 90.43g    (16.8%)

I’d like to have protein be a higher percentage of my calorie total, especially with all the brain development going on with Baby D this week, but overall, I’m happy with yesterday’s eats :)

Best thing you ate yesterday?

I’m always looking for new ideas :)

 

 

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