What I Ate Wednesday #5: Easy and Healthy Green Foods

 

Today’s WIAW will be the last for Green Foods month; it's sad, but I can’t wait to see next month’s theme! This doesn’t mean I’ll start slacking on my green food intake though; I’m a salad fanatic and love Brussels sprouts too much to cut down on this color!

It’s been an exciting March, and I’m happy with the green-themed fun I had and viewed on WIAW posts from other foodie bloggers The onions I mentioned in last week’s post are still going strong, but I feel like it’s time to use them soon. I really enjoy being a part of the What I Ate Wednesday crew and don’t plan on stopping any time soon!

Still growing Green as of last Saturday....

For this week’s green food, I added Watercress to my menu as a mix-in for my nightly salad. Watercress has a hint of spice and touts many health benefits including its use as a digestive aid. This proved helpful to me since I tend to eat most of my food at night and it keeps my stomach from going crazy.

Rinsed and ready for the spinner!

I didn’t do anything fancy, just mixed it in with my nightly salad and that’s all I needed. Sometimes I just grab a handful of greens and eat them from my hand; there’s just something refreshing about crisp greens with nothing else. Do you ever eat salad greens by the handful or am I alone on this?

Now, on to today’s green eats……..

Breakfast – French press coffee with cinnamon and vanilla extract; small cup of leftover red quinoa with veggies, fresh jicama slices, and leftover Pumpkin Protein Crepes from this weekend

Ever get to a point where you don't want to spoon the last of the batter out of the bowl?
I did; this is what happens.  I didn't make Kelley eat this one....

Snack – Mug of unsweetened green and red tea and a few pieces of dried okra

Crispy, crunchy, and green!

Lunch – green split pea with mixed veggie puree (I had this last week and wanted it again) and I used Corn Thins for dipping; dehydrated Brussels and okra, celery sticks, an apple, and sliced jicama provided a means to my mindless eating attack afterward

After Lunch – more green tea mixed with decaf chai tea and stevia; late night at work, so my usual outdoor activity is shortened and I’ll only get to have a few rounds with the punching bag.

Dinner – Started with a big salad topped with mixed veggies, papaya seeds, and salsa; pureed zucchini, frozen berries, and spinach with vanilla protein; large helping of plain, non-fat Chobani Greek yogurt (Enter to win some here) mixed with Chocolate-Covered Katie’s Brownie Batter Dip (that stuff is awesome!); finished with a side of several Peanut Butter Overnight Oat Crisps

I will definitely make this dip again.......then probably another time after that!

Crunchy peanut butter goodness = happy me!

I have been planning to go to a yoga session with Kelley on Wednesday, my rest day from my current workout routine, but something seems to happen at work every time! Guess I’ll just keep hoping for a chance because I could use the flexibility.

Have you done anything special for National Nutrition Month? I think it’s kinda ridiculous since we should focus on nutrition every day. Do you agree or disagree?

To add to this; I read an article discussing a new study that found that frequent fast-food chain customers are less happy with their health than the average American. Go figure; I didn’t need a study for that!

Happy What I Ate Wednesday!