I was hesitant to do a WIAW post this week because I have felt like all of my meals are always the exact same thing. I decided yesterday I wanted to change things up by creating a new-to-me- salad. Recipe will be at the end of the post. Let’s start with Tuesday’s breakfast.
As you know, I usually eat more than one breakfast. I just grabbed a banana after my run since I didn’t have enough time to make a smoothie (plus it was so cold out!)
After I showered and warmed up, I made eggs with plantains, sweet potatoes, spinach, and bacon.
I totally forgot to take any pictures of my food at work- but it wasn’t anything too exciting. I had an apple in the morning, and then lunch was grilled chicken, roasted asparagus, and leftover roasted red potatoes (eaten cold). A little later I had some raisins.
When I got home from work I had a LARABAR- this is one of the kinds we have been eating lately along with the cashew cookie.
So finally- dinner time. I wanted to make something quick because after work I went to get a flu shot with my sister. My plan had been to make chicken with almond flour but we were out of almond flour- luckily our amazon subscribe and save was delivered to Rob’s office during the day so we would have it- I just had to wait for him to get home. So I worked on the rest of the meal and once he got home I cooked the chicken.
I was also planning to create my own dressing for this, but we were at the grocery store for our flu shots and I figured it would be easier to just buy something. I aimed to get one with the most natural ingredients possible- and I feel like this one wasn’t too bad. I also liked the tomato flavor which went well with the chicken.
This recipe was inspired by Michele’s Paleo Crispy Chicken Salad– although my version isn’t paleo. However, you could probably make it paleo by leaving out the quinoa. I even included avocados which I can eat when I mix them up with a lot of other foods.
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My appetite has been a little more tame without running as much, but I still always find there is room for dessert! Over the weekend I made Michele’s Paleo Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies.(Can you tell I make her recipes a lot?!) So good! I feel like lately I have just been in the mood to bake cookies all the time. It must be the holiday season.
Thanks Jenn for hosting the WIAW link-up!
What is your favorite ingredient to add to a salad?
Will you be baking cookies over the holiday season?
Chicken and apples go really well together and the salad looks great! It’s tough getting creative with WIAW week after week!
I think I need to figure out what Ill eat ahead of time if I want to post it for WIAW. I think tracking my foods on Monday or Tuesday I always end up eating very similar meals those days!
I know this post is suppose to be about food, but your nails looks really nice! I love adding cranberries and blue/or feta cheese to my salads.
Haha thanks! And those are great additions to salads!
I am in baking mode too but I am trying to control it because I don’t feel like cleaning the kitchen more than I have to!
Yea, cleaning up is definitely the worse part of baking!
That recipe looks amazing! I will have to try that soon 🙂
I hope you like it!
Love apples and pears with savory accents. I think I will be making cookies, but I have decided on who to give them to yet, or what they will be! Probably should figure that one out…
I wasn’t thinking about giving any away….haha is that bad?
This looks great. I’ve been looking for more quinoa recipes.
If you try it let me know what you think!
I just recently made a quinoa crusted chicken and it was delicious! That is one of the reasons I don’t participate in WIAW, I have the same thing everyday…BORING!
That sounds really good! And yea I like participating as a change from all the running talk, but its hard to come up with creative stuff to share!
Mmm that salad looks really good and I’m not a big fan of salads… but I am a big fan of crispy chicken, haha! When I do make a salad I usually add chicken, fuji apples and walnuts!
Sounds great! If Im gonna eat a salad for dinner it needs to have a good amount of substance to it.
Looks amazing and delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I hope you like it if your try it out:)
I really need to get used to breading chicken this way — it’s still healthy but it makes eating chicken so much more fun. It can get so bland! That picture is mouth-watering!
Definitely! I have found that using almond flour and some spices can really add a lot of flavor to chicken- especially when its still cooked in oil!
First off, love your nail polish 🙂
The breakfast you made looks amazing!! LARABAR’s are so good!
Good for you on such healthy eating!! Happy Wednesday!
Thanks! LARABARs are my favorite on the go snack. So easy to throw in my bag all the time, and love the natural ingredients.
Can’t wait to try that salad recipe! I definitely bake a lot during the holidays – I try to make everyone’s favorite cookies. This year I need to work in some healthier recipes…
I hope you like it! I also need to find some good cookie recipes to make!
I love adding quinoa to salads for a different texture! I also like nuts for crunchiness or dried fruits for a tiny bit of sweetness 🙂
Yes, me too! Especially when I eat salads for dinner I need things like that for a little more substance!
That salad looks delicious, I have to add that to my things to make list! I don’t bake often, mainly because my husband is an incredible baker, but I do love making chocolate chip cookies, which I am planning on doing next week when I am on vacation. A warm, fresh baked chocolate chip cookie makes everything seem better!
Fresh, homemade chocolate chip cookies really are the best! But you are lucky to have a husband that is a great baker!
Let me know how you like the salad if you try it out!
There is always room for something sweet at the end of the day! I just had lots of peanut M&M’s. Those cookies look great – I might just have to make them!
My mom and I every year around Christmas make a wide variety of cookies and then take them to different Detroit Fire Departments. It is fun to deliver them because the firemen are always so appreciative and never expect people to do it 🙂
That sounds like such a great tradition! My problem with holiday baking is then we have all this stuff in the house and of course we eat it all! While its a time to indulge a little, we need to have some sort of self-control:)