I think that most of my WIAW posts document my Sunday/rest day meals. Not sure why this is, but maybe because it’s a new week and I have just gone food shopping/created my meal plan plus have a little extra time to think about taking pictures of my food because I’m not running? Who knows, but for some reason I felt the need to document my food on Sunday so here it is! Nothing too special, but better than many other Sundays which consist of lots of snacks rather than full meals just because I don’t feel like cooking breakfast or lunch.
Sunday’s Rest Day Meals
For breakfast I made these chocolate chip peanut butter pancakes. It was a nice change from our usually egg/bacon/veggie combo! I balanced it out with some green juice and blueberries.
We ate breakfast early, so I was ready for a snack at 10am. I made a smoothie with whatever I could find in the fridge/freezer. I know it involved frozen fruit, kale, juice, and almond butter. Nothing special, but I probably wouldn’t make this again. I had it with a chocolate chip muffin.
Lunch was leftovers from last night’s dinner. We went to Birotecca, which is the best pizza place we have found in Baltimore. I also had some minestrone soup that I had gotten for lunch the day before.
I also drank a few cups of tea throughout the day. Just a few more days until I can drink coffee again!
I tried a new recipe for dinner: Skinny Chicken Marsala. This was served with brown rice and broccoli.
We finished off the night with a few Paleo Chocolate Chip Cookies. This was my first time making these cookies and they did not disappoint!
For those who participate in WIAW, what is the most common day for you to document your food?
Do you prefer sweet or savory breakfasts?
Have you baked anything good lately?
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omg I forgot you aren’t drinking coffee! so impressed! I end up picking a random day for wiaw, it really depends on when I remember to take pictures. lol
Me too! I guess I just remember to take pictures more on Sundays.
Chocolate chip pancakes and pizza. You are my hero. When I do WIAW, it can be any matter of days. I don’t do it too often, but I’ve done just about every day of the week at this point!
I actually don’t think I have ever done it on a Wednesday! I guess because it’s so far away from the next week, it’s the last thing on my mind.
The mushrooms and that marsala sauce look awesome! I definitely prefer sweet to savory breakfasts, but moreso a savory lunch! I think I usually document my eats from a Monday (usually when I have the most groceries) or a Friday/weekend day because I think it’s important to show that my weekend eats (and drinks) are often quite different!
I like documenting weekends for the same reason! But its also nice to switch it up and show a weekday once in awhile too.
I usually like to eat something sweet for breakfast bc I drink coffee with flavored creamer and it just doesn’t go together with eggs and hot sauce the way I like. Those chocolate chip putter pancakes sound delicious.
That makes sense to pair your breakfast with your coffee! The pancakes were really good.
You can have coffee soon! I recently rediscovered Earl Grey tea and with a bit of lemon and honey it is so good.
I prefer sweeter breakfasts but on weekends I crave savory breakfasts.
I am actually the opposite- the only time I really crave a sweet breakfast is on Sunday! Can’t wait to enjoy some coffee in a few days:)
I often find myself doing a pre-run snack, post-run brunch, and early dinner on weekends, and just snacking all afternoon between the brunch and dinner. It works for me, although I feel like I’m constantly eating!
That sounds like a great way to spend the weekend!
I’d die without coffee. You’re so strong! Ha ha. Okay so I’m not sure if Starbucks down there has them but they brought in these toffeedoodle cookies that are absolutely INSANELY good. So I tried to replicate them, and I did a decent job! Not as good as the Starbucks ones though. If you guys have them, you should try one. YUM.
I have stayed as far away as possible from Starbucks for the past 6 weeks but next time I go in there I will need to look out for those! They sound really good!
I definitely prefer a sweet breakfast–donuts, homemade pop tarts…bring it on! I love baked goods but I’m not a huge baker, I’d rather cook. However, I do make some mean Oreo brownies!
Mmm brownie oreos sound so good!! Definitely a great treat to choose to bake.
Ooh, I made these Apple Pie Bars from Emilie Eats yesterday. They were SO yummy. Chocolate chip peanut butter pancakes combines 2 of my favorite flavors. 🙂
Chocolate and PB are 2 of my favorites as well!
Hmmm… My most common day to document it would probably be Tuesdays since those are the days that I remember. O_O I’m definitely a sweet breakfast girl. It’s rare that I have a savory breakfast, but I do like eggs. 🙂
I think Tuesday is probably a common day because it’s right before we share our posts on Wednesday!
I actually tend to never do WIAWs on my weekend… probably because I basally go in to “zero commitments” mode and am far too lazy to think about anything other than just sitting down and eating. Although most of my weekend meals are far more “esthetic,” so perhaps I should give it a go.
I loved your comment about the smoothie – sometimes food is just fuel and that’s about as far as it goes. Trial and error.
Exactly! I just threw anything in there, not knowing how it would taste. Thats usually how I make my smoothies, so they are always hit or miss:)
That pizza though… As for pancakes – I always make at least a double batch and freeze the leftovers – then I can have pancakes on random days!
Thats such a good idea! Luckily we had leftover from Sunday so I was able to enjoy them on Monday too!
Whenever we have pancakes for breakfast, I am hungry an hour later. We limit them to special occasions because otherwise I am eating two breakfast meals on too many days. Leftover pizza is always a great choice too. While I love Naked Juice, I quit buying it due to all the sugar. I know it is natural, but I have a huge sweet tooth and it makes it even more active!
I try to make my own smoothies/juice rather than buying it, but sometimes its just so much easier! Luckily I don’t get affected by the sugar. And pancakes don’t hold me over very long either, which is why I definitely needed a morning snack:)
For me it’s either Sunday or Monday typically, occasionally a Friday if I can get it together! I’ve never put kale in a smoothie and I’m sort of scared to. Also, I’ve pinned those cookies so many times but never tried them, they look awesome!
They were really good! They remind me alot of your cookies:) I know some people taste kale in smoothies but I don’t, as long as I have some fruit in there to balance it out!
My diet is SO different on the weekend v.s. during the week so I loved reading a WIAW Sunday post! That chicken marsala looks incredible!
Thanks! I usually eat differently on the weekends too. My weekday meals are more structured and planned out, so its nice to eat whatever Im in the mood for on the weekends!
I love chicken marsala–I think I need to add that to my menu for next week!
I hadn’t made it in so long. It was a nice change!
Yum! All of your eats look deeelish!
I’ve never put together a WIAW post because I never think to take a photo (except for dinner, only because of the #SILDinnerChallenge) before I chow down hahaha.
Sweet breakfast are always my choice. I just can’t do savoury food in the morning… unless we’re traveling.
I used to be all about sweet breakfasts until I really started liking eggs with veggies. But sometimes a sweet breakfast just hits the spot!