Work Lunch: Chicken Quinoa Salad, Veggies & Hummus, and Fruit

Baby kale, pesto chicken, leftover quinoa fried rice and almond butter/tamari/stevia dressing (got a little thick overnight.) 

Yellow and red bell peppers, cucumber, hummus (same old, boring..) 

Whole banana and blueberries 

Post Workout Strawberry Smoothie

Ahhh so good! Tastes like a strawberry milkshake.

1/2 banana, handful of frozen strawberries, unsweetened coconut milk (enough to reach desired consistency), chia seeds and stevia to taste. 

Pesto Chicken

Trader Joe... you know what's up. Bought this pre-marinated chicken "pesto genovese." All I had to do was put it in a baking dish with some olive oil at 400 degrees for 35 minutes. So tender and juicy. 

Healthier Chinese

Leftover quinoa fried rice and veggie gyoza from Trader Joe's. Made an awesome sauce with almond butter, tamari (or soy sauce) and stevia. Topped with cilantro. 

Work Lunch: Fruit Salad, Veggie Sandwich, and More!

Banana, blueberries, apple and an orange 

Baby kale, red bell pepper, cucumber and hummus on sesame Ezekiel bread

Leftover quinoa fried rice, zucchini fritters and yellow bell pepper 

Zucchini Fritters

Pulse 3 medium zucchinis in a food processor and sprinkle with salt- let sit 10 minutes (to drain moisture out.)

Put zucchini in a dish rag and squeeze excess liquid. Soggy fritters are not good. 

I didn't have flour or breadcrumbs so I toasted a piece of Ezekiel bread and processed. 

Combine zucchini, bread crumbs, cilantro, 2 eggs (ended up adding another after the first batch), and salt. You could also add parmesan cheese or other herbs. 

Fry for about 3 minutes per side. 

I dipped mine in a tamari (or soy sauce), maple syrup and apple cider vinegar mixture. SO yummy!

Quinoa Fried Rice

Cook quinoa as directed on package and heat up a frozen bag of carrots, peas, corn and cauliflower (if you're lazy like me.) Add the quinoa to the veggies.  

Add a mixture of tamari (or soy sauce), maple syrup and apple cider vinegar. I didn't measure- just add to taste. Make a hole in the center of the quinoa and add 2 beaten eggs. 

Voila! 

Eggs and Salsa

Awesome way to cook eggs: break 2 eggs in the pan and THEN turn it on. Let them sit until it starts to become white and gently toss. Let it sit until almost cooked and gently toss again. Just a different way to scramble the eggs where the yolk is still a little separated.

I topped with salsa verde from Trader Joe's, ketchup and fresh cilantro. 

Work Lunch: Fruit Salad, Pulled Chicken, and Quinoa & Veggies

Top: banana, apple, blueberries

Bottom: Celery & hummus, pulled chicken and quinoa-zucchini-eggplant-tomato sauce bake 

Pictured my plate because the amount of food in my container is deceiving- the container is really tall and holds more than you'd think 

Out To Eat: Senate

Awesome gourmet hot dog restaurant. Top: first time trying poutine. Outrageous. Bottom: Croque madame hot dog. No words. 

Mushroom Mozzarella Basil Pizza

On a pizza kick- Roasted garlic naan from Whole Foods topped with Rao's tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms and basil. 

Kale Squash Mozzarella Pizza

Easiest dinner ever- ready in 15 minutes. Naan bread (bought from Whole Foods) topped with Rao's tomato sauce, a ton of kale, fresh mozzarella, acorn squash leftover, tomato slices and olive oil. Bake at 400 for 10-15 minutes. 

Basil Garlic Mozarella Pizza

Roasted garlic naan topped with Rao's tomato sauce (the best), fresh mozarella, tomatoes, garlic, basil and olive oil. 400 degrees for ten minutes. MMMMMM! 

Fried Eggs, Mushrooms and Avocado

Yumm- eggs were still a little runny so good. 

Work Lunch: Chicken Avocado Salad, Veggies & Hummus, and Fruit

Ate my apple first (fruit digests fastest) as a pre lunch snack

Top: Baby kale, whole avocado, pulled chicken and dressing (tahini, tamari, apple cider vinegar, and stevia) 

Bottom: Celery, carrots, plain hummus

Blueberry Banana Pancakes

Mixed 1/2 banana and 1 egg together and made pancakes like normal- except this time added some blueberries while they were cooking. Topped with 1/2 banana and blueberries that I quickly warmed in the pan and some real maple syrup (no plastic container junk). 

Chipotle Din That Keeps On Giving

Made so many ingredients decided to have the chipotle salad again! This time topped with Trader Joe's salsa verde- three salsas on one salad... craziness! But seriously this salad is insanely flavorful. The longer the salsas sit the better. 

Work Lunch: Chipotle Bowl

Top: Pico de gallo and corn salsa (recipes here), pinto beans and carrots

Bottom: arugula and pulled chicken 

I ate the carrots as a snack and piled everything else onto the arugula and chicken 

Date Apple Blueberry Oats

Steel cut oats cooked with apples and dates- topped with fresh blueberries, chia seeds and maple syrup

Chicken Chipotle Salad

Plain shredded chicken in the crockpot 

Pico de gallo: 2 tomatoes, 1/2 red onion, 1 lime, handful cilantro and salt 

Corn salsa: 3 corn ears, 1/2 red onion, 1 1/2 limes, cilantro, salt and 2 packets stevia 

Placed over arugula and added some pinto beans. Sad I'm missing guacamole but my avocados weren't ripe. :(

Zucchini Eggplant Mushroom Quinoa Bake

Sliced eggplant and zucchini into long thin slices. Coated them in egg and uncooked quinoa and layered with tomato sauce. Topped with mushrooms and cooked at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. I think it could have used some ricotta cheese and parmesan. Not the best thing ever, but decent.