Work lunch: Salad, Veggies & Hummus and Quinoa

Salad with avocado

Dressing: Blend 2 tbs almond butter, 2 tbs nutritional yeast, 1/3 cup tahini, 1 tbs tamari, 3 tbs apple cider vinegar, 2 tbs dijon, 1/2 cup water and stevia to taste

Bottom: Quinoa California blend from Whole Foods, bell peppers, cucumber and hummus

Work lunch: Salad, Quinoa and Veggies

Top: Arugula topped with leftover roasted zucchini and butternut squash and fresh avocado

Dressing: Blend 2 tbs almond butter, 2 tbs nutritional yeast, 1/3 cup tahini, 1 tbs tamari, 3 tbs apple cider vinegar, 2 tbs dijon, 1/2 cup water and stevia to taste 

Bottom: Cucumbers, red and yellow peppers and quinoa with raisins, edamame and onions (from Whole Foods) 

Butternut Squash Zucchini Mushroom Salad

Chop and sauté squash, zucchini and mushrooms

Place over arugula

Dressing: Blend 2 tbs almond butter, 2 tbs nutritional yeast, 1/3 cup tahini, 1 tbs tamari, 3 tbs apple cider vinegar, 2 tbs dijon, 1/2 cup water and stevia to taste

Avocado and Shiitake

Quick snack: Sautéed shiitake mushrooms with tamari and sliced some cado

Starbucks Oats

Got the Starbucks original oatmeal (without sugar)- quick breakfast at the airport

Eggs Avocado English Muffin

More eggs! Going on a trip and don't want to buy more groceries. Easy and delish.

Healthier Chinese

Fresh Market Asian Noodles and general tso vegan nuggets

English Muffin with Eggs

Easy breakfast before work- fried eggs and a whole wheat english muffin

Plums Figs and Oats

Steel cut oats

Hemp hearts

Plain coconut yogurt

Almond butter

Maple syrup 

Quinoa Veggie Sweet Potato Bisque and Salad

This wasn't really thought out. I heated up some sweet potato bisque from Trader Joes (boxed version) and threw in the last of the veggie quinoa.

For the salad I just sautéed mushrooms and topped with Kimberly Snyder's magenta goddess dressing I made earlier this week. Greens are arugula and spinach.

Salad and Veggie Scramble

Left: 2 egg scramble (with yolks they're the best part of the egg!!) with mushrooms and tomatoes 

Right: Arugula/spinach with fresh tomatoes and Kimberly Snyder's magenta goddess dressing

Coconut Yogurt with Figs

Plain coconut yogurt
Fresh figs
Chia seeds
Honey

Trader Joes Cold Pressed Juice

17 kale leaves
1 lb spinach
1 large apple
1/4 English cucumber
1 celery stalk
1 lemon
2 inches ginger

I think this was $4.99. Way less than some other brands.. Go Traders!

Chicken Sausage Quinoa

After having sugar glazed bacon, kale artichoke dip, fried chicken with maple syrup, spoon bread, mac n cheese, and grits for lunch I needed a clean meal that didn't take much effort.

Bought this at Trader Joes. Opened the casing and cooked the sausage and then added leftover quinoa with veggies. Topped with cilantro. Tada!

Figs

Post workout snackity

Banana Almond "Ice Cream" with Almond Butter Maple Syrup and Chocolate

Some ice cream to cool down :P

Same "ice cream" from before:
2 frozen sliced bananas puréed with 1 tbs almond and honey

Topped with: almond butter, maple syrup & dark chocolate

Leftover Salad

I decided to try to put a dent in my leftovers:

Veggie & Bean Quinoa
Kimberly Snyder's Raw Purple Cabbage Slaw
Fresh tomatoes and cilantro
Kimberly Snyder's Magenta Goddess Dressing

Coconut Yogurt Almond Butter Maple Chia Oats

Steel cut oats
A few scoops of plain coconut yogurt
Tbs almond butter
Sprinkle chia seeds
Drizzle of organic maple syrup

Carrot Beet Lemon Juice

5 carrots
1 beet
1 lemon peeled

Juice!

Banana Almond Butter Honey "Ice Cream"

Ohhhh myyyy. You've gotta try this one.

Slice 2 ripe bananas and freeze

Once frozen- place in food processor with 1 (hefty) tbs almond butter &1 tbs honey

Blend until smooth and creamy

Top with dark chocolate chips (I sliced a chocolate bar I had in the fridge)

Veggie & Bean Quinoa with Lemon Tahini Dressing

Holy delicious. Wasn't expecting it to taste so friggin good.

Cook 1 cup quinoa in 2 cups veggie broth (or water)

Chop up corn (steamed for a few minutes), beets, red pepper, and zucchini - sauté until soft but still a little crunchy

Add quinoa and veggies to bowl and mix with dressing

Heat black beans in a sauce pan

Add quinoa mixture to bowl and top with black beans

Garnish with lots of cilantro!

Dressing: 2 tbs tahini, 1 garlic clove, 1 lemon, 1 tbs olive oil, 1 tbs honey, 3 tbs water - blend in food processor

Banana Honey Almond Butter Chia Oats

Steel cut oats
1/2 banana
Spoonful of honey (try to get local)
Spoonful of almond butter
Sprinkle of chia seeds

Lemon Juice Maple Syrup Cayenne

2 tbs lemon juice
2 tbs maple syrup
Dash of cayenne
1 cup hot filtered water

Zucchini Noodles with Avocado Cream Sauce and Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup

Noodles: julienne (or use a spiralizer) the zucchini, toss in a pan and sauté with olive oil

Avocado sauce: avocado, lemon, garlic, fresh herbs, salt, pepper, red pepper flakes - purée

Soup: sauté portobello mushrooms with garlic and olive oil, add steamed and puréed cauliflower, vegetable broth, almond milk, tamari, & nutritional yeast (I eyeballed all measurements)

Rainbow Salad with Goddess Dressing

Base: Arugula and baby spinach

On top: yellow bell peppers, tomatoes, carrots, avocado, sautéed portobello, Kimberly Snyder's raw purple cabbage slaw

Dressing: Kimberly Snyder's magenta goddess dressing

Coconut Yogurt with Fruit and Hemp Hearts

Plain coconut yogurt, 1/2 banana, blueberries, hemp hearts and an (empty) Suja juice that I drank when I first woke up