WIAW: Wake Up Call

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Breakfast #1: Toast!

Whooohoo!  Back to regular fitness since my workout injury from last week.  I had a piece of Sarah Lee's 45 calorie wheat bread with a smear of super shiny almond butter on it before heading out for an early boot camp session.

When you have to get up for a 5 a.m. boot camp class, sometimes you get worried you won't wake up on time (even with the alarm).  Well apparently Baby & Boscoe were concerned as well, because they started my wake up call about 30 minutes before I needed to be up.

Little rascals.

Don't be fooled by the looks of innocence.  They will meow their faces off and jump on you when they want you to get up.

 Breakfast #2: Spinach Omelet & Shake

I know that my ability to make the world's most beautiful omelet is intimidating, but I'm a normal person, I swear.  Ok, totally kidding there.  My spinach omelets always look like a hot mess, but they are delicious & nutritious ;)  I used a whole egg and an egg white, along with a cup of cooked down fresh spinach.

I also had a coffee to go & a peanut butter, banana protein shake containing the following: half scoop vanilla protein powder, 1 frozen banana, 1 cup almond milk and 1 tbsp of powdered peanut butter.

Have you guys tried the powdered peanut butter?  It's only 45 calories for 2 tbsp, so that's my only reason for using it.  You can add it to recipes or just add water and make a weird PB like paste.  If you are into it, here's where I buy it.

A.M. Snack: Apple & Nuts

I got an energy pick me up from these yums to hold me over until lunch.  Actually, scratch that.  I cut the apple and it must have been near an onion in my kitchen, because it tasted of onion.  Blech.  In the trash it went.  So I had the almonds, only.

Um, I also got some fake energy from the new Starbucks energy drinks.  They call them Refreshers and the can is only 60 calories and supposedly has a bunch of natural stuff in it.  Today I had the strawberry lemonade flavor & it was lovely (FYI-I found them at CVS & Walgreens on sale).

This is obviously me before the energy drink, because my hair looks cray cray and my eyes are so tired.  I tried to take an after picture, but it's super blurry because of all my "energy."

 Lunch: Bento Box!

Today's bento box lunch was killer.  I made some lettuce wraps in an attempt to decrease my carb intake.  My wraps have dijon mustard, a slice of turkey, a slice of roast beef and a piece of sharp cheddar all wrapped up in some butter lettuce.  I had some leftover roasted broccoli and some Rainier cherries on the side.

P.M. Snack: Yo

Since I always call frozen yogurt, "fro yo," I thought I'd try calling yogurt "yo."  I'm not sure it works as well.  Ok, so I had this new 100 calorie Greek yogurt & it was pretty bangin'.

Dinner: Veggie Panini & Fruit

I had some errands to run with my mom this evening, so I convinced her to go to Bahama Breeze with me :)  I had the portabella veggie sandwich and some fruit with the most incredible mango sorbet on top.  I also tried their skinny margarita and it wasn't half bad (not enough tequila, though).

Thanks for reading all about my food today!  Have a great week!

WIAW: Greek Salad Veggie Sandwich

Hi to my favorite blog readers!  It's time to recap what I've been eating.

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Well, I decided that my Tuesday food recaps were looking too similar.  So, I thought I'd shake things up and document my Monday eats for this week :)

Before I get to all that, I was thinking about how I told two of my sweet & beautiful friends about how the name of the blog came to life.

And you know what?  I don't think I ever actually shared it on the blog before!

So, when I get hungry, I get super cranky.  Everyone close to me knows to stay out of my way or throw some crackers at me if I haven't eaten in several hours.  Maybe I'm dramatizing a bit... But, my husband refers to my hangry (hungry + angry) moods as The Hungry Monster.  And when I might snap at him about something silly, he knows that it is the hungry monster attacking.  Hence the name: Attack of the Hungry Monster!

Cool story, bro?

Ok, let's move on.

Breakfast: Cereal & Fruit

Words cannot express my love for Quaker Oatmeal Squares cereal.  If I had to put it into words, it would be, "nom nom nom."  Which is really gibberish, but it means I like them alot.  I topped this bowl with half a banana and a couple sliced strawberries, followed by some almond milk.  I also had some coffee.

Mid Morning Snack: Nuts & Fruit

For snack I had a sliced apple and some roasted almonds.  I just plopped my snack right in the middle of all my work stuff.  When snack time arrives, everything else waits ;)  I also had a mug of green tea.

Lunch: Greek Salad Sandwich & Melon

10 years ago I would have laughed in your face (apparently I was rude 10 years ago) if you had told me I would get full from a sandwich with no meat.  But this sandwich is super duper filling and packed with flavor (not to mention, nutrients).  Here's the run down:

Greek Salad Sandwich

Cucumber slices

Tomato slices

Fresh spinach (or romaine lettuce)

Matchstick carrots

Hummus

Red pepper relish

Crumbled feta cheese

I enjoyed some delicious watermelon on the side.

Afternoon Snack: Yogurt & Granola 

It kills me that I took a picture with the Chobani label upside down.  OCD alert!  Anyways, I enjoyed a lovely snack of yogurt with the last dregs of my granola before leaving work to hold me over til dinner time.

Dinner: Meat & Potatoes

It was a great day to fire up the grill, so I threw some sirloin steak (which was a little too done for me, but perfect for my husband) and asparagus on the grill.  I also made some light, garlic mashed potatoes.  Thank God I only made enough for me and my husband, because I seriously could have eaten an entire plate of these potatoes.

Dessert: Fro Yo Cone 

Can you tell I love fro yo?  I like this brand that our Kroger has started carrying.  The cookies & cream is the best!  I had a lil' sugar cone full of it.

Ok, I am going to try and get a craft together for Friday's post.  Fingers crossed that it turns out good ;)

Baby & Boscoe told me I need to put a picture of them on the blog:

my little loves ;)

Hungry for more?

Check out my previous What I Ate Wednesday posts!

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WIAW #2

WIAW #3

WIAW #4

WIAW #5

Caturday & Some Cookies

Meet Baby


And Boscoe


There is nothing my cats love more than a box. Seriously. We are going to be moving in the next few months so I started to bring boxes home to get packed and organized. Clearly, that is not going to happen, because the cats have totally commandeered all of our boxes. Oh, well. It's entertaining, plus I get to procrastinate on my packing a little :)
Ok, on to cookies.
I needed some cookies last night, so rather than just chocolate chip cookies I jazzed it up a little.


Chocolate Covered Pretzel Cookies with Peanut Butter Chips
Makes 2 Dozen

Ingredients
1 c All Purpose Flour
1/2 c Bread Flour*
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1 stick Smart Butter
1/2 c Brown Sugar**
1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg White***
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/2 c Chocolate Chips
1/2 c Peanut Butter Chips
1 c Crushed/Chopped Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream together butter and sugars, add in egg and vanilla and combine. Mix dry ingredients in another bowl then mix everything together. Add in your chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and pretzels. Form golf ball sized balls of dough with your hands or use cookie scoop & put cookies on your parchment (or Silpat) lined cookie sheets. Bake in the oven for about 8-9 minutes. Let the cookies rest on the pan for about 2 minutes, then transfer to your cookie racks to cool.
Recipe adapted from: A Pinch of Yum


A few notes about this recipe:
*You can just use all purpose flour.
**Next time I will increase the brown sugar for a chewier cookie
***Also, next time I will use a whole egg, because the egg white made the cookies a little crumbly.