WIAW: Skinny Buffalo Chicken "Alfredo" with Spaghetti Squash

Hello, hello!  I'm back for another What I Ate Wednesday!

I decided to sit out last week.  I was on vacation in Florida (and Louisiana for one day) taking 5 bajillion pictures of the beautiful sky and water...and birds.  Also, I eat really randomly on vacation.  It's like normal meal times mean nothing when I'm out of town.

I'm normally such a creature of habit..as I'm sure you have noticed.

If you follow my Instagram, you can see more pics of my vacay.

Ok, back to the food!

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Breakfast: Oats!

For breakfast, I made a quick packet of Quaker's date, walnut oatmeal with some almond milk and frozen blueberries.  Coffee happened...and then happened again shortly thereafter.

 Snack: Granola Bar

I tried a sample of these yummy bars in the grocery store this weekend.  I liked them and my mom bought some for us to share.  You get two delicious bars for 190 calories.  Not too shabby.  Although they are kind of small.  Here's my hand for size comparison.

Lunch: Veggie & Spinach Tortellini Soup

Boy, was lunch a winner!  I made Shutterbean's spinach tortellini soup on Monday (here's a picture of it before all the broth got absorbed).  I added mushrooms, carrots and celery to the original recipe.  It was so freaking delicious.  When the soup sat in the fridge overnight, it absorbed alot of the broth, that's why it just looks like a giant bowl of pasta ;)
I made a half grilled cheese on the side, simply using a slice of wheat bread and some shredded mozzarella.

We also walked the dogs.  Here's Bizzy after the walk:

She's such a beauty!  Her neck is soaking wet from playing with Reggie.  Gross, but true.

Speaking of my little puppy girl, her first birthday is next week!  I'm so excited to celebrate with her.  Nothing big, don't worry.  I'm not that much of a crazy dog lady ;)

Anyways, we stopped and got an iced coffee on my way back to the office.

Yum!

Snack: Fresca & Fruit

Around 4:30 I needed a snack to hold me over until boot camp, so I chose these peaches and Fresca.  So tasty and filled me up until dinner!

Dinner: Skinny Buffalo Chicken "Alfredo" with Spaghetti Squash

This meal turned out alot uglier than intended.
But it tasted really good and was really healthy!
I cooked a spaghetti squash in the microwave (kind of overcooked it, to be honest) and made my favorite faux alfredo sauce.  I also had put 2 big chicken breasts in the crockpot with 2 parts chicken broth, 1 part buffalo sauce that morning and shredded it once cooked.
So, I tossed the chicken in with the spaghetti squash and coated everything in "alfredo."
Topped it all with buffalo sauce and some bleu cheese crumbles.
Grilled zucchini on the side!

Yummier than it looks, I promise!

After dinner, my calorie app informed me that I had plenty more calories for some fro yo!

I had a small bowl of Kemp's cookies & cream low fat frozen yogurt.

Then, Bizzy fell asleep like this on the couch.

What a goof!

Have a great rest of the week!!!

WIAW: Pumpkin Alfredo Tortellini

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Oooh, it's time for another super fun and fabulous installment of What I Ate Wednesday!  Yay!

Let's get it started in here.

Breakfast Part 1: Toast

I've said it before and I'll say it again.  Half a piece of toast with peanut butter (or jelly...or both) is the best pre-workout snack for me.  I ate this ultra photogenic half piece of toast before 5 a.m. boot camp.  Is my flip flop tan line showing?

Breakfast Part 2: Protein Shake

Another photographic masterpiece, y'all.  Can't stop, won't stop.  This shake was actually pretty stellar.  It was a peanut butter, banana, honey oat shake.

Here's how I made it:

I drizzled honey all around my glass, then combined..

• 1 cup almond milk
• 1 frozen banana
• handful of frozen peach slices
• 1 scoop vanilla protein powder
• 1 tbsp peanut butter
• 2 tbsp oats
• sprinkle of cinnamon

Blended it all up and topped it with some fat free whipped cream.  Yum!

Also, coffee was consumed.

Morning Snack: Cukes & Hummus

If you have ever read another WIAW post from me, you are probably like, "Ok, I get it.  You like hummus."  Ha.  I do, indeed, enjoy the hummus.  I enjoyed it today with some cucumber slices.

Lunch: Greek Sampler

Oh, I am such a bad little blogger today.  I almost forgot completely to snap a picture of my lunch.  Luckily I remembered right as things were about to wrap up.  I shared this sampler platter with my sweet friend that included baba ganoush, tabouli, stuffed grape leaves, and of course hummus!  We had a small order of lamb meat on the side as well.

Afternoon Snack: Granola

I picked up this granola at Target this week and it was quite yummy.  I ate it out of the bag, but it would be great in yogurt or milk.

Dinner: Pumpkin Alfredo Tortellini & Spinach

I am going to have to make this recipe again soon, because it did not turn out too pretty in the pictures.  Also, because it is yummy and I want to face plant into it.  Hmm, that's a weird thing to say, no?

Whatever.  Here's how I made it.

Pumpkin Alfredo Tortellini

Serves 2

1 9 oz package of refrigerated cheese tortellini

2 tbsp cream cheese (I used Tofutti brand)

2 tbsp goat cheese

1/4 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 clove garlic, minced

1-2 tbsp grated parmesan

salt & pepper

Cook your tortellini per package instructions and sautee some garlic in olive oil in a separate pan.  If you don't want to do fresh garlic, just use a sprinkle of garlic powder.  Combine all other ingredients in a bowl and microwave for 30 seconds to make it "stirable."  Drain pasta and top with sauce.

I served mine over some fresh spinach that I sauteed in garlic and olive oil.

I also had some vanilla frozen yogurt later on, but slacked on my picture taking.  

K, hopefully I'll be back on Friday with some delicious soup.  Have a great day, all!