Breakfast
It’s been a while since I’d had greek yog for breakfast. I’ve missed it. I added peanut butter and agave to this little guy.
Lunch
Big fat salad
Mesculin greens, kidney beans, acorn squash, carrots, dill, parsley, balsamic vinegar + evoo
Snack
Jessica’s homemade cinnamon maple applesauce
– Unbelievable. Ten minutes to squishy apple bliss. Go make it.
Dinner
Quinoa pasta with zucchini + spinach + red onion sauce
Meeker is the sauce master in our house. I can never season it right, so I added the veggies and tomato sauce, and then he made it taste yummy. Sometimes it takes two.
And sometimes I eat way more than I photograph, like today. I snacked all.day.long. Some things that didn’t make an appearance on camera:
- 2-3 handfuls of dry puffins
- 2 apples + peanut butter
- Bag of popcorn
- Handful of peanut M&Ms
My kids were giving me a hard time about eating throughout the whole day (really, they just wanted in on the popcorn action), and I told them I was at least double their size, so I needed to eat double the food. They bought it.
Also, thank you so much for your unbelievably kind comments on my teaching post. I feel so loved and appreciated. Your words meant so much, and I love you all!
The weather was really gloomy and icky here today and I was snacky all day long too. For some reason I feel the need to snack come fall/winter. Maybe my body is trying to get ready for the cold winter? I think so.
haha what a great line to tell the kids!
Really? your kids said that?! my kids are always, “I want more food!”. And its not like I teach at an inner city school! I guess they just dont like the healthy stuff their parents pack them.
Thanks for the shout! I want some of it now!
I think there was something in the air today because I just snacked all day long, too!
Trader Joe’s O’s… I swear I ate half of the box.
i like that excuse…if only 3rd graders were the only ones that ever asked me about my never-ending eating habits…
I really like the look of that pasta sauce! x
I can relate to the ‘it takes two’ cooking.
My husband is amazing at seasoning foods, so I often have him add spices and herbs to my soups or pasta sauces too. Maybe it’s a guy thing?
We eat all day long in my class! All my kids have snacks and I totally let them eat whenever they want .If they’re hungray, they can’t focus!!!
How is the quinoa pasta? I didn’t realize that there even *was* such a thing, but now I’d like to try it.
It was actually really good! I was expecting it to taste a little “off” – but surprisingly, it tasted just like the real stuff.
Haha, that’s definitely true! I wouldn’t share my snacks, a girl’s gotta eat!
I get that at work a lot too. I just tell my coworkers that I’m saving up for winter…yet I’m the smallest person who works here. ;-\
My husband is in charge of all things “grilled”. I just don’t have that special touch.
i definitely want to check out that applesauce recipe. thanks for posting it! i loooooooooove peanut m&ms. have you had the pretzel m&ms? delish!
Ahh! I’ve been wanting to try the pretzel m&Ms….I’m so glad to know that they are good! Maybe I’ll have to swing my the gas station and pick some up tonight!
hahah thats hilarious…kids will believe anything!
your meals look delicious and balanced! i saw that on jess’sblog and NEED to make it!
Ha! I am such a grump when it comes to sharing my own food. I always expect for some one to share with me, but I hate when others horn in on my food. It is so hypocritical of me but I don’t even realize that I’ve done it until after the fact.
Haha, I totally would have bought that in third grade too…though I had a huge appetite at that age!! And I loved the looks of Jessica’s applesauce when she made it. Need to get on that!
Haha, I eat even more in front of my kids now that I’m preggo and ALWAYS hungry!! I just tell ‘em, “Baby’s hungry!!!!” haha!
Oh, and I’m making Jess’s applesauce this Friday with my class for Johnny Appleseed’s Bday! 
Haha, I wish I had that excuse! And what a fun applesauce project!! I bet the kids will LOVE that!