I love how Wednesdays come as a surprise after a long weekend! Unfortunately I have spent 5 hours of my Wednesday taking an online driver improvement course that the great state of Virginia is requiring me to take after my little speeding incident last year…oh trust me, it’s lots of fun. So far I’ve learned that RED at a stop light means STOP! Holy cow. I had no idea. And that was really a question on my quiz. Thankfully I’ve had some great food today to distract me from this glorious use of my time…

This was my first time trying the whole grain version of Cream of Wheat and I LOVED it. I made it with cow’s milk this morning *gasp* for a little extra protein because I wasn’t having an egg or meat or yogurt. The cow’s milk actually didn’t bother my stomach like it usually does (I thank the probiotic supplements!) and it was delicious.

Morning Snack: Clif bar at school

Lunch: Close Talker salad at MOE’S…loaded up with black beans, guac, pico, cheese, chicken, cucumber, cilantro, and more stuff I don’t remember

It was DELICIOUS! We stopped doing our weekly religious visits to Moe’s but we’ll still go on the occasional Wednesday to get our half off student discount. 🙂

Afternoon Snack: honey wheat english muffin, half with PB and half with Earth Balance

Dinner: tofu triangles in creamy nut butter sauce, fried brown rice, sautéed bok choy

This dinner was amazeballs. Jason loved the tofu. I repeat: Jason loved the tofu. It was a momentous occasion. I can’t take all the credit though, it was a great recipe.

And my most recent beverage addiction on the side, of course.

Dessert: coffee ice cream with chocolate syrup (REAL chocolate syrup…get the one from Trader Joe’s, not that chocolate flavored HFCS crap!)

We’re going through a weird period with our food because Jason is on a weight loss plan and I am…well…on a weight gain or at least weight maintenance plan. We’re kind of struggling with it at the moment, but I’ve been eating ice cream lately to pack on extra and delicious calories that I need. Ice cream is always a good idea. 😉 I’ll have to do a post on how things are going once we get everything figured out a little better!

Thanks for reading! I have to get back to learning about what a ‘Yield’ sign means…this one’s a toughie, guys.

-Lauren