What I Eat In A Day + IGTV Video

Hey friends! So I always get a lot of questions about what I eat in a day so I thought I’d share an updated post about it, plus you can watch my video on IGTV (For those that may not know, IGTV is Instagram’s new longer video platform…it’s both a standalone app and built into your IG, just update your app!)

Everyday can be different for me, and I definitely go through phases of what I like to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, & snacks.  So you can check out what a day was like for me in the video and I’ll share some other stuff here in this post as well!  Also, I drink a ton of water throughout the day and I don’t mention that in the video, but I drink at least 100oz a day probably.  I love my water 🙂

Just go to my Instagram profile to watch the video! It’s under my profile picture and biography where it says “IGTV” in the little circle.

BREAKFAST: For breakfast I very regularly like a bowl of oatmeal (usually 1/2 cup) topped with blueberries and either almond butter or peanut butter.  If I’m feeling it sometimes I will also cook 2 egg whites and put them on top for a little extra protein. Then of course I always have my coffee and I like to mix in a little bit of unsweetened vanilla almond milk!

Other normal breakfasts for me include protein pancakes/waffles, smoothies, and omelettes & toast.

LUNCH: Right now I’m on a HUGE kale kick.  Like I’m craving kale…weird.  Anyways I’m going to roll with it.  So lately I’ve been making a huge kale salad for lunch.  I massage olive oil into the kale first (makes it softer and taste better) then top with whatever I’ve got in the fridge really.  Normal toppings include shredded carrots, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, avocado, and then usually a protein of some kind.  I really like the kale & mozzarella chicken burgers from Costco and I also like the Bumblebee tuna packets that come in different flavors.  I season with a little salt, pepper, and turmeric usually!

Then with my salad I like to toast a slice of ezekiel bread and use the other half of my avocado on top of that.  Again if I’m really hungry I may add an egg to the top.  Eggs are my answer if I’m really hungry haha 🙂  The extra protein just helps satiate me.

SNACK: In the afternoon I’m usually starting to have a little bit of a sweet tooth, but I also know I need something with some good protein so it holds me over until dinner so I don’t do the dreaded “eat everything in the pantry before dinner” thing.  Been there. Lol.  So some days I may snack more or less just depending on how hungry I am, just gotta listen to your body!  Being hydrated helps me SO much because usually if I start to get hungry between meals, I’m just thirsty.  To test it out I just drink a glass of water and wait a bit to see!  If I’m still hungry I’ll have another snack.  Some days you eat more and some you eat less.  It’s all good.

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DINNER: For dinners lately we have been incorporating some Blue Apron meals to change it up.  If we aren’t having a Blue Apron meal, we keep it pretty simple with a lean protein, veggies, and maybe a starch like a sweet potato, quinoa, or brown rice.  For this meal I shared in my video I roasted sweet potato chunks and shredded brussels sprouts with avocado oil in the oven (425 degrees) for about 30 minutes or until desired crispiness level. Then I just made some lean ground turkey on the stove, seasoned with salt & pepper, and dump it all in a bowl! Haha so easy.

Craig will also grill stuff for us too so we will grill chicken, steak, burgers, shrimp, skewers!  Then again just pair with some veggies.  Our go-to’s are definitely broccoli and brussels sprouts.

Here is one of our Blue Apron meals we made this week…Korean beef!  There’s cabbage & jasmine rice under that egg somewhere too.  It was so good!

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DESSERT:  I ALWAYS have dessert y’all. Usually it’s a few pieces of dark chocolate, but sometimes we will go grab froyo, or I really like to heat up a white chocolate macadamia nut LUNA bar, microwave it for 10-15 seconds with dark chocolate on top.  SO GOOD.  That’s usually if I eat a lighter dinner I’ll have that, but for a more filling dinner, just a couple pieces of dark chocolate is perfect for me.

This bag is from Costco!  I also have tea a lot of nights before bed, I like the Sleepytime Vanilla tea or Cinnamon tea!

If you want to watch my full grocery store haul on YouTube, click here!

Hope you enjoyed this post!  Like I said, every day is different for me and I go through phases of things I like to eat, so if you want me to keep sharing posts like this every couple months let me know in the comments and I’m happy to do it!!

Do you have something you eat pretty much every single day? What is it?

xo,

Bess