My New Favorite Salad Combo

Hello, hello!

I realized that I haven’t posted my day’s eats in awhile, so to answer the question, ”What the hell does this vegetarian eat all day?” here goes my rundown from yesterday’s meals & snacks:

Wednesday is a bit of a different day for me food-wise than any other day. I volunteer at The Humane Society in the evenings, so I eat a quick early dinner and eat 1 snack instead of 2 for the day. Because of this, I usually make my breakfast or lunch heavier than usual.

For breakfast, I ate some oatmeal with sliced banana, a pack of Justin’s honey peanut butter, and sprinkled cinnamon:

For lunch, I ate my new favorite salad. I’ve eaten it 3 times in the past week and am really diggin’ it. It’s a chickpea feta salad with sliced almonds:

To make the salad, I combine:

• A few cups of chopped red leaf lettuce
• 1/2 cup chickpeas, drained & rinsed
• 1 oz crumbled feta cheese
• 2 TBSP sliced almonds
• 1/2 TBSP olive oil
• 1 TBSP red wine vinegar
• Sprinkle of sea salt

It takes 2 minutes to throw together and is such a nice, balanced lunch: lettuce & beans provides a few servings of veggies; almonds, feta, and oil for some healthy fats; and chickpeas and feta for a good amount of protein.  Yum! Nutrition facts for the salad: 315 calories, 25 g carbs, 18 g fat, 17 g protein

For dinner, I ate brown rice with sauteed red bell pepper and Gardein 7 Grain Crispy Tenders:

When I got home from volunteering, I needed a good snack. I threw together a frozen berry bowl and added banana to the mix as well:

My eats for the day totaled 1,200 calories and were packed with goodness, adhering to the ”tone it up” goal of mine that I discussed yesterday.

Good night!