Yummmm overnight oats! There are so many chores to do every morning before we get out the door, and the days where I can cross “cleaning the kitchen” off the list before I even sit down are my favorite. This jar held raw oats soaked overnight in milk and yogurt, a pinch of salt, chia seeds, peach and banana. Plus the sunbutter in the jar!
Next up we have a much larger looking breakfast that was probably the same nutrition: scrambled eggs, peach and buttered toast.
Pancake day : ) I made blueberry pancakes with lots of extras on the side. All drizzled in a freshly opened jar of sunflower butter!
More overnight oats – this time in a bowl with tons of berries embedded inside. Plus sprinkles of cinnamon and a blob of sunbutter on top.
And finally…a raspberry blast bowl! Raspberry Siggi’s yogurt with fresh rasp, chia seeds and Great Harvest Raspberry Swirl bread “croutons.” Texture heaven!
From the lunch bunch…
Panera with a friend while out running errands. I had a chicken and avocado salad and some broccoli and cheese soup that I shared with Mazen, who had his own grilled cheese.
The next day I made a quesadilla with some leftover Cook Smarts olive and cheese chicken, plus a side salad with leftover parsnip fries and watermelon on the side.
Next up was leftover Cook Smarts orzo salad. An all-in-one bowl delight. A plum on the side that the toddler stole most of!
Next I had scrambled eggs, leftover kale salad and leftover grilled veggie and avocado salad. This was such a nice change from a typical leafy green salad. Plum on the side again!
And finally a Whole Foods salad. Kale salad, tofu, cod, noodles, sweet potatoes and melon.
This first dinner I prepped at nap time so it was easy to cook off at 5. Maple Soy Baked Salmon with baked squash (a weird kind from the market!) and quinoa made in the rice cooker topped with parmesan and butter.
The next night I also had my meal plan organized and made these meatball “muffins.” The same recipe I shared yesterday : ) They were served with slaw and leftover quinoa with Parmesan. (With parm and butter is the only way I’ve discovered I love quinoa!)
We also made two Cook Smarts dinners from my favorites list –
First olive tapenade chicken with melted cheese. LOVE this dinner. Leftover squash and Cook Smarts lemon parm asparagus on the side.
And Tuna Orzo with olive tapenade dressing mixed in. I love all the artichokes in this dish!
Like my new porch sign!? Haha. I try!
Proud to be an American on this day
Claire says
Hello, just curious and a quick question about why you use so much nut butter (is nutbutter peanut butter?). You could save an awful lot of calories if you didn’t use it all the time, it must be very calorific?
KathEats says
It’s a healthy fat and helps keep me full
Lauren says
Maybe she enjoys it? Just a thought!
Morag says
Calories aren’t everything! Also, nut butters have plenty of nutrition (and yumminess!!) per calorie! 🙂
Anonymous says
It is better to be satisfied eating WHOLE foods than counting calories….Healthy Fats do not make us fat..:))
Julia says
I love to see what other folks are eating. I look forward to these posts! The photos are great to look at and I get some good ideas. Food dosent have to be complicated to look and taste good, and be good for you, thanks!!!
Kaila @healthyhelperblog! says
Your oats in a Sunbutter jar reminded me I have a fresh jar to open! I can’t wait!! It’s the best.
[email protected] says
Nice lunches!!! Love having leftovers at hand…variety is the spice of life 🙂
Simple Green Moms says
Everything looks sooooo yummy but especially the breakfast “croutons”! =)
Cara says
I have oatmeal with sunbutter (we have a severe peanut allergy) every morning and seriously love it so much!
Mom says
Love the idea of breakfast croutons!
Alex @ True Femme says
That raspberry blast bowl sounds so good! And I love the beach sign! Proud to be an American today too. <3
Alissa says
I too love seeing your food posts–they always give me great ideas! My one complaint is that seeing all your Great Harvest yums lead me to buy (and eat) way too much of it 😉
Although for some reason I can no longer eat quinoa (severe tummy troubles) my favorite way to eat it was in a greek salad with roasted veggies. The smokiness of the veggies and the saltiness of the olives and feta paired really well and masked any “off” flavors that quinoa can sometimes have.
Tiffany says
Yum! Everything looks amazing! Lately, you’ve been using sun butter rather than TJ’s sunflower butter. Is there a reason for the switch?
KathEats says
I use sunbutter interchangably between the two : ) I’m sure neither brand would be happy about that!
Ashley @ Saving Money in your Twenties says
Oh my gosh that panera lunch looks so good- you’re making me crave broccoli cheddar soup! 🙂
Kim says
Hi!!!
Looks good, I NEED to know how you make your eggs…..been waiting patiently 🙂 They always look so good!
Also, any posts coming up on Stitch Fix? I love those posts, like seeing all the clothes.
KathEats says
Yes on SF!
Sam @ PancakeWarriors says
Tuna orzo – amazing. Parmasean quinoa – yum! Girl this is making me hungry! Everything looks amazing! I just finished a huge jar of overnight oats – forgot my nut butter at home – sunbutter would be an awesome addition! Thanks for sharing and making me hungry again 🙂
Bethany says
Love these posts. They help inspire my meals. Thanks for doing them!
Lynn @ The Actor’s Diet says
I was craving a Whole Foods salad bar dinner last night – it’s been too long (I wound up filling up on pretzels and potato chips instead).
Sally says
So many good eats – love all the sunbutter! I could probably eat an entire jar of that stuff in one sitting if I let myself 😉
I’m sure you’ve addressed this in previous posts, but do you snack throughout the day? If so, what sort of foods do you snack on? I am in a snacking rut, and am looking for new ideas!
KathEats says
I rarely have anything before lunch, but I often have just a little something before dinner – a handful of crackers, nuts or piece of fruit. I used to snack more in the afternoons but 50% of the time I can get to dinner simply because we eat earlier than we used to. I often nibble a little while I’m cooking too, so that probably counts as a snack.
Robin Melanie says
Your meals look healthy, and I would some time like to see nutritional content & calorie count for them–since you are a RD. You’ve lost weight while eating and drinking very well, and I’m curious how you do it.
Leah says
Kath, do you ever put more food on your plate after you take the picture or go back for seconds? I’ve noticed from various Lately posts that some of your dinner meals are kind of small. I am a big proponent of intuitive eating however I am not sure if your small dinner meals would fill me up (but it would depend on what I ate for lunch and if I had any snacks).
KathEats says
No, I don’t normally have seconds, but sometimes I have an evening snack/dessert if I have a small dinner. And sometimes I note in the text that I was headed to a friend’s after or had an appetizer before so that might also compensate for a smallish dinner.
Stefanie says
I am diabetic and I LOVE quinoa as I find it doesn’t raise my blood sugar like rice does. I do find though that you really need to rinse the seeds before you cook them because they have a coating on them that can make them taste bitter if they aren’t rinsed thoroughly. My favorite way to use quinoa is making stuffed baked peppers. Sometimes I use lean ground beef and other times black beans mixed with lots of veggies, quinoa, and some shredded cheddar cheese. Yum!