Ouch! Getting out of bed hurt. But actually not as bad as I thought it would!! My foot is doing well (especially after a morning ice!) and my legs are pretty good. Just some tightness in a few specific spots (the top of my quads). Emily is going to bring her foam roller to brunch! Considering that was my first long run with mega hills, I think I’m in pretty good shape. Today will be 100% rest, and perhaps even tomorrow will be super light. This is definitely one of those times that I’m taking a rest day no question. I need it to repair!
Today we’re meeting some of our friends for BRUNCH!! Fun!
I don’t know how to prepare for brunch though!? I woke up super hungry – could have eaten a huge breakfast. But I didn’t want to spoil my appetite for our 11AM date. Or eat too many breakfasty foods so that I would want lunchy foods at 11.
How do you all handle late brunch eating?!
I decided smoothies would be a good snack option. Matt requested PB + Banana!
And beer!!
Two breweries we visited and loved!! Can’t wait to go back to Montana 🙂
For TWO smoothies
- 1 banana
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup cottage cheese
- 1 tbsp flax
- 1 tbsp Naturally Nutty Cinnamon Cherry PB (mmm!!!)
- 2 KERF-sized handfuls of ice
Topped with some EarthFare granola that I got for free with a coupon!
This granola has a great texture – very crunchy.
It’s not very sweet though. Which is a good thing! But also makes it a bit dull. Maybe some cinnamon would enhance the maple + pecan flavors?
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Served with a cuppa Spring Blend!
Not even 2 hours later….I’m feeling a bit empty. A glass of liquid and some granola are not enough to fill my stomach! Breakfast should be eaten like a king 🙂 I don’t know how people can go without breakfast. You know those studies that show that people who eat breakfast eat less throughout the rest of the day? I totally believe it. Whenever I have a smaller breakfast I am so snacky! And never get full. Eat your breakfast! Today I’m having two 
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Brunch always presents me with the same problem– you dont’ want to NOT eat, because then you’ll be STARVING going into it…but you don’t want to ruin your appetite either! I think a smoothie was a smart move!
I just caught up from your run yesterday– BIG congrats on completing the course!!! This will make you feel so much more confident on the day of the actual race!
Have a great Sunday!
Meg @ Be Fit Be Full says
I am headed to brunch at 11am this morning as well. I had a piece of PB toast at 9am so I wouldn’t be too full or too hungry for brunch. That’s my go-to snack when I know I won’t be eating until later in the morning.
Glad you has such a great run yesterday! You rock for alreading completing 13.1 miles!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
Oohh have a good brunch! I’ve never set out to have brunch before – noone does in England really…it is such an annoying time though!
Aah I love that post-big-run stiffness – enjoy it, cos when you do the real half marathon you definetly won’t feel it nearly half as much! After my last half, I was bouncing off the walls about 1/2hr later :p
Enjoy your brunch!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
I am totally with you on the EAT YOUR BREAKFAST. I feel like I am hungry all day when we do the brunch thing. It seems so weird, but it happens every time. Enjoy your brunch today…and your rest!
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen says
I am SO jealous of your Spring Blend..it really is the best coffee! If only there were a Fresh Market here in C-ville…(I love their holiday blend too :))
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
i’ve never thought to put cottage cheese in smoothies before, but it sounds really good! you should do a little segment on the blog (when you aren’t so crazy busy of course :)) where you post your groceries and why you get the things you do…i’d be so interested to see that!
i don’t know how people go without breakfast either…in fact, i used to, and I don’t know how I made it! hope brunch is a blast 🙂
Kath says
I try to write about what I get a little bit at a time, but after my internship is over, I’ll spend more time writing about more things 🙂
[email protected] says
I think your smoothie was light on protein and high in carbs.
I am not that fond of breakfast type foods so sometimes I eat a sandwich for breakfast, a slice of wheat bread, turkey and low fat cheese. I get up super early so I am ready for lunch by 11:30!
I don’t usually do brunch it is just at too odd of a time.
Mary Frances says
Tami… hope you reply your guess of actual protein and carbs in Kath’s smoothie today before Kath hopefully responds with the actual count. I like to learn something new each day, and maybe you will find yourself surprised. My guess is 11 g of protein and 7 g of carbs per serving, i.e., what Kath actually consumed (smoothie recipe was for her and Matt-divide by 2). I don’t want to discourage comments; but when I saw the one from you, I thought what an excellent opportunity for everyone to question if they are really aware of what they are consuming in the nutrient value of what is suggested by the USDA dietary guidelines for living a healthy life, and if they are on target or not. It would be interesting to compare what many people guess as to what it actually was. FUN!
Kath says
I just put the ingredients into Spark People’s recipe calculator and it came out to over 12 grams of protein and 193 calories. That’s about 26% protein. Seems good to me?
Lara says
It was a snack to tide her over, not a full meal.
Jenny says
Enjoy your brunch pretty lady!
Esther says
I totally agree, eat your breakfast! It’s my favorite meal of the day.
Also that smoothie looks super good.
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
I say eat breakfast and think of brunch as an early lunch?! And then eat an early dinner? Hmm…I think the 11am time just messes everyone up. Sorry you’re already hungry again! But then again, now you’ll really enjoy brunch 😉
Rachel says
This is my solution to the brunch dilemma too. I just eat breakfast like normal and treat brunch like an early lunch. I can definitely not skip breakfast – it is my fav meal of the day and I am always starving when I get up in the morning.
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
Have a great brunch!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
I’ve never been a brunch fan! I need my morning breakfast, but then I’m never hungry for brunch! Usually, I’ll eat my usual breakfast, then order something small with a coffee for brunch, and still have a small lunch later on.
lisa :: lisasfoods says
I agree – any morning I eat a really small breakfast, or for some reason eat nothing at all (like when I was a kid and would get nervous before the first day of school or an exam), I’d be STARVING by lunch time, and want to eat and eat all day. A full breakfast with some protein and fat – like oatmeal with fruit and nut butter – tides me over until lunch, and I snack much less. Of course there are some times (particularly one time in the month) that I get much more hungry than usual, but as long as I eat breakfast each day, my moods are better, I think more clearly, and I feel healthier.
Enjoy your rest day!
Rachel @ Suburban Yogini says
he he! I have two breakfasts nearly every day (well it’s one big breakfast eaten at two different times really). If I don’t do that I eat all the wrong things for the rest of the day.
Sarah-Mae says
I couldn’t agree with your last statement (“I don’t know how people can go without breakfast”) more! I work with so many people who show up to work in the morning on an empty stomach and complain that they don’t have the ‘time’ to stop at the cafeteria (even though they’re ON MEAL PLANS) and grab a to go platter to eat at their desk! 5 minutes less sleep for a wholesome breakfast, the tradeoff seems ridiculous to refuse!!!
I am currently noshing away on your Oatmeal Brulee and loving every bite. Great recipe Kath!
Emma says
Breakfast is for sure the best meal of the day :). Sometimes I have to force myself to start eating vegetables and meat by lunch, because I usually just want more breakfast foods! I’ve been following your blog for a while now, and I love it. I just started making my own, but it’s definitely a work in progress! Any tips or comments would be really helpful =]
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
I love brunch annnd smoothies… happy Sunday!!
Kacie says
I love the Ale Works glass!! I live in Bozeman, and LOVE eating there!
Kath says
We LOVED Bozeman! Will be coming back this summer!!
[email protected] says
i don’t like brunch that much bc of the time it is usually eaten. Unless I get up at like 10am, which NEVER happens 🙂 I am going to a bridal shower brunch in 2 weeks and am already thinking “what am I gonna do?” I will probably just want coffee but will feel guilty if I don’t order food!! I like eating 3 square meals a day.
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
Prepping for meals out is always difficult. I always overestimate and eat too much. Then I’m full and wanting to eat what everyone else is eating! Of course I do the opposite sometimes and want to gnaw my hand off. Enjoy your rest day–well deserved!
Danielle (Coffee Run) says
Glad your legs are healing well! I see so many bloggers with this foam roller but I don’t really understand how it can prevent soreness. Maybe I should get one? It’s either that or man (woman?) up and take an ice bath…which is NOT fun 😕
Kath says
It’s just like getting a massage!
KatieTX says
Have you learned anything in your courses and whatnot why a large breakfast may cause GI distress/nausea? I cannot eat large breakfasts early, yet I must eat something or I get very faint! A doctor told me I am hyper vasovagal and just really sensitive. Oatmeal makes me so nauseated I cannot eat it (I know sad), so I stick to an egg or peanut butter toast or a small green monster and then must eat 2 hours later! Just curious if you have any clue as to why some body dislikes big breakfasts!
Kath says
No, not specifically. I’m not sure why you’d get nauseous, esp. without doing an intense interview with you!
[email protected] says
Breakfast is definitely my FAVORITE meal of the day by far…..I never go without breakfast….if I skip anything its either lunch or dinner….never breakfast
Daniel says
I usually have something like a bowl of cereal / oats for breakfast (1) and then a bowl of frozen fruit with yogurt and granola for breakfast (2). I find that I’m usually starving by noon which is when I can get lunch after classes though. 🙁
Could you taste the nut butter you put in your smoothie by the way? I’d like to try it but I REALLY dislike adding things to food that I end up not tasting (like the tsp of cacao nibs I put in my green monster the other day).
And I loved those episodes of Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution!! I really enjoy what he’s doing and I can see myself doing community and/or school nutrition!
Kath says
I hear ya.
I could taste it in this one because it was pretty simple in flavors, but I couldn’t taste it in a berry or spinach one probaby.
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Bear says
I’m not a breakfast person (I’m trying to learn though…) so I love brunch 😀 I’m usually never hungry when I wake up and sometimes it takes 1-2 hours for me to get hungry and I usually eat a small snack in the morning and an early lunch at work. Works for me! 🙂
Monica (Musings of The Granola Girl) says
Brunch! How fun 🙂
I’m definitely a breakfast person, I wake up hungry and shouting (inside of course) “Whoopeee Breakfast!”
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
I’ve never thought of adding cottage cheese to a smoothie but that’s a great idea! I would think that it would give it a slightly… cheesecake flavor. Yum!
I don’t know how people don’t eat breakfast either. It absolutely baffles me!!!
Hannah says
Aww, I wish you had put beer in your smoothie! That would have been brilliant. Maybe I’ll have to do it myself then… take one for the team, so to speak 😛
clay says
I am the same way. I need to have a king like breakfast!
Brittany says
I wake up craving breakfast and never skip it! It’s definitely my favorite meal of the day.
Lauren @ A Fit Foodie says
You deserve having breakfast x2 after your unofficial half marathon yesterday!! I just ate my yummy breakfast and am hoping it fills me up but I’m thinking I’ll be quite ravenous after my 21 mile run yesterday! Gotta eat all those calories I burned!!
Sara (Sprinkledwithcinnamon) says
I agree! I don’t know how people can go without breakfast- I start to feel completely dizzy and famished if I don’t eat something/get my coffee within a half hour of waking up! Brunch is always tricky for me- I like Brunch food (and in college here- on weekends brunch starts at 11am) so it’s always weird with what I should do if I wake up at like 9:30! Usually I just have a slightly smaller breakfast- a yoghurt, some fruit, and a little bit of some cereal/small piece of zucchini bread etc just to tide me over- and then I treat brunch a little bit like lunch.
Lauren @ eater not a runner says
I always have the same problem with brunch! I do think a smoothie was a good idea though 🙂
Kelly says
Pre-brunch I try to eat just enough to make “not hungry”. But it’s so hard because I love breakfast food! This morning we went to brunch with friends at 11 am so when I got up at 7:30, I had a piece of whole wheat toast with 1 tbsp PB and 1/2 a banana. After lifting weights for 1/2 an hour and 45 minutes on the elliptical, my stomach was screaming at me for food. So, I had just a bit more…1 kiwi, 1 cutie (like a clementine) and some string cheese. Just enough to leave me hungry again in an hour, but not enough to ruin my appetite.
Jil says
Ohh that cinnamon cherry pb sounds amazing!!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
I love brunch! 😀
If I’m eating at 11, I’ll have a normal sized breakfast anyways, and treat it more as a “lunch” than breakfast. Then I have a snack around 3 or 4/ish to hold me over for dinner. By the time you’re actually seated and eating, it will probably be more around 11:30/12 anyways, which is right around lunch time. 😀
Julie says
love the smoothie combo!
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
Love the big Starbucks mug — when I first moved to Korea, I searched EVERYWHERE for a huge tea/coffee mug and couldn’t find anything. Leave it to Starbucks (the exact same one as you but with the Seoul skyline).
Run Sarah says
I used to eat a tiny breakfast and would eat so much more throughout the day! I love my big, filling oatmeal breakfasts now.
KRisty says
Imagine my surprise while watching a show on cable about food that they mentioned your blog and I live in Charlotte as well. I am so glad I stumbled across it.
The Naturally nutty spreads look amazing… are you finding that at Earthfare locally or purchasing it online or elsewhere Would love to pick some up.
Kath says
Oh wow!! Which show!?!? Current.TV?
Judy (cookbook maven) says
A while back you mentioned hobbits & second breakfasts . . . I always eat within about an hour of getting up. Which means I typically eat breakfast at 6 am. So I’m usually ready for second breakfast around 10 am!
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i find that when i have brunch plans a banana/pb works well for me in the morning, or sometimes i will have a snack right before heading to bed at eleven – i’m usually not hungry until noon the next day.
[email protected] says
I like your idea of mixing cottage cheese in your smoothie! I never would have thought of that.
Sometimes I have cottage cheese leftover and that’s a great way to use it up!
have fun at brunch!
Amanda (Two Boos Who Eat) says
cinnamon cherry pb? YUM! I bet that was so good in your smoothies.
I am not always a fan of brunches simply because I’m usually hungry RIGHT when I wake up! If I’m going to go, I try to eat a piece of fruit and maybe a slice of toast to tide me over for a few hours. But you are right about a smaller breakfast leading to more snacks throughout the day.
Katrina says
Um…wow! We must have been channeling good breakfast vibes. Check my post for today.
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
The days I don’t eat breakfast I’m always starving less than two hours later. Sunday morning are the worst since I’m running around for church. I need to start making overnight oats on Saturday night.
haya says
in our household, brunch = miss-a-meal day, and miss-a-meals are never ok! i always have a small first breakfast at home 😉
ha! remember how averse to french press you were when you first had to switch over?
Jenn (www.j3nn.net) says
Once I got in the habit of eating breakfast after years of not eating it, I started waking up ravenous. Now I sometimes have a “wake up” snack to tide me over until breakfast if I plan on working out and such. I need at least 3 full squares a day, sometimes 4! 🙂
Jenn
[email protected]://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
Nice idea to add a little granola on top of the smoothie, adds a little crunch and fills you up more.
[email protected]://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
Breakfast is by far my favorite meal and I eat my biggest meal at breakfast. Just like mom used to say, it’s the most important meal and you need it to do well.
ka801 says
I was wondering what you thought about Naked juices and smoothies? Are they worth the calories to get a few servings of fruits and veggies or is it empty calories like traditional fruit juices?
Kath says
Well 100% fruit juices aren’t empty calories – they are just calorie dense and you’re better off eating the whole fruit for the fiber and chewing satiety.
I haven’t ever had a Naked juice, but I’d imagine they would be similar. Just watch your portion.
Lele says
I don’t eat breakfast before I take communion and since I went to church two days in a row this weekend (trying to be good for Palm Sunday and such) I didn’t eat breakfast two days in a row and I seriously thought I was going to murder someone (at church, no less! yikes!). Breakfast is NECESSARY to well being!
KC says
I’m a dancer and a gym rat as well and I adore my foam roller
here’s a tip: if you feel tight in your shoulder blades and/or the front of your chest lie on the roller with it parallel to your spin, it stretches your chest and feels great! Sometimes it just helps me feel aligned before i start my day.
also, thanks for all the great oatmeal combos! My microwave is my stove at college but i can Always do oatmeal! (and egg whites in a microwave egg poacher…) I’ll take what I can get!
Meg says
Hey Kath
This is going to sound a bit daft! But did you start adding peanut butter to your oatmeal once you lost the excess weight? or would you recommend it as an addon protein? I am trying to lose weight and would like you opinion.
Also can you please post the whole wheat pizza dough recipe? I stay outside the US, so do not really have a Great Harvest/Trader Joe near by…
Kath says
Meg,
I didn’t eat the way I do now when I was losing – but that was more a result of not being as educated on real food and familiar with my body and its preferences. I used to eat a smaller breakfast and a 10AM snack everyday. I didn’t start doing PB in oatmeal until later on, but I did add almonds and walnuts to my oatmeal.
Also, I’ve lost some of my vacation weight of 2009 this spring and I’ve eaten loads of nut butters, so I think that shows they have their place in a healthy diet.
WWPC recipe is on the recipe page.
cara says
Maybe I should eat bigger breakfasts instead of a snack in the afternoon. Probably would be less calorie dense. hmm.
Fleur says
hi Kath!
what I do when having brunch: I have my normal breakfast without the treats- that is: oatmeal without banana, without ANY topping. Just water, oats, milk, pinch of salt.
that fills me up enough till 11, but not so much as the full monty 😉 with all the toppings.
and it leaves me guiltless eating that brunch!
ciao!
fleur