Heeeeeeey guys!
Yogurt bowls have been my go-to these days. So quick and easy, filling and delicious. I haven’t had much granola in my house this year (a conscious choice) but this Naturebox PB&J granola was so good! It reignited an old flame. This bowl was Snowville Creamery plain yogurt on top of bananas, strawberries and blueberries with granola on top. Thumbs up!
Next up: whipped banana oatmeal with a puddle of Barney Butter on top. Classic!!!
This was a combo of the two – a small portion of leftover oatmeal reheat just to take the chill out and topped with cold yogurt, fresh fruit and nut butter. Sunbutter remains the drippiest!
Gotta throw some eggs in there for good measure, but I gotta say, my egg obsession that has lasted nearly two years (since Mazen’s birth) might be slowing down. Or it might just be the steamy summer mornings. Or summer laziness. Not sure, but I’ve been eating them less. Here they are scrambled with fresh fruit and jammy toast.
Out of granola so I added raw oats to my yogurt bowl. It was nearly as good!! More blueberries and nut butter.
I’ve lost interest in writing about my workouts. Each week I have a soccer game, a small group with Erin, a weight training session with Erin and several boring gym cardio/walking sessions. I’ll bring this part back if things change! I need to get running again…
This was an egg, cheese and jam sandwich on a Honey Whole Wheat roll. With pear on the side! I had more pear while I was preparing our lunches. Zero veggies. Gotta work on that!
I’m kind of down with salads these days. Part of this is because all of our garden lettuce has bolted and it doesn’t seem as fresh in the sweltering hot noon hours. But because we still have lettuce I don’t want to buy lettuce! So instead I’ve been cooking up lovely summer vegetables for lunch. This works well because summer veg are my favorite!
The above was sautéed squash with tomatoes and avocado, a peach, and a sausage-flavored No Bull Burger with cheese. Totally filling lunch!
We had some delicious leftovers to heat up the next day – leftover from the Cook Smarts Taco Pasta dinner below.
And lastly, a huge salad bar salad from Blue Ridge Country Store that Mazen and I shared. I got a little of everything not knowing what he would like and guess what? He barely ate any of it! Ugh! I made a good dent and took the rest home for the next day.
I participated in a Twitter chat with Turbana, a fair-trade plantain and banana producer, a few weeks ago. As a thank you they sent me a few plantains to inspire something delicious. Of course I went straight for the black one and Matt and I fried it up for dinner alongside peas, peppers and leftover ground beef. The plantains were AH-mazing and I felt like I was eating dessert first (I probably was…) but the peas were really good too!
Since we’ve still had choppy weeks we haven’t done a complete Cook Smarts meal plan, but I had to pick one recipe last week and chose the Taco Pasta. MY GOSH this was so good!!! I used fresh pasta (from Whole Foods) and added summer squash to the mix since I omitted the onion. This is now on my favorites list!
Soccer game nights are complicated because I either have to eat dinner late after a 5:45 game or early before a 7:10 game. I can’t eat much and sprint, so we often have leftovers or DIY meals these nights. The boys had quesadillas (another Cook Smarts meal yet a simple one) with broccoli and I made my own version when I got home. Enjoyed with a little So You Think You Can Dance !!
Matt and I also went out on date night – fun times!!
Lindsay says
Hi Kath!
Just wondering if you ever melt your butters that you put on oatmeal to make them “drippy”, or if they are just like that. If you don’t melt them, have you ever tried? Thanks!
KathEats says
I don’t. .. the sunbutter and wild friends are naturally really drippy. I haven’t tried melting but I think adding a liquid to thin them would be most effective
Jackie says
Your meals still look great even if you’ve lost that loving feeling for them! They look simple and delicious!
Maryea {happy healthy mama} says
I love summer vegetables, too! My favorite time of year, for sure.
Livi @ Eat, Pray, Work It Out says
I have been wanting to try some plantains! Those look amazing!
Anna @ On Anna's Plate says
That’s funny, re: the eggs. I’ve done the exact same thing– NEVER at them before having Lila, but went through about a two-year period where they sounded so good to me! And now I’m kind of on the downswing with them. Funny how you go through food phases like that.
Angela @ Eat Spin Run Repeat says
Your yogurt bowls look great Kath! I hear you on not wanting to buy lettuce when you’ve got it in the garden. I’m currently growing mesclun mix, rainbow chard and kale, as well as a bunch of herbs. The greens seem to be doing really well but recently the humidity here went down (like pretty much disappeared) and now when I come home at the end of the day, my basil plant looks so sad! I swear, they’ve got to be one of the most temperamental herbs to grow. Hopefully a garden miracle happens and your greens get going again!
Erica House says
Yum! All of your meals always look so delicious.
Anele @ Success Along the Weigh says
Looks delicious! I don’t know if you’re a cooked spinach person or not but if I feel I’ve been lacking in the veggie dept, I’ll throw in some thawed (wrung out) frozen spinach in with omelets or egg sandwiches. Or jarred roasted red peppers are easy to chop up and throw in too. Okay, now I need to eat breakfast.
Happy Weekend!
Chelsea @ Designs on Dinner says
I planted lettuce in a pot this year, and it’s going gangbusters! I made three salads for meals, and now I have to wait for it to grow some more. My basil has been having a hard time this year–I think it’s been too cool.
That taco pasta looks awesome! It would be fun to switch up brown rice with pasta.
Kaila @healthyhelperblog! says
That PB and J granola sounds delicious! Must try and recreate that myself! I also love adding raw oats to my yogurt…such great texture!
Renee says
Only because I know you love feedback, I must admit that I always skipped the workout portion of these posts. Hardly even glanced, just moved right on. Not sure what it is….I just prefer the food more. Maybe cause there’s pictures to go with it. 🙂
Katie @ Peace Love & Oats says
I am so glad we’re getting into Cherry season up here in Chicago – Michigan cherries are the best and they are all over our farmers markets!
Chelsea @ TableForOne says
I am loving yogurt bowls!! I just can’t seem to get enough of them this summer.
Laura @ She Eats Well says
Those plantains look amazingly crispy on the outside and perfectly mushy on the inside – food envy over here! I’m feeling inspired to develop my own taco pasta – yours looked great!
Gina says
I love how balanced your week is! You have a good handle on your meals, exercise, and family time. Those yogurt bowls are going to have to make their way into my morning routine!
Simple Green Moms says
looks like a perfectly balanced week of meals to me! = )
Lauren @ Focused To Be Fit says
So much deliciousness! I love salad bars, so fun loading up on all of the goodies!
Lori says
We make a dinner that we call taco spaghetti; so good! Recently we made “chili spaghetti” – just threw together a quick chili with meat, pintos, canned tomatoes, spices etc… put on top of pasta with shredded cheese and green onions. So good! A nice little change from the usual Italian flavored pasta dishes. Gotta keep it interesting!
Heidi says
How much nut butter do you use to top your breakfast bowls, and now that you cut back on the granola(sigh) are you still just doing 1/3 cup oats for your whipped banana oatmeal?
KathEats says
Usually a heaping tbsp and yes to 1/3 cup!
Megan says
I totally get you on the granola “conscious choice.” My other downfalls are the new, delicious Special K flavors…my co-workers tease me because when I buy a box, I have to keep it in my car so I don’t mainline it all at once in my kitchen!
Heidi says
Your food photography is always gorgeous! Just wondering…are you allergic to peanuts since you use sun butter and other nut butters, or is it just a preference? We’re doing Cook Smarts too (found out about it through you and am loving it, thanks!). One person in my house can’t eat onions so I always leave them out, and found it interesting you did too on that taco pasta–do you always sub something else (like squash)? Sometimes I miss their flavor, sometimes I don’t. And yes, cheers to fresh summer vegetables!
KathEats says
I’m not allergic -I just love sunbutter!
I sometimes sub in celery, garlic or another veggie but sometimes I just leave them out
Jess says
So glad you enjoyed the taco pasta! We totally get how hard it is to keep on a cooking schedule during the summer.
Polly @ Tasty Food Project says
Those plantains looks so yummy! I want some right now!
Alex @ Kenzie Life says
Your oatmeal always makes me crave whipped banana oats! I can’t bring myself to eat them very often in the summer though. Even though I don’t want summer to end, it’s one thing I look forward to in the fall!
Kirsten says
I would love to know what size plates you use so I could compare my own portion sizes! Thanks.
KathEats says
The white plates are all big square dinner plates and all the colored round ones are salad size
Stacey says
Hi Kath! Why have you consciously chosen to slow down on the granola?
KathEats says
It’s so easy for me to overdo!
Casey @ Casey the College Celiac says
All of this looks absolutely delicious! The hardest part of my day is trying to decide whether I want overnight oats or some other random breakfast in the morning! 😉
Shana says
“….I’ve lost interest in writing about my workouts. Each week I have a soccer game, a small group with Erin, a weight training session with Erin and several boring gym cardio/walking sessions. I’ll bring this part back if things change! I need to get running again…”
Kudos to you for writing about what inspires you! The variety and flexibility is what makes this blog so great. The content is never stale!
KathEats says
Thanks!
Christine (The Raw Project) says
Great eats, especially the oatmeal and plantains, yum. Agreed on workouts, I have not been interested in writing about mine either since I’m in a bit of a rut. Time to train for another race.
Kelly says
I have to try that whipped banana oatmeal. Looks amazing!
Tina@GottaRunNow says
One breakfast I had this week included plain yogurt with cherries on top. The cherries were so sweet that I didn’t need to add a sweetener.