Hi Friends!
Time for another edition of Weekly Eats. We’ve had some tasty meals this past week. Let’s take a look, shall we? I did a terrible job organizing the pictures this week so I apologize in advance.
1. Black bean balls w/ spaghetti squash, eggs, carrots, chips & a pear
2. Part of hubby’s lunch: tuna w/ cottage cheese, pb toast, fruit and carrots
3. Fish taco salad, green beans, pear and chips
4. Part of hubby’s lunch: veggie burger wrap and a Chobani
*Several of you have commented about how hubby seems to eat less than me at lunch. Please keep in mind that I don’t post everything that either of us eats. In addition, hubby tends to eat a lot of his lunch WHILE he’s making his lunch. He often grabs a handful or two of almonds, eats a couple hb eggs, etc while making his lunch so what’s pictured is usually not everything he ate!
1. Fish over quinoa and black beans with veggies
2. Salmon, quinoa & beans, sweet potato soup, carrots and fruit
3. Leftover salmon, carrots, a pear and pb & j toast
4. Best thing I ate all week-
Salmon & black bean quesadila topped with a fried egg, salsa & avocado
1. Scrambled eggs with sauteed veggies and toast
2. Monster omlet hubby made for us to share
3. Our fav pizza- artichokes, red onion, feta, tomato, pesto and cheese, topped with spinach
4. Popcorn and green tea
1. Lasagna soup- recipe coming soon!
2. The lasagna soup thickens up as it sits so the next night I had it over spaghetti squash and topped with a little cheese.
3. Lentil veggie pot pie with green beans and a pear
4. Froyo for the win! On my way there I was thinking how awesome it would be if they had thin mints as a topping since I didn’t order any this year…and then they DID!! I was so pumped.
1. Snack time! Almonds, roasted chickpeas, dark chocolate covered powerberries from trader joes, popcorn and quaker oat squares
2. Repeat meal because it was so good
3. Mexican night!
4. Fish nachos- lentils, peppers, onions, fish, salsa, avocado
Hubby has been out of town since Saturday. He comes home tonight and I am SO happy! Before he left, we put together some healthy foods to put in his suitcase. Here’s what we packed:
- 12 slices of bread
- a jar of peanut butter
- 5 bags of trailmix- almonds, pepitas, cranberries & cereal
- 4 containers of applesauce
- 4 cans of low sodium tuna (with a pull top!)
- 6 Nature Valley protein bars
- 1 avocado
- 3 apples
- 6 clementines
Hubby had a Saturday evening flight so he used this food for dinner when he got to his hotel. He had a can of tuna with half the avocado, a peanut butter sandwich and some fruit.
Sunday morning he ate at the breakfast buffet. For lunch there weren’t many vegetarian options so he ate in his room when he got back from his meetings. Sunday night he went out to eat and ordered the Salmon with risotto and asparagus (pictured above).
Monday morning he had the buffet for breakfast (eggs, fruit and french toast). Over the lunch break he actually took a cab to a nearby crossfit gym and completed a WOD, which was awesome. He ate a peanut butter sandwich, tuna and an apple after his workout. For dinner, he ordered room service. He got the veggie pizza, which he added the rest of his avocado to (luckily his room had a mini fridge so he was able to save the half he didn’t eat on Saturday night), and a side salad, plus some clementines and a beer!
Not sure about Tuesday eats since I hadn’t talked to him when I wrote this…but you get the idea! He ate the trailmix, protein bars and fruit as snacks throughout the trip as well!
I love how a little prep work before he left made it easy for hubby to eat healthy on his trip!
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Let’s chat: Do you pack healthy food when you travel? What are some of your favorite things to pack?
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
Your food just fills me with envy. The colors are wonderful!
I ALWAYS pack food when I travel. It’s so much easier than relying on what you can find on the road. Apples travel very easily, and I will pack a few protein bars, baggies of almonds and pistachios, and cut carrots/celery. If we’re on a road trip, I make sandwiches and even a salad ahead of time, and just keep it in a cooler until we’re ready.
Michelle @ Eat Move Balance recently posted..KISS: Tempeh Sloppy Joe’s
awesome! such great choices!
I definitely bring snacks! Among my favorites: apples, almonds, raisins, bars, & homemade granola!
Linz@ Itz Linz recently posted..Dinner at Vino Nadoz Wine Bar
such a good wife! i do that too! love being able to keep them nourished on the road!
lindsay recently posted..Luck of the Irish: Cookies
We go out in the RV as often as we can and my wife always packs so many wonderful goodies for us to eat on the road. These are some awesome ideas.
Thank you!
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That pizza sounds fantastic – I love all the Mediterranean flavours on it!
When I travel I like to bring soy nut butter, apples, and some almonds or trail mix with me!
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin recently posted..Nutrition Month with Loblaw
If I had quesadillas I’d too one with a fried egg for breakfast. That sounds awesome!
With my competition diet I always travel with food. It’s totally possible to eat healthy on the road! My favorite is to mix Greek with fruit and other flavors and then freeze it to take with. You can take Greek on a plane!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..Designer Whey Protein + WIAW
That gigantic pizza looks AMAZING!!!! I love to pack healthy snacks on road trips and for when I am out of town, keeps me from picking out an unhealthy gas station snack and then I am prepared once I get to my destination!
I really SHOULD pack food when I travel. But I think I get so consumed with making sure I packed my essentials – like toiletries, my contacts etc. – that food falls to the wayside.
Molly @ Just Your Average Athlete recently posted..How Does Exercise Help Cancer Patients?
haha….fair enough
We either pack healthy snacks and food, or we are sure to make a pitstop at the grocery when we get to wherever we are going so we can buy food to make most of our meals. It saves a ton of money on our trip. Plus, both of us tend to get really sick if we eat out ALL the time when we travel. My stomach just can’t handle it!
that’s awesome! i agree…i can’t eat out day after day. doesn’t sit well with me!
I love the Travel Eats – maybe you should do a post about healthy snacking on trips, etc.?
Lindsay recently posted..wednesday workout: sunrise ‘n’ sweat.
oooh great idea!
I am the most jealous of that fro yo! 25 more days, 25 more days! I always pack food when I travel-usually a homemade trail mix, bananas, and a couple bars. It’s much easier to get that through the airport than peanut butter jars-trust me, I tried. And failed.
haha major bummer!
When I travel I love making homemade trail mix. Its so nice for the kids too and they love it. I add a few chocolates in it to make it kid friendly too
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hehe i add chocolate chips to mine too!
Those look delicious!
I always pack fruit or vegetables when I go anywhere but I’ve been on a protein kick recently as well.
cori @olivetorun recently posted..What Do You Run From?
I love packing apples, carrots, nuts, dried fruit, and trail mixes for travel. On road trips I always take lots of pre sliced veggies to snack on instead of the unhealthy gas station options.
Nicole @ Fruit ‘N’ Fitness recently posted..WIAW # 8
yum! all great options! i love it!
I love seeing your weekly eats, it gives me so many good ideas
Sara @ fitcupcaker recently posted..WIAW- A Day Behind
yay! love hearing that!
I always feel way better about packing my own travel food. If I’m not anxious about where I’m going to get my next healthy snack or meal, I enjoy my trip a lot more! So, that’s exactly what I have planned for this evening, because I have another trip on my agenda
Melissa @ Treats With a Twist recently posted..Peanut Butter Banana Granola Bars (no-bake)
That salmon/black bean quesedilla has my mouth watering something serious!! I can’t wait to make that once I’m done with my TIU slimdown. Yum!
I am out of town all next week for work so I have to do some meal prep this weekend for that as well.
Karla @ myhighonlife recently posted..Phone Dump!
all your eats are delightful. So proud of you guys on that travel eats wow- i struggle a lot when it comes to traveling.
dixya @ food, pleasure, and health recently posted..Marvelous in my Monday & Few News Products to Try
it’s definitely tough…but you can make it work!
That’s so awesome that you help him pack up stuff to eat so he’s healthy on the road too. Very cool!
Your eats look awesome!
Annette@FitnessPerks recently posted..Ellie Review-February Line
thanks, lady!
Okay that fro yo and popcorn. Talk about food porn!
Oh…and everything else too of course
Great eats!
Kierston @candyfit recently posted..Competition Prep: Kitchen Creations!
When we travel I always pack a few food items that are “essential” to me. These include: bars, liquid stevia, nuts/trail mix, nut butter packets, dried fruits, baggies with dry cereal and perhaps a few pieces of chocolate! Its always nice to know I have options besides a “buffet” somewhere or snacks from a vending machine or, worse – hotel mini bar!
Thanks for a great post – just recently found your blog and have been really enjoying it!
those sound like great things to pack!!
I love to travel with Kind bars and Klean Isolate protein powder, because it mixes perfect with almond milk.
Lisa @ RunWiki recently posted..A letter of apology to my body
I ALWAYS pack healthy snacks with me…whether I’m going miles away or just running errands around town! I’ve been caught too many times in that emergency situation of “I’m about to chew my arm off” to not have learned my lesson.
I love how hubby is just as into prepping healthy snacks/meals like you…I’ve been trying to work on the man-friend with that. He used to go out to eat with his co-workers EVERY day during the week…mostly eating sandwiches and chips…and no telling HOW much money he was spending. Now, he’s actually making the time to run home for meals, or at least packing up a few on-the-go healthy snacks if he doesn’t think he’ll have time to stop for a proper meal. And he made me SO happy last night when he told me he’s started using less sugar in his coffee and craving a lot of vegetables throughout the day! Guess I’m starting to rub off on him!
Heather @ Kiss My Broccoli recently posted..Everyone Loves a Little Green!
woot woot! that is amazing girl! great job!!
That quesadilla looks delicious!
Matt @ The Athlete’s Plate recently posted..Maddie
I so failed to plan well last time I traveled half way across the country and ended up eating junk. This year I am using my time before hand to plan it out, buy real groceries, portion out my snacks, and remember that the extra calories that week will be alcohol from happy hours.
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awesome! great job!
Looks wonderful as always!
I always pack apples and protein or granola bars. I also love to pack dehydrated fruit, especially the dehydrated grapes at trader joes. A good trail mix snack bag is always necessary.
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