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#surviveon35 Eats: Day 3

December 10, 2020 by Lindsay 16 Comments

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Hi Friends!

Let’s take a look at Friday eats shall we? I was selected to participate in a challenge sponsored by Anytime Fitness and given $70 to buy groceries for this challenge.

Breakfast 

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Berry Breakfast Couscous

Usually I use quinoa to make this. CLICK HERE to see the recipe.
Yesterday I used whole wheat couscous instead of quinoa,
left out the vanilla and topped it with blueberries.
I was going to add peanut butter as well, but skipped it.

AM Snack 

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Hardboiled Egg
Triscuits w/ Peanut Butter

Lunch

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Curried Lentil & Veggie Soup

2 cups mixed vegetables
1/2 a russet potato
1 clove garlic
2 Tbsp onion
1 c lentils
4-5 cabbage leaves, sliced
3 c veggie broth
1 c water
1 c brown rice
curry powder & cayenne pepper to taste

Saute the onion, garlic and potato until tender.
Add the veggies and saute another 3 minutes.
Add the broth, water, cabbage, spices and lentils.
Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer for 20 min.
Stir in the rice  and heat through.
Serve warm.

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Served with applesauce and blueberries.

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PM Snack

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Green Monster Smoothie

1 banana, cut into chunks and frozen
1/3 c skim milk
2 big handfuls spinach
1/4 c applesauce
1/2 c plain greek yogurt
1/4 c blueberries
Ice

Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend well.

Dinner 

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Black Bean & Sweet Potato Quesadilla

1 c black beans
1/2 a sweet potatoes diced, microwaved until soft
1/3 c green pepper, diced
1/4 c onion, diced
cayenne pepper, to taste
2% shredded Mexican cheese
2- 8 in whole wheat tortillas

Saute onion and green pepper until crisp tender.
Add black beans and sweet potato and heat through.
Spoon mixture onto tortilla, top with cheese.
Cook in a pan, oven or panini press.

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This made 2 quesadillas with enough filling leftover to make one more.
I cooked them on our George Foreman grill.

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I also had a late afternoon bowl of cereal!
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All together now:

day3eats

 Enjoy!
–Lindsay–

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Lindsay Livingston is a Registered Dietitian and new mom from Columbus, Ohio. On her blog, she shares simple, healthy recipes, nutrition tips, workouts and snapshots of her life. Follow her on Twitter @LeanGrnBeanBlog and Instagram @TheLeanGreenBean and be sure to subscribe via RSS or email so you never miss a post!

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  1. Gina (The Candid RD) says

    July 21, 2012 at 7:18 AM

    I love looking at your eats. The smoothie sounds similar to the ones I love to make, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE triscuits (I might argue that they are my favorite cracker!)

    Reply
  2. Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says

    July 21, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    I love the way you rare using many of the same ingredients to make different meals. way to keep it interesting!

    Reply
  3. Brittany @ GOtheXtraMile says

    July 21, 2012 at 9:43 AM

    Love your quesadilla idea! Looks deeeelish 🙂 All your pics are great

    Reply
  4. Amy says

    July 21, 2012 at 1:33 PM

    Question about how you eat your hard boiled eggs. I recently have been trying to add more protein to my diet and know eggs are a great source. I want to start taking them to school with me in the fall because hard boiled seems to be the most portable, but how do you eat them? Straight up? Salt and pepper? Hummus? Catsup (is that gross on cold eggs)? Eat the whole thing? Just the whites?

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 21, 2012 at 9:28 PM

      i actually just eat them plain. i know a lot of people sprinkle salt on them. i think they’d be really good with hummus! personally, i only eat the white and give the yolks to my dogs, they’re a favorite treat! but you can eat the whole thing if you want!

      Reply
  5. Linz @ Itz Linz says

    July 21, 2012 at 1:41 PM

    You are doing so awesome!! (Not that I expected anything less! ;)) THat dinner looks awesome!!

    Reply
  6. Brittany @ Delights and Delectables says

    July 21, 2012 at 5:38 PM

    As usual… I love your eats! I’m always in the mood for soup!

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    • Lindsay says

      July 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM

      me too! luckily it’s been a bit cooler here so soup has been nice!

      Reply
  7. Avery @ Texas Teen Keeps Lean says

    July 21, 2012 at 9:38 PM

    Oh, everything you make always looks so appetizing! Delicious as always 🙂

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM

      thank you so much!

      Reply
  8. Amber @ The Cook's Sister says

    July 21, 2012 at 9:51 PM

    I love that you’re detailing every step of this challenge! Some weeks we find it challenging to eat on a budget (though ours isn’t quite so restrictive). I am saving each of your posts as an inspiration remind me how to make budget-friendly, yet very creative meals!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM

      awesome!!! so glad to hear that!

      Reply
  9. Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More says

    July 21, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    I’ve never tried sweet potatoes in a quesadilla before. Great idea!

    Reply
    • Lindsay says

      July 22, 2012 at 10:39 AM

      so good! i love them with black beans!

      Reply

Trackbacks

  1. #surviveon35 Eats: Day 6 says:
    July 24, 2012 at 12:00 AM

    […] your favorite green smoothie. Mine was very similar to the one I made here. It had greek yogurt, spinach, frozen banana, strawberries and some milk. Make a bowl of oatmeal […]

    Reply
  2. #surviveon35: Recap & Thoughts says:
    July 25, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    […] CLICK HERE for larger pictures and recipes from Day 3. […]

    Reply

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