Happy Wednesday friends! Today was a busy one as Bo and I were up bright and early finishing some projects and errands around the house before heading into our respective offices for the day. I’m so excited for my baby shower which is in Brooklyn this weekend but welcoming people into our home also means making as much progress on the nursery as possible and having a clean house. After work I headed to XTend Barre Brooklyn for a challenging barre class. Even though I adjust a few of the moves, I find that by the middle of class I’m still shaking and sweating. I love how challenging and cardio intensive this barre studio is versus other barre classes. So now, here I am, blogging and eating dinner at 8:50 after a long day. My goal is to put this post up and then head into a bubble bath before reading in bed.
For tonight’s post, I thought it would be fun to share a What I Ate Wednesday since I actually have a picture of everything I ate today! Once upon a time, I used to share my meals on this blog almost daily but these days it’s a rare occurence. Since so many people have asked me what I’ve been eating during pregnancy, today’s post will help answer that question. If you guys like seeing my meals and food, let me know and I can definitely get back to sharing more often.
As I mentioned, this morning started off early with a 5:30 alarm. Bo and I sipped coffee while working on our projects around the house and I ate half a banana. When I arrived at the WeWork office at 8:30 I ate breakfast. Today’s breakfast was a bowl of Siggi’s Dairy plain yogurt, ground flax seed, blueberries, cinnamon and Purely Elizabeth granola enjoyed with a decaf skim latte since I’d already had my one cup of coffee at home earlier.
Around 12:30 a bunch of us headed to Cava Grill, one of my favorite lunch spots in the Union Square area. The restaurant celebrates Greek and Mediterranean food in a quick-order setting; perfect for those on-the-go lunches. I love that you can build the bowl from start to finish with lots of unique ingredients and flavor combinations.
This bowl kept me full until 5pm when I snacked on a Chocolate Coconut RX Bar and a lime LaCroix water while I finished up a few emails and meetings at the office. By the time XTend Barre ended at 7:30 my stomach was growling so much so that I grabbed an apple that I had in my bag and snacked on this while I ran stopped in Sephora and Trader Joe’s to grab a few things on my way home. Now it’s almost 9pm and I’m finally eating dinner. The name of the game for tonight’s dinner was fast and easy. I grabbed a large glass bowl and combined lots of leftovers (tomatoes, green beans, potatoes) along with some lettuce and vegetables I bought at Trader Joe’s before topping it with their packaged, cut chicken and my favorite dressing, Trader Joe’s Parmesan Ranch.
I am definitely craving something sweet tonight so I think I’ll have small bowl of banana, half of banana and some chocolate chips before heading upstairs. I know that sounds like a random combination but right now it sounds delicious!
Have a great night!
I had granola for breakfast on Wednesday too! Also, I bet your nursery is going to be so cute! 🙂
Barre was one of my favorite workouts when I was pregnant too – so challenging, but easy to modify when needed. Sounds like a day of delicious and healthy food!