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Rainy Day Eats: WIAW
Good morning, my friends 
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It’s Wednesday, and this week that means it’s time to show case a day’s worth of meals and snacks. This week is from Monday. What started as a perfect, sunny, clear, cool day, turned into a crazy, stormy night! And I loved it… It always rained and stormed in Illinois, but never does in Colorado. Sometimes a good thunderstorm is just so satisfying.
Breakfast
Before I left the house, I ate a small breakfast of chicken sausage, eggplant, and rainbow chard (it’s there on the bottom.) It’s not the prettiest of meals because of the lack of daylight, but it sure was tasty. By the way, has anyone noticed the days all of the sudden are so much shorter?! It was still dark when I got to the gym to teach my class! Boo.
Coffee Break
After class, I headed to Whole Foods to grab and iced coffee and hang out and work while I waited for Lauren. She was driving over to meet me for our weekly hiking date!
I love this view! Plus, it felt great outside. I was almost chilly in my shorts and tee-shirt. When she called to say she was almost to Boulder, I headed over to Chautauqua to meet her. We hiked Flatirons 1 & 2, and had a blast. I was surprised at how easy the hike felt! I’m not sure if it’s really getting easier, or if I just had a lot of energy that day, but it’s pretty cool.
At the top, I think we were both experiencing a case of the I-can’t-believe-we-live-here’s
Snack
Also at the top, I enjoyed a peanut butter & strawberry KIND bar – one of my favorites!
Once we were back down, we headed our separate ways – I had some errands to run – with plans to meet up again at Starbucks to work. I snacked on some beef jerky in the car, but ended up grabbing a salad at Whole Foods to eat once I made it to the coffee shop.
Lunch
I hardly ever go for salads, but it just sounded good after that hike. This would be a mix of romain and spinach, chicken, beets, and a mixture of cauliflower/pomegranate/hazelnuts which was amazing. I also had a Kevita, of course. Another fave.
After working a little (and chatting a lot,) I headed on home to do a little more work and some cleaning done.
Snack
Some time in the mix, I got a little hungry again, grabbed a couple pieces of chicken from the rotisserie chicken I bought at Whole Foods earlier. That held me over until it was time to cook dinner. Not a typical snack, but it worked!
Dinner
It was storming outside, but I was still determined to cook dinner on the grill. It took a little longer, but it was worth it
More chicken, sweet corn on the cob, and Japanese sweet potatoes. Such a typical dinner for us, but so very tasty. I also had a glass of white wine.
Snack
Last night was an Office night for us. We watched several episode, while also listening to the crazy storm going on outside. A couple hours in, it was nighttime snack time!
I like to get in a meal that has a good amount of protein and carbs before bed (for several reasons,) and last night I had some flapJacked protein pancakes! I cooked three of them, and layered Justin’s almond butter + Kalona 4% cottage cheese in between each cake. Love this meal – no matter what time of day 
Happy Wednesday, party people!
What’s a typical snack for you?
Rain or sunshine?
I pick sunshine any day, but I actually miss the rain since I moved from Illinois. So I’ll take a rainy day 
I actually love just grabbing rotisserie or roasted chicken as a snack – I could easily eat that cold out of the fridge daily! Typical snacks for me are baby carrots and hummus, protein bars, mug cakes, and Greek yogurt with toppings.
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YUMMM those flapjacked pancakes look AMAZING! hahah I had a kevita the other day (the same one! they were on sale at WF so I totally took advantage) – I’m so jealous of your hiking adventures – and I always wonder how you guys take pictures at the top!
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Strawberry is my favorite!
Looks like a yummy day of eats! Your hikes are SO beautiful!!! I need to try the flap jacked for sure
All of your eats sound great! I’m an AZ girl, so I always prefer sunshine, but I do love an occasional rainy day!
Ashley @ My Food N Fitness Diaries recently posted…WIAW #97: My New Favorite Cereal
That salad looks yummy! It’s so cool that you guys have a weekly hiking date! What would you say is the best time of year to visit Colorado and go hiking and do the yoga at the red rocks?
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Oh man, that’s hard to say! I’d probably say beginning of September, when it’s dropped from the 90’s to the 80’s. I think the last “Yoga on the Rocks” of the year was last weekend 🙂
What a beautiful view! So jealous of your delicious looking Wholefoods salad too! Wish I had one near me!
It depends what mood I’m in as to whether I prefer rain/sunshine..rain makes me feel so cosy though..love sitting inside watching a film when its chucking it down outside.
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I love pancakes as a snack. I usually snack on cereal or a protein microwave muffin. Rainy days are nice every once in a while if you can stay home and relax!
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I can’t believe we live heeeeere!! And I can’t believe it’s been raining for 24 hours. This nonsense better be done by Sunday (and for Monday’s hike!!!).
Ohh- I never thought to have flapjacked for a nighttime snack- I’ll have to try that out! (and it DOES pair so well with cottage cheese and nut butter!!)
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Hope the rain isn’t too bad where you are! My parents had to evacuate their home in Lyons this morning, so scary!
That salad makes me miss whole foods so much, yum!
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The neighborhood next to ours had to evacuate, but luckily we are safe. I feel SO bad for Lyons 🙁