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WIAW: The Traveling Edition

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What I Ate Wednesday appeals to the voyeur in me for more than just perverse reasons.

WHAT-I-ATE-WEDNESDAY-NEW-BUTTON-PEAS-AND-CRAYONS

For real, I get a big ol’ kick out of these posts.

Not literally of course, because masochism isn’t my thing. Although if it tickles your fancy, I say rock on with your bad self. When it comes to bedroom shenanigans, anything goes. The same can be said for our WIAW parties, so long as a full day of edibles makes an appearance. 

From foreplay to food. Now that’s a smooth transition. Bow chick-a-wow-wow.  

I am utterly fascinated by the bits, the bobs, the bites, and the bowls of food people consume in a single day, which is one of the many reasons I love Jenn’s WIAW party. It’s also why she asked me to host again. She likes to indulge my food stalking ways, triggering a litany of burning questions* which run through my mind faster than the time it takes to wipe the drool from my chin.   

*The author is taking creative liberties and being a bit dramatic. No questions were harmed in the making of this post. 

Do they cook every meal from scratch?

Where are they getting all these sweet potatoes?

Should I be dumping oatmeal in nearly empty nut butter jars?

How did they get those baked fries so crispy and golden?

What’s the secret in the sauce?

Are snack plates acceptable meals? (I think so). 

Do they sometimes eat cereal for dinner too? (Guilty as charged)

How did they get their avocado to do that?

Where’s all the cheese?

As a result of my own inquisitive ways, I thought it’d be fun to share a different kind of day with you, one where I spent the majority of my time in a car. Therefore, I give you the Sunday before last when I drove three hours to mother’s house for dinner and proceeded to drive three hours back home. If you lure me with food, I will come.

First Breakfast: a giant glass of water, then coffee, at least two cups, always with a little almond milk and raw sugar, followed by a three-mile run.

Coffee, Almond Milk and Raw Sugar

Second Breakfast: a fruit filled smoothie with a dollop of Greek yogurt, a generous scoop of flax powder and a nip of bee pollen.

Fruit Smoothie with Pineapple, Spinach, Blueberries, Strawberries, Banana and Yogurt

Third Breakfast (er, I mean Lunch): a two scrambled egg and jalapeno cheese sandwich on an English Muffin.

Scrambled Egg and Jalepeno Cheese on a Breadsmith English Muffin

Dinner (at my mom’s): We had potatoes and roasted root vegetables, asparagus with cheese sauce, homemade bread with pesto and a side salad covered in gorgonzola and avocado. There was also some kind of meat for the carnivores although I can’t remember what it was. Anyway, my actual plate is the top left picture.

WIAW Sunday Dinner at Mom's Collage

Dinner Continuation: a standard size slice of this Savory Carrot and Tarragon Tart.   

Carrot and Red Onion Tart

Dessert: a small piece of this chocolate layer cake with buttercream frosting.  

Birthday Cake

Post cake: we went for a hike in the woods and foraged for ramps. Mission accomplished.

Hiking at Mom'sRampsSnacks: on the ride home, I polished off all the banana chips, the dates and one of the oranges from the picture below. I also drank a small bucket of coffee.

Road Trip Snacks - Banana, Banana Chips, Dates, Oranges

There you have it. A day of road tripping eats, in the legal sense of course.

Alright enough about me. Let’s hear from you. 

Comments

    • Meghan says

      I love smoothies for their fruity delight and ease of consumption. 🙂 I’m not really hungry right away so they help ease me into my day, along with coffee. 🙂

      The hike was awesome, and the ramps were a bonus.
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  2. Khushboo says

    Dayyyy-umn son- that savoury tart looks all kinds of fabulous! I see where you get your culinary skills from- you mom doesn’t mess around! I’m glad to see that I’m not the only food overpacker during travel. On my flight back from China, I am almost certain that 80% of my hand carry was food – no shame in my game…and fortunately nothing got confiscated!!!
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  3. Amanda @ .running with spoons. says

    Is it strange that after reading your WIAW, the main thing I’m craving is a cup of coffee? 😆 Clearly I’m due for my morning cup… preferably with a slice of chocolate cake. But seriously… your travel eats are better than some of my at-home eats! And you don’t even want to see how basic I get when I travel… although maybe you got a good picture when we were in TO 😉 Speaking of whack… 3 MORE WEEKS!!
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  4. Sara says

    I feel like I leave a lot of cynical comments on your blog, but I’m really not a cynical person!! 🙂
    All I have to say is that I’ve never done WIAW because I have in the past found it alarming how little people eat, or how restrictive their diets are. I think we’ve had this discussion in comments before about “healthy living” bloggers.
    (I will check out some posts – I haven’t looked at WIAW in years so it could be better!)

    Also, the photography is (was) generally awful. I’m like, “Is that a blurred picture of runny poop, or a blurred picture of oatmeal with a plethora of nut butters?”
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    • Meghan says

      Yeah that can be a common thing in the HLB community, especially when it comes to WIAW and while some of that still exists and will likely always exist, there’s some great stuff in there too. Um hello, egg and jalapeno sammie on an English Muffin. Carrot tart. Oh wait, those are mine. 🙂

      If you look, I bet you’ll find some inspiration.
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  7. Alyssa @ Renaissancerunnergirl says

    I am the same way as you! I always read everyone else’s WIAW posts and start wondering if I need to make my oats in jars or make smoothies when I’m not a smoothie girl. Then I go back to snacking, eating breakfast for dinner and ice cream for breakfast, and generally being myself 🙂
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  13. Kate @ Kate Lives Healthy says

    That smoothie combo looks delicious. I saw a booth at the farmer’s market on the weekend selling bee pollen but have never tried it. Do you just use it is smoothies? It sounded intriguing. Looking forward to seeing you at Blend in a few weeks 🙂
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  20. ashley@ashleyunfiltered says

    ok so I have seen bee pollen on a few posts now. I’m not a huge smoothie person (I like to chew my food most of the time to feel satisfied) so would there be any other use for me? Also why bee pollen? What does it bring to the partayyy? I’m a huge honey lover so just curious.
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  21. Tara says

    Jalapeno cheese, you say?? This I must try. I’ve been off the egg train lately but I think it’s time to hop back on.

    Because I’m not a food blogger but I eat like one and enjoy sharing my eats:

    Breakfast: Smoothie with banana, spinach, coconut milk, almond butter, and Greek yogurt.
    Pre-workout: Disgusting goo packet that’s supposed to give you energy and I got it free somewhere and I regret ever putting it in my mouth.
    Lunch: A bowl of Indian food (leftover mishmash of basmati rice, chicken tikka masa, saag paneer, and some fresh spinach thrown in for good measure).
    Snack: Honey BBQ chips aka my kryptonite.
    Dinner: Baked tilapia, baked spinach cake thingys, sliced tomatoes in balsamic and olive oil, some bread to soak up the extra dressing.
    Dessert: A scoop of mint chocolate chip ice cream.

    Thanks for indulging me. Back to work…

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  25. Alyssa says

    Haha I loved all your burning questions, especially “where are they getting all the sweet potatoes?” and “where is all the cheese?” I seriously add cheese to everything, but that is my personal philosophy. Thanks for hosting!
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  28. Carlie says

    If you travel 3 hours for your mother and food, maybe you’d be willing to travel 2 hours for me and food? Possibly? 😀 Pittsburgh’s dining scene is “the next big thing”, by the way.

    Also, I think I have it reversed. Instead of having a second or third breakfast, sometimes I have a second or third dinner. Bad timing.

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    • Meghan says

      I had that same sandwich for breakfast today. It’s worth recreating again and again.

      I’m so thrilled you went and read the ramps post. I hope you can find some in your area. They really are phenomenal. I planted those little guys in my backyard and I’m hoping they make it since they’re a perennial.
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  32. Danielle @ Eat Primal, Run Hard says

    To answer a few of your questions: 😉

    – yes, all my meals are homemade.
    – sweet potatoes are available in abundance, but would you believe my supermarket runs out from time to time?
    – I don’t eat oats.
    – Avocados are incredible things.
    – My WIAW has cheese in it 🙂

    Thanks for hosting!

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  35. Chelsea @ Chelsea's Healthy Kitchen says

    I always love other bloggers’ WIAW posts too. It’s because I’m nosy. I also get a kick out of checking out people’s grocery carts – and I get to do it pretty often now that I’m working for a grocery store! Except I’m a bit appalled at how much junk food I see people buying. It’s kind of crazy.
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  36. Danielle says

    I love a gal who segues from S&M to food. Of course!!! Totally obvious correlation especially considering some folks like a bit of nosh with their whipping session.
    Seriously though, I mean this, your day of traveling Sunday eats look so heavenly! I would be in faux hog heaven if I got to enjoy every sip and nibble. I love your almond coffee and all the activities, all mellifluous and complimentary. Marvelous!
    My eats today were a drawn out series of dip basically. It was the ‘anti’cooking day because sometimes condiments really need more lovin jahhhh know. Well on that note, I dip you dip we dip. Dip dip it good. Dip it like its hot.

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  37. Danielle says

    Forgot to note that I sti have not used a nut butter jar as a receptacle for overnight oats or pudding. The idea intrigues me but not enough to manifest said creation. I make overnight smoothies instead. But I don’t say that, I just say I’m a busy gal and anything I can do a night before allows me more time to fabulize myself. Besides, pumpkin banana vanilla nutmeg cinnamon smoothies tastes better the next day 🙂

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