Finding balance one meal at a time
Urghh I’ve not been feeling too well for the last few days so I don’t have any exciting stories to share with you!
Instead here are some quick bites from today,
Breakfast – 2 Weetabix, blueberries and skimmed milk
Snack – Carrot sticks and houmous
Lunch – Laughing Cow extra light….
On a toasted wholemeal English muffin. The second one was spread with honey for a sweet treat!
Sorry its short and sweet…
Normal blogging service will be resumed ASAP!
I ended up having an early night last night as I felt exhausted by 10pm. I woke up at 7.15 so that was a nice 9 hour sleep!
After reading in bed for a while, I headed down to make some breakfast. Today I really fancied cold cereal. A look in the cupboard showed that I had 3 almost finished boxes of cereal, so I mixed them up this morning for a cereal surprise!
In the mix was Special K, Cheerios, All Bran and Quaker Oat Crisp, topped with skimmed milk.
Along with a large glass of water! Loved the variety in this bowl – mixing up cereals is one of my favourite things!
After breakfast I needed to go to the supermarket to stock up. While there I saw this soup on offer and decided it would be perfect for our lunch.
Love the ingredient lists on New Covent Garden Co soups. No nasties in sight!
Check out this wholegrain part bake baguette. After 12 minutes in the oven it was bread heaven!
And on the plate!
Loved this soup – the flavour was amazing and I loved the kick of chilli. The bread was yummy, perfect for dipping!
Now sitting at my laptop to blog, while I eat this yummy dessert!
This is 2 tinned peach halves, a spoonful of greek yogurt and a sprinkle of chocolate granola!
Great snack – I think this will be making a reappearance soon!
Off to my in-laws for a Roast dinner tonight – chicken – my favourite. Then its back to work tomorrow. This weekend has gone so quickly!
Before I go, why not check out my interview over at Sweet and Sweats
Welcome to another Bloggers Question time post. My target this time is Melinh from Sweet and Sweat
Melinh has only been blogging for a few weeks so why not visit her over at Sweets and Sweats and give her some support?
1) How long have you been blogging and what made you start?
I started February of 2010, so this month! Honestly, I’ve been hooked on reading food blogs for a year now. I started reading Eat Like Me on self.com and wanted to read more. So then I found eatliverun and then it was an avalanche of amazing food blogs that I began to read. I always wanted to start one to document not only what I eat but the food I come up with (I have found many different ways to cook bananas and whole wheat flour) and my everyday life. I want to look back and know what I was thinking/eating my college years. 
2) How would you describe your blog?
It’s probably the munchies and musings of a coming to age girl. That’s as intellectually sound as I can get to describing it! But, since I’ve only had a few posts, I’ll say that it’s new, refreshing, and changing.
3) What is your food philosophy?
Probably this: Eat your vegetables AND your cake. I don’t like limits or restrictions, that could be because I am young and ‘rebellious’ but I love dessert and sweets and fries and all things bad. But I definitely think balance is key to healthy eating.
4) What is the one food you could not live without?
This is a hard question. Probably potatoes. Potatoes are so versatile and I love every single dish with one.
5) Have you ever had a weight issue and if so how did you overcome it?
Yes I did. The Freshman 15. Ugh. I actually gained 10 pounds and for a person who is only 5’2” it definitely showed. I didn’t care much for the weight gain but other people would remark on it and I definitely became insecure. So, I started to revise my eating. I used to eat three bowls of Reeces Pieces for breakfast but then I switched to oatmeal. Little changes but now I make sure I get a serving of a fruit/vegetable for lunch and dinner.
6) What meal would best sum up your approach to eating?
Brown rice with eggplants, tofu, seitan and garlic naan with strawberries for dessert.
7) What is your fitness regime?
I do four days of cardio and 1 day of yoga. The four days consist of one bike ride and three runs consisting of 3ish miles each. I love how I feel from running. Also, Berkeley’s campus is big so I walk around a lot.
What is the biggest physical challenge you have faced?
Asthma. I was so scared I would get an attack and die from suffocation! But I control it and I am careful and I try not to push myself.
9) What is your favourite blog to read?
I enjoy reading many but I love eatliverun! She’s young and lives in California like me!
10) What is the best piece of advice you have ever been given?
Just Breathe. Once I took that to heart, it was easier to deal with the many struggles I’ve had.
Thanks for taking part Melinh!
If you want to be part of Bloggers Question Time please send me an email atseekinghealthybalance@gmail.com!
Just checking in with a quick lunch idea today. We headed into town for a bit of retail therapy this morning and the weather was really cold and wet. By the time we got home we were in need of something to warm us up.
I combined some of my favourite flavours and came up with a Chicken, Pesto and Mozzarella Panini.
I spread half of a Panini roll with pesto and layered with sliced chicken breast and grated mozzarella.
After a few minutes in the Panini press we had toasty, cheesy perfection!
I served my panini with carrot sticks and hummus, cherry tomatoes and a couple of the husbands crisps.
Loved this combination, the pesto soaked into the bread and tasted great. Love melted mozzarella in Panini’s, its so gooey and creamy!
Watch out tomorrow for another Bloggers Question Time post (send me an email or leave me a comment if you would like to take part)
