Wednesday, January 4, 2012

WIAW: Warming Up

Catching up to the trends of the blogosphere, Dare You To is finally joining in on the fun!  I've seen the posts on nearly every foodie/fitness blog I follow, I investigated and read the rules, and now I'm ready to tell YOU what I ate Wed(t)uesday!




Actually, I'm partaking in a very special WIAW:  #50 ! 



So here's how yesterday began: Still on vaca, I got to sleep in a bit and had breakfast around 10.  I was freezing, even after my morning tea, so I warmed up some cinnamon-apple oatmeal with sliced banana and chopped prunes. 





Followed shortly by a snack of almonds. (Truth: After this handful, I went back for more, with raisins.)





Again, due to the continued ice-cold weather, I opted for midday soup.  Trader Joe's Butternut Squash.  I tossed a palmful of chopped walnuts in; don't know what inspired that, but it worked. 




In the afternoon, I finally worked up the nerve to begin the run I'd meant to complete before lunch.  Check out my new kicks!





At last, dinner.  While it was cooking, I had a clementine





I took what I had in the fridge and threw it together:  Almond-crusted salmon, with baby spinach and cucumbers to go with it.  Roasted it all for about 15 min.





While I ate, I threw in another filet with cucumber slices and orange peppers to keep in the fridge for tomorrow.




And that was my day!  What did YOU eat this Wednesday? 

22 comments:

  1. Happy WIAW Meredith!!!!!! So excited for your first par-tay! =) and I'm with you on the almond-raisin combo -- its an all time fav of mine!

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  2. ooooh I need new running shoes. what kind did you get?

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  3. Great eats! :D especially the almond-crusted salmon!!! love love anything that is nut-crusted! HAPPY WIAW!

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  4. Yay for the 50th edition of WIAW! :)
    Yummy eats! I'm loving your breakfast.. oatmeal is a great (and yummy) way to start the day! :D

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  5. Great idea to cook the second batch while you eat! Happy first WIAW!

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  6. Welcome to WIAW!! It is the most fun! Clever to get tomorrow's meal ready while today's is cooking!

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  7. Your dinner looks like it was way more than a "throw together!" That would be a seriously planned out meal in my kitchen.
    It is freezing cold where I live today, I am getting ready to bundle up and head out for a jog. eek.

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  8. I love salmon. Looks really good!

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  9. happy WIAW!

    i love that you had prunes for breakfast. i absolutely adore prunes (i know...i'm weird), but you just don't see them that often - even on the foodie blogs.

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  10. Hmmm. Roasted cucumbers? I'm fascinated. I didn't know that was possible. Happy WIAW!!!

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  11. I bought some of TJ's butternut squash soup before. Tasty.

    And almonds are always good. Just had some myself :)

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  12. Thanks, guys!

    Haha Mattie, don't worry; the salmon tray looked way less pretty after I transferred it to plate.

    T: saucony progrid . very comfortable

    Sara, I'm glad someone else appreciates prunes!

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  13. All of your meals look yummy. I have never tried the almond-crusted salmon, but it sounds delicious. Happy WIAW!

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  14. Oooh that salmon looks great! I am craving fish HARDCORE and I already told my husband that tomorrow after I drop him off I'm going straight to Trader Joe's to buy some of their tuna steaks. Now I might have to get some salmon as well.

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  15. I did my first wiaw post today, too! I know I won't get to it every week, but it's fun to check out all the posts. Yummy eating day! I haven't had salmon in months... need to get some soon!

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  16. Happy WIAW!! It was my first one too :) Love your blog!

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  17. Haha I ALWAYS Go back for a second handful of nuts! And that oatmeal looks delish!

    Happy WIAW! :)

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  18. Wow! This looks delicious!! One handful of nuts is NEVER enough for me btw =)
    I have to look into WIAW...I've read so many of these before and am tempted to start one myself!!

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  19. Your breakfast looks right up my alley! And are those Saucony shoes? Love my new ones!!

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  20. TJ's butternut squash soup is one of my favorites!

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  21. Don't you just love TJ's soups?! And new shoes always feel so great!

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  22. Ahh welcome to the party! Your eats, especially that salmon, look great :)

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