Same breakfast, different day

Today has been productive & healthy.  There was a glint of sunshine at 8am this morning, so the sprouts and I were dressed and out the door for a walk quicker than you could say “16 and showers”.  Actually I haven’t seen any rain all day, so I’m starting to think this weather forecasting isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be…

Breakfast

Breakfast is a fairly simple routine for me.  In the past I’ve tried to mix things up with overnight oats and cooked oatmeal, but both of these options leave me absolutely famished an hour later.  Other people can power along all morning after oats, but not me.  It seems to spark something in my metabolism that has me frothing at the mouth with hunger in no time.  Instead, I have a couple of different high fibre, low fat cereals that I absolutely love.  I have a bowl of cereal with a piece of fruit for breakfast and I am guaranteed to keep powering through until morning tea. 

This morning was Sultana Bran, low-fat milk and an orange. 

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Quorn

Today’s walk seemed to fly by – probably because I spent the entire time trying to entertain the sprouts.  They weren’t too keen to be in the pram this morning and it was a struggle to get them dressed and out the door.  I’m covering about 4km in my walk and it takes 40mins which is just about long enough for the sprouts.  A play in the park before we come home always gets them smiling again though.

LUNCH

For today’s lunch I tried something completely new – Quorn!  According to their website, Quorn is made from Mycoprotein and is a meat-free protein that’s low in fat and high in dietary fibre. 

I tried the Southern style burger chopped up in a wrap with some leftover pumpkin, mushroom, grated cheese & sweet chilli sauce.  Wow!  This little patty knocked my socks off.  It seems hilarious to say ‘it tastes like chicken’, but it had a great texture and I would have sworn I was eating a meat protein.  The crumb coating was crunchy and perfectly spiced too.  If anything, the flavour of the patty got a bit lost in my wrap and it would be better on it’s own with a side salad.  These will definitely be on the menu again.

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Balancing act & Body Balance

The sprouts and I were away from home most of the day today.  We left home at 9.30am and didn’t get back until 2.00pm so morning tea and lunch were on the move.  Unfortunately I had under-catered when I was packing food for the day so I found myself starving and wrestling with the sprouts for crumbs at lunchtime.  This combined with the homemade chocolate brownies (incredible!) on offer at my mums group meant that today wasn’t filled with the best choices.  So instead of beating myself up about it I decided to balance things out with a healthy dinner of stir-fried veggies (with soy sauce and a little sweet chilli) served with brown rice.  I sprinkled a few cashews on top before serving and it really hit the spot. Now the only challenge will be keeping the bedtime munchies at bay.  It’s going to be a long night!

I had visitors in the afternoon so I missed out on a walk today.  I had Body Balance last night and I’m definitely feeling the burn in my abs and thighs.  Body Balance is a low intensity 55 minute workout inspired by tai chi, yoga and pilates.  I look forward to this class all week but I think it’s more for the mental exercise than the physical.  That said, I do love stretching my tight, stiff muscles.  Tomorrow’s exercise plan: another 40 minute walk with the sprouts.

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