Giving PEAS a chance...

Tuesday Recap:

Workout:  2 mile walk away the pounds with weights

Breakfast:  2 slices Flaxseed toast with peanut butter & salty strawberry jam

AND I had to eat an early breakfast so we could get to Trader Joe's before the rush!  It's the only time of the day where you can WANDER in that place.  The rest of the time, you're fighting your way up the aisles.  So here was my 'haul' of the day...

Morning snack:  Dunkin Donuts small pumpkin spice coffee

First of the season!  Weeeeeeeeeeee!!!

Lunch:  PEAS & Yogurt

Sooooooooooo lunch began the very second I finished that video and ripped open this bag of baked Inner Peas.  I HAD the thought process of "Wow, I need to portion these into mini bags cause these are SOGOOD that you can down the whole bag."  I stopped within a reasonable portion and moved on toooo...

...my video mentioned new FAVORITETHING of these flip-cup yogurts.  I mentioned the banana + chocolate + almonds was awesome and this coconut (OBVIOUSLY) was just as divine.  These are FANTASTIC and so worth a few extra calories for all those satisfying add-ins...

Snack-  YEP...

I had succumb to the peas.  Sigggghhhhhhhh...  Next time they are purchased, the bag is being IMMEDIATELY divided up into smaller portions.  Those things are ADDICTING.   

Dinner- Kale, tortellini & thyme-turkey meatball soup

This wasn't in the original weekly menu either, but yesterday's gloomy day coupled with Katie's cold just made chicken soup sound WAY too appealingJ

I sauteed some carrots, celery, onion & thyme in olive oil for about 10 minutes before pouring in about a box & a half of chicken broth and brought that to a boil...

While it was boiling, I got to working on the mini turkey meatballs (ground turkey, egg, breadcrumb, thyme, Parmesan, salt & pepper).  I gave them a quick roll and tossed em into the soup and let them boil for about 10 more minutes...

Lastly, I tossed in a couple handfuls of diced kale & the tortellini...

I had gotten these fresh at Trader Joe's, so they only needed a couple minutes to cook, but usually they would take about 7 minutes.  So just plan your soup & meatball cooking appropriatelyJ

This was soooo warm & cozy and tasted like it had been simmering for hours.  I suspect the little flavor burst from the fresh herbs, but experiment and use whatever you have on hand....just make this soup!

Dessert- Cinnamon Honey Water

Let's just say my allergies cranked up to 7000000000 and Katie's cold lingering in the background led to craving MORE warmth at the end of the dayJ  Figured this was a 'healthier' way to goJ

Alrighty, well I'm just BARELY standing on the edge of not falling over and catching this cold, so I foresee some more warm & cozy meals possibly in the mix for today, tooJ  Oh yeah...and a mess of exercise classes I have scheduled for the day...let's see how much energy I have to make them allJ

Have a great WednesdayJ