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Monday In Meals + Adventures With Qman

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Hi, I'm Tina!

I’m the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). I use macros and functional nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.

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Good morning, friends!

I haven’t written a Monday In Meals post in quite awhile, so I figured it was about time for another. If you’re new to this blog post series, I document what I ate throughout the day on Monday. If you’re a long-time reader, you probably remember the early days of CNC when I used to document ALL of my meals and snacks, food journal-style, and sometimes I would blog 3 times per day. Isn’t that crazy!? Of course, blogging (and my life) was a lot different back then, but I still like to return to my blog roots every once in awhile! 🙂 With that, here’s a recap of my Monday in meals with some toddler adventures mixed in!

5:15 AM: Iced coffee with Trader Joe’s Pumpkin Spice Almond Beverage + collagen. Pro tip: I mix the collagen with a little bit of warm water and then pour in the pumpkin spice almond beverage, which, side note, does not blend well with iced coffee and then I add my iced coffee and ice cubes. It’s the only way I can enjoy a non-chunky iced coffee. Haha!

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7:19 AM: Scrambled eggs with collard greens and a piece of toasted Dave’s Killer Bread with butter. FYI: Shaws now sells Dave’s Killer Bread!!

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After breakfast, Qman and I headed out for a morning adventure to Rosa Farms, which is a relatively new business to the area. I’ve only heard great things about it (hello, coffee and juice bars), so I was excited to visit. Unfortunately, though, when we arrived at 8:30 AM, it was closed (even though the website said it opened at 8:00 AM). Whomp whomp. We’ll have to plan another visit soon!

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I still wanted to have a morning adventure with Quinn and his EI appointment wasn’t for another hour, so we headed to a nearby playground to have some fun and run around.

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“Mama, hide! HIDE!”

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11:09 AM: Leftover BBQ Chicken Potato Casserole. (Sorry for the not-so-pretty picture; it was the last serving.)

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12:15 PM: Dandy Blend + Pumpkin Spice Almond Beverage + collagen. If you’re a long-time reader, you might remember me drinking Dandy Blend back in the day. (I thought coffee affected my UC symptoms, so I made the switch.) Well, I started drinking it again because it has some really great health benefits, and I can’t have caffeine in the afternoon anymore (otherwise, I can’t sleep), so Dandy Blend is a tasty alternative.

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2:36 PM: Cottage cheese with pineapple, hemp hearts, and walnuts. 

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Not long after I finish eating my snack, Quinn wakes up from his nap. We cuddle on the couch for a little bit.

3:02 PM: I give Quinn a banana for his afternoon snack. He eats about half of it, so I finish the rest (and then he asks for cookies). Then, we take Murphy for a walk.

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School bus! Spotting buses is easily one of the best parts about afternoon walks in our neighborhood. Quinn gets so excited every time he sees one!

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After our walk, we play outside for awhile.

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Where’s Quinn??

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We eventually come inside, and Quinn gets to make a magic towel in the kitchen sink. (Of course, Murphy thinks it’s some sort of food. Haha!)

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It’s a Halloween spider from Target! 🙂

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5:03 PM: I start to make dinner and eat like 2 dozen pieces of roasted butternut squash while I prep. It’s so tasty, I can’t stop eating it! I just drizzled on some unflavored coconut cooking oil, sprinkled on some kosher salt and… total perfection.

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5:35 PM: Steak salad with crumbled feta (and no butternut squash). 

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7:45 PM: A piece of Pumpkin Spice Protein Bake with almond butter and maple syrup.

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7:58 PM: I realize that I really should have topped my dessert with vanilla bean Halo Top. I can’t stop thinking about it, so I finish off the pint. There wasn’t all that much left, but still… I have a Halo Top problem.

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The end.

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