If you’re at all like me, when 3:30 pm hits, I’m starving— even after eating a healthy lunch just a few hours before. For some reason, I always need to eat a snack in the afternoon.
I’ve always eaten three square meals a day. I guess my brain just works like that. My mom raised my sister and me to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner (and dessert!), so I’ve continued to eat this way for the past 29 years. But, now that I have a new job with different hours, perhaps I should rethink the way I eat?
On Carrots ‘N’ Cake, you usually see 3 meals + 1 afternoon snack. Now that I can eat at home more often, it makes sense for me to take advantage of my kitchen! For me, preparing something at home is typically healthier and more satisfying than something I pack to take with me.
So, I’ve decided to break my lunch into 2 mini meals: one to eat at NuVal and the other to eat at home. That way, I can eat a small lunch, but also take the edge off my usual afternoon hunger with a mini meal that I can enjoy in the comfort of my own home. Plus, I won’t need to pack as much food to bring to work with me! The tupperware situation got a little out of control at times!
With that said, everyone is different and no one way of eating is better than others. I’m going to see how this new way of eating works with my lifestyle. If it works, great. If not, you’ll see 3 square meals + 1 snack on the blog once again! You gotta do what’s right for you!
How do you eat?
Lunch: Part 1
At lunchtime, I dug into my first mini meal of the day: pineapple Chobani with Go Lean Crunch and pomegranate arils.
I loved this combo! Flavors, textures, consistency, oh my! 😉
I also drank some hot tea with lunch. My new office mug is from the Dollar Store!
After lunch, I munched on two small handfuls of roasted almonds.
When I got home from work, I took Murph for a walk and then made myself a second mini meal: Uncle Sam’s cereal + sliced banana + vanilla soy milk.
Foodbuzz Awards
Today is the LAST day to vote for Carrots ‘N’ Cake in the Foodbuzz Blog Awards. I’m up for Best Healthy Living Blog and as well as Blogger You Would Most Like to Take to Dinner and Blogger You Would Most Want to Make You a Cocktail. Apparently people want to eat and booze with me! 😉
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