Welcome to my first What I Ate Wednesday (WIAW)! I discovered this series through Jenn from Peasandcrayon, the creator of WIAW. Recently, I’ve been intrigued by the daily eats of other people, so I love reading posts about other bloggers’ food experiences whether they be mundane or totally adventurous. I tend find much inspiration and encouragement from other bloggers whenever I read about their attempts to stay healthy and fit or when they take a stab at developing an awesome recipe. Sometimes I like reading WIAW because I’m just well….nosy. 😛 But I think most of all, I like learning about the differences in eating patterns and habits of those from different cultures or lifestyles, especially when there’s a story or explanation that comes attached to the food. I tend to eat the same or similar meals/snacks every day, so I don’t think I’m going to do this regularly. However, I am beginning to vary things up a bit…to be honest, I’ve been craving variety in my meals and finding ways to really enjoy my food. Without further ado, here we go!
BREAKFAST
I chugged a large cup of water as I do every morning after I brush my teeth. I always wake up feeling super thirsty.
Breakfast consisted of a green smoothie – a blend of frozen banana, spinach, chia seeds, ground flaxmeal, yogurt, green tea, carrot, and cinnamon. SO YUM and filling. I enjoyed this at the office in between tasks. I also had a few pieces of chocolate and a throat drop (because I’ve been sick lately) before lunch time rolled around. Probably not the best combo but whatever.
LUNCH
For lunch, instead of making my usual plain sandwich, I wanted to try something new and bought a super veggie sandwich. It consisted of avocado, roasted red pepper hummus, sprouts, mixed greens, tomato, and cucumber on whole wheat bread. In my opinion, the sandwich was kinda dry, so I added some mustard and ketchup (my two favorite everyday sandwich spreads!).
SNACK
Wednesdays are short days for me so I decided to hit up a local coffee shop to read and enjoy some delicious cappuccino. I saw a huge jar of triple almond biscotti and couldn’t take my eyes off it. I debated whether to purchase it or not as I didn’t feel hungry and it was an additional $2.00. I got one anyway. 🙂 No regrets. Coffee and biscotti just go SO well together.
DINNER
I eat whatever my mom makes and so tonight we had one of my favorite Chinese meats – BBQ pork! I also had broccoli and pan-fried cod as well. I drizzled sirracha (super good Asian hot sauce) and sprinkle some Japanese furikake (savory dried seaweed and salmon flakes) on top and enjoyed my meal with a bowl of rice on the side. I went back for seconds. And thirds. 😀
After dinner, I had some white fungus, pork, and carrot soup my mom made. White fungus might sound really weird to some people, but it’s really good! It has a jelly-like texture and a mild flavor. This soup warms my soul. 🙂
SNACK
A little later, I had an apple and some oreos while I caught up on Once Upon A Time.
That completes my day of eats! Thank you for reading! Hope you had a beautiful Wednesday. 🙂
How have you been changing up your eats lately?
Do you watch Once Upon A Time too? What other TV shows do you watch??
Yummy in Mah Tummy! 
Welcome to your first WIAW. So nice to have a new comer, and your lunchtime sandwich looks delicious, even if it did need some condiments.
Hope you feel better soon, and Happy WIAW.
Thank you for the warm welcome! Happy to join the party. 🙂
I know exactly what you mean by White Fungus and I know a lot of people who’ve never heard of it might think it’s weird. I grew up on that stuff too and my mom used to also make Winter Melon Soup. Another soul-warming dish!
I really like winter melon soup too! It’s so refreshing! Have you had lotus root soup? That’s another one of my favorite Chinese soups. Glad to know someone can relate to some of my family’s favorite foods. 🙂