As Wednesday tradition has it, it is time for WIAW.. Thanks Jenn from Peas and Crayons for hosting this! I love sharing some of my days eats and sneaking a peak into how others fuel their active bodies! Great opportunity to get creative food ideas and new recipes 🙂
My morning began with one of my breaky staples.. Multigrain sourdough toast with peanut butter, honey, banana and today I added chia seeds. They add a nice textural element to the already amazing dish 😉
I did a bit of research on these chia seeds and found that they are sourced from South America, are high in fibre are are the highest known plant source of Omega-3. I don’t like getting caught up with fancy so called ‘super foods’ but since they were floating about my kitchen, their presence this morning was welcome 🙂
Recess was a deliciously juice green pear and lunch in the staffroom was a tuna salad with (unpictured) corn thins and avocado.
After school I headed to Josh’s granny for a happy birthday tea. Josh’s gran is such a joyful, bubbly and fun lady and always brightens up the room she is in. I hope one-day I will be as youthful in mind and spirit as she is!
I then spent the rest of the afternoon chilling out with my sister. Tea, fruit and our cliff walk was on the agenda.
We enjoyed a beautiful sunset!
And then came home and got ready for a sisterly date night, as we hadn’t spent enough of the afternoon together 😛
We decided to head to Misschu, a Vietnamese restaurant in Bondi.
We shared English spinach & tofu steamed dumplings
and egg omelet, avocado & balsamic caramelised onion fresh vietnamese rice paper rolls. So good!
We went back for a second serving of the dumplings.. delicious!
Have you ever eaten Vietnamese food? If so, what do you order??
Now couch and Olympics time 🙂 Tomorrow I will be doing a post on suggestions for pre-race fuelling.
But let’s get the ball rolling early… how do you fuel your body before your race?
Thanks Nasko for the post request 😀 Happy Wednesday, friends!
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oh my gosh spring rolls. I am dying to have some lately.
Yum, so good! Especially with a spicy sauce 😉
I love date-nights with my sister. We don’t get to do them often enough. It looks like you guys had a great time : )
Was fun and always special, catch up time 🙂
My go-to pre-race fuel is oats with peanut butter, banana slices, cinnamon, and honey!
Yum! Delicious and energy-packed combo 🙂
That Vietnamese food looks awesome! I have had it once before (and I mostly eat ethnic food so that’s weird) and it was good. I specifically remember loving the dumpling soaked in their hot sauce!
It it’s a long race (the past two I’ve done were a half marathon and a full marathon) I make very simple whole wheat pancakes topped with banana. If it’s shorter, probably just some toast or a banana with almond butter.
I also eat quite a bit of ethnic food, but Vietnamese seems to be a bit rarer to come across where I am.
And I am totally with you on the toast with banana and nut butter! Perfect mix of low and high GI carbs.
I used to have a pre-race routine that could NOT be broken! I’d wake up and have a banana and water, then on the way to the race I’d have a Clif Z-bar. I’d only run 5ks, but I get nervous stomach so this routine worked perfectly!
Sounds like a good routine. I also get a nervous stomach but I need to have my standard substantial breakfast, which always calms me down 😛
I’m not a runner so I’m looking forward to hearing your pre race routine! Before CrossFit I usually stick to a lighter meal, I can’t stomach much before a workout! Sister time is the best! My sister and I are really close too!
Thanks Danielle. Sisters are just the best 😀 I am yet to try CrossFit, but by the sounds of it, it would be hard to keep anything down!
Sounds like a delicious time with your sis 😀
Cheers
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It certainly was 🙂
Peanut butter, honey and banana on toast is one of my all-time favorite food combinations. It’s so satisfying, and SO delicious. I’ve never tried adding chia seeds; I bet they supply a fun crunch. 😉
I was a long distance runner during high school and college, and I’d always fuel with either a Luna Bar or a banana/PB/sandwich before races. My workouts have shifted over the years and are now more strength-focused (heavy lifting), so my pre-workout fuel looks quite a bit different! Bring on the egg whites. 😉
Love sibling bonding dates 🙂 Glad you two were able to get out & get some time together! I fuel with either a slice of toast, 1/2 an english muffin, rice cake or graham cracker w/ some pb on top or some sort of bar.
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