If you are new to the WIAW party, head on over to Peas and Crayons for all the deats. This one is a bit special because I am writing it you from my trip to New York. Don’t worry, I’m not driving, I am taking the Bolt Bus! I don’t want to keep putting millage on my car. Plus my mom is visiting Beantown this week, so I will drive back to MA with her. Win, win!Before I get into anything you have to see yesterday’s breakfast. Can we say delicious? This is so simply to make too; 1/4 Cup of Oats, 1 1/2 Tbsps of Nature’s Path Q’ia Cereal (or chia seeds), 2/3 Cup of Milk, 1 tsp of Maple Syrup. Let this part sit overnight. In the morning microwave for about 2 mins then top with banana, cranberries and a sprinkle more Q’ia or chia seeds. Even today’s was quite yummy, I didn’t top it with chia seeds, but I topped with with crushed almonds and pistachios. My, oh, my!Lunch for my trip was a sandwich with grilled chicken & asparagus and light Cabot cheddar cheese. It make sound strange maybe, but it’s so good. Definitely will repeat.Snacks for my trip? Grapes and Nuts!Since you won’t see my dinner for tonight, let’s show you last nights dinner. As you can see, it’s in a container! Getting back on that meal planning wagon. I had grilled chicken and asparagus (marinated with olive oil, garlic, parsley and pepper) and rice.Desserts have pretty much been either a half a bowl of my breakfast oats or more nuts and chocolate. Like you probably couldn’t have guessed the chocolate part. Oh, Sabrina.Question: What’s something that you eat that comes as a “SHOCKER” to people? Yes, I am being sarcastic. Almonds, chocolate and oats and shocking things I eat. And what?

]]> http://nutritiouslysweet.com/2013/06/19/wiaw-55-the-traveling-gnome/feed/ 2 nutritiouslysweet wiawphotobutton http://nutritiouslysweet.com/2013/06/18/and-the-bass-keeps-running-running/ http://nutritiouslysweet.com/2013/06/18/and-the-bass-keeps-running-running/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:11:57 +0000 Sabrina @ Nutritiously Sweet http://nutritiouslysweet.com/?p=9699 ]]> Only a few more days til my 25th birthday and one day until I got home for a few days.I feel like the past few months have been crazy for this chick here. I haven’t been the best blogger, but I hope y’all just bear with me. My training schedule for work has been crazy. I’ve mostly been working nights, so I am quite tired. But when I can, I manage a workout or two, even at 1:00am!You guys are awesome at being patient with me. Totally appreciate it. Like this weird picture I forgot to show you from Saturday. My friends and I went to an art festival in downtown Beverly, MA. Free Greek froyo? Yes please! So that’s the weird white thing you see. It was yummy.I promise myself I need to get better with meal planning. I seriously just have to stop being a, pardon my french, lazy ass mofo. I bought some asparagus from Trader Joe’s. I really didn’t care for the flavor, but I am just going to heat it up and “pan fry it” in some olive oil and garlic. That should do the trick. And I’ve been making my own trail mix; bought some chips, crans and the cashs. Mmm, love this combo.I also gotta stop with the dairy. I just feel icky, but oh my gosh, why is dairy so good? I had this pomegranate Greek yogurt with blackberries and the Q’ia cereal. Damn, it was tasty!I hope everyone is doing well! I am finishing this post to you at 2:00am… only four more days until my birthday! You know next week’s WIAW is going to be awesome.

Question: I’m sure I’ve asked this before but I also love people’s ideas! How do you get yourself back on track, whether with exercise or meal planning?

It’s only for a few hours and I can workout after my shift. But I did want to dress up a bit while I ran my errands. I feel like I’ve been wearing Planet Fitness gear all week. Well, that’s because I have, ha.I went to run a few errands; bank, supermarket, the usual. I stopped by Walmart to grab some air fresher for my car. Unfortunately it smells like Mr. Hercules, sigh.I also got some non-foodie things; hairspray, 2-1 shampoo and conditioner (which I only use in the summer) and some redness reducer face wash. This scrub is my favorite and only used in the summer too because my face gets red.From the supermarket, I got a lot of dairy apparently. I like to avoid dairy because A. I am lactose intolerant (but low-fat kinds and yogurt aren’t too terrible) and B. it’s bloating factor. But I needed some quick snacks that are not trail mixes. I’ve over-trailed it!I munched on the Wallaby (with Q-ia!) while I did some meal prepping.My gawsh. I totally said meal prepping. Today I am trying to get back into it, even if its just packing fruit, nuts and a cheese wrap. I have to start somewhere. I haven’t meal prepped much in months. No lie.And lastly, who can forget? Coffee. Non-fat latte’s with some raw sugar added. Heaven.Hope everyone has an awesome weekend. I will be working both days but going home soon! Are you doing anything fun? Tell me

]]> http://nutritiouslysweet.com/2013/06/14/i-try-and-do-my-best/feed/ 2 nutritiouslysweet http://nutritiouslysweet.com/2013/06/12/wiaw-54-back-on-my-own/ http://nutritiouslysweet.com/2013/06/12/wiaw-54-back-on-my-own/#comments Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:03:18 +0000 Sabrina @ Nutritiously Sweet http://nutritiouslysweet.com/?p=9683 ]]> Happy What I Ate Wednesday!

It seems like Wednesday always comes super fast. I want to share with you my yummy eats over the past few days. Being back on my own means more cooking and as always good food. Check out WIAW over at Peas and Crayons if you haven’t already. Enjoy!Breakfasts have been the cake again but this time I added 1 Tbsp of the Q’ia cereal. Mmm!For snacks I do a trail mix for my first snack and some type of fruit for my second.I recreated my favorite lunch from my old job. I roasted chicken and asparagus and had black beans to go with it. Love this combo of things.After work one of the days, I went to the Brazilian place for dinner. It’s cheap, on the way home and delicious. I had zucchini, rice, beans and bean “stuffing.”Post dinner? Oh yes, more chocolate cherry trail mix from Whole Foods. I mixed it with pumpkin seeds and took out the peanuts. I think I am addicted. Oh well, no shame here. Question: What are you currently addicted too?

Know that song by Foster for the People? Love them. I also love this little guy. I had to leave him back home in New York, but he is always in my heart.Or this cereal find. I’m trying out this original this time.Getting some groceries; oats, fruit and such.More trail mix too.Now for some overnight “chia” breakfast pudding?Okay so it isn’t exactly pudding, but to me it had that “essence.” Maybe not really at all, but it tasted better then overnight oats to me. All you will need is the following:

• 1/4 cup of your favorite regular or Greek yogurt (I used Stonyfield vanilla soy)
• 1 1/2 Tbsps of Q’ia (or just chia seeds)
• 2-3 Tbsps of Quick Oats
• 2-3 Tbsps of Your Choice Milk (I used vanilla soy)
• 2 tsps of Pure Maple Syrup (optional or save for topping)

Mix the ingredients well together. If it seems to liquidy, don’t worry! The chia seeds will absorb the moisture. Let it sit in the fridge overnight.  If you want, you can even add more yogurt or soy to get it to a more pudding consistency before you eat it in the morning.

I usually add 1-2 Tbsps of extra. When your ready to eat it for breakfast you can drizzle some maple syrup if you’d like or top with hemp seeds, dried fruit or whatever your heart desires!

Question: Are you a chia fan? Or do you stick with flax seeds? I heard that chia seeds are better then flax seeds but I haven’t personally done my research on that. Thoughts?

One more day before I head back to Massachusetts. First day of work too. I’m pretty excited but nervous at the same time. New can always bit a bit scary.Oh and I forget to mention I went to lunch with one of my good friends and her daughter. We went to Burton’s Grill and split a gluten-free pizza and a salad. So good!When I go to the mall, I always go to Godiva. Tradition. Every time I take a little road trippy to New York, I always find this in my hands. I promise I wasn’t driving when I took this picture. Scouts honor.
This weekend I took my grandma to lunch at CiCi’s Pizza. My brother and I made dinner for the family.Desserts and breakfast cakes too!It was an awesome week. Now time for lunch with mom and grandma and movies later with my little brother. It’s my early birthday celebration today. More in two weeks!

Question: How is everyone’s weekend going so far? Hope you enjoy it!

Just so crisp, calm and refreshing.

It was delish!

Question: If your a 20-something year old, how do you feel about your life? Is it as hectic and unsure as mine. Or are you cool and know what your doing. I hope someone does, because 80% of the time I don’t!

You won’t guess where I am? That’s right, I am in Massachusetts. Of course, New England is always calling. For this WIAW, I show you some eats I have been grubbin’ on. But before we do that I wanted to talk about something that may be on your mine. Why are you seeing wheat?Well to be honest and this is the honest truth; I just haven’t been hungry for anything. So the only thing I manage to eat is a sandwich that someone prepares for me. How does my stomach feel? Most of the times, it’s okay and I try to stick to sourdough or not to whole wheat bread (less bran for digesting). I know it probably not the best thing but I wanted to show you that I am human.

Hanging with mom at the mall and made a stop at Panera Bread for a delicious panini!

It’s just that I have been all over the place, [even the post is all over] and these eats will show you so. Non-the-less they are delicious. Oh, I had to share with you some yummy vanilla froyo with blackberries and almonds with my mom while we were at the mall. Who can pass up some froyo?Now for breakfasts, I have been doing this awesome WholeFoods find from Nature’s Path; Qi’a! It’s a delicious gluten-free superfood cereal and I’ve mix it into my breakfast cakes. The stats are awesome, you just really have to check it out. I tried out the cranberry vanilla in store and fell in love. And it has 15% of iron, which is perfect for my anemic behind.For snacks, I couldn’t resist picking up on of these bad boys.And how bout my lunch today? My friend and I went for Brazilian. My, oh, my! But I think I am the only one who eats Vegetarian style at a specialty meat BBQ place.Other snacks have included bananas, apples, pears, nuts/seeds and dark chocolate chips. Nothing too interesting. But so far my favorite meal was this one of a turkey and herb sandwich on sourdough bread with blackberries and yogurt. Mmm, mmm good!Question: Do you ever feel being in the blog/ social media world that you have to be perfect? I sometimes feel that but now I am just being me and showing that I am not perfect, I have flaws… MANY, MANY flaws. But it’s what makes me, me.

Technically I shouldn’t be because I should be in Atlantic City for the AAAI/ISMA conference. But after working 10 days straight and standing for over 80 hours, hurting my elbow and getting a cold/ flu; my body was just like no. I decided to hang with this guy.Though my mind said yes and I was all packed and ready to go with my snacks, I just couldn’t. I never felt so much pain and exhaustion in my body. I definitely coffee overdosed this week to try to keep going. I decided to see if the hotel would refund me and they did. I’m pretty sure because they were overbooked and I can retake the exam in the Cape Cod conference which is less then two months away. Not too shabby. I’ve been eating dairy here and there. Listening to my body and of course making sure it’s only organic. It’s just me being lazy to cook or think what to eat. Look what I found; new Chobani’s! The pistachio and dark chocolate one is quite delicious. I totally would eat it again. And as for the walnuts in the other, I will pick them out so don’t worry.  Also I’ve been eating Almond Dream non-dairy ice cream from time to time. Since it’s been hot, I don’t really want to eat anything except for cold things.And what is this? Well, you will have to stay tuned. So much to tell!Question: Have you ever had a moment where you just had to say no? Whether it was to your friend, to yourself or anyone? Or maybe to a job or trip?

Gee, I am really trying to be good. I have less then 5 days til the AAAI/ISMA conference and I need to look my best. Unfortunately? “Mother Nature” has gotten in my way and I just want chocolate! But I am trying, so here are my eats as I try to be lean and green.For breakfasts, I make one and a half servings of this cake and slice it a la pancake. This had been my go to breakfast. I’ve just been wanting pancakes all the time for some reason.Lunches and dinners have been the same just like last week. Sometimes a little bit of chicken with black beans and green squash/ zucchini.Or maybe asparagus with chicken and a couple of bocchinis (little fresh mozzarella balls).I’ve gone out a few times this past week and I went to Panera with a friend and had a turkey sandwich on honey wheat bread. It was super delicious!Desserts and snacks? Same, same. Trail mixes or fruit. My cup of tea!Question: What’s your favorite lean and green dish? From this week for me it’s been roasted chicken and asparagus. I can’t believe I never tried grilled asparagus, it’s the BOMB!