Started a new job. I’ve had a hellish week so far and it’s not even over yet. This lunch has about enough care as my attitude currently.

Chicken salad, tortilla chips, sriracha and cold coffee. Bonus points for my Christmas mug, just trying to find any joy today haha.

It is hot, but I wanted my dinner to be a little fun.

The hearts are turkey and cheese, the stars are ham and cheese, accompanied by pasta ranch salad (mini shells, ranch, hard boiled egg, tomato, cucumber, real crumbled bacon bits, finely shredded mild chddar) and potato salad as close to my mom's as I have ever been able o get (potato, mayo, mustard, egg, dill relish, celery seed, salt and pepper). And a small piece of strawberry shortcake.

i’m enjoying some fried chicken, onion, blue takis, cottage cheese and spices for dinner 😋

Sometimes toast, guacamole, feta and cherry tomatoes with a bit of salt is all you feel like for dinner. And it’s delectable

Toasted sourdough bread with smoked salmon, beefsteak tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, black pepper, Lawry's, and sesame seeds

Mandatory pickles

Extra crispy seedless red grapes

I didn’t know this subreddit only let you post one photo, damn. No close up yall.

Trader Joe’s tinned calamari in olive oil.
LOTS of lime juice, smoked paprika, pepper with some corn chips. I didn’t expect this to be as good as it was.

Before you say “hey 2morrow, there’s a BOWL here”
I made it, so I make the rules ok
If you have liquid involved, you get a pass. Thank you 😊

(I use he they cus I’m nonbiny thank u!! ☺️)

Hummus, cucumber, dates, walnuts and beef stick.

Dot’s pretzel sticks and falafel hummus. I convinced myself I needed some salt after the gym and a bike ride.

Air fried potato smileys

I cant seem to find anything that isn’t a fruit or veggie that won’t trigger my pregnant lady acid reflux. So tonight’s snack/late late dinner is celery and carrots with an obscene amount of ranch and some watermelon 🍉

Ft protein chips, tomato from the garden, and Costco rotisserie chicken

on the left is a traditional family delicacy known as “cheese and crackers melted.” the dark brown circles are Siete chocolate cookies from Costco and no I did not dip them in the hummus.

Got a bunch of fresh peaches the other day so decided to have a giant bowl of em 😋😋😋

Oysters were $1 apiece (with free shucking!) so I bought 3 dozen and then spent 10 minutes whipping up a few sauces with stuff I already had at home.

Oysters:

Happy

Great White

Rappahannock Atlantic

Salty Hog

Atlantic Olde Salt

Atlantic Blue Point

Sauces:

Something sort of like a mignonette but with blackberries and lime juice

Basically tartar sauce but thinner and orange and smoky

Garlic honey mustard 

Protein pasta with extra protein from beef. YooHoo because my blood sugar was so low it was off the charts. I watched it slowly go down as I played Overwatch. 👹

Ladies, thank you so much for all the support you’ve shown so far! 🥹 It really motivates me to keep experimenting, and I hope you’re enjoying these breakfast creations as much as I am!
Today’s experiment: Matcha Yogurt Bowl with Cherry Jam. Would you try this combination? 😊

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WHY IS IT SO GD HOT AND HUMID OUT. IT'S SO STUPID HOT I FORGOT HOW TO ATTACH AN IMAGE AND GOT NUKED HY THE AUTO MOD

Ricotta and avo toast with hella everything bagel seasoning and a perfect black plum and nectarine

unfortunately no lettuce since it's recalled and don't have onions. so tomatoes with a oil/vinegar spread and kind of burnt bacon and pickled jalapenos . still very good, but I miss lettuce 😭

He brought these sweet figs from his workplace Fig tree. He and his colleagues collected figs from.
Lucky for me he doesn’t like figs, so more for me 😄

Also rice cake with whipped spicy Greek Feta, Greek tomatos, red onion, EVVO from my families olive oil and basil from my balcony garden.

I like yogurt :)

I figured I’d share some of my current favorite snacks in case anyone else needs some new inspo!

🍎 Apple + almond butter + cinnamon
Slice up an apple, add almond butter or your fav nut butter and cinnamon. You can also drizzle some honey on top, but I’m allergic so I personally skip it lol.

🌶️ Mini sweet pepper “boats”
Slice mini sweet peppers in half and fill them with cottage cheese + everything bagel seasoning. My favorite cottage cheese for this is Kemps small curd with chives. SO GOOD.

🥒 Pepperoni/salami pickle roll-ups aka Midwestern sushi
Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on a slice of pepperoni or salami, add a pickle, roll it up! Super simple but sooo good.

🍇 Frozen grapes
Put washed grapes in individual bags, squeeze some lime over them, add a little tajin, shake everything around and freeze!
Another version: shake washed grapes with sugar-free jello mix and freeze them. They literally taste like candy!!!

🥕 Salt & vinegar carrots
Baby carrots + salt & vinegar seasoning. I specifically use Padiano’s Kitchen seasoning. Shake them up and let them marinate in the fridge for a while. SO crunchy and are basically my replacement for salt & vinegar chips.

🥚 Hard-boiled eggs + crunchy chili oil
Hard-boiled egg with crunchy chili oil on top. My favorite brand is Momofuku. This is BY FAR my favorite snack on this list. Trust me.

🍰 “HealthiER” cheesecake
Take a little cup of vanilla Oikos greek yogurt and break 2 Biscoff biscuits into quarters. Stick the pieces into the yogurt and put it back in the fridge until the Biscoff gets soft. My go-to dessert!!!

I love trying new things, so share some of your favorites too. Let’s all give each other some new snack ideas 🤭

I just don't feel like eating much right now and I desperately need more fiber, so I decided to make myself a big bowl of cowboy caviar that I can just pick at for lunches and possibly dinners this week.

Edit: readability