Have you entered my Peanut Butter & Co. giveaway yet?
I have to be honest, I don’t have much sugar to coat yesterday. It was just one of those not-so-awesome homesick kinda days. But like I told my mom, at least my food was good! When you’re someone that enjoys good food, that counts for something, right? Right. So let’s get to it, shall we?
[Breakfast]
Beautiful, no? 😉
I found these quick, 3-ingredient pancake recipes on Whitney’s blog the other day and just happened to have half of a sweet potato leftover from Monday night’s dinner. I played around a bit, adding some spinach, a couple peanut butter chips, and doing 2 egg whites instead of 1 egg. Of course it was topped with more coconut cashew butter and chips. Heavenly.
[Lunch]
You know it’s homemade when it falls apart more and more with each bite!
Monday night I made chipotle black bean burgers and they were awesome [even Nathan approved]! I was feeling a sandwich for lunch and decided to whip up some almond flour sandwich thins. I made a half batch [12 total at 2 tbsp per thin] and they turned out great. I layered up some kale, red pepper, chipotle ketchup, a little parmesan, and avocado with my burger and pretty much ended up scooping everything off the plate by the end haha.
[Afternoon Snack]
It’s hard to make this look pretty..
The chocolate brownie Quest bar baked in the oven at 375 for 5-10 minutes honestly tastes like a brownie. And brownies need coconut cashew butter, right? I think I need to find the Cookies N Cream bars!
[Dinner]
Alright, not the prettiest again.. really tasty though!
The recipes from Half Baked Harvest have been on my weekly menu for weeks now. They’ve pretty much all been winners and this one pot Cincinnati chili is no different. I made it early in the day, let it simmer on the stove for a few hours, and added some frozen roasted corn and kale at the end. I served it over zucchini noodles and threw some cashews on top. So easy and so many leftovers!
[Evening Snack]
An apple. Again.. and a few PB M&Ms because they’re the best.
Food for Thought
Are you a Quest bar fan?
Is there a blogger that you’ve found and consistently loved their recipes?
Barr & Table 
To be honest, Quest bars kind of scare me… 17g of fiber all at once can NOT be good for you. I’m also not sure how they are “all natural.” Just like I’m not big on the protein bars like Detour and all of those that are just unpronounceable ingredients. I used to eat the PureProtein ones, but long ago stopped with that because of they would sit like a rock in my stomach. Same with the Think Thin (non crunch bars). That said, I love me some light Greek yogurt and I eat plenty of fake-ish things, so to each their own! The fiber thing would just be too much for my stomach.
Courtney over at Sweet Tooth Sweet Life has pretty consistent recipes, as does Iowa Girl Eats!
I’ve definitely noticed that some bars don’t sit right with me either. But like you said, to each his own! I do love the ThinkThin crunch bars too 🙂
Love those 2 blogs too!
Mmm Mmm Mmm I loved that dinner when I saw it on Insta, and I still love it! Same with your black bean burger (no matter how shortly it remained in patty form). I have to be honest that I really dislike the chocolate brownie Quest bar. I tend to like the Quest flavors that DON’T involve chocolate. I feel like the chocolate tastes too fake-chocolate.
I remember you mentioned not liking the chocolate brownie Quest bar but I had to give it a shot. I think the coconut cashew butter helped 😉
Your pancake stacks ALWAYS look amazing. Jealous. And I LOVE Quest bars heated up-they are the best! The double chocolate chunk is 100x better than the chocolate brownie flavor though!
I’ve heard people aren’t big fans of the chocolate brownie flavor.. I’ll definitely have to give the double chocolate chunk a try!
Yum! I want your whole day of eats. I even want your pancakes more than my own pancakes, haha. What a great idea to add spinach in there. You’re a genius 🙂
Hahaha I’m always looking to add veggies anywhere I can. Loved the pancakes!
I love spinach in pancakes, too! Mmm! I used to have them instead of a bread on a sandwich or something, but I’ll try adding some sweet potato next time I make them for something sweeter! Great idea! Your whole day of meals looks delicious!
Ooh pancake sandwich! Yum!