Atlantarctica.
No, that’s not a Ben & Jerry’s flavor.
My city is shut down over the winter weather. After the disaster 2 weeks ago, government leaders and business are taking no chances. We shut down yesterday… when nothing happened but rain.
Today promises to be more entertaining, but with nothing to report as of the time of this post… we’ll get right to the food and the giveaway.
This WIAW was unexpected work from home day. I love these days because it means I have time to put together meals and eat off of real plates! It’s the small things…
Read on for my eats, and then check out Jenn’s blog for everyone else’s delicious creations!
Breakfast:
The usual apple cider morning cocktail has been re-vamped. I finally found Aminos that I like! I found Optimum Nutrition Amino Energy at my local nutrition store. I love both the Fruit Punch and Orange flavors!
My Morning Cocktail
- 16 oz water
- 1 T Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tsp Glutamine Powder
- 1 scoop Optimum Nutrition Amino Energy
You can check out the benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar here, but I must reiterate how energizing this is! Coffee is a thing of the past.
The food? PrOATein pancakes, peanut flour sauce, and blackberries.
Lunch:
Salmon roasted with lemon and dill, them shredded and tossed with zucchini and Greek yogurt cream cheese, and drizzled with homemade BBQ sauce.
My “dessert” was a sweet potato topped with cinnamon and chocolate sauce.
Afternoon Snacks:
Working from home meant I got too distracted by work to take pics. I had a Chocolate-Beet Protein Smoothie post-workout, turkey with greens and my wasabi-blue cheese dressing, and my favorite cocoa-roasted kabocha topped with peanut flour sauce (I get my peanut flour here).
Dinner:
The day was long. It called for pizza. I made my dairy-free Cauliflower Crust recipe, but replaced the quinoa flakes with 20g of TVP. I topped it with tomato sauce, kale, prosciutto, goat’s cheese, artichokes, roasted garlic, and red bell peppers. Side of wine.
It may be the wine toppings talking, but this was the best pizza yet!
Dessert:
Marshmallow Microwave Protein Cake. Made with chocolate protein powder instead of vanilla and pieces of the white chocolate-raspberry Quest bar instead of chocolate chips. Topped with a mix of Greek yogurt cream cheese and Walden Farms caramel sauce. I have no words.
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Oh right. The giveaway… 😉
fitmark was awesome enough to send me a meal organizer to review AND one to offer up as a little Valentine’s Day love for you. The bag is their Box model. It’s extremely lightweight, and comes with two large BPA-free containers, two cool packs (including a small one that is TSA approved!!!), a shaker bottle with removable vitamin and protein mix organizers, and exterior sleeves for a water bottle and workout journal.
The shaker bottle alone is really cool – I’ve loved having it to take to the gym so my post-workout supplements are in one convenient container.
Prior to receiving this bag, I took my goodies to work in a tattered paper grocery store bag. I had a small cooler for travel too, but it wasn’t practical for my workday tupperware. And it was significantly less cool.
The thing I love the most about Fitmark is that you can remove the center panel to squeeze in your own tupperware, or use the lovely containers they provide. I can easily fit 4 meals!
So… you want one too?
One lucky Valentine will get their own BOX #nicebag to make organizing your meal a little bit easier. fitmark will supply a BOX meal organizer in the color of your choosing. Open to all US residents only.
Be sure to also check out fitmark on social: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.
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Everyone is freaking out about food due to the weather. I’m over here like “don’t you guys food prep?”
What’s your favorite pizza topping?
Have you gotten any snow this week?
Will you be my Valentine and make me something #StrangeButGood?!?!
Yes!!! Dinner is in an hour. Sea bass. 😉
I will be teleporting over in a few minutes to help you cook! 😉
I usually bring leftovers to work, which is the best way to have healthy filling food. When I travel, I usually get lots of fruit, plus nuts, and bars that I love.
My favorite meal to take on the go is egg salad. It couldn’t be easier to make, which is key for me. It’s versatile as well – easy to eat on its own, or on toast or spinach salad.
I need to find a way to like that… egg salad is so portable, but in the South I’ve never had it prepared in a way I like.
marinated salmon, quinoa + roasted veg!
Mmm cauliflower crust pizza… want to make my dinner tonight? 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Any time! 😉
My favorite meal on the go is salad. But really! Throw some lettuce and toppings and leftovers in a gigantic Tupperware and you have a big mess of delicious:)
And we definitely haven’t gotten any snow here in Cali, but we FINALLY got some rain-a whole lot of it too!!
I am with you on the salad! I love making a goat bowl of random!
Smoothies are probably my favorite meal on the go. I always try to make one up the night before I drive home for college — I need something quick to grab after class and to help keep me awake for the first half of a six hour drive!
That’s smart! I wish I’d known about making smoothies in college!
Giveaway racism again. I love using nooch in cauliflower crust but never thought to try TVP…and seeing as though you were the one who introduced it to me….hmmm 😉
You’ll love it! I added some notch too. 😉
My fav on the oh meal is either a smoothie or a salad. We had snow here in Ohio on Sunday. Not sure if anymore is coming soon!
I also prepare most of my food on Sundays. It’s so convenient and efficient, cook once, eat all week.
Germany kind of skipped winter this year. We’ve had hardly any snow at all, and very mild temperatures (40 to 50 °F), which is very unusual. As our area is so used to snow and ice, nothing shuts down, regardless of the conditions. I always need to find a way to get to work, even in a snow storm with black ice on the roads. My approach is to drive slowly on those days. Very slowly. Otherwise I’d have to take a day off, as my company doesn’t allow working from home.
And now I’m craving pizza. But that’s nothing new.
Lucky you with the mild winter! Hopefully that doesn’t mean too hot of a summer. I may be coming your way! 😉
Leftovers are usually my go-to meal when I pack my lunch. Pack it and forget it!
I always take a sunflower seed or nut butter sandwich with me on the go. Easy and perfect fuel!
I love Sunbutter!
dont fall over but I COULD SO SO SO SO SEE making coffe a pastthang with that here too.
I LOVE my braggs.
It’s funny how little I miss it! I only have it now at work when I get too cold.
I love packing leftovers for lunch the next day!
Same here – I always make extra!
I’m totally all over that dessert!
And I would totally benefit from one of the bags…although they don’t travel to Canada 😉 hehe
I thought of you with this one! This bag is going to be fabulous for travel.
i saw that pizza last night on your instagram, drooled. I have to say my favorite meal to go is spaghetti squash with some homemade sauce. so easy and you don’t necessarily have to heat it up. that is the coolest lunch box ever
I love cold spaghetti squash. And cold pizza. 😉
i love to take salads on the go…
Pretty boring….nitrate free protein (like chicken or turkey), fresh veggies, nuts, quest bars. Love this set up!
Quest bars are never boring. 😉
A) Your eats look fantastic! No milk sandwiches for you! 😉
B) That bag is AWESOME! I will seriously be buying this if I don’t win!
C) Favorite meal to pack up…that’s a hard one. I often have to pack up my breakfast, lunch, snacks, and sometimes even dinner to take with me to work and school! Probably Tuna salad though. Even though my coworkers hate the smell! 🙂
D) Stay warm and thank you for the giveaway!
My co-workers are always commenting on my fish. #sorryimnotsurry Hahahaha!
My favorite on the go meal is a wrap full of chicken and veggies. yum!
I’ve been dying for a food bag like this! I’m training for my first figure comp this year and am going to need one soon enough I think!
Congrats on training for a your first competition! When will it be? It’s so much fun!!!
Oh, my favorite on-the-go meal is chicken and rice – easy peasy!
Im still stuck on the cinnamon and chocolate sauce on sweet potatoes….that sounds amazing! I wanna make that! Saw your cauliflower crust pizza, I totally agree about picking it up as an actual slice! Mine did that too, I was amazed! Think its all about how much liquid you can squeeze out!
I want to win a Fitmark Giveaway Plllleeeassseee! My favorite on the go meal is a thai peanut butter stir fry, as it can be eaten hot or cold….depending on if I am near a microwave or not!
It’s the best combo!!! I like honey and goat’s cheese on them too.
Check out my recipe on the crust – I don’t actually even squeeze out liquid! It’s just raw cauliflower. 🙂
My favorite meal to take on the go is chicken and potatoes!
Love taking oatmeal on the go!
Your morning cocktail sounds wonderful! I always drink my Amino Energy but combining it with the apple cider vinegar and glutamine sounds wonderful!
The fitmark sounds so convenient! I especially love the idea of the shaker bottle with compartments! Genius!
Thanks! Let me know if you try it with the ACV – I love having that first thing in the AM.
This would be just Perfect for our long road trips. I could probably get two days of Good food choices in there. So exited to have a chance to win!!
I use baggies when I travel to save space… I bet I’ll be able to fit a week in there easily!
Awesome bag! I have a hard time fitting all my food when I try and bring it to work… which will hopefully be happening again in the not toooo distant future.
BTW – been craving pancakes, gonna check out that recipe!
My fav meal on the go is salad with tuna, avocado and veggies 🙂
I usually bring leftovers with me. If I don’t have leftovers I try to bring some hardboiled eggs, veggies, and an apple. That bag is awesome!
I’ve never seen these before! Fabulous and thanks for the give away!!
My favorite on-the-go meal is a salad – lots of greens, veggies, a yummy homemade dressing. And maybe some nuts on top or avocado! Perfect year-round.
That sounds perfect – I love avocado!
I would love to have something like this. I pack breakfast and lunch everyday (and snacks). So this would be really ideal to have and prevent everything from sloshing around.
Favorite meal on the go is zuchinni noodles with chicken or beef
Best meal to go- greek yogurt parfait. usually with fruit or kabocha and homemade granola, topped with quest bites!
I love kabocha with Greek yogurt. And Quest bars with anything. 😉
Snowed Sunday night and more coming tomorrow!!
Hope you’re thawed out by now!
Yeah, I need this! 😉 Gearing up for my work trip next week and trying to make sure I have healthy options on hand, I can imagine this would make things so much easier! I love packing chia pudding, peanut butter or veggie sandwiches and lots of snacks!
We are going to have soooo much food at Blend! 🙂
I love big lunch bags! They make fun of me at work for my ebags cooler I use, calling it a “lunch suitcase”. I tote around a lot so I don’t need to worry about being stuck without food 😉
My favorite portable foods are probably hard boiled eggs and raw veggies. YUM!
Lunch suitcase. I love it!!! LOL!
wraps filled with turkey, whatever veggies i have on hand and mustard
I love eating out of real plates! Lol. I live a tupperware life, it’s not acceptable.
And I SO agree on the morning cocktail! I never drink coffee, but why should I – this is so energizing.
Favorite pizza topping: smoked ham and arugula.
love love love all the awesome recipes and ideas you post everyday. Your blog is definitely a favorite of mine.
Thank you so, so much Steph! xo
Any leftover in the fridge!
Goat cheese and Bacon are by far my favorite pizza toppings. Add some carmelized onions too! Unfortunately in Philly we are predicted to get up to a foot of snow tomorrow (Thursday). I work at an outpatient clinic and we NEVER close but we are closing because of the pending snow. I plan on raiding your blog for some snowed in recipes tomorrow, let me know if you have any suggestions!
Sorry you’ve been snowed it! Hope it’s melted by now… and that you had plenty of bacon. 😉
This lunch pack looks great! I have a neoprene one that I love, because I can wash it, but it’s kind of small. And, my dog chewed the handle, because she was trying to get in there and reach the food scent!
Haha – smart dog!
I strangely love cold chicken and mashed sweet potatoes…or anything Asian. For some reason some food tastes better cold when it used to be hot.
That is the best description of cold food I’ve ever seen!
I am constantly bringing meals to work or bringing something to eat for after I work out. My go to meal on the go are protein smoothies! Easy and delicious! I love all the containers the Fitmark Box comes with!
That piz’ looks amazing!
This would be awesome for me and my hubby to share as we pack healthy food for lunc and trips!! Hope to win!!
Love the Fitmark Box! That would be great for meal prepping and taking my meals to work!
I love taking overnight oats with me!
I need this! 🙂
Favorite to take on the go is a pita stuffed with veggies, fruit, and nuts.
Looks awesome. I’d put it to good use. 🙂
my favorite meal on the go is grilled chicken, quinoa, raw bell peppers, and avocado. i think it tastes even better cold 🙂
That sounds delicious! I’d love it cold… probably standing in the fridge door. 😉
my favorite on-the-go meal would have to be a wrap consisting of various roasted veggies & sprouts 🙂
I love food prep and having leftover sweet potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, carrots, and broccoli on hand. And lean protein of course 😉
I always have sweet potatoes! They’re so easy to have on hand for the week.
Yay – I knew you’d love it!! I can’t imagine not having one. I think I’d like to win another, just in case. 🙂
Lately I’ve been loving having egg scrambles for lunch at work. It takes a few more cooking steps, but reheat at work, add some fresh avocado later, and I’m in heaven.
I used to make them in the microwave at work… need to start doing that again. Thanks for the reminder!
snowed a little yesterday and now today it’s been snowing all day!!!! dreaming of sun and warm weather 😉
No snow her.. 😉 I like to take homemade protein bread or bars on the go plus some nuts & easy things like that….
I’m moving to So Cal before next winter! Haha!
I love taking a banana and single serving packets of justins almond butter!
I’ve really been wanting pancakes for breakfast lately and am always impressed by people who take the time to make them. Maybe since we’ll be stuck at home tommorow too, I’ll make our prOATein pancakes!
They’re pretty fast after a while – I do them by feel now!
Salad, sandwich, and soup in a thermos is my favorite on the go meal!
I LOVE this idea…I would Definitely put it to good use.
I bring anything and everything on the go! Salads are easy though. I just can’t eat a salad every day. Thanks for the chance to get one if these awesome bags!
My favorite on the go snack would definitely be apples and almond butter. Favorite meal prep lunch/dinner would be chicken, quinoa, and veggies.
Apples and PB are the best combo!
Quinoa, chicken and broccoli!
My favorite meal to tasks on the road is rice, veggies, and ground turkey seasoned with liquid aminios and Chinese five spice all mixed together.
My favorite meal to take on the road is baked chicken and asparagus. I also love bananas cut up with peanut butter! I am a teacher and this bag would be perfect to carry my meals and snacks for the day!
My most favorite thing is roasted veggies, hard boiled eggs, spinach, and a side of dressing. Orrrrr some sweet potato. Orrrrrr chicken and veggies. Orrrrrr a frozen smoothie. Oorrrrr leftovers. Ps– this new bag would do wonders for my long days and multiple meals! Love your stuff! :))
Ohhhh… I’ll just take one of everything. That all sounds fabulous!
Salad, leftovers, or eggs!
WOW this is an awesome giveaway!! I love to take salads and sandwiches on the go! Or leftovers from the night before!
My go-to meal I pack for work is a low carb wrap stuffed full with grilled chicken breast and veggies. Usually some carrots or snap peas on the side with some hummus.
Love wraps! What brand do you like?
I always prep my breakfast, lunch and snacks the night before to take to work. This would be perfect for organizing!
No snow to report of here in L.A. The only white powder in this city is floating around the nightclubs!
Your sweet potato dessert looks absolutely scrumptious. I love putting sweets on my sweets as well. This morning I had a sweet potato with peanut butter on it for breakfast and my boyfriend scoffed at me. I should have directed him to the strange but good page 🙂
My favorite meal on the go is overnight zoats topped with fresh strawberries.
I don’t eat away from home often, but probably some kind of bar, crackers/pretzels, or fruit.
I LOVE those aminos – the grape, THE GRAPE!! 🙂
Nooooo! I can’t do grape flavored stuff. There was an unfortunate childhood incident with grape soda. *shudder*
apple and PB!
No kidding -this city is shut down good! They made us go home from work yesterday at 3 – that NEVER EVER has happened before!
Loving your cocoa-roasted kabocha topped with peanut flour sauce – that combois killer! Awesome giveaway – thanks for hosting Laura!
They told up not to even come it! I was happy but that was a little nuts. Hopefully we’re done for the year!
Um if you could see my poor little lunch cooly bag over flowing every day, you would send me your fitmark bag out of sheer pity! Ha! Hope,to win but if not, it’s time I invest!
LOL! I was in the same boat. This is worth the investment!
Salads + leftovers or oats in a jar! I like things that can fit in jars, which says something about my to-go container situation.. 🙂
No shame is jars! They’re the best!
This may seem weird but I put Kashi Go Lean with almonds in a container and then put it in freezer. I really like frozen/cold cereal and almonds.
Anotheer favorite is a Flounder Spinach salad with purple potatoes on the side.
Weird… but that sounds good! I’m going to have to try it out. Thanks!
i’ve never seen this brand! oh it looks awesome! but will you come make me the morning cocktail too? I still need to try it… yes, i admit. I have to try it. GASP!
We will cocktail it up at Blend!!!!
I travel A LOT so being able to bring my meals along for the ride saves me from having to eat that artificial airplane madness. I also train all over Bangkok so I like to bring my meals with me to save time, effort + from eating lord knows what. I typically bring a cauliflower stir fry along with me and love to bring a smoothie in a mason jar along for the ride as well! Thanks for sharing and I hope you are able to get along well even with the shut down 🙁 xo C
You do need a big cooler! You make me feel lazy. LOL! 🙂
I usually just carry a quest bar and a water bottle filled with bcaa’s but if I had this I would be more likely to make to-go salads and yogurt protein concoctions.
This looks amazing!
Roasted anything….butternut squash, califlower, carrots, slaw……and the list goes on…with some protein thrown in there!! Great give-a-way!
Agreed! I think I roasted half the grocery store today. 😉
My favorite on the go meal is a tuna wrap especially if I make it with greek yogurt. It’s so much protein and keeps me full.
I just picked up some of those aminos and I was wondering do you use them pre workout too?
No – I use pre-workout-specific powders. Are you using them then?
I don’t use pre-workout powders most of the time because I just don’t feel like I need them. I read on the package something about using it beforehand and I didn’t regret it. I had a great leg workout with out feeling weird at all.
I take greek yogurt with muesli and protein powder all the time, or salads/wraps
I love bringing avocado and egg salad with veggies to work. It’s simple and delicious!
That does sound good!
I love when I get to eat on REAL dishes too!
It’s the small things! 😉
I like to take a grain and veggie salad on the go!
I have a snow day today!! Which means I get to eat off plates too! WOOOT, love when that happens!
I have a similar morning cocktail with apple cider vinegar too. So yum, although I still do drink coffee, but only a cup if that. I normally can do without but I like the taste 😉
I just bought a head of cauliflower to make that crust again. SOOO good! I cannot believe it. It is like my ritual after Bikram now. It is easy and quick and totally amazing. I am so glad you shared it.
Lastly, that dessert! AH! Looks so frekkin good!
I’m so flattered you like the crust so much! I love all of your recipes – I need to make more cookies. They’re gone after all the snow days at home. 😉
That clusterflake is cracking me up… I think Spring is never going to come at this rate. It snowed here all morning – just stopped. So goes my run outside…
This weather is so nuts. Snow and then today I went running in a tank top!
Love the pink bag for on the go salads and protein pancakes
I always travel with food. Bean burgers are my favorites along with my protein flatbread. I have to take almond milk with me since my relatives don’t keep a stock of that for me.
I hope you made it through the storm. I can’t wait for the weather next week!
Love that lunchbox. I eat so many small meals during the day and it would be perfect for organizing all of them.
Quest bars!
Damn, I hate that I missed the giveaway…that would have been perfect for me! I swear I get the weirdest looks when I tell people that what I carry to work everyday is my LUNCH BAG! It’s actually a small cooler/bag but hey, when you’re going off to work for 10 hours at a time, you gotta have OPTIONS! And if I want a HUGE ass salad, well then, I know I don’t have to pack it in separate small containers just to get it to fit! Ha!
How you gonna taunt me with Ben & Jerry’s at the beginning?!
I’ll take pizza pretty much any which way I can get it. Actually that’s not true at all. I wouldn’t touch most chain pizza restaurants with a ten foot pole, and I pretty much prefer my own homemade version most of the time. I guess I’m actually a pizza snob. Hmm. I suppose there are worse things I could be in life.
Today’s pizza was on a roasted garlic infused whole wheat crust with leftover veggie stir fry as my base, and topped with Colby Dill and Feta Cheese. Delicious.
Mwhahaha! B&J are taunting me. I can’t find the damn PV&J flavor anywhere. Jerks.
Who eats chain pizza? What a waste. Give me good pizza or give me death!!! Ok, maybe that’s extreme… but I too am a pizza snob. Come visit me and I’ll take you to get the best pizza ever. No exaggeration.