What does a dietitian eat? Healthy foods all the time? NO! Organic foods daily? NO! Super small portions? Nope! Dietitians are just like you! We have food days that are super healthy (fruits and veggies at every meal, lean proteins, alcohol free and no sweets!) and we have days that are not as healthy (think chocolate, beer and nachos). Check out my weekly weekend roundup posts so you can see what my weekend eats are all about!
Friday
Breakfast: I opted for a quick breakfast this morning because I was running late and forgot to pack my lunch the night before. I whipped up my Peanut Butter Chocolate Banana Protein Smoothie. Filled with a great mix of carbohydrates, protein and fat, this was a great way to start my day and kept me full until lunch time!
Lunch: Thursday, we used our crock pot to make this delicious chili. This is my go to chili because it has a variety of beans AND lean turkey meat and it tastes great! Since we made such a huge batch, I took some for lunch and topped it with shredded sharp cheddar cheese and a handful of whole grain tortilla chips. YUM! 
Snack 1: 1 tablespoon of sunflower seed butter and a banana. This is my idea of a quick snack that I can grab on the go when I’m packing my lunch in the morning. I love topping fruit (or granola bars) with nut butters to add some protein to my snacks or breakfasts.
Snack 2: After literally sprinting to Penn Station to make my train home, I met my best friend, Jenn, for some Starbucks before dinner. I wasn’t in the mood for coffee (shocking!) and was super thirsty, so I chose to get the Teavana® Shaken Iced Passion Tango™ Tea….and chugged some water.
Dinner: Friday Funday was cancelled again since my cousin is going to Australia for a few months and we wanted to have a goodbye dinner for him. We went to my FAVORITE Mexican place on Long Island, Chichimecas. I always get the same thing when I go there, the smoked chicken quesadillas. They are, honestly, the most amazing quesadillas I’ve ever had. Plus they are so filling, I’m usually only able to finish half of them, so I get extras for later on in the week. Side note: I realize you may be seeing a trend here. I have eaten quesadillas every weekend since I started posting. I realized that on Friday when we decided to go to Chichimecas, but I couldn’t say no to my favorite thing on their menu. Next weekend will be quesadilla free! Maybe.
Saturday
Breakfast: We stayed over my parent’s house on Friday night, so I woke up and had breakfast before my run. A delicious omelet with peppers, onions and cheddar cheese with ½ of a whole wheat everything bagel. Whenever I go to Long Island, I have to have a bagel on at least one of the days because they are just so good! We started going to a new bagel place recently and they are MASSIVE, so usually half of one is good for me. After this, I got some work done and went for a 5 mile run on the bike path, one of my favorite places to run.
Snack: I was having an early dinner, so I grabbed a Health Warrior Chocolate Peanut Butter Chia Bar for my post run snack. I has this and an iced coffee, with skim milk and 1 sugar packet, before my mom and I got relaxing pedicures. 
Dinner: Cheesecake Factory with Jenn! We started with the Thai Chicken Wraps and they were awesome! Delicious grilled chicken with an assortment of veggie toppings, a drizzle of thai peanut sauce and HUGE lettuce leaves as wraps. I ordered off their Skinnylicious menu for dinner and got their avocado and turkey sandwich with a side salad. I also decided to remove half of the bun because I had some bread prior to our appetizer getting to the table.
Dessert: Godiva Cheese Cake and a cappucino. I don’t go to Cheesecake Factory often, so when I do I always get a cheesecake and this is my favorite cheesecake of all time. The best part about it, is that it is so rich that you can only have a few bites at once, so you end up having 1 slice of cheesecake last you a whole week or more!
Sunday
Breakfast: On Sunday, I got up early to do a 4 mile run and then I went to a barre class at JC Barre Studio. Barre is my new favorite thing, I just started it this month and it’s so addicting! After my workouts, Bernie and I headed to brunch with a dietitian friend of mine and her husband. There are some great choices for brunch in Jersey City, but we didn’t plan ahead and went to 4 places that were either not open yet or booked! Finally, we decided on South House and just waited outside for a few minutes until they opened at 12 PM. It was a great choice! I had their Migas Tacos with queso on top. It comes with three, good sized tacos filled with eggs, avocado, and tortillas crisps, topped with queso. They were AWESOME and I was full for hours! I cannot wait to go again. 
Dinner: SUPER BOWL FUN! I’m the first to admit that on holidays, I tend to indulge a little more than usual. I think life (and eating) is all about balance and sometimes, that means you over eat a little and just restart your healthy eating the next day! In our house the Super Bowl is like a holiday, we all love football and we all love eating. I made homemade soft pretzels stuffed with ham and cheddar cheese, taco dip and brownie bites. Our friends brought buffalo chicken dip, assorted cheeses and crackers, guacamole and cupcakes. My plate was filled with a mix of multigrain pita chips, cheese, buffalo chicken dip, the soft pretzels, guacamole and half a cupcake. I also had a beer on the side.
There ya have it! A weekend full of delicious eats with a dietitian. Stay tuned for next weekend’s eats.
