This is a good time to get back to food blogging and sharing “What I’m Eating” since I’m training for a marathon and have the LA Marathon this weekend. That means I am aiming to eat clean but also need to make sure I’m eating enough to fuel me to run strong.
Every body and every runner and everyone’s needs are different so make sure you’re doing what’s best for you.
You don’t have to do a 10 day cleanse to eat healthy, but I needed a little push and accountability to get back on track. Having the probiotics in the morning and at night are a twice daily reminder that I’m doing things a little differently right now.
Here’s what I’m eating (or really what I ate yesterday)…
Pre-run: I had toast with TJ’s new Mixed Nut Butter (that I love).
Post-run: Protein shake with apples and almond slivers
Then I headed to my parents’ house to work there for the day.
Snacks: I saw one of the bananas fall from the holder out of the corner of my eye and had to have it as a snack.
Snackssss: I also have some Skinny Pop popcorn. This was a good snack choice considering I usually eat 88 bowls of cereal when I’m there.
Bonus: Fruit Punch Spark with Clyde photo-bomb. He’s the best.
Lunch: I didn’t take a picture of lunch but it was a snack plate of grilled chicken, beans and rice. My parents’ BBQ-ed the day before and had leftovers.
Dinner – Salad with more of the BBQ-ed chicken and random other things I found in the fridge.
Dessert – Chocolate Chia pudding I scored at the 99 cent store. It is AMAZING.
And the Herbal Cleanse supplements in the morning and night since I was doing the clean eating challenge.
It was a great day to visit and a great day of eats!
Now I’m doing a major Operation: Spring Cleaning right now and need to get back to that!! Can someone please help me get organized?? Thanks.
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Is that chocolate chia pudding dairy free? It looks good!
I’ve been trying to eat the Nutritarian diet. It’s completely clean but sometimes I’m ill-prepared and end up snacking on something processed. Overall, it has been good and I am discovering new and delicious recipes every week!
Yes, I think it’s just coconut milk and pulp, chia seeds, salt and cocoa powder.
My stomach has been making me eat healthier. I won’t complain, but I do miss my Doritos:(
I have basically been trying to do whole30 since the beginning of February so I make sure to have a lot of natural carbs and more protein the week before.
I’m always curious about what other runners eat the week of the marathon. I’m kind of still a traditional pasta/bread eater but would like to get away from those products and eat more healthy but still have the energy to complete the marathon. Thanks for sharing your tips!
Yeah, you can get eat enough to fuel running without pasta/bread but you would have to replace it with another good carb option. Rice, sweet potatoes, potatoes, beans… things like that. But this would have to be practiced in training because you want your body to be okay with it too 🙂
Yummm, your food looks so good. That salad!
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I don’t mess around with salads 🙂
Good to know you like their new nut butter.. I wasn’t too sure about it, but i’ve seen it and next time i’ll GET IT! 😀 Popcorn is so great for snacking, but I can never stop hehe
I can legit eat the MASSIVE popcorn bag from Costco in one day.
I thought that said Chia in Chocolate milk and I was like omg duh!! Obsessed with chocolate milk. I’m currently eating chocolate cookies and drinking iced coffee… so…
We had a snow storm yesterday and all day I was so proud of myself for eating healthy when everyone was posting pics of eating cookies etc. (Something about being snowed in i guess). Well at 7pm I made chocolate chip cookies (without chips since i had none in the house) and ate 6 of them. I polished off the other 6 this morning. Followed by a salad with vinegar and oil. I’m going to shake it off and get back on track for the rest of the week. Good thing I made a “small batch” recipe that only yielded 12.