Hello Hello! I hope every single one of you living in the Northeast have at least 10 minutes to spare today to get outside. 60-70 degree weather? Yes, please!

Sooo it seems as though the "Bits & Bites" series is pretty popular on FFF so I've decided to make it a weekly post. Sound good? I've also given it a name change because it doesn't make sense anymore since it's evolution from the first few posts. Plus, since I talked about getting a better handle on my GERD diet - I figured I'd keep myself honest via FFF. Food labeled (GA is 'gerd approved' - food labeled NGA is not).

Now... let's get to it!

Friday Night Dinner: Tuna melts made with celery, capers, mustard, mayo, salt, & pepper served with baked sweet potato "fries". (GA except for the ketchup)

Breakfast: Green Smoothie - Green juice, SFH coconut protein powder, mangoes, 1 tsp almond butter, and water topped with granola and coconut butter. (GA)

Meal Prep: Hash Brown Breakfast Bake This is so delicious and will be remade with either sweet potato zoodles or the Alexa version of sweet potato tater tots (will make it a bit healthier). (NGA)

Breakfast: Strawberry/Mango Smoothie made with the same coconut SFH fuel. (GA)

Meal prep for lunches: Salads, quinoa, and HB eggs. (Peppers not really GA but, I'm learning they don't really bother me at all in small amounts)

Lunch: Spinach, 1/3 cup of roasted chickpeas, cucumbers and Cindy's fig dressing. (GA)

Dinner: Trader Joe's veggie burger (sneaky delicious) with fried egg, avo, and roasted sweet potatoes. (GA)

Lunch: Spinach salad, chickpeas, avocado, and a tbs of hummus. Mix this all together and the hummus works as a dressing... AND IT'S DELICIOUS. (GA)

Saturday AM Breakfast: Discovering that I can make delicious pancakes from protein powder is a total, friggin', game-changer. Message me or comment below for recipe. (GA)

Saturday post-workout lunch: GMO-free corn tortillas with hummus, roasted chickpeas, sauteed spinach, and avocado. (yes, this combo is delectable and yes I meal prepped roasted chickpeas last week :)) (GA except for all that crushed red pepper - whoops)

Sunday dinner: I meal prepped roasted chicken and sweet potatoes on Sunday night. Here it is served with a side of brown jasmine rice. (GA)

Post workout snack (every damn day): Hummus and carrots. (GA)

Dinner: Noodle bowl made with lots of ginger, a little garlic, and liquid aminos (or soy sauce). (GA besides peppers and the garlic)

And finally... snack time! Guys - you still have time to enter to win these bars (Until Thursday at 8pm) - CLICK HERE!

Welp, now I'm hungry. Please let me know in the comments below --
Do you want more of these "Weekly Bites" posts? Are they helpful?!

Have an awesome day! xo

*Please note: The GERD diet is tricky and since no two humans are alike, many people have different foods that make them symptomatic. That being said, most docs give a sheet of approved/not-approved foods and the notations I make above pretty much follow that. Go see your doc if you have symptoms, questions, concerns, etc. I'm just sharing my experience and meals, not a how-to guide. :)

Hi guys! I'm here with another edition of "Bits & Bites"! Does anyone else feel like this week is flying? Work has been especially busy lately and I've been trying to make sure that my lunches are organized so that I'm not hitting up the Whole Foods hot/cold bar. Even though I make pretty healthy decisions when I buy lunch at Whole Foods... I know that I still make better decisions AND save money when I pack a lunch.

Speaking of packing a lunch... I think it's a good time to share ideas from "Bits & BItes" because I've been noticing all of the delectable little treats in the supermarkets lately. There's cider donuts, egg nog, chowders and creamy soups, pumpkin flavored friggin' everything (could care less about pumpkin - I know - it's basically un-american). Anyway, it can be hard to avoid this stuff this time of year because not only is it delicious but, it also has a seasonal/emotional connection that is tough to ignore. My advice? Stick to your guns, only dabble in what you love, and save it for the weekends.

Now, let's get into my eats as of late, shall we?

Simple lunch... HB egg and baked sweet potato. This is very easy to food prep and is a great source of fuel for pre and post workouts.

Random dinner: Tortillas with hummus, swiss chard from my garden, other veggies, feta, and crushed red pepper. This one is vegetarian and so simple.

Whole Foods Hot/Cold Bar Lunch: Lettuce, pulled chicken, quinoa, veggies, salsa, and a sprinkle of cheese.

This lunch has been a staple for the last couple of weeks because it's so simple and surprisingly filling. Two HB eggs, 1 honeycrisp apple and a generous tbs or so of almond butter.

This dinner is becoming a staple, as well. My mom's quinoa and ground turkey stuffed peppers. So good, so healthy, and so filling.

Dinner: Randomly put together Asian noodle bowl with ground turkey, rice noodles, arugula, and tomatoes. The seasoning staples I use for Asian noodle bowls are as follows: generous amount of rice vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, sriracha, garlic, sesame oil, and ginger if I have it.