So I have a confession. With hubby on night shifts for the first time since the arrival of our newborn, I’m in a bit of a blur, and I have no idea what I ate those days. I truly don’t. I remember day 4 passing and thinking I hadn’t eaten any “cheats” and being proud of it, but I don’t know what I did eat. I have a couple of pictures…so I guess I know breakfast and dinner. And I’m sure there was a shake in there with coconut and almond butter 😊 maybe a couple decaf lattes. Lol. Since I have those daily. Apparently I’m going to need to photograph everything I eat! It would definitely help in the accountability form.
As you can see, healthy, right? A delicious, milk producing steel cut oats with finger and honey (also galactagogues!), tomato, and eggs for breakfast. Dinner was Asian grilled chicken and peppers, baked mashed cauliflower, and avocado. Seriously, the way hubby cooks, I feel like I’m at a 5 star restaurant. Spoiled!
Now for day 5: day 5 was embarrassingly a “toddler mom” meal day. First breakfast was shakeology “candy” that was already in the freezer, and second breakfast (i.e., the time I actually get to prepare food for myself and the girls) was more oatmeal, eggs, and decaf coffee with coconut oil. Lunch was turkey, cheddar, avocado, carrots & hummus, and a handful of chips. I believe there was a shake between breakfast and lunch. But after our late lunch, well, I just picked off my kids’ plates because puffin wouldn’t let me put him down, postpartum hormones were causing too many hot flashes for me to put him in his wrap, and cupcake and chickpea had been melting down ALL day long. So by dinner, I was drained and didn’t have the energy, to be honest, to reheat leftovers. The girls weren’t eating, so I picked through their dinner (organic chicken nuggets and avocado, mostly, with some broccoli). I will also admit that at one point in the early evening, hubby literally shoved a bite of ice cream in my mouth and some raw cookie dough. He’s sweet that way 😆.
My proud moment of the day was making banana ice cream. Have y’all tried this? Heaven. Freeze a peeled banana ( or a few), then blend with a splash of almond milk, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Voila. Ice cream. It’s seriously one of my favorite summer treats. ( and don’t be fooled-bananas are packed with sugar!)
