Aaaaaaand we’re back, for another edition of What I Ate Wednesday Tuesday!
Breakfast
Love Grown Foods Hot Oats (peach almond vanilla flavor, yum!) + coffee
After I snapped that photo, I added a big spoonful of peanut butter to the oats…made them 10x better than they already are.
Mid-Morning Snack
An apple + a small handful of unpictured almonds
Simple, yet satisfying.
Lunch
If I wasn’t so lazy, I swear I’d probably make chicken and/or tuna salad for lunch every day. Every time I make it, I’m totally in love with the stuff.
I made this chicken salad slightly different, using what I had available: a can of chicken, finely chopped onion, celery, carrots, and cucumbers, dried cranberries, green grapes, dijon mustard, ~1 tbsp light mayo, salt & pepper.
Then I scooped them it all up with a generous serving of wheat thins.
Mid-Afternoon Snack
Another favorite of mine…cottage cheese with chunk pineapple and fresh strawberries.
Usually, I enjoy my Greek yogurt as a snack, but every once in a while I like switching it up with some cottage cheese.
I also required a little extra sweetness after the cottage cheese…
I got this dark chocolate coconut cream egg from the “work Easter bunny” last week and it’d been sitting on my desk ever since. I decided to go for it (I’m hit or miss with coconut) and it totally hit the spot.
Dinner
We were treated to a delicious dinner, courtesy of our pals Josh & Erika (aka, our favorite OBX travel partners) last night! On the menu were some side salads,
which got topped with this, umm, incredibly delicious salad dressing…
And THE most amazing pulled chicken. Ever.
With lots of scoops tortilla chips to scoop up the good stuff, of course.
Dessert
Shortly after dinner, we also had dessert, which was quite a treat. Have you guys ever seeeeeen this Blue Bunny Red Velvet Cake ice cream?!?
To be honest, I wasn’t even sure I’d like it since red velvet is typically chocolate based and I’m not a fan of chocolate ice cream. But this stuff? Oh no…THIS stuff was fantastic.
I thoroughly enjoyed every last bite of my portion.
So there we have it! Another successful WIAW Tuesday with lots of yumminess. Just how I like it.
Hannah @ CleanEatingVeggieGirl says
That salad dressing sounds amazing! I really enjoy buffalo flavors, so I will have to try that. And that ice cream?? Yes, please! They also have a carrot cake flavor which is amaaaazing if you like carrot cake.
Happy Wednesday! :)
Claire @ Flake and Cake says
That coconut creme egg looks delicious Courtney! I’m also very interested to hear about the red velvet ice cream – have never come across that before! Pulled chicken sounds very tasty. Happy WIAW!
Melissa @ Freeing Imperfections says
That chicken salad sounds amazing! I’ve only ever put cranberries and celery in mine. I love that you add so much to it. I’d want that every day too!
Ashley @ Life and Fitness says
I’m not a fan of coconut either. My favorite Easter candy is the caramel eggs, now those are GOOD.
Maureen @ Breaking Free & Finding Me says
I LOVE Red Velvet!!! That looks delicious!!
Lauri says
That ice cream was on 50% clearance sale at my grocery store last week and I was SO close to buying it! Now i just might have to :)
I’ve been loving coconut coffee lately! Green Mountain Island Coconut in my Keurig. Yum!!
Melanie @ Beautifully Nutty says
I have been very intrigued by that red velvet ice cream! It looks delicious!
I have one of those same coconut eggs in my Easter basket—I’m anxious to try it!
Taylor says
The chicken salad sounds amazing!
Shel@PeachyPalate says
That ice cream sounds incredible!
chelcie @ chelcie's food files says
that ice cream sounds AMAZING. I always forget how much I love tuna salad until I make it..its perfect to eat alongside some crackers!
Sarah @PickyRunner says
RED VELVET ICE CREAM?! From the cake master himself? Oh man I know what I’m looking for at the store tonight…. I need it. Right now.
Andrea @ Andrea out loud! says
I tried that red velvet ice cream a few months ago!!… I have to say… I actually didnt love it. I know, I am a weeeeirdo. I think I’m just pretty boring when it comes to ice cream ;)
Erin @Axell's Kitchen says
That pulled chicken looks sooo good!! And that coconut egg..YUM
Sam @ Better With Sprinkles says
Anything red velvet makes me happy – although I’m not a chocolate ice cream fan either, so I’m glad it’s still tasty.
Tiff says
Mmmmm, that ice cream looks awesome! I’ve been on an ice cream kick lately. Just.Can’t.Get.Enough.
Natalie @ Free Range Human says
I’ve seen the Red Velvet ice cream a few times, and I’m very intrigued! Every time I see someone blog about the Love Grown Hot Oats, I get extremely jealous. I want to try them!
Paige @ Your Trainer Paige says
I LOVE Red Velvet cake ice cream. Ben and Jerry’s has one that’s to die for!
Avery @ SBLW says
RED VELVET ICE CREAM?! Um, care to share? ;)
Morganne @ Nut Butter Runner says
Holy yum! Your eats look so good! I need to find that salad dressing! I am obsessed with tuna salads! I make mine with celery, cucumber, peppers, raisins, the laughing cow Swiss &… the kicker…Cinnamon! I have to try your chicken salad now :) happy WIAW!
Amanda @ .running with spoons. says
There’s a super work-intensive veggie egg salad that my family always makes around the holidays that makes me really wish I was willing to put the time and effort into making it more often because it’s seriously delicious. But I guess having it only come out a few times a year just makes those occasions more special. And I’m definitely with you about not being a fan of chocolate ice cream – usually I find it seriously lacking in the chocolate flavor department. Vanilla all the way :)
Jennifer@knackfornutrition says
Yum! Your chicken salad looks great!
Suzanne @ Mixing It Up says
Never mind the ice cream, Buffalo Ranch dressing….I have GOT to try that!!!
Lindsay says
I keep seeing cottage cheese pop up on the blogs, so I really need to try it!
Nicole @ Fruit 'N' Fitness says
That pulled chicken looks amazing! I agree with you, nut butter always makes oatmeal even more fantastic!
Kim @ Hungry Healthy Girl says
Love cottage cheese with fruit! Can’t wait until peaches are in season because they go so perfectly with cottage cheese!
Angela @ Health's Angel says
I’d be alllll over that coconut cream filled egg. I am a coconut fah-reak.
Becky says
That chicken looks amazing! Do you know how they made it?
michelle kim says
YUM! The pulled chicken and the tuna salad look so good. What a great day of delicious eats!
Khushboo says
Just tell me that the ice cream involved cream cheese in some sort…if so I’m SOLD! Actually who am I kidding, the picture alone has me wanting some NOW!
Chelsea @ LittleOneRuns says
I swear, you always post the best food ever! It all looks so good! But now I know that I really need to make me some chicken salad. I’ve been craving it for a while, and this just confirmed that it is a must :)
Lisa says
So feel you about chocolate ice cream, I’m not sure what it is, but I’m a vanilla girl for sure!
Your eats are looking delicious yesterday!
Yum.
And a coconut cream egg, I loooove coconut anything so that would totally be my thing. I want to find those now. :)
Jana @Happy Wife Healthy Life says
Oh wow! Red velvet ice cream? That sounds right up my alley! I love red velvet cake (it was even a tier of my wedding cake!) so you can bet I will be looking for this flavor in the store! :)
Katie @ KatieEnPursuit says
OMG that ice-cream! I have seen it advertised before & need to buy it, looks amazing!!!
Meghan @ After the Ivy League says
Never seen the salad dressing or the ice cream before, now I’m on the lookout for both!
sara @ fitcupcaker says
I like your combo of fruit with cottage cheese, yum! And that ice cream is probably amazing!!
Annette@FitnessPerks says
Coconut & choc is the best!!
Chicken ‘stuff’ with tortilla chips is always a winner to me. Looks fab!
Debbie @ Healthy Running Mom says
Come on- Red Velvet ice cream.
Must be delicious!
I’ve never seen it. I’ll have to look.
Lauren says
Every one of Duff’s ice cream creations makes my mouth water. I’m not a red velvet fan (I know) but all of the other ones look delicious! I always see them in Walmart but never buy them. I wish they made buffalo blue cheese dressing! In my opinion, tuna salad + red onions + relish = keys to the best salads.
Hayley says
I love anything Red Velvet!! That ice cream looks so good ! I will have to try some ASAP!
Alysia @ Slim Sanity says
Pulled chicken sounds so good right now!
so does that ice cream… :)
Ellie@Fit for the Soul says
I’m just like you!!! I LOOOOVE tuna and chicken salads but the tiny cans are expensive so I end up not buying ’em! haha.
Victoria @ Reluctantly Skinny says
I’m the same with coconut..hit or miss. I like the flavor in certian dishes but raw coconut just doens’t do it for me!
Linz @ Itz Linz says
i love ice cream. the end. :)
Cathy says
Your chicken salad sounds delish! I have to get that dressing my hubby and bestie would love it. :)
Eating 4 Balance says
Well I see quite a bit of green going on this post! :) Green apples TOTALLY count!
And I’ve never had red velvet cake, but the sinless cake batter ice cream from Cold Stones used to be my favorite flavor!
Kristen @ notsodomesticated says
I’ve had that ice cream! I really like it, but I actually prefer the Ben & Jerry’s version of the red velvet cake ice cream. ;) Let’s be honest … I just love ice cream in general!
Arimey says
I love, love, LOVE the Ben & Jerry’s Red Velvet Cake ice cream, so I’m definitely on a mission to find this one and give it a try! YUM! :)
Erica @ For the Sake of Cake says
Oooh, I have to hunt down that ice cream!
Jenny @ The Wellness Journey says
I LOVE that Red Velvet ice cream!! Ice cream does a number on my stomach so I don’t eat it very often, but I’ll deal with the discomfort for that flavor! lol
Jenny @ The Wellness Journey says
And I WISH I could say I don’t love chocolate ice cream! HA!
Sarah says
I found this recipe on pinterest and I know that you’ve written on here that you have a good liking for Mexican food right now; so I wanted to share.
It’s really easy to make, the trickiest part was actually cutting a piece to eat haha. It got kind of messy but definitely delicious!
http://www.cinnamonspiceandeverythingnice.com/taco-tortilla-lasagna/
Mommypage says
Everything sounds so delicious and healthy. Where did you find the Hot Oats? It looks like the perfect breakfast to eat on-the-go. Also, is that your favorite flavor or do they have others?
Leigha says
I loove making chicken salad, so good! That ice cream sounds fantastic!
Kierston @candyfit says
Ice cream looks amazing as do your Oats! Yummm!