Hi there!

Had I known in late 2012 (when I started this little ol’ blog) that I’d be having a baby in 2014, I would have started a lifestyle blog instead of a food blog (or at least chosen a different name and URL)! Forget about experimenting in the kitchen or reviewing restaurants like in days past. Nowadays, I’m doing well just to EAT.

Seriously. Most of my meals are either scarfed down in 3 bites or eaten in a clumsy fashion while holding Baby M in one arm, and a fork/spoon in the other. Eating, my favorite pastime, as become the most challenging part of my days! It’s tough even when he’s in the baby wrap, simply because I nearly drop food on the little guy.

I’m a little jealous of my infant’s meal plan: cry → get fresh breastmilk on demand! 😉

If it didn’t require climbing into our kitchen cabinets and almost losing a finger (the Ninja is sharp!), I think I’d eat a smoothie for every meal. Ok, and maybe a cheese stick or lactation cookie for good measure.

Anyway, since it’s Wednesday, I thought I’d share what I’ve been eating lately. This isn’t a day of meals, but simply a collection of the random pictures I took for one reason or another.

My go-to breakfast has been oatmeal—generally cooked with almond milk and topped with raisins, cinnamon, almonds or pecans, and a bit of cinnamon—or frozen whole grain waffles with fruit, yogurt, etc.

And I always include my cup of reheated (sometimes multiple times) coffee. Since I’m nursing, it’s basically the only caffeine I consume (besides chocolate, duh).

I’m also loving these peppermint bark pretzel thins. Yum! I just polished off the bag earlier today, and I wish my husband had bought more of them!

I’m also no stranger to snack plates; this one consisted of a sliced pear, a satsuma, and wheat thins dipped in peanut butter.

Since I want to increase my milk supply a bit before returning to work (I plan to pump 3 times a day and have no idea how much I’ll actually yield since I only pump between feeds every so often right now), I made some of these lactation cookies (they’re quite tasty—must be all that butter).

Lunches are all over the place. The other day I inhaled an egg sandwich and the most perfectly ripe Creole tomato (so good, especially for a winter tomato!), and another day’s lunch consisted of leftover fried rice from the night before.

This past Saturday we had lunch at The Blind Mule (first time eating there, though we’ve been to the bar before) after watching a quidditch match downtown. These shrimp and grits (with sausage, onions, and peppers) were pretty good!

Dinners include easy meals like salads, pasta, and what remains of our frozen stash (soup, chili, veggie burgers, etc.), but a recent favorite was a giant burrito bowl from Moe’s (with extra guac).

I don’t even want to think about meal prep for when I go back to work, but that’s for another day. Now I’m going to go spend some time with this adorable guy!

Later, gators!