Doin’ an Irish Jig
***Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!!***
I enjoy St. Patty’s Day very much because 1) I married an Irishman and 2) I love the color green. 
There’s a little St. Patrick’s Day fun at the end of this post, but first the FOOD!
Breakfast
Naturally, I began my day with the ultimate green meal.
Today’s green monster was chocolate-infused! It contained:
- 2 heaping cups of spinach
- 1 medium frozen banana
- 1 cup almond milk
- 1/2 packet of Chocolate Infusion Amazing Meal
- sprinkle of granola
I’m liking the green and yellow combination I’ve got going on here. And NOT just because those were my wedding colors. 
(Yep, still obsessed with my bouquet!)
Mid-Morning Snack
After breakfast I’d ordinarily do a workout, but I decided to take the day off because my legs feel a tad heavy from running 7.2 miles yesterday. My body continues to amaze me with what it’s capable of doing! But I want to make sure that I give it adequate rest so it can keep serving me well. 
Spent the morning reading about how to create effective teams in the workplace…exciting, I know. 
(I actually shouldn’t make jokes like that, because the truth is that I did find the reading pretty interesting!)
Between chapters I munched on a bowl of fruit.
Blackberries and grapes.
Lunch
I didn’t feel like putting a lot of effort into lunch today, so I kept it simple with some soup.
Not homemade, unfortunately. 
This was Annie Chun’s Udon Soup Bowl.
It’s a pretty light meal on its own, so I added some tofu cubes and snap peas to bulk it up a bit. Do you ever add things to prepared soups? I often do!
Afternoon Snacks
I took my to-do list outdoors for the afternoon to soak up the beautiful rays of sunshine! 
While enjoying the warmth I did more reading: first my Bible, then for school, then for pleasure. And then I may or may not have nodded off for a short bit…’Twas glorious.
Before the accidental cat nap I snacked on some apple slices and Trader Joe’s peanut butter pretzels…on a shamrock plate!
And later, a Banana Bread Larabar.
Dinner
Dinner was quick and easy. I love cooking, but for some reason I just didn’t feel like it today. 
Fortunately I keep some deliciousness in my freezer for just such occasions.
A Sunshine Burger on a sandwich thin with all the fixin’s: lettuce, tomato, onion, and spicy brown mustard.
Sunshine burgers are the bomb. (Hello, 90s lingo!) They’re made from (surprise!) sunflower seeds!
Love that ingredient list!
Look at that BURGER!
On the side, some of the Sweet Cho-tato Salad I made yesterday.
And a green salad with spring mix, cherry tomatoes, shredded carrots, snap peas, and cucumber.
My dinner looks like it came straight from a summer cook-out! Just add some fresh lemonade and a few rounds of Bocce. (Anyone else play Bocce at family cook-outs???)
Evening Snack
I’m getting really into these “dessert yogurts.” Tonight I had Trader Joe’s European Style Chocolate yogurt, which was incredibly smooth and creamy. I didn’t really feel like I was eating yogurt at all!
Topped with fresh blueberries. And a baby peanut butter cup…just because. Enjoyed along with the latest issue of Real Simple!
Some St. Patrick’s Day Fun
And now, just to end the day on a silly note…
Who knew I had such sweet moves?!?! 
How did you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Did you eat anything GREEN today?
p.s. Some amazing giveaways going on right now!
Have you entered my Chobani giveaway yet?
Want to try some of the Amazing Meal I used in my smoothie this morning? Lara’s giving some away!
Heather’s giving away some Wholesome Foods Bakery bars!
Baltimore-area readers: You can enter this awesome massage giveaway from Claire Taylor Massage!
Goodnight, all!
Themocracy
I love Sunshine Burgers. They are a perfect thing for night you want a great fast dinner.
I had some cabbage today and a green apple. Got my green in
Mmm I love spring/summer dinners like that! I need to try the Sunshine burgers, I’ve seen them around for a while now and don’t know what’s stopping me. I really love the taste of almost all the veggie burgers I’ve tried and I bet this would be no exception!
Sounds like a great day you had- little cat naps in the sunshine are perfect!!
That mocha yogurt is the BOMB!!! I had some last night with a crumbled up capaccino chocolate chip muffin from Great Harvest. Talk about good!!
NICE shamrock plate! love it! your ability to just eat a small handful of those pb pretzels is amazing…the thought of eating fewer than half the bag just doesn’t seem possible to me lol
Haha I adore that dancing video! I really wish they would start selling PB pretzels in the UK, I keep drooling over them in blogland . . . but then it’s probably safer if they don’t!
Gorgeous day of eats and so much green to celebrate the holiday!
love all the green! i’ve been dying to try those sunshine burgers, ill have to buy them next time i’m at whole foods! i want to try their falafel patties
1) I can relate to your wedding bouquet obsession – I’m still amazed at how beautiful mine was!
2) I should get back into dessert yogurts (and cottage cheese!) I used to always mix up my own with cocoa powder and Truvia. Somehow I got away but you’re making me crave it again.
3) Since I’m already a Chobani nut I will give the chance to someone else, but I may go check out that Amazing Meal!
That dessert idea sounds delicious! Did you just do it with cottage cheese, or with yogurt too? Do you use plain Greek yogurt?
I LOVE your bouquet!!! I never really cared for flowers until I started planning my wedding and our flowers were the most gorgeous part of the decor. Now I’m in love with flowers. We get some every week to keep the house looking fresh
I add stuff to store bought soups all the time. I love cooking but sometimes I just don’t feel like it or don’t have the time so this is a great way to make the meal a little more homemade.
Those sunshine burgers look really good, I’ll have to try them!
Your bouquet is gorgeous! I love yellow and green together. Our wedding colors were pastel blue and magenta — I still love that combination! It was perfect for spring
I had a green beer and big’ole green salad! And I wore green!
I’ve been wanting to try that Banana Bread Larabar for too long now! And I can’t find it anywhere. I may breakdown and buy some online
Pastel blue and magenta sounds SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I bet your wedding was absolutely gorgeous.
Just wanted to let you know that I really love your blog. I love what it stands for and what you talk about. Thanks for sharing such beautiful thoughts.
keep the faith,
Kat
Kat, thank you so much for your kind words! I really appreciate it! And your blog is adorable, by the way.
I am dying to try the Sunshine Burgers but wanted to read a review about them first! Glad to read that you think they’re good
Your pimped out soup looks so good…I love Annie Chuns
Love green + yellow, too! They were my high school colors (well, they were green and gold, but we always used yellow when gold wasn’t around) so I have a special attachment to them
Thanks for spreading the word about my giveaway!
I must say that I have never tried a veggie burger. I think I’ll have to try some though. But if I get them I might be the only one eating them because my hubby loves his meat.
Any suggestions on a good brand?
I forgot to mention that I saw that you said the sunshine burgers were awesome but I’ve never seen that brand before. Isn’t there one brand called morning star?
The Sunshine burgers are great but they can be difficult to find (I’ve only ever seen them at Whole Foods). The Morningstar Farms ones are good, and so are the Amy’s Kitchen brand! The key is – if you do them in the microwave – not to overheat them.
I love the whole concept and philosophy behind your blog, by the way! I definitely agree that being fit on the inside is just as important as being fit on the outside!
Ok great I’ll give Morning Star a try. And thank you so much! I really appreciate that you incorporate your faith into your blog as well.
girl i think we were snack twins today… trader joe’s all the way! and i also wanna thank you for living out your fait – it’s so refreshing to read in such a negative world.
- rebekah
This comment totally made my day! Thanks for sharing it.