***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!