Monday Eats and Heatwave

It’s a scorcher today. What is going on with the weather? The temperature hit 100+ degrees in Orange County this weekend and today too. Once I got to work, I planned on staying inside until it cooled down when I  to go home.

I woke up bright and early this morning very excited for breakfast. I saved one Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake Cupcake from the party this weekend and decided to use it as a topping to my oatmeal this morning.

Did you know chocolate + sunbutter = heaven.  I crumbled half of chocolate cupcake on top of the oats, the icing was too sweet for me this morning so I excluded it.

Chocolate cake + ripe strawberries + granola + sunbutter = yummylicious

I scraped off the icing and left the other half of the cupcake on the kitchen counter and when I returned, this is what I found. The fiance does not like wasting any food and will eat any food sitting around for more than a minute, even if the owner is in the next room eating her breakfast.

Moving on.

Lunch today was Sunshine Veggie Burger with Trader Joe’s roasted pepper hummus, lettuce, mustard and Earthgrain buns.

I stock up on Sunshine Veggie Burgers whenever they go on sale, it’s a healthy go-to quick meal when I don’t feel like cooking or it’s too hot to turn on the stove to cook or just too hot to be moving period.

Ingredients for Sunshine Original Burger Flavor: Ground raw sun-flower seeds, Brown rice, Carrots, Herbs, Sea Salt.

A side of  cabbage stir fry.

For late afternoon snacks, I prefer to snack on fresh fruits most of the time. Today I ate fresh peach topped with greek yogurt and granola.

I’m loving the crunch from the pumpkin seeds.

I bought Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Plus granola at Trader Joe’s and keep a box at work for my afternoon snacks. I often make my own granola because I find that the brands I buy at the store are too sweet for me. I use granolas as toppings on fruits to add crunch. I rarely eat granola on its own.

The bulk of my snack is the fresh fruit, but having the granola as toppings adds texture and crunch that I like.

For dinner, I had Stuffed Bell Peppers and salad. Very simple salad but packed with flavors because of the Garlic Gold Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette. After trying this dressing, it has joined my list of favorite salad dressings. I am hooked.

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Hope you are having a great start to your week!

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