I have a problem. Nut addiction – and it’s getting serious. This morning (as I was making toast with peanut butter and banana) I was thinking about the things I ate yesterday and realized that I had some form of nuts in every single meal.
Let me show you.
Breakfast – {unpictured} overnight oats topped with almond butter.
Lunch – salad with baby greens, spinach, grilled squash and zucchini, feta, dried cranberries, tomatoes and almonds.
Lunch dessert – half of a banana with peanut butter (I also added a few chocolate chips after I took this picture).
{unpictured snack – Apple Cinnamon & Pecan Kind Bar}
Dinner – salad with mixed greens, a black bean burger, eggs, goat cheese, dried cranberries and pecans.
I think it might have been a record setting day for me in the nut consumption category. I can’t decide whether I think it’s totally awesome or whether I should take this as an indicator that I need to cut back. Hmm…
Are there any foods that you eat every day? Things that seem to make it into a lot of your meals? Anyone else suffering from nut addiction!? 
Brandon and I had a fun Tuesday night out to celebrate Caitlin’s birthday at Kennedy’s.
Caitlin’s husband organized the party and I was so happy that we were able to make it. I haven’t been able to make it to get togethers the past few months due to teacher training and my insane schedule. I loved catching up with everyone.
I also loved the huge tray of birthday shots that the restaurant brought out for us. A shot on a Tuesday night (um, or at all…gave these up many years ago)? Who am I?
Bottoms up!
Finished off with a cupcake. Happy Birthday Caitlin, Lori and Michelle (the Pure 2 Raw twins were also celebrating birthdays yesterday)!!!
This post has made me hungry!
And to answer your question, I eat peanut butter, a banana and an apple every single day!
It was a pleasure again meeting you and talking with you last night! Birthday shots – fun times haha Good luck with yoga teaching I would love to come to one of your classes one day! I hope to get back into yoga here soon!!! Take care and hope to see you around more
It was so nice seeing you ladies! I hope you had a very happy birthday!
Would love to see you in class sometime. My teaching schedule is in one of the tabs above – let me know if you can ever make it!
Happy Birthday to Caitlin! Looks like a fun evening!
I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with your nut consumption. I have some form every day too. I just tell myself that the healthy fats are aiding in my good looking hair.
haha
GREAT point, Alaina!
I can incorporate peanut butter into almost every meal, even if it’s just a scoop right out of the jar after dinner. Wouldn’t want to miss out on any fat-soluble vitamins that came with the rest of dinner!
love it
I eat nut butter every day (either peanut or almond) and well as at least one banana. I use bananas as the base of my green smoothies, which I have every morning for breakfast. Inevitably I have another 1-2 bananas during the day as a before-workout snack. I was reading your banana muffin recipe yesterday and chuckling to myself, as we never have bananas around our house that would be ripe enough for a muffin or bread recipe.
i have to have bananas in my green smoothies too! i have to really be in the mood to eat one plain…can usually be convinced by topping it with peanut butter!
Oh my goodness! I am so addicted to nut butter and eat it every single day.. sometimes twice – which is not ideal.
This post put a big smile on my face because i’ve been sitting here at work for the past 4 hours, dreaming of my dinner smoothie with coconut butter!!! So excited
Janine
i haven’t tried coconut butter yet…i think i am missing out!
Haha your nut addiction is okay… totally understandable. I am sure we are all on basically the same boat as you… I mean, what’s not to love about nuts?
I have a nut addiction too! Peanut butter, peanuts, almonds, all of it-so so so good! Ever tried a peanut butter and pickle sandwich? Its seriously amazing, don’t knock it til you try it!
i have not…i like pickles but usually not on sandwiches. sounds like an interesting combination!
I have a nut addiction too! The other day, I enjoyed almonds in my yogurt bowl, cocoa dusted almonds with lunch, another snack of trail mix with cashews and peanuts, and ended the day with a rushed dinner of a peanut butter banana sandwich. I think my Greek yogurt addiction is getting almost as bad.
sounds perfect to me!
and the greek yogurt addiction is understandable too. it is so good for you!!!
haha your nut addiction seems mild actually! i eat a couple tablespoons of nut butter EVERY MEAL, literally, but i love it and it works fine for me =) i feel nourished ahha
YUM!
It’s so nice to celebrate special occasions with friends – fun times!
I have a nut addiction, too. It goes along with my banana addiction and my chocolate addiction.
mmm…funny all three of those things taste great together!