favorite snacks + weekend recap

Since we didn't have any plans, our weekend turned out to be very laid back and restful.  In fact, making this list of my favorite healthy snacks was definitely one of the more productive things I did.  Yes, "low key" would be an understatement to describe our weekend ;)

ANYHOW....If you are looking for some new and interesting snack ideas, these have been my "go to's" for a while now.

1-Quinoa with chopped tomatoes, avocado, feta cheese, ground pepper and lemon juice (cilantro adds a nice touch too).  I have been toasting my pita pockets and eating them with hummus and the quinoa mix.  I will make a batch of this stuff and eat it all week.  It's so fresh and yummy!  Plus, it fills you up.

2-Greek yogurt (I am a big fan of Stonycreek Farms low fat plain) with slivered almonds, berries and bananas (you can also add some honey if you aren't quite ready for straight up plain yogurt ;)  I often eat this as a late morning snack.

3-Basically, I turned my breakfast yogurt snack into a dessert :) Just substitute the greek yogurt for low fat vanilla frozen yogurt (Publix brand is my favorite), or really any frozen yogurt would be delicious with berries.

4-PW's My Mom's Farmhouse Muffins have continued to be a favorite.  I have made these several times since my friend Mary introduced them to me.  They are perfect to freeze and warm up as needed.

 

Okay, enough about eating...let's talk more about how lazy we were this weekend, shall we?



Lazy/bored enough to actually play Bananagrams.  Why do I even try to beat Matt?  I think I have maybe won once when playing against him.  Although, if you can read upside down you might notice that some of his words were a little questionable.

 I cannot believe how big she is getting!  She sat up with all of the other munchkins on the playmat this week at church nursery.

I FINALLY bought Shauna Niequist's new book, Bread and Wine.  I was too lazy to order it online, and Barnes and Noble finally had it in stock.  So far, it has made me really hungry and want red wine...

 

If you have school aged kiddos, I am guessing you were a lot busier than us this weekend.  I made the mistake of going to Target on Sunday.  It was busy busy with back to school shoppers.  Anyway, whatever the weekend was like for you, I hope were able to rest a little too!