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After receiving several requests for what I eat in a day, I’ve decided to post 3 consecutive days of my eats…uncensored. Are you prepared? 
Because an entire day of eats can be a bit overwhelming, I’m going to try and post 2 to 3 times over the next few days. To my regular readers/commenters, as much as I love hearing from you, please don’t feel obligated to read and comment on every post. I just thought smaller posts throughout the next few days would be a better format. However, I’m not even sure if I can keep up myself. We shall see.
Since my diet has switched up a bit lately, I’ll also share what I would usually eat if my meal seems out of the ordinary…OK, so they are all a bit unordinary, but you know what I mean. 
Ready?
Well then, let’s get started….
Breakfast this morning consisted of a Ole high fiber tortilla quesadilla with 4 ounces of grilled chicken smothered in cinnamon, maca powder, and hazelnut butter. (A BIG HUGE thank-you to Smoothie Girl Deb for my maca and hazelnut butter). Deb, the nut butter is almost gone. CD & I LOVE! Not pictured: 1 and 1/2 mugs of coffee with my confessional creamer.
Honestly, this was not a typical breakfast for me, but I just went with what I was craving in the moment. Turned out quite tasty. A normal HEAB breakfast usually consists of 1/2 to 1 cup grains (oat bran being my favorite) cooked with water and mixed with rice protein powder and served in a nut butter jar. You’ve seen it all before.
Although I won’t be doing this for every meal, below are the stats.
Not sure how I could be getting only 18 grams of carbs and 26 grams of fiber, but whateva. Twas good and filling.
So much to do today. Spent some time in the office early this morning, came home to breakfast, and now time to get to work on some house projects. Also hoping to fit in a YogaDownload class, a dog walk, some Oatie baking, and a few errands before heading into work at 3:30.
See ya soon.
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Learning more about my favorite Heather: priceless
Oatie-making, did you say? Um, wait a sec. I’ll be right over!
Love,
Katie, who just got some maca powder in the mail from a sweet bloggie too!
I love how you eat whatever your craving! Sometimes I wake up and just want brussel sprouts and kabocha….weird but does the trick!
Can’t wait to read more,
Maggie
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Wow, what an interesting combo! I would have never thought about nutbutter w/chicken for b-fast… looks great
Oh yay! I love that you eat what you’re craving…! Chicken and nut butter sounds like a perfect combo.
I’m looking forward to all of your posts! Sounds like you have a nice day planned
I will email you about next week! Can’t wait to finally meet up with you
Now that is a different breakfast for certain, but it is what make you unique
Eating the way you want to eat is a good quality to have, rock it! Thanks for dropping by my bloggie yesterday. If you ever get a chance again with your business , try not to be a stranger 
That looks great. Nut butter and cinnamon go with anything
It’s a little sad how excited I am for multiple HEAB posts in a day.
I always think it’s interesting to see what people have for bfast (or what they have in their fridge, for that matter). I personally think breakfast choices tell a lot about a person.. is that weird? Anyways, gotta say I could never imagine craving chickie first thing in the morning, but I’m a person who’s had pasta for breakfast before so I guess it all evens out.
Have a happy day Heather!
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hazel nut butter question for you. does your homemade version get creamy? i too attempted to make nutella this weekend with hazelnuts, cocoa powder and vanilla. after almost killing my cuisinart food processor, i scrapped it as it was just a powdery mess of nuts and cocoa powder. any tips?
thanks!
kate
Kate, Did you roast the hazelnuts and remove the skins first? I find that makes me a much creamier nut butter. That being said, my raw version did get creamy. It just took forever! Also, make sure to process the hazelnuts first, all by themselves before adding any other ingredients.
That looks really interesting! What a great combo. Its definently good to go with your cravings=)
I’m so excited for this
So much protein and fiber! Not familiar with maca powder…maybe I need to bribe Deb to hook me up? 
chicken and hazelnut butter? you are my hero.
Thanks for the new breakfast idea!! I wonder if it would be good without the maca powder? I don’t have any
Hey… how was the yoga sculpt the other day? I was thinking of trying it!
Mandy, I’m sure it would taste just fine without the maca! I did the yoga sculpt – 60 minutes video without weights. It was perfect. Time flew by. Hoping to do the yoga strength WITH weights today. I’ll let you know. Still need to Chipotle. What’s your schedule like?
great that you live so close to your office to eat at home.
i love tortillas too:). however i’ve never added cinnamon to meat or fish
Yay for Maca. Glad you are enjoying it. I find weird food combos is sometimes the best meals!!
I love your creativity! Adding chicken w/ nut butter slapped on a tortilla to my list!
I’ve been interested in finding out more about Maca. Do you recommend a certain brand?
Lee, I’m using the brand Deb sent me: http://www.vitacost.com/Life-Flo-Maca-Gold-trade#IngredientFacts. It’s my first experience with maca, and so I don’t have any other brands to recommend. The Pure2Raw girls recommend several online choices from where they purchase it: http://www.pure2raw.com/2009/11/raw-recipes-coconut-oil-lucuma-stevia-desserts/
This will be fun to read. Thanks for doing this
I find posting EVERYTHING that I eat is very challenging, as I’m sure you will see after today/tomorrow with your own posts. Sometimes, I may grab a few pretzels or a handful of trail mix, which I don’t think is anything to write home (or on my blog) about. I’m curious to see your reaction to this new/temporary style of blogging!
Hi I’m new to the blogging world and added you as a blog that I follow! I really love oat bran and nut butter as well… and I made a new oatmeal pancake recipe this morning that I think you’ll really enjoy as well. It uses oat bran, oatmeal, and almond butter with almond milk to hold it together! It was so delish this morning when I made it, so please check it out when you get a chance! Thanks! Annie
http://veganrecipesfriendsfamily.blogspot.com/2009/11/oatmeal-pancakes.html
Pollo for breakfast!? Me gusta.
Thanks for doing daily eats! Interesting choice with the chicken for breakfast. I know what you mean though when you are craving something very specific. It’s best to follow that craving…unless it involves fro-yo (for me at least, cus gosh darn I always crave fro-yo!
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I’m so glad you linked back to your post on ‘confessional coffee’ (since it was written before I’d discovered your blog.) I too add CoffeeMate. I don’t do much dairy any more, and try to eliminate HFCS, transfatty acids, artificial sweeteners, soda, meat, soy isolates, etc. from my diet. But there’s nothing better than the one cup of coffee I have in the morning with my rich and creamy (and chock full of junk) CoffeeMate. I just haven’t been able to break that one yet. It’s TOO GOOD!!
I tried MimicCreme, which I adore for all other cooking/recipes where cream is needed. But sometimes in my coffee it leaves these weird floaters that just freak me out – I don’t want to CHEW my coffee after I take a swig!
Thanks for sharing your food! Have a great day!
Shari B. I enjoyed both the MimicCream and the So Delicious Coconut Milk creamers, but I LOVE my sugar-free vanilla Coffee-Mate. I won’t lie – it’s what gets me out of bed in the morning. Good to know I’m not alone.
nut butter and chicken? That IS somethign worth sharing
I love that you are sharing this with us! You always inspire me to eat what my body is craving and to do what is right for my body with exercise too. Can’t wait to see more
I’m excited to see your eats! The carrot fries look delicious…a “fry” I have yet to try! Man that was cheesy…I didn’t even mean for it to rhyme. I’m still stuck on butternut squash fries right now. I can’t even find kabocha! I like the idea of using a wire rack. Does that make every veggie you bake more crispy?
Hayley, Yes, the wire rack is great for all veggies. More crisp – try it with your beloved butternut.
Yay! I can’t wait to see the rest of these posts
OMG Your “fries” were crispy??? Sign me up. And love chix with hnut butter- like a Thai kinda thing. Hmm. the stats are suspect :-/
PS You’re sooo welcome on the maca and hnut butter! Enjoy, friend!
Hey Heather – What tool are you using to calculate the calories of your meals? Thanks!
Erin, I used to use Fitday.com, but I like this site a lot more: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate
i love chicken i love cinnamon, why have i never paired them? and yeah that is wonky with the carbs to fiber ratio? but hey.. holler to the protein! yayy. that looks really good!
I love your eats!! they always look like they have so much staying power!!! That wrap is such a great idea. Def. need to get my hands on more hazelnut butter!!! I think I’ve only had it once?