Lookie!  A breakfast that doesn’t come a kiosk or a vending machine!

Traveling is officially done!  No more flights until post baby now.  Part to normal… and I’m so happy about it.

Part #1 of breakfast was this delicious smoothie:

Rice milk

Protein powder

Frozen blueberries

Frozen raspberries

Scoop of sunflower butter

And Part #2 was toast and hardboiled eggs. 

While I was away, the Husband figured out how to hard-boil eggs.  He’s a really good cook, but since I’m the primary cooker in the relationship, he always ask me how to do things (“How should I cook these sweet potatoes?” or “Should I boil this pasta on high or simmer it?”).  So I was pretty surprised that he actually figured out hard-boiling eggs all on his own while I was gone!  He said he read a blog post about it – now he’s a pro!  I’m gonna ask him to hard-boil all the eggs for the rest of our lives now. 

Speaking of eggs…

A few days ago, I asked for protein snack suggestions, and boy – did you guys answer!  Here are some great protein snack ideas from The Protein Plane post.  You can check out the comments for even more ideas.

• Alina said, “Spicy roasted chickpeas! They’re so good and SO easy.  What you need to do: Put a pan of about a T of olive oil in a hot (400F) oven for about 3 minutes. Rinse and pat dry chickpeas, then put a teaspoon each of coriander powder and ground cumin seed into a bowl with them and mix. Take the hot oil out, pour the chickpeas on the pan and bake for 13 or so minutes. Let cool and use a slotted spoon to move onto paper towels.”

• Mary said, “On my last trip to the store I picked up roasted edamame. They are crunchy and have a slightly nutty flavor.”

• Khushboo said, “Greek yogurt with protein powder stirred in is my face protein snack.”

• Jaclyn said, “How ’bout a banana slices and peanut/nut butter roll up wrap, celery sticks stuffed with cream cheese and topped with pumpkin seeds, individual (or big bags, packed in to-go containers) trail mixes, almonds mixed with dried fruit, or make a batch of protein muffins (nut butters, pro powders, seeds or nuts, etc.).

• Charise said, “I’m a fan on chickpeas or lentils mixed with some diced veggies, lemon, olive oil, and a little parmesan cheese for an easy veg plane snack/meal.”

• Tammy said, “Chia seeds! You can sprinkle them on anything — yogurt, salad, put in protein shakes, etc.”

• Leila said, “I like to mix cottage cheese and salsa together then eat it like a dip with celery. I’ve also been enjoying peanut butter on graham crackers or caramel rice cakes for a sweet protein treat.”

Yum!