Hi there!
I’m home from work and so psyched that tomorrow is Friday.
Sadie is, too!
Work + Lunch
Today was a typical work day: Personal training + Teaching group exercise
Oh and look who officially made the personal training and group exercise wall at the gym!
It only took four months. And yes, I think the pictures look like slightly-fuzzy Glamour Shots. I should’ve crimped my hair, let my hands linger on my collarbone and slapped on some blue eye shadow. Next time!
In between training a client and teaching water fitness, I ate a quick lunch that I brought to the gym with me this morning.
I wrapped tuna salad in a whole wheat tortilla and ate it with a side of two plums and sugar snap peas.
I added carrots, celery and tomato to the tuna salad to amp up the flavor and add a little texture. Delicious!
Time to start brainstorming dinner ideas! I’m not in the mood to cook at all, so I’m thinking sandwiches for dinner may be on the menu this evening.
Question of the Afternoon
- What is your favorite fall back "I’m too lazy to cook” dinner?
My favorites: Microwavable quesadilla (cheese + spinach + black beans), a simple sandwich or breakfast for dinner!
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A quick stir-fry with pre-made chicken is my fall back! Or a salad with pre-chopped veggies!
This is mine, too! Or, I’ll use Trader Joe’s chicken sausage.
BLTs!
I miss BLT’s! Veggie back just isnt the same as the real thing!
I haven’t thought about BLTs in a long time… that may have to go on the menu for next week!
I’m to lazy to cook for us turns into the Mexican place down the road! Which turns into chips, salsa, guac and too many drinks! We always keep Amy’s burrittos in the freezer – 1 min 30 in the microwave add some cheese, salsa and those great guac packets and dinner is done. They have gluten free for me too so it’s perfect standby.
My favorite is definitely the good ‘ole grilled cheese sandwich!!
Need to make tuna salad soon, I always think about every time I make tuna salad, the tuna juice from the can squirts on my when I’m draining it. Boooo! My go-to dinner when I’m feeling lazy is going to a sub shop right down the road from me. They make their bread in house (and they have the option for wheat!), cut the meat for the sandwich after you order it, and use REAL avocado. Best. Subs. Ever.
Pancakes or tofu scramble!
Cereal. Always, always cereal when I’m too lazy to cook anything.
I always fall back to throwing things in a pot & making soup. Doesn’t matter if it’s hot or cold out, I just go with it. Or I call for chinese, my favorite!
Definitely a breakfast for dinner kind of person when I don’t feel like cooking! Cook some eggs, pile in the veggies and top with cheese. Perfect! Congrats on getting on the wall!! I think you look great!
I love doctoring up my tuna salad. Have you ever tried grapes in tuna salad? It’s one of my favorite additives–especially halved grapes 🙂
I haven’t, but I love grapes in chicken salad, so I bet I would like it!
I have been in a no-cook funk for a few weeks w/ the heat. Some of my lazy dinners…salads w/ some protein on top, chicken burgers or fish on the grill w/ veggies, & a new favorite…Veggie Hummus Wraps (Costco). Tonight we are having a simple cole slaw that I already prepped & chicken burgers :).
Oatmeal or scrambled eggs with veggies.
Congrats on getting your pic on the wall!!
Nuked Potato topped with cottage cheese and tomatoes is my fall back meal!
I used to always just do a baked sweet potato or a couple pieces of avocado toast when I’d be too lazy to make dinner. Now that the boyfriend has moved in that kind of “meal” doesn’t really fly we go out to eat way too much. Can’t say I don’t enjoy it though!
Hahahaha I laughed out loud at the “glamour shot” idea. Because everyone wants a girl with a full face of makeup and lingering fingers on their collarbone to train them, right?! 😉
I tend to smear a toasted whole wheat bagel with peanut butter, and have an apple on the side. Or, if I’ve actually done what I intended to the Sunday night before, I will have salad vegetables already washed and cut up, so I will have a salad with crackers and maybe some chicken from the freezer.
My fall back dinner is always some firm if BFD. usually eggs!
Depends on if I want hot or cold. Cold = green smoothie with a side of pb/j. Hot= eggs or breakfast food. Simple + quick!!
Does going out for sushi count? Haha, too bad I love it way too much and often think, “hmm…I don’t feel like cooking.” However, Ezekiel bread with Muenster does make a pretty rockin’ grilled cheese!
Salad is my fallback meal of choice 🙂 just stick some meat in the oven, chop up some veggies and/or fruits (preferably and!), and it’s a meal! Love Sadie’s face…and yours. 🙂 Congrats on making it onto the wall!
Soup is always a go to easy dinner!
Haha love the photos! Congrats on making it to the wall 😉
My favorite lazy cooking recipes are always -chili (even though it’s kind of hot for it), simple salads, smoothies, soups, or a good ol’ almond butter and jelly sandwich.
I like to make a huge salad for myself if I don’t feel like cooking. Just chop and throw in the bowl.
Haha those photos definitely are pretty glamorous! You look gorgeous though.
My fall back is usually frozen Morning Star Farms veggie burgers. So easy!
I love the picture…and how exciting for you! I truly love reading about your experiences in personal training as I keep trying to decide if I should take the plunge 🙂
My fallback meal is rotisserie chicken. I buy it from the store, cut up some veggies and lettuce, and I have a nice, hearty salad! No cooking required!
Cute pics!!!!
My back-up meal is always taco/fajita salad!
We usually make a big salad when we don’t feel like cooking. Throw in some pre-cooked chicken strips from Trader Joe’s and we’re set!
Pasta or rice with whatever veggies we have laying around. Or cereal 😉
Canned fish, veggies, crackers, etc…easy stuff..
Microwave!
I know a lot of people do the corn + beans + avocado + chicken thing, or a bunch of stuff.
I always eat 2+ plums at the same time too. Major craving for red plums recently and bought some juicy ones — not organic, but cravings struck and truthfully I can’t afford organic all the time..just way too overwhelming.
Why kind of wrap is that? And do you add mayo to the salad?
Every night is an IM TOO LAZY TO COOK NIGHT – so I always just throw some fish in the broiler with spaghetti squash, works like a charm and hits the spot every time! 😉 If I don’t do this… I go to my favorite CHEAP sushi joint or Whole Foods!LOL!
My I’m-too-lazy to cook dinner is either Chipotle (lol) or a sweet potato with vanilla greek yogurt, almond butter, and some granola on top. Totally hits the spot even on a hot day!
And I really like the pictures on the left! So pretty, pretty! Don’t forget the big hoop earrings next time 😉
I have to admit, I am a stir-fry lovin’ girl! It’s easy to simply throw any kids of ingredients you can think of which might combine well together (assorted veggies, even fruits) and any kind of sauce into a pan, and stir-fry away! Quick, easy, simple, and of course, nutritious!
Summer snack plate! Cut-up fruit (whatever is ripe), cheese, nuts, crackers/bread, hummus.
Not really cooking, more arranging food on plates.
Our fall back usually ends up Costco pizza or publix hot wings or subs. If I didn’t have a husband to please it’d probably be eggs and mashed avocado on toast 🙂
Congrats on your ‘glamour shots’ being put up! 😉 Seriously, you look awesome!
Breakfast for dinner is definitely our filler when we don’t have any ideas or don’t feel like going too crazy!
haha love the photo! This week my meal has been a hummus sandwich (with tomato, cucumber, and bell pepper on top) and baby carrots and sugar snap peas on the side. Too good. (Thought it’s only a go-to-throw-together when I have leftover hummus. I can’t stand to buy the prepared kind.
Congrats on making it on the wall! My favorite meals when I don’t feel like cooking a lot are salads, tortillas with black beans,cheese and rice- which I almost always have cooked in the fridge or toast with a laughing cow and egg.
Hands down, breakfast for dinner! I made spinach pancakes tonight. Veggie packed!
Taco salad for sure! Flax seed tortilla chips, canned black beans, grated cheese, salsa, spinach/salad greens, and a yummy dressing.
Aww! You look so professional! Congrats on making it up on the wall!
I always go TO smoothies for something quick and for something I can take with me! I love cooking so I always try and make time but if I am in for a quick rushful day I rely on that smoothie just scoop, blend and pour into my to go cup. I always just rinse the blender and stick it in the dish washer for an easy clean up! I love sugar snap peas right now and have been adding them to my salad for a CRUNCH! Love + Shine CourtStar
I’m laughing to myself that your go to easy meal is exactly what we had for dinner tonight. Black bean, spinach quesadillas (but in the pan because I didn’t even think of the microwave!).
I love quesadillas! You can throw whatever leftovers you have into a tortilla and dinner is made.
My quick dinner fallback is almost always brinner. Yogurt bowls or dippy eggs and toast are always good choices.
Definitely breakfast for dinner. Eggs with veggies, cheese and toast!
Soups are easy too. Just heat and add steamed veggies and shrimp. It’s like a hearty stew 🙂
Those pictures look like the ones they use in The Bachelor!!
Lazy meals would have to be oatmeal, banana & pb sandwiches or even yogurt bowls with a side of veggies (all things I did for dinner in college quite often!).
I HIGHLY recommend sweet potatoes (microwaved) and topped with peanut butter and cinnamon. Delicious and so easy!
Dippy eggs, toast, and veggies with hummus is my favorite quick dinner! If I’m feelin’ fancy, I put avocado on the toast 🙂
I love making what i call “healthy pizza”. I use a pre-made whole wheat crust, pre-cooked chicken slices (bought pre-made in the bag), pesto and 5 italian cheese mix. Slap it all on the crust and it take only 10 min!