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Nuts and Birthdays

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)!!!

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