What I Eat in a Day #2

I have been on a health kick, and it’s been going better than expected. I have been indulging in healthy flavoured overnight oats, trying different soups, and focusing on plant-based and pescetarian protein sources. I feel lighter, and I go to bed feeling so nourished every day!

Believe it or not, when I decided I wanted to start making overnight oats, I didn’t have a single jar to do it with. When I went to the store looking for a simple mason jar, I noticed these beautiful quilted glass jars and picked one up for my oats. This morning’s was a half cup of oats, some oat milk, coconut almond vanilla Vega protein with hemp hearts and a cup of frozen blueberries. The protein powder adds flavour and helps make this a more filling breakfast.

For lunch, I ate a bowl of soup. I have made so many versions of this African peanut stew over the years. You can find an easy base for this recipe on the Budget Bytes blog! I replaced collard greens with kale (I get organic pre-shredded kale in a bag from the supermarket), and I added a large can of chickpeas along with half a block of very finely chopped firm tofu for extra protein.

Then it was time for a snack that sort of turned into dinner. Have you tried the Just Egg before? I hadn’t until today, but I decided to finally check the nutrition label before grabbing my usual dozen. Even though eggs taste good, I have familial risk factors for cardiovascular disease, so I was open to trying it. There are 11 grams of protein in each 1/3 cup of the liquid.

It looks convincing enough! However, I find the taste to be a bit bland. It feels filling like an egg would, but the texture is just a tad airier than real egg (less dense) and that eggy flavour isn’t there. I didn’t not like it, but you can’t expect a true egg flavour. This might seem obvious, but some vegan alternatives have been realistic enough that I go in with an open mind.

I had the egg with a mini tortilla and some bell peppers and the hot salsa from Tostitos.

I’ll need to try it again before I make a final decision on how much I like it!

After the egg tortilla, I veered off course a little with a chocolate chip muffin from Tim Horton’s with a glass of oat milk while I watched TV and browsed on my laptop. Oops! I had this in the fridge from a Too Good To Go box I had picked up last week. Can you believe this single muffin has a whopping 420 claories? A lot of Tim’s muffins come in somewhere around 300, so I was surprised to see that my least favourite flavour (chocolate chip) came in at so much more! Oh well.

After all the food from today, I enjoyed sipping on a can of mango Bubly (not pictured). I was looking for this canned kombucha I have bought before when I spotted it (I didn’t find the booch in the end). Picked it up for a little guilt-free indulgence. It’s just flavoured water, but the mango one’s my favourite flavour so far!

And that’s all for today! Have you tried the Just Egg? What are your thoughts on it?