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Maple Pumpkin Smoothie

September 28, 2011 By Heather Blackmon

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Guess what? It’s What I Ate Wednesday (WIAW) again! What is WIAW?

 

What WIAW isn’t about

Comparison – Judgement – Restriction – Guilt

What WIAW is about

Celebrating one of the glorious things we all have in common: We all eat!

WIAW is about food and fun! It’s about making new friends, breaking out of a food rut, inspiring yourself & others, embracing fruit & vegetables, finding new ways to eat your favorite foods, and so much more <3

Celebrate blogging. Celebrate Food. Celebrate Individuality.

WIAW is hosted by Peas & Crayons – make sure you check out the blog if you haven’t already! Lots of great meals for you to discover.

Now let’s get on with What I Ate:

Breakfast

Today started out with my favorite caffeinated beverage: Espresso by Illy

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Then I was ready to make breakfast. This morning’s smoothie was inspired by Runner’s World, but the flavor of the original was just not strong enough for me. IMG_5799

 

Maple Pumpkin Smoothie
Recipe Type: Drinks, Smoothie
Author: Heather Blackmon
Serves: 2
Inspired by Runner’s World
Ingredients
  • 1 cup almond milk
  • 1 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
  • 2/3 cup silken tofu
  • 4 tablespoon natural peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 10 ice cubes
Instructions
  1. Add all ingredients to blender and mix. Adjust amount of pumpkin & maple syrup to taste.
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Lunch

Leftovers from dinner last night – as just as good! Tofu Nuggets & Lulu’s Mac N Cheese from Peas and Thank You Cookbook

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Pre-Run Snack

Thanks to JL Goes Vegan, I am addicted to Toast with Nutritional Yeast & Oil (she probably doesn’t even know her tweet weeks ago has inspired this!). Today’s oil was Peanut, this seems to be a great pre-run snack for me! I got halfway through this yummy-ness before remembering to snap a picture.

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Dinner

Wednesday night also equals Run Club – which means dinner with the group after the run! Tonight I noticed Veggie Fajitas on the Taco Mac menu, which was a nice way to end the day (minus the cheese & sour cream).

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This was accompanied by a surprisingly flavorful, spicy, and sweet Sam Adams Double Pumpkin…

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Which also happened to be my 325th beer (all different) at Taco Mac, earning me my Ph. D in Beer. My reward? A nice receipt commemorating this evening and a Brewniversity Jacket (to be shipped to me) which I am confident will not fit me.

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It’s still awesome! 🙂

 

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