The “WIAW” That Never Was: Honolulu

Sometimes I have a problem remembering to document a full day of eating. So, here’s my first WIAW from Hawaii that’s from a bunch of different days.

BREAKFASTS: 

Iced coffee with almond milk, and fried rice made with leftover stir-fry of tofu, bok choy from the CSA box, and onions. Surrounded by my current reading and the GRE prep book I keep avoiding… I need to get a book stand so I can eat and read without difficulty.

After yoga one morning I made a big breakfast of

• CSA box organic grapefruit
• CSA box organic mizuna greens (sautéed with olive oil and cumin, turmeric and curry powder)
• Eggs scrambled with cottage cheese
• Half a chicken and spinach sausage
• Condiments: hot sauce, ketchup and mayo (yes, all three!)

LUNCHES: 

Caprese sandwich: prosciutto, mozzarella, tomato and basil pesto (served with chips and fruit salad) at the Neiman Marcus café with my dad. I ate half the sandwich at lunch and the other half later in the afternoon, at home.

Another lunch with dad, this time at Hard Rock Cafe in Waikiki right after I taught and took yoga classes. I had the “fiesta” burger: topped with cheese, salsa and guacamole. Let’s be honest, it was the guac I was after. Again, I ate half and then finished it later at home (actually, the next day. I actually love having leftover burgers, they’re sturdy so they can easily be reheated)/

At home: I roasted potatoes and two types of sweet potatoes in the oven with olive oil, fresh rosemary and Meyer lemon from the CSA box. I topped it off with a soft-boiled egg and homemade garlic aioli (nonfat Greek yogurt, mayo, garlic, herb sea salt, pepper). This was GOOD if I do say so myself.

SNACKS:

I’ve tried out different flavors of Beanitos chips in the past few weeks (full post coming soon). They are gluten-free and basically all protein, perfect for a guilt-free snack that satisfies.

I made lemonade with the Meyer lemons from our CSA box, along with water, Hawaiian honey and a pinch of sea salt.

DINNERS: 

Dinner with Dad in Waikiki at Cheesecake Factory: I had a southwestern salad with corn, tomato, avocado, black beans, chicken and onion rings. It was served with BBQ ranch dressing. You can’t really tell from the picture but it was MASSIVE and I had to take half of it home.

I spruced it up a bit the next day with fresh lettuce and radish from the CSA box.

We’ve had so much bok choy in the CSA boxes! One great way to use it is in noodles with broth, or saimin as it’s called in Hawaii. Here it’s topped with green onion, also from the box.

DESSERTS:

Before Halloween, we bought a bag of candy for trick-or-treaters. Sadly, we didn’t get any. Of course, this means we’ve dipped into the candy bag every night… not good! I’ve tried to give it away to friends and family but it’s a huge bag! I can’t wait until the temptation is gone. Let’s be honest, if there are M&Ms, peanut butter cups, Kit Kats and Crunch bars in my fridge, I am going to eat them. Good thing they’re the small size!

EXERCISE:

For about a week I was successfully waking up early to beat the heat for my runs. It was so nice running at Diamond Head, where the view is so amazing every day. Unfortunately, to beat the heat you need to finish your run by about 7 am, so this wasn’t sustainable for me.

I’ve gone for just 1-mile runs lately, since it’s so hot out. I can’t wait to have gym access in the Spring at University of Hawaii! Although I will miss these incredible views.

My favorite yoga studio I’ve found here is Power Yoga Hawaii. My friend and I took a two-hour class one Sunday night and I was sore for a couple days after! I’m loving these new Lululemon pants I got, as well as my bright BrassCove towel (use code ValerieBrett for 10% off).

I’ve also been able to teach quite a few classes at Yogaloha lately, which has been such an amazing experience. If you’d like to come to one of my classes, check out the schedule here. I actually just started a real part-time job, but hopefully in the next few weeks, I’d like to

• Go on some hikes
• Spend more time at the beach
• Try out more classes at Power Yoga Hawaii
• Cut down on the candy!

If you’ve made it all the way to the end of this ridiculously long post, thanks for reading :)

What did you eat today?