Over the next few days, I will focus more on carbs (if that’s even possible considering I LIVE ON CARBS) and slowly reduce my vegetable intake leading up to Sunday’s half marathon.
Recent grocery store race food/taper week purchases but let’s be real here, I eat these foods anyway!
Watermelon has become an important part of my pre-race food plan. I find it hydrates me better than water and have definitely noticed a positive difference in how I feel hydration-wise during races, especially warmer weather races, when I consume lots of watermelon beginning a few days before the race.
Did you see the size of that watermelon?! Took me forever to cut up but for $8.99, it was totally worth it!
Since today is Wednesday (already?!), let’s take a look at what else, aside from watermelon, I ate yesterday…
Breakfast:
The usual pre-run oats and blueberries with peanut butter (unpictured) followed by the usual post-run bowl of oats, berries, Skoop B-Strong Viva-Nilla and peanut butter.
Frozen berries are still making the mix pretty in pink and my obsession with Skoop continues! Don’t forget that you can save 20% sitewide as well as try the sample pack for $10 until April 30th!
Lunch:
I am still on a smoothie kick when I am home for lunch, totally off vegetables, salads and really, anything savory.
This smoothie came out really yummy! In the mix:
- frozen banana, blueberries & pineapple
- scoop cooked oatmeal
- handful spinach
- ice
- One scoop of Skoop B-Strong Viva-Nilla (I love it!!)
- Peanut Butter
- Granola on top
This was only one of my many cups of coffee yesterday!
Dinner:
This mess in a bowl is a loaded baked potato: a little bit of broccoli and roasted brussels sprouts topped with hummus, avocado and a drop of barbeque sauce.
The whole hummus + avocado + barbeque sauce is seriously my favorite flavor combination at the moment, especially when paired with a giant baked potato.
I ate this real quick before heading into the city for an event in the evening. I never really know what to expect food-wise at events so it’s best that I eat something more than a snack in advance just in case.
Dessert:
Of course I hit up the wedding cake vendor at the event…
And I found the brownies….
And had some more cake…
Be sure to check out what everyone else is eating today!
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Favorite cake and frosting combination?
Which foods are on your taper-week must have list?
Do you buy whole watermelons or do you prefer to get it already cut up for you?
You definitely got me in the mood for watermelon now! I hate cutting them up on my own but sometimes its worth it. I need to remember to add it to my grocery list this weekend!
Lisa @ Running Out Of Wine recently posted…Checking In From Baltimore
I hate cutting it up but when you see how much you get for the price, it’s totally worth the time. It’s nervy what they charge for the pre-cut!
I think that cake and brownies are PERFECT for glycogen building 😀
Susie @ SuzLyfe recently posted…Trying On My Blue Apron (Review)
As usual, we agree 🙂
That’s it… I’m picking up watermelon when I go shopping later today. I’ve been eating honeydew since watermelon has been a little harder to get, but let’s be real… it doesn’t even come close. And I really need to try Skoop. I’ve been looking around for a new plant-based protein, so I’ll probably end up looking into that one.
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You definitely need to get the Skoop already – you will love it.
Now THAT is a loaded baked potato 😉 You’re also reminding me I need to get some watermelon in my life!
Liz @ I Heart Vegetables recently posted…Tone It Up Meals Week 3
Watermelon is so awesome- I am glad that it’s approaching prime watermelon eating season!
I love watermelon! ♡♡♡
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me too!
Yum! I need to get watermelon. They always have cut up spears at my TJ’s here, but for the first time last week they had the real deal to cut up! I just didn’t want to carry it back to my apartment. The struggle is real.
I hate carrying the watermelon too! I made the exception for this week.
My taper week involves eating anything that’s sugary and carby and I make sure I don’t eat too much roughage or anything too spicy.
Yeah, I try to avoid the vegetables or super spicy/anything too different right before the race.
I have to buy the whole watermelon, I feel like they taste better that way! The cake and brownies are a win for tapering 🙂 My favorite cake was always some sort of cheesecake (wonder if CF had anything to do with that?) and I really miss their cc cookie dough one!
Michele @ paleorunningmomma recently posted…WIAW – Why Don’t I Eat This Every Day?
I am due for a slice of cake from CF – hopefully this weekend after the race.
I LOVE watermelon but only eat it if I’m visiting my parents’ house because my dad will buy the big ones and cube them! It’s just too expensive to buy the pre-cut kind, and I can’t say I’ve ever learned how to do it…
Alyssa @ RenaissanceRunnerGirl recently posted…WIAW #8: Last Week of Class
The pre-cut is so crazy pricey!
Yellow cake with chocolate frosting is my absolute favorite. During taper week, I eat lots of bagels and bananas.
My favorite is chocolate frosting with yellow cake, or of course, chocolate cake. I honestly leave over most of the cake in favor of just the frosting!
Bye-bye, restaurant loaded potato! Yours looks much better because: hummus and avocado. You should consider starting up your own delivery service. I’d take those pretty pink oats, too.
It really is so so good! I swear I could eat the combo for dinner every single night!
I tend to eat pretty much the same during taper week. The only thing that really changes is laying off the veggies the day before a big race and adding some extra protein (like a burger). My diet is already probably 75% carbs, so I don’t really need to load it any more than that. For me, I make sure I have enough protein and fat without changing too much else. wedding cake is the PERFECT taper fuel 🙂
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I don’t need much change either to my diet, although, I do make it a point to eat watermelon during warm weather race time, I add a little more salt to my food, find the bigger potatoes at the grocery store and try to limit the veggies.
Um.. you are gorgeous! Looks like the perfect day of eats. I mean how can it not when sweets are involved 🙂
Aw thank you 🙂
Favorite cake and frosting combination?
Hmm… I like carrot cake and cream cheese frosting.
Do you buy whole watermelons or do you prefer to get it already cut up for you
Definitely like to cut them up, so I can eat as I cut. 😀 Then I wonder where the other half of the watermelon went. 😀
I absolutely do the same thing! Totally eat most of it as I cut!