Snack Plate Review: New Protein Unlocked

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 Today's Snack Plate: 


Details:

  • Cucumber: from the garden, getting sick of these tbh
  • Carrots: usually my fav but not feeling these either :/
  • Crackers: Simple Mills Sea Salt crackers, gluten free and super delicious 
  • Sausage: Trader Joes Unexpected Cheddar Chicken Sausage, fried in a pan, I could have had 10 of these
  • Cheese: swiss 
  • Apples: honeycrisp, the best
  • Cashews: fav source of healthy fat
  • Dip: greek yogurt, lemon juice, fresh dill, minced garlic, salt, pepper, cucumber
  • Tru-Fru: dark chocolate raspberry 
Rating: 9.7/10 - the perfect amount of food for my hunger level, the new additions spiced things up, veggies just didn't hit the spot like usual today. 

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