Obviously I Can't Read Recipes

Hey all! Cheers to the weekend.

Friday snuck up on me this week, but I'll take it.

Last night's dinner was thrown together in less than 10 minutes, but was oh so good. I prepped some turkey meatballs on Sunday, added some brown rice, and a sweet potato. Done.

Since I've been very conscious on my sugar intake level, I didn't want to use a jar of pasta sauce since they contain alot of hidden sugar. I clearly don't make my own sauce. In the words of Sweet Brown:

So I grabbed a jar of diced tomatoes and added a TON of garlic. It did the trick. When in doubt, just add more garlic. Sorry for anyone I encounted later on in the day. I'm sure they were not loving my garlic breath.

Before dinner I made some of Kierston's cinnamon no carb muffin tops. I kept the recipe pretty much the same except for one ingredient. I was out of flax seeds so I subbed in some oatmeal instead.

They came out good, except I need to learn to read recipes better. I was not supposed to bake them in cupcake holders.

So I had alot of trouble getting them out haha. Major fail.

When I got home from the gym, I was greeted with a nice surprise. More and more I am becoming an afternoon/nighttime coffee drinker. I get decaf so it doesn't mess with my sleep. Still, I never thought I would be a coffee person.

In other news, it is exactly one week until my Colorado trip! I am beyond excited. This is my first time traveling West, so if anyone has any recommendations please send them my way. I am only there for a long weekend, but you can bet I am going to jam as many things as I can into it.

(can't wait to SWIM!)

Also, this is my first time traveling on a plane being gluten free. I've been gluten free for three years and I guess I don't go on vacation that much haha. Must start once I graduate college in May!

But I need your help. I asked my friend Kim how she travels gluten free because we both love healthy food. She advised me no yogurt since they almost took that away from her at the airport. I plan on packing tuna packets, protein bars, oatmeal in ziplocs, a jar of peanut butter (hey can never have too much) and that's as far as I got.

*Questions-
What do you bring for healthy snacks while traveling that can be in a suitcase?
Do you like swimming in pools or hot tubs?

P.S. Thanks to all the brave ones who voiced their opinion on yesterday's post. I took a chance by writing about that subject since it can be a sore one for some people. Interesting enough, it was one of my top viewed posts. For the record, I am for the legalization for many personal reasons, but that's all I am going to say about that.

Happy Friday!