Midweek Munchies

Back to some of the hardest times, when I was still needing things that involved little to no effort if I was going to eat.

Snack balls and bars are great things to have on hand for these sorts of occasions. Keep It Cleaner is a mostly vegan brand that has a lot of different options. The Acai Berry ball is nice and fruity and sweet. The protein crunch bar is also pretty good. Chocolate and cherry is one of my favourite combinations! It could have a stronger cherry flavour though.



This Super Vegan Wellness Bowl was pretty meh. The plant-style protein was a bit flavourless, and the whole thing just lacked a strong flavour. But it had grains, veggies, and protein in it, so while I wouldn't get it again, it did what I needed it to do at the time.



A friend posted these accidentally vegan cookies on her IG stories, so I ordered them in our next Coles shop. They are really lovely, and I highly recommend.



As I mentioned previously, keeping hydrated was a big challenge. Even in normal times I don't tend to drink enough, but in the darkest grief times it was even more of a struggle. These coconut waters were a nice easy way to get some liquids in. The pink coconut water had a really nice almost malted flavour to it.



More snack balls! Keep It Cleaner came out with these nut butter stuffed balls. The Cinnamon Roll Cashew Butter one was nice, quite sweet though. My favourite of course was the Double Peanut Butter one, I still get these regularly. They make a great quick snack. The choc orange poppy seed balls were not my favourite. Normally I love chocolate and orange together, but these left a weird after taste on my tongue and I also found the poppy seeds annoying.



I've posted about these before, but steamed dumplings are always a great meal when I have no energy or motivation. I always put plum sauce and black vinegar on them.



Woolworths had a number of special Christmas things last year, including these Mushroom and Cauliflower Wellingtons. I got some on special after Christmas. They were... OK? The flavour was nice, but they all just stuck to the baking pan (they came in an alfoil one), the pastry didn't cook through all the way, and then they completely fell apart. It was pretty funny. The red wine sauce was nice.