We already give you a behind-the-scenes look at the morning and nightly routines of interesting women around the world, and now we’re taking things a step further with our new Food Diary segment. Each week, we’ll be bringing you specific and detailed logs of what our featured guests eat on a daily basis, to hopefully inspire you to try something new.
Laura Wright is the author of The First Mess, a seasonal-themed cookbook with over a hundred whole-food recipes, named after her stunning food blog. Before starting her popular site, Laura graduated from a nutritional culinary program and worked in restaurants for years, proving that you can truly build a business based on your passion. Now, she shares gorgeously-photographed recipes and healthy tips to her hundreds of thousands of followers. When Laura isn’t cooking, she’s spending time with her two rescue dogs, renovating her 100-year-old house, working on her vegetable garden, or practicing mindfulness. Wondering what this food boss eats in a day? Find it all below. 

Breakfast

What I eat: I make this vegan, highly extra version of a bulletproof coffee that has coconut butter, a bit of cinnamon, vanilla, a small handful of soaked cashews, maybe some tonic herbs if I feel like I need it (mucuna pruriens, ashwagandha, pine pollen and cordyceps are my go-tos), and a few drops of stevia. I’m not super hungry in the morning and this concoction powers me up with good fats and (obviously) the caffeine.
The time I eat it: 6:30 A.M.
Where I get it: I blend all of the listed ingredients (give or take on the tonic herbs) with hot coffee in my Vitamix on high until I get some creamy and frothy perfection.

Snack

What I eat: A green smoothie.
The time I eat it: 11:15 A.M.
How I make it: 1 cup of non-dairy milk, a big handful of baby spinach, ½ a frozen banana, some frozen zucchini pieces, a spoonful of almond butter, a scoop of plant-based protein, hemp, chia, flax, and ice. Blend it up!

Lunch

What I eat: Rye crisp bread with avocado.
The time I eat it: 1:45 P.M.
Where I get it: I buy these seedy rye crisp breads in the cracker section of Trader Joe’s. They’re whole grain and very tasty. I just mash the avocado on top, season that with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Sometimes I’ll slice some tomato or radish, or put some sauerkraut on top, but today I was feeling simple.

Snack

What I eat: Some fresh cherries and a solid handful of salt and vinegar chips.
The time I eat it: 5 P.M.
Where I get it: We got the cherries at a farm stand earlier in the week. The chips were in our snack drawer and belonged to my partner, but oops! Guess I just needed something salty to hold me over until dinner. No shame.

Dinner

What I eat: I had some blistered shishito peppers, a beautiful warm salad with fresh summer vegetables, freshly dug lettuces, and pickled mustard seeds. My main was this indulgent and awesome avocado “po’boy.” I imbibed an excellent, mega-hopped IPA with notes of mandarine and super sour lemon. It was refreshing and perfect with the fried avocado.
The time I eat it: 7:30 P.M.
Where I get it: We dined out with friends! One of our favorite places in town is not exactly vegan-friendly on the surface, but the chefs always hook me up with great food when we go. It’s called Oddbird.

Snack

What I eat: Dairy-free strawberry soft serve.
The time I eat it: 9:30 P.M.
Where I get it: We went to this corny dinosaur mini putt course with our friends later on in the evening (SO fun), and walked down to this soft serve shop nearby that’s known for piling on ridiculous toppings. They have great dairy-free soft serve in vanilla and strawberry too! It’s called Sweet Jesus.

Workout

Workout I did: Very chill 3-mile run and I walked the dogs with my partner for about an hour.
The time I do it: I woke up for the run at 5:30am and the dogs got their walk after dinner.

Overall thoughts

I feel great! I’m all about the healthy stuff about 90% of the time. I don’t stress the odd chip craving or ice cream outing because joy is really important for overall well-being.

What are other wellness activities or habits that make you feel like your best self?

I do try to put my phone to airplane mode starting at 7P.M. (and through the night until 8A.M.), but it doesn’t always work out that way. Instagram and emails pull me in sometimes, what can I say? Meditation is a thing that I absolutely love and experience noticeable benefits from, but struggle to build a strong and reliable routine around. My friend always tells me that 5 minutes of even slightly distracted meditation is better than nothing. I try to remember that.