Quaker Express Cinnamon Roll oatmeal.
Gelati from Rita’s,
coconut cream ice with soft serve twist.
Tasty, tasty dinner.
Sliced cucumber,
and veggie pizza.
Times that pizza by 2, I was starving!
1hr +ish of speed walking around the neighborhood with Adam.
It’s been a long day, but we are safe in PA and our new niece is gorgeous!
I ate dinner via tupperware while on the road.
Right before we left I mixed 1/3cup raw oats, 1/2cup Silk soy milk, a Siggis plain yogurt, 2T of maple syrup, and a bunch of blueberries.
It was very tasty but I feel like my stomach hurts every time I eat raw oats. I’m so bloated now it looks like I had the baby.
Dessert was something I’ve been excited about for a while. Remember when I said I didn’t miss anything during Vegan Month? Well that was a bit of a lie, but what I missed was pretty ironic. Lara Bars. “But, Emily, aren’t Lara Bars vegan?” you ask. “Yes,” I say “normally, but now they make three not-fully-vegan, beyond-fully-fabulous new flavors. And when they sent them to me to sample during June I thought I would die having to wait to eat them.” Enter Cookie Dough –
It couldn’t quite compare to the Cookie Dough Balance Bars, but barring (ha) that epicness this was the tastiest bar I’ve ever had.
Hope everyone else’s weekend is off to a good start!
It’s been a strange couple of days around these parts. My hunger has been really weird and I was in a random bad mood all day yesterday. I’m sorry for not posting yesterday. One thing’s for sure, I did NOT spend all of last night finishing the final season of “Buffy” with the husband instead of studying for my sociology exam. Definitely did not.
We went to see “Killers” (ugh, waste of $) Sunday afternoon so I ate lunch via movie snacks – a big baggie of baby carrots and 2servings of spice drops.
I also ate this Himalayan mint – raw honey, unsweetened chocolate, peppermint oil – en route to the theatre.
When we were home, watching not watching Buffy, the craving for popcorn finally hit so we hiked over to Walgreeens to get a bag.
We also split a sherbet melon.
I was really excited about this new fruit but I think we let it get too ripe because it ended up basically being a mushy cantelope.
Dinner was another frozen meal from the Tandoor Chef line, Channa Masala –
While not as delicious as the veggie pad thai it was still ridiculously tasty, and the nutritional stats were a bit better.
I ate the whole box, or 2 servings.
This morning my move did improve drastically when the husband cracked open a young Thai coconut for me.
I drank some straight from the source but the rest of the water and flesh I blended with ice cubes and cinnamon-sugar for a fabulous smoothie.
Did you know young Thai coconuts only have ~200calories? I finally looked it up, but I’d been assuming that the number was much higher.
I also ate a Thai Peanut Primal Strip in the car.
It was ok, but I prefered the flavor of the bbq.
The husband dropped me off at school today and took the car to the lab. The benefit of that is twofold; 1. I had more time to cram study for my sociology exam, and 2. I got the incidental exercise of the 2.5mile walk home.
I was all set up to study in the food court when my stomach starting growling howling. My smoothie and Primal Strip added up to ~300calories which isn’t a huge breakfast but is definitely able to hold me over on many a day. Well not this day. I seriously got panicked when it looked like I wouldn’t find a snack and I almost ate my packed lunch! Thankfully I spotted a humus/pretzel pack at the coffee shop.
After scarfing the snack pack (and drinking an entire Sigg’s worth of water) I finally felt full enough to tackle my book.
I ended up being really confident about the information but the test only went alright because the questions were worded really poorly. I feel like as a teacher for two years I’m qualified to comment on that and seriously, the test sucked. Still, I got the best grade in the class, by a lot. For reals kids? I could also school you in how Buffy ended!
I stopped midway during my 2.5mile walk home to sit at a coffee shop and study for a few hours. Since I knew the vegan pickings would be slim I packed my own lunch, a Kona Moka Pro Bar.
The flavor (a little touch of sweet) and texture (a lot like a Lara/Kind bar hybrid) were definitely impressive and it was pretty filling. At 360calories this was more of a meal replacement than snack bar.
When I got home (after finishing my walk) I snacked on 2servings of yellow tortilla chips with 4T of chunky salsa.
Now I’m doing some organizing and waiting for the husband to get home and help me chop dinner.
Wow. That was an insanely whiney post! Any Monday complaints you’d like to whine about?
It’s been a great day of family fun; we played board games, watched the Discovery Channel, and I got to see my niece get her ballet pictures taken.
I brought my own breakfast from home (picked up from the hospital cafeteria at volunteering) so I was sure to have something healthy to start my day.
Quaker Instant Oats Express in Baked Apple.
This was actually seriously delicious. I tend to avoid instant oats unless I’m traveling because of the added sugar but this ended up being a really nice treat. And the fiber/protein content led to enough fullness that it was almost a trade-off for the sugar.
Unfortunately I just can’t jive with the waste of packaging or I would make this a regular thing.
Lunch was a 6inch turkey sandwich from Subway.
Topped with pepperjack, lettuce, tomato, green pepper, banana pepper, red onion, pickles, cucumbers, and honey mustard.
The worker was annoyed that I packed so much on but my sandwich ended up being tasty and filling.
I ate part of a small bag of Cheetos with my sandwich.
I only ate half, because I realized that with Cheetos the enjoyment-to-unhealthiness ratio quickly shifts from left to right. I’m never going to stop eating crap completely, but I’m really trying to make an effort to regularly check-in with myself about whether or not the treat is worth it. I think it’s (more than) ok to occasionally eat things with no health benefit, but it only makes sense if there is a happiness benefit.
On the way to the mall I sucked on a blow pop.
Why were we at the mall you ask? Black light mini golf, duh!
They managed to squeeze 18 holes into the course.
I have a dorky child-of-the-80’s obsession with black lights and the aquatic theme was pretty tacky-fabulous.
After we worked up a sweat, of sorts, we headed to dinner.
The in-laws’ pick was Cici’s Pizza, which was a new experience for the husband and I. I was excited about the buffet aspect (I loooove choices and small tastes) but pretty disappointed in the lack of veggies. I genuinely don’t understand only offering iceberg lettuce at a salad bar! I will admit that I was pleased to see everything small-sized; the pizza pieces were tiny so you could try a bunch without eating too much. I was super hungry but I didn’t want to go crazy so I decided to do two runs of healthy food first.
Small plate of salad.
Small bowl of chicken soup.
After I filled up a bit on soup and salad, then I got pizza.
Sadly I wasn’t really in love with either of these, the crust was pretty soggy and disappointing. I ended up picking at 2/3s or so before moving to dessert.
Dessert, however, was pretty darn good.
I skipped the soggy crust but I loved eating the strusel topping and the cinnamon roll was great, super duper cinnamon-y.
Unfortunately I did too good of a job not overeating; I ended up not eating enough! When I got home I broke out a Fruit and Nut KIND bar from my from-home-snack stash.
Holy yum! KIND bars are always good but this flavor was socks rocking delicious; I love that the use apricot in addition to dates for stickiness.
There will most likely be some snacking tonight, I’ll recap in the morning. Hope everyone else is having a great weekend!
Veggies eaten today: ~2cups
What is your thought on “treats” (candy, cookies, chips, extra cheese, or whatever your preference is)? Should you cut them out completely, enjoy in moderation, or go hog-wild? What works, or doesn’t work, for you?
I can’t really talk about it on the blog, but there are a few things going on right now that I’m really frustrated about. Which I wouldn’t mention at all, except that I’m pretty sure my irritation has something to do with why I started my morning with a HUGE spoonful of Biscoff Spread. Just putting that out there…
Now, breakfast! Last time I tried oats in a jar I was left underwhelmed. But every blogger can’t be wrong, so I decided to give it another go. To give the trial a fair shake, I changed my methods up as well. This time I used a jar with more than just a few scrapings of sunbutter.
Last night I poured 1/3cup oats and 1/2cup skim milk into the jar, and this morning I stirred in 1/4cup Stonyfield Low Fat Strawberry Yogurt; OvernightOIAJ!
I also topped my bowl jar off with 1/2cup of fresh strawberries.
The verdict? They were right! How can this not be good?
I’m not sure what today will bring, this weekend is pretty free. I had a fun project on the agenda but I might put it off and catch up on tv, whilst sulking of course.
What was the very first thing you ate this morning? I killed that Biscoff spoon before I even brushed my teeth 🙂
Fruit eaten so far today: .5cup
I’m so frustrated! My insomnia is back in full-force lately and not sleeping at night is pushing my mornings back which I don’t have time for this week. Breakfast was good though.
I found this Low-fat Maple Vanilla Stoneyfield recently, seasonal flavors are so exciting!
I wanted the yogurt to be the focal point of breakfast so overnight oats sprang to mind.
Last night I combined the yogurt with 1/3 cup oatmeal and 1/4cup skim milk. This morning I topped the mix off with 1/2 cup blueberries and 1/4 cup Kashi Go Lean Crunch.
Perfection. This was one of my best combos ever.
I have a follow-up foot appointment around noon today so lunch will be eaten on the go. I’ll do a lunch/dinner post later, I’m not even going to try to go to bed early tonight, instead I’m going to focus on crossing off some of my major to-do’s.
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh, oh my gosh! Can we talk about the fricking Maple Pecan Sticky Blondies?!?!?!
I only had 1/2 as much of the pecan topping as the recipe called for – the best part – and they were delicious. When I make them again with the full amount I’m pretty sure my head is going to explode. They are chewy, and almost spongy, the topping is the world’s best mix of sweet and salty and the molasses adds a fabulous layer of complexity. I had two.
And the minute I woke up this morning, before brushing my teeth, and even before I peed, I ate another one! Buy Eat, Drink, and Be Vegan. Do it NOW. Make these blondies. If you are worried about the “strange” ingredients don’t be. I subbed out the ‘regular’ stuff for half of the ingredients in the recipe and it worked out fine.
Gah! I’m still kind of not over it, but I can’t talk about blondies all day, you want to hear about breakfast.
Last night I mixed up 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup plain skim soy milk, 1/4 cup soy vanilla yogurt, and 1T maple syrup. I am not a soy yogurt fan but it was leftover from the blondies.
This morning I topped the bowl of with a sliced banana and a spoonful of pb.
Pretty tasty.
I have class this afternoon and leftovers are on the dinner agenda, overall it looks like a low-key day. By the way – I’ve decided NOT to run before my race. I am not going to be able to increase my fitness in 10days, but I can give my leg a chance to rest up and heal.
Blondies or brownies, which are your favorite? To me brownies = ick, blondies = yum. I will say though, that ALL of my favorite blondies have been vegan.
Hey guys! Sorry for rushing out on you last night, I managed to get to the hospital just in time so that neither the husband nor I had to wait.
This morning I went with a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast before volunteering.
I topped 1/3 cup oats with a splash of soymilk, a big shake of cinnamon, 1t maple syrup, and natural peanut butter.
Delish! The mix of flavors in this was great. I usually am not the biggest oats fan (especially without banana) but lately it’s been tasting so good to me.
Volunteering went well today, they kept me super busy for a change. There’s another volunteer on my same shift now and we get along really well so it makes the time pass all the more quickly. On my way out I used my lunch voucher to fill up a little container of pineapple.
Then for lunch lunch I made a big plate of roasted veggies.
Okra fries,
and kale crisps with garlic powder on them.
Sadly my tasty lunch was ruined by the fact that I was on hold for 15+ minutes trying to get my W-2 form. I still just can’t quite get myself away from the soul-crush that is the NYC DOE.
I have plans for a study date this afternoon at the Spot and then a quick but fun dinner. Hope everyone is having a great Monday!
Have you started your taxes yet? Do you go it alone or have someone/a service help you out? We are using H&R Block this year. Our goal was to finish them weeks ago but the lack of w-2 forms is really gumming up the works.
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