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The Frontal Bone’s Connected to the Parietal Bone’s Connected to the Occipital Bone…

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Oh my goodness, I’ve my first Anatomy quiz in 9hours and I am not ready!  A migraine hit last night and stopped my study session cold.  I’ve got to hurry to bed so I can keep learning in the morning.

Breakfast.

Three local prune plums from the farmers’ market,

and a WW Sandwich Thin with 2T Wegman’s chunky pb and Crofter’s strawberry.

I had an advisement meeting at 11 and then I stayed on campus until I got out of lab at 8; yikes!  All of my not-in-class time got used up running back and forth to department heads and I’ve still barely broken the tip of the iceberg on my transfer credit issues!

Lunch was eaten via snackage.  A single serving of Caramel Cashew trail mix from Target.

The last of the dried apricots.

I got a small coffee (with skim milk) before lab,

and I also got my fall on with a small sample of pumpkin loaf.

We have a new TA which means we have a lot more work – we can’t work in partners any more, we spend more time reviewing procedure – but he seems really excited about Chemistry and I can tell I’m going to learn a lot.  We did recrystallizations in Orgo Lab today and there was an issue so I had to do mine twice, which practically put me in tears.  It was nice to have the walk home to clear my head.

I grabbed a Yoplait Light Thick and Creamy Cinnamon Bun yogurt as soon as I walked in the door.

And dinner was Three Cheese Stuffed Rigatoni from Lean Cuisine.

The husband was my knight in shining armor helping me review Anatomy (for the first time!) for a couple of hours this evening.  While we worked I ate a mini Java Chip Frap. Starbucks ice cream.

And now I’ve got to take the world’s quickest shower and get into bed.  I am so excited to be able to go to the gym after my quiz tomorrow!

If you took Anatomy in school, did you find it interesting or boring?  I think osteopathy is fascinating; I’d love to work as a forensic anthropologist!

Word to the Wise

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This has got to be a quick post so I can get back to studying.  Word to the wise – Weekends are for working; embroider that on a pillow for me, will ya?

I actually had to leave campus and head home soon after eating lunch, because there were no working printers (grrr).  It ended up being a good thing because I got a ton of work done for my night class and now I’m a few weeks ahead on those assignments.  Plus, I got to eat an ice cream cookie sandwich.

I headed back to campus for class, during which I gave a 15minute presentation on school foodservice management.  It was a bit embarrassing to be the first to go, but I’m glad I got it out of the way.

I’ve been getting green every time Meghann mentions her gingerbread granola so when we spotted this at the Co-op yesterday I squealed with glee.

The nutritional stats were pretty sound (store bought granola can be a fat/sugar bomb), the price was right, and gingerbread?!  I ate a serving with skim milk this evening while dinner cooked.

Sadly, the taste wasn’t quite right.  I’ll keep eating it but the flavor was much spicier and less sweeter than I was expecting.

Dinner was the last of my Naan Pizza samples from Tandoor Chef.  Roasted Eggplant.

Nutrionals and ingredients.

This time I stuck to a single serving because I was splitting with Adam.

Yet again, I was blown away by how wonderful Naan is in the pizza crust medium.  This is the exact amount of chew I want from all my crusts!  The eggplant was perfectly crunchy and not greasy at all.  Now that my samples I gone I definitely plan on purchasing more Naan Pizzas with my own money, sooo good.

We had green bean fries on the side.

I seriously never thought roasting a green bean could create such magic.  These were fresh local green beans and they were even more amazing than usual.

All together.

We are going to take a diet soda walk and then it’s to the books.  My first Anatomy quiz has 200+ bones on it and is Thursday, who else thinks I should have started studying before tonight??

Any brand recommendations for a good gingerbread granola?

Tough Transitions

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I did not get enough done today (don’t I say that every day?!?!) so I’ll keep this post simple.  I did accomplish a walk to the farmer’s market/co-op for some local goodies.

And a trip to Wegman’s to complete the groceries.  We had a hot bar coupon so the husband and I got lunch.

Can you guess which side of that container is mine?

I filled up on an assortment of veggies,

with sesame tofu and chicken.

Not even an hour after eating I felt empty.  The feeling was so bad I ended up walking to get a (ginormous) slice of bbq chicken pizza.

Post-pizza I had a Double Fudge Brownie mini ice-cream.

And then I was FULL.  I ate my 2nd lunch around 3:00 but I ended up calling it dinner because I haven’t gotten hungry again!

I am finding the transition back to school to be much harder than I expected; and I didn’t think it would be easy!  I think part of the issue is that I didn’t just quit my job and go to school, but rather worker bee –> unemployed –> student.  Do you have any advice to help me become a student again????

Friday (Mostly) Freebie

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So it’s been 14 hours since my last post, also 14hours since I last sat at my laptop; yikes!  I’m a bit concerned that this semester is basically going to be insane.  My packed lunch was tasty, I guess, I’m not really sure since I inhaled the sandwich while running to class.  The cucumber slices were good, but perhaps a bit loud for crunching during Orgo; insert red face here.  I did squeeze in some Friday fun though.

After my last class ended (3pm) Adam came over to my campus for a study session with me.  I am so much more focused when the husband is next to me, probably because I’m not texting him!  A little after 5, I headed to the gym.  30minutes on the elliptical, random, level 6.  I wasn’t so lethargic today so I was able to run interval sprints for the last 10minutes or so.

After a shower we headed to the mall to Johnny Rockets.

I came home from BlogHer with coupons for 2 free meals so we made that our dinner date.  Usually JR would not be my first choice, but I’m kind of cheap 😉  Adam and I decided to do some sandwich splitting –

I got the #12 turkey burger,

and he ordered a tuna melt on sourdough.

He loved the melt (I thought the tuna tasted funny) and I thought the turkey burger was actually pretty fabulous, not too greasy at all.  I’d forgotten how much I enjoy pickles on burgers.  I ate ~ 1/3 of each sandwich and half of my fries.

Since all we had to pay was the tip we brought the evening’s cost up to a grand total of $6.71 by splitting a mini Brownie Batter Blizzard.

Cons – I don’t like brownies so I’m not sure why I thought I’d like this (I ate about 1/3 of it though).  Pros – our DQ has mini Blizzards now, yippie!

Does your DQ offer the mini?  What is your Blizzard order?

When in Random

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I’ve been all over the map today so this post is going to seem a little random.  I didn’t get much any schoolwork done but I did have a lot of fun – lunch at the Co-op with Katie, hanging out with the husband, and a trip with a group of friends to the Buffalo Wing Festival.  It’s sort of essential that I get a good night’s sleep and rock out my work tomorrow so I’ll keep this quick.  Bare minimum description in 3, 2, 1…

This small banana chocolate bar was 33cents at the grocery store.

It was super light and tasted like airy banana cream pie.

Co-op hot bar lunch (for reference, this was the small box, about the size of a novel).

Buffalo-style tempeh,

cashew noodles,

a stuffed grape leaf,

and some pasta with delicious homemade ricotta and marinara.

I also bought the best Hello Dolly (7-layer bar) I’ve ever freaking tasted!

The wing festival was super crowded and really poorly organized (boo) but we had a good time hanging out with the other couples at least.  I only got to sample a few wings, Hawaiian, smoked, and Guinness bbq.

You can assume I ate about half of that; when it gets to close to the bone I get squeamish and Adam finishes them for me.

Crackers with smoked gouda spread, split with the husband.

Yogurt mix bowl – Vanilla 0% Siggi, a chopped peach, cinnamon chips, and tons of cinnamon.

For dinner we cooked up some pizza.

Tandoor Chef caught wind of how obsessed I am with their Pad Thai and graciously sent me some Naan Pizza samples.  I was more than happy to do a review, I think Tandoor Chef products are amazing!  A lot of their offerings are vegan, it is by far the most authentic “ethnic” food I can get in Buffalo, and everything tastes so fresh you have to check the box to remember that it was frozen!  Tonight we tried the Margherita Naan Pizza,

and the Cilantro Pesto Naan Pizza.

Check out the nutritional stats –

Reasonable amount of sodium and saturated fat for a good dose of protein.  I think that a full pizza (as opposed to a half) is a more realistic serving size though.  That makes it a little calorie-dense, but since the ingredient list is just “real” food it’s ok.

Adam and I each tried half of each flavor (he ate some of my crusts though).

Even though our crazy oven caused us to burn them we were still big fans.  The tomatoes on the Margherita tasted fresh and juicy and the cilantro pesto had a great spice kick to it.

I’m getting in bed now, but I’ll probably play Word Feud with Adam for a bit before sleeping.  Good night!

What’s your take on hot wings?

Disaster Dinner

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Ugh.  I’m feeling very much like a Whiney Wendy right now so I’ll keep this short and snippy sweet.

I’m not giving the recipe up yet, but basically I’ve been excited about tonight’s dinner for almost a week … except we didn’t eat dinner 😦  The husband got stuck at the lab until 9 and we had to push back our plans.  Instead I did some super random (carby) snacking.  And I don’t even have a photograph of everything, so this is going to be a really boring post.

1. A hamburger bun with 1T Smart Balance, microwaved for 30seconds.  I don’t know why the bun/butter/microwave combo gets me so excited but it really does.  So excited that I shoved the whole thing in my mouth before I remembered my camera.  Here’s a cute clip art instead –

2. I will never buy full-sized ice creams again.  I currently have 5 different flavors (of minis) in my fridge and their mere existence is rocking my socks.  This was a Friendly’s Sundae to Go.

Nugat flavored ice cream topped with chocolate (and it was dark chocolate) and caramel?  Oh God yes!

3. Healthy(ish) take on jalapeno nachos.  5 Spice Melba Snacks with shredded sharp cheddar microwaved on top.

I know that plate looks like a cheese monster hopped itself into a deep fryer but I really did measure out a serving of cheese!  Except that the measuring was less meaningful when I measured out another serving and had a second plate! 😉

4. Strawberry Hi-Chews.

Well then, I’m glad I ate a veggie heavy lunch!

What is your favorite type of shredded cheese?  I’m sharp cheddar, extra sharp when I can find it.

**Updated to add – 5) Popcorn.

Second Day Snowballs

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There is a reason why health professionals advice against skipping meals.  I didn’t actually chose to go dinnerless last night, it was more a necessity of circumstances, but I paid the price all the same.  That unhealthy act snowballed into a whole day of poor nutrition.

I was starving when I woke up, but Tuesday is my 8am class day and there just wasn’t time for breakfast.  I packed a Cookie Dough Balance Bar instead.

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I have class from 8am – 7:30pm (with some big breaks) most Tuesdays and I wanted to stay on campus to study.  I packed myself a healthy lunch.

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I spread a wedge of Laughing Cow Queso Fresco and Chipotle on a Whole Grain Thin Bun and topped it with three slices of turkey.

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On the side I had a baggie of green bell pepper slices and baby carrots.

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And a small dark chocolate for dessert.

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And that held me over for a good minute and a half.  I sought out sustenance in the food court and came back with, this –

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Yeah.  Clearly if I want to eat healthfully on campus I’ll have to pack my own snacks from home.  I ate 90% and felt like crap, but that was at least less distracting than gnawing hunger.

My evening class snack was also unhealthy, but that was by choice.

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Who could say no to caramel apple frozen coffee?  That’s just unAmerican.

Adam made himself a respectable dinner, but I had yet another coupon that was about to expire so I picked up a Moe’s kids’ meal.

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I’m going to try to turn in early; that’ll be the healthiest thing I’ve done all day!

The Day Took an Upswing

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After my rocky start this morning the day got much better.  I’m glad that I’m becoming more successful at defusing my all-or-nothing issues.  Something may not be as good as all, but it’s sure better than nothing!

I have two classes on Mondays – Organic Chemistry and Anatomy.  Eeek, both courses seem like they are going to be a lot of work!  I’m feeling extra thankful to have a doctor-in-training for a husband, I have a feeling I’m going to have lots of questions!

I spent most of my afternoon on housekeeping; financial aide issues, taking an online violence course requirement, actual house cleaning…  I also made a pretty amazing snack, full of new and exciting things. 

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Like my new bowl (made by local artist Jennifer L Clark) –

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I feel in love with this bowl during the Elmwood Arts Festival last weekend.  It’s handmade and the yellow and black polka dots fit perfectly with my dream house decor scheme.  I love things that are mod but rustic all at the same time.

I also tried some new (to me) yogurt, Oikos Chocolate.

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The fabulous people at Stonyfield caught wind of how obsessed I am with their products (due to my raving about this froyo recipe) and set me some free product coupons.  I normally stick with 0% plain but since I had the coupons I decided to go a little crazy and try something new.  The nutrional stats are pretty great, especially for something that feels so desserty.

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I was expecting the chocolate to be too sweet but it ended up having the perfect balance with the tart yogurt.  I’m not sure why, but this was much thinner than regular Oikos.

Finally, I tried out a new granola recipe today, Honey Coconut Crunch.

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My batch got a little overdone but I definitely recommend making it yourself.

Oh, and this white nectarine felt like new since it’s been so long since they’ve been in season!

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In my new bowl went 1 Oikos Chocolate, a chopped nectarine, and 1/4cup of my homemade granola.

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This was the perfect texture and flavor medley, I foresee an encore soon!

Sadly, through a series of annoying events, each one more annoying than the last, dinner never happened.  We did take a walk to pick up some cupcake liners which will allow us to make dinner tomorrow though.  I’m hungry, but at this point it’s more important that I get in bed.

Have you ever made your own granola?