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Raw Oats and Raw Dough on the Road

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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!

Ch. 6 Was Actually About Protein

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I hope everyone is having a good week!  Panic is sort of an understatement for my current mindframe.  My stomach starts to hurt whenever I think about how much schoolwork there is to be done.  Between this morning and Thursday afternoon I need to read and take notes on 7 chapters, watch 7 online lecture videos, and complete 9 different assignments.  Oh yeah, and right now I’ve completed 1/7, 1/7, and 1/9; yikes!

I’ll get it all done in time, but I’m definitely not too happy.  The biggest problem is that it takes me so long to get started in the morning.  Thank goodness I ate a great breakfast to fuel me once I did start!

Just yum!  This bowl was a big mix of Siggis blueberry yogurt, strawberry sauce, blueberries, a sliced red plum, and a spoon of clover honey.

Who doesn’t love a breakfast that’s a beauty even after she’s all mixed up?

This bowl was super filling too; I didn’t eat lunch until after 2pm.

Lunch was a beauty all on its own.

I needed staying power like breakfast so I made a Protein Packed Peas and Peanuts Pasta Bowl

  1. In a skillet over medium-high heat, pan-steam 1cup frozen peas in a splash of vegetable stock.
  2. Remove the peas to a separate plate and lower heat to medium.  Swirl 1tsp evoo in the pan and add 1cup precooked macaroni noodles, season with salt.  Cook the pasta, stirring occasionally, until browned and crusty.
  3. Meanwhile make your sauce.  Whisk together 1Tbsp peanut butter, 1/2Tbsp tamari sauce, 2T rice vinegar, and 1tsp sugar.  Tip # 1 – microwaving your pb for 30seconds can make it easier to stir.  Tip # 2 – use the bowl you plan on eating out of so you don’t waste any sauce that sticks to the sides.
  4. Return peas to pan with pasta, pour in sauce, toss to combine.  Cook 2-4more minutes, stirring occasionally.
  5. Break 1egg over mix and allow to mostly set before stirring in.

This was so fricking tasty!  I lowered the peanut butter and oil amounts from my usual recipe and I really didn’t miss them.

Fun fact, the egg came from the first of my winning cartons.

I always buy Eggland’s Best eggs but now I can get the really good ones!  (i.e. organic, vegetarian fed hens, etc)

And it’s back to work for me!

Nutrition Fun Fact – Quinoa is considered a high quality protein because it is easily digestible and contains all of our essential amino acids.

Red, White, and Late

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I hope everyone and their families had an incredible Independence Day.  No July 4th post for me, mostly because I was so ashamed by my lack of red, white, and blue foods; I always stick to theme!  We did dress festively though,

some of us more than others 😉

We did eat in an, ahem, celebratory fashion though, so I woke up today feeling pretty bloated and gross.  No better cure than testing out the new running shoes (an early birthday gift from my parents).

Since it was 10am already but we didn’t want breakfast before our run the husband and I split this pack of energy gels.

They were a free sample but I would probably buy them again, they tasted more like candy than gels and didn’t sit heavy in our stomachs.

I decided the safest route for new shoes was short intervals –

  • 5minute walking warm up
  • 5minute run
  • 3minute walk
  • 5minute walk
  • 3minute walk
  • 5minute run
  • 3minute walk
  • 5minute run
  • 5minute walking cool down

All total we covered 3miles in 39minutes.  I’m unsure about my new shoes still, they were far more supportive but I ended up having to stop and mess with my right foot halfway through because of a big blister forming on my right pinky, I’m hoping from my new socks.

After a quick shower we headed out to meet our friend Danielle for brunch.  I had a ton of work to do today (and did NOT get enough of it done!) but I didn’t want to miss the opportunity since the husband had the day off from the lab.  We headed to Panos.

I was feeling stressed about my work, but that’s nothing an extra spicy bloody mary can’t fix.

All the breakfast options were pretty big, but thankfully I talked the waitress into letting me order off of the kid’s menu.

I ended up with the 1-1-1.  One egg, sunny side up,

one piece of french toast,

and I subbed in hash browns for my one piece of meat.

I smothered everything in maple syrup and devoured, delicious!

While I was home not working I did random snacking.  Blue and I had some Rainbow Nerds.

A serving of Jammie Dodgers biscuit cookies.

An onion roll with Smart Balance, x2 actually, this was quick and tasty.

And I finally got in my red, white, and blue!

Siggi’s vanilla yogurt with strawberry sauce and blueberries.

O-M-G, so fabulous!  Doesn’t the yogurt just look like a scoop of ice-cream?!  The texture is practically like cream cheese!  The strawberry sauce I actually whipped up yesterday, the recipe comes from Healthy Food for Living.  I had to add ~1/4t of xanthan gum to keep it from being too liquidy, but other than that I highly recommend trying it yourself.

The husband came home this evening (he went to a water park with some friends) and insisted on getting me some veggies; my knight in shining arm took me on his steed to the Co-op hot bar.

I got a little bit of turkey Tetrazzini,

a piece of eggplant parmesan,

2 stuffed grape leaves,

and some side salad.

Now I’ve got to get to bed on the double, I panic a little bit whenever I think about how much work I have to do tomorrow!

Did you do anything fun to celebrate the Fourth?

Full of Fruit

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So far my meals today have been about the lower half of the food pyramid.  I tallied it up and realized that I’ve eaten six servings of fruit via breakfast and lunch!

Breakfast – eaten on the drive to school – was a tasty waffle sandwich.

1/2 a sliced banana, ~1T smear of sun butter, and a drizzle of maple syrup sandwiched between 2 Van’s Buckwheat and Berries waffles.

This was my first waffle sandwich and I think I’m a fan.  It could have used a bit of jelly though.

After class I got in my 2.5miles of incidental exercise walking.  I stopped at The Spot halfway to read and eat the first half of lunch there.  A bag of Apple-2-the-core Peeled Snacks,

and a bag of Carnival Mix Funky Monkey.

It was kind of an unorthodox snack, but the fruity mix of chewy and crunchy helped to keep my full while I worked.

Once I got home out of the steam I made a bowl of my new favorite.

A plain Whole Soy yogurt topped with watermelon chunks.

I want to give you guys an opportunity to od on fruits as well!

Peeled Snacks has graciously offered to send one of my readers an Organic Fruit Picks Variety Pack.  The giveaway runs from today until Friday (June 25th).  To enter to win –

  1. Leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite type of fruit.
  2. For a 2nd/3rd entry – link back to this post from your blog and/or Twitter account and leave a comment telling me you’ve done so 

Good + Great = Better

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Today started off with a healthy, hearty breakfast.

A serving of Van’s Buckwheat and Mixed Berries Waffles with 2T maple syrup,

and a chopped nectarine on the side.

Perhaps not so hearty though, since I’ve basically been ready to chew my arm off all day!  We haven’t had peanut butter in the house for months (we can’t find the brand we like here) but I bought some yesterday to have for a recipe.  Apparently I missed it?

Yes, there was a lot of spoon-dipping going on this morning 😀

Adam wanted to go super early today so I ended up driving to and from school instead of walking.  My toe ring toe has been developing a callous so perhaps my feet with thank me.  We got out of class 30minutes early due to a fire drill, so that was good news.  And I was glad to leave early because I felt like my stomach was eating itself!

A rocking lunch is a great cure for over-dramatic hunger pains.  I stared with a So Delicious Vanilla Coconut Milk Yogurt.

I think I might have a So Delicious addiction.  The carton came with great nutritional stats and a fun fact –

This yogurt is awesome because it doesn’t pretend to be “normal” yogurt, the coconut flavor definitely peaks through.  The vanilla scent was unbelievable.  And the texture; oh the texture!  It wasn’t Greek (that’s asking a little much of a vegan product) but it was soooo perfectly thick.

Really, can you improve on yogurt like that?  Hells yes!

Oh yes that is watermelon, and it was fantabulous!  This is the sale watermelon I lugged home the other day and it might just be the best watermelon I’ve ever had.

The combination was pretty much to die for.  Watermelon with yogurt easily takes down roasted brussels sprouts and joins my top 10 foods list!!!

I also munched my way through the rest of the Siracha Peas.

And since, as I might have non-dramatically mentioned, my stomach is eating itself, I’m off to find a snack!  The plan for the afternoon is couch + South Park, so I’m leaning toward the fries, popcorn direction.

Any fantabulous new food combos you’ve discovered lately?

Getting All the Bad Stuff Out of the Way

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Hello from Boston!  Sorry I didn’t check in yesterday, it ended up being kind of an insane day.  I’ll keep this post short too, because there is vacation fun to be had outside!

The morning was spent packing (sort of, I kind of just throw stuff into a suitcase and hope for the best) and we piled into the car around noon.  Adam took his last final of the 1st year of medical school in the morning, everyone say “congrats, Adam!”

I ate a 2% Fage with Strawberry once we got on the road.

As well as a half serving of Guylian shells.

Adam drove the first half and by the time we stopped somewhere that had actual food it was my turn to drive.  I did the best I could with “lunch” at Starbucks.

Chocolate Banana smoothie with skim milk and whey protein.

Not good.  But I gagged my way through 2/3 of it because I was hungry.

It was so exciting to see Nikki!  We spent forever finding parking for the car and ended up at Coolidge Corner for drinks.  I got a Woodchuck Cider.

When our friend Ian arrived we headed across the street for sushi.  I was starving (all I had eaten all day was a yogurt and part of a smoothie) so I went with something that sounded big, The Volcano Roll.

Plus it sounded neat, which it was –

It was a great mix of textures and flavors (spicy!) and a lot of fun to eat.  The mushrooms were delicious.  Everyone at the table had their chopsticks in it.

It was also super filling so I only had about 2/3 of it.  If only I had known…..

We walked down to Sunset Bar next, Adam and my favorite place to visit because of their awesome beer selection.  I was thrilled to see 21st Amendment Hell or High Watermelon on the menu.

Perhaps you remember it from the Foodbuzz Festival?  I also got super excited about the watermelon theme and ordered a housemade watermelon soda.

Yummy, but I’m not really a sugar soda gal so I took a few sips and shared the rest.

A couple notes here – I had two drinks.  I was not drunk.  I only took a few small sips of my sweet soda.  My meal was rich but I didn’t eat that much because I shared.

I came home and got so sick!  Like insane, projectile, whimpering sick.  It was a bit ridiculous.  I’ve had bad reactions to random foods before and this felt like a similar experience so I can only assume that there was something in the sushi my body didn’t like.  I felt a lot better when I was done throwing up but the whole experience was so frustrating!

But I’m feeling better now, so it’s time to get out a conquer the world! (and get some coffee)

Have you ever gotten sick on a vacation?  I have terrible luck with vacation sickness, I’ve thrown up in more airport terminals than I can count!

Great Greek

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Welcome to Hump Day.  I woke up bright and early (7 is early for me!) because I wanted to work on my binder project before I have to get started errands.  I have barely even made a dent in my huge stack of papers yet!

Upon first step out of bed I realized that my right shin is really hurting.  Such a bummer!  I upped my time more quickly than planned now I’m terrified I did something to hurt myself again.  If you remember, before I broke my left leg I took a mini running hiatus when I had tendonitis in my right leg, eeek!  I am planning on swimming today, strength training tomorrow, and taking the weekend in Boston completely off of exercise (except for lots of walking).  Hopefully that will do the trick.

I’d be lying if I said I’m not freaking out, but breakfast did a pretty good job of distracting me.

On the left: I microwaved a mushy banana for 30seconds and then mashed it with a big shake of cinnamon sugar.  Topped with raspberries.

On the right: Greek Gods Honey Greek Yogurt.

Swoon!  This stuff is soooo thick and the flavor is a perfect balance of sweet and tangy.  Unfortunately Greek Gods doesn’t make low-fat honey flavor or I’d eat it every day!

Gotta go hit the books, binders!

What is your favorite type of yogurt?

Hitting the Desert

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Rub your eyes and grab some coffee, it’s Monday!  I can’t believe that in a week I’ll start 5x per week summer school and Mondays will actually mean something to me again.  We are making the most of the end of freedom and heading to Boston to visit our best friends later this week.

Breakfast this morning was a simple yogurt bowl; Stonyfield Fat Free Plain with raspberries and a little bit of clover creme honey.

The spoon went all Moses and parted the Raspberry Sea to lead the honey across.

Berry tasty, I love summer produce.

I’ve got to get dressed and head to the hospital for my last session of volunteering.  Now that I have a real person schedule (and we’re moving across town) it doesn’t fit any more.  I might be back to do some work with a dietician though, we’ll see.

Be on the lookout later for a post discussing the pants issue.