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Hi-Hi!

Blogging has not been abandoned! Just finishing up the semester strong. Be back soon!

Randomness alert!

Still swamped with end of semester papers!

Eats (in no particular order)

Tofu Champaru

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with salad + steamed zucchini + nori

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Kick A$$ Salad dressed in Goddess + Bulgarian Feta Cheese

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Veggie Burger (Morningstar Original) on a Wheat Bun with Lettuce + EXTRA Pickles

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Baked Parsnip Rounds!!! + Baked Artichoke/Feta Chicken Breasts + Roasted Tomatoes

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+ a Salad (the boy is on a Caesar kick lately!) + Blackberries (so good!)

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Chopped Tomato dressed in Olive Oil + Balsamic Vinegar

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Hot & Crusty Wheat Bun for sopping up Tomato Juice!

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Plain Yogurt + Sliced Almonds + Raspberry Preserves

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Homemade – Defrosted Lentil Soup + Garden Salad (w/Goddess Dressing)

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Awesome!!!! Egg White Burrito with Soy Sausage + Salsa! Served with an Iced Nonfat Cappuccino  

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Whipped Banana Oats!

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Black Beans w/Cheese + Salsa and Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing

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From Above!

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Papaya!!! So cheap…so juicy!

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Last Night’s Dinner

Tofu + Veggies simmered in Trader Joe’s Yellow Curry Sauce

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used this –>

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Served with Salad

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This was consumed (1/2 serving?) while paper writing –>

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Worth every bite!!!!! This is the BEST ice cream every!

Unfortunately, I was up in the middle of the night with a belly ache! I don’t know if it was the curry (Kyle said he had the same problem) or too much over-indulgence, but I was not a happy camper! I hate being awake for hours in the middle of the night! I feel a little useless today. Live and learn.

Back to paper writing! XOXO!

Peanut Butter Banana Pancakes x 2

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con Cafe

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Obviously I was well into my above breakfast before remembering to snap a pic. Oh Snap!

Old Faithful…Banana Oats!

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Jar-form

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with Apricots instead of banana and Almond Butter in place of the peanutty variety

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Before lunch, Dremps checks his e-mail

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Lunches….

Tofu Vegetable Chili with Kashi Crackers

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Above Said Chili over a Baked Sweet Potato

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Snack = Heaven in a Bowl!

Nonfat Plain Fage + Pineapple + Granola

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Afternoon naps preceded dinner…

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Pizza Pizza!!!!

Store bought crust topped with marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella & basil + garden salad with ginger dressing

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Puerto Rican Chicken and Potatoes (recipe courtesy of Rachel Ray)

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Chicken breast poached in chicken broth + coconut milk served over brown rice (also cooked in mixture of coconut milk + broth) with steamed green beans

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with

Caesar Salad

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The random pens in the above pics are due to crazy flash card making sessions that took over my life for a few days.

Anyway…Trader Joe’s vegetable pot stickers + steamed squash

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eaten in a rush to get to a show a boy I know was playing in.

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That boy is Kyle!

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Congrats on your CD release party for Monkey Pudding Face! It rocked!

I am officially in paper writing mode for the next few weeks. Wish me luck! I can taste freedom!!!

I am counting down the days! I have less than a month left of this semester. Wahooo!! I still have a little ways to go on my master’s degree (only my dietetic internship and master’s thesis remain), but I can see the light!

RECENT EATS!

Egg-Themed Breakfasts

Egg Whites & Low-Fat Cheese on Wheat Pita + Soy Sausage + Non-fat Cappuccino

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Cheese Omelet (made with 2 whole eggs, 2 whites & low-fat cheddar) + Soy Sausage + Non-fat Iced Cappuccino

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Lunches

Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing

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+

Spinach, Banana & Almond Milk Smoothie

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+

Grilled Zucchini, Chicken & Hummus Wrap

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Baked Sweet Potato with Black Beans, Low-fat Cheese & Salsa

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Avocado, Hummus & Spinach Sandwich + Pineapple + Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing

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I love avocado!

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Dinners

Masala Grilled Chicken with Brown Rice & Cauliflower + Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing

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Veggie Burger with Pickles, Sprouts & Spinach + Grilled Zucchini + Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing

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Pasta (not whole grain – gasp!) with Marinara Sauce & Chicken + Spinach Salad with Ginger Dressing

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Kyle requested the above meal and to make it extra special for him, I used regular pasta. He hardly makes requests, so I wanted to deliver! To compensate for the lack of whole grains in the pasta, I had a smaller portion than normal.

Jerk Chicken with Black Beans & Pineapple over Brown Rice

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This wonderful recipe came from the magazine Everyday with Rachel Ray:

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I am sure you can find it on her website. It was awesome! Green beans and a salad rounded out the meal.

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Sweet Treats!

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Ahhh. Crumpet is also sweet! She has been hanging out in my home office space lately to encourage me to get my butt into gear. I have to admit, I am suffering from senioritis! This is my last semester of real graduate classes and I am getting antsy to move onto fieldwork. Counting down the days!

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Ta-ta!

Sunday Rituals

I have been lucky to be off from the past few Sundays! The bad part of working retail, you usually have to work weekends. I have really gotten to enjoy my “Sunday rituals.”

My Sundays typically go like this:

  • Sleep-in until I naturally wake up – today it was around 9:00 AM
  • Prepare breakfast – today I went with an old stand-by: Banana Oats + Nonfat latte

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  • Leisurely eat breakfast while surfing the web
  • Call my mom and catch up on life (she is all the way in FL)
  • Begin whatever graduate school assignment I have
  • Take a break to exercise!! Today I set a new PDR in running – almost 6 miles in 55 minutes! Whoop!
  • Come home, stretch and take a glorious shower
  • Prepare and eat lunch – today I was craving a smoothie

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In my smoothie went:

- 1 cup skim milk

- 1 scoop Designer Whey Vanilla Protein Powder

- 1/2 frozen banana

- 1/2 cup frozen strawberries

- 1 TBSP peanut butter

I also had a few of these delicious ginger snaps and a small unpictured hummus/cucumber wrap. That run made me hungry!!

Back to my Sunday ritual:

  • Go back to working on whatever grad school assignment I have
  • Take a break to run any errands I have or just to get outside again. I hate being cooped up all day!
  • Back to school work! Of course I take mental breaks to read blogs!
  • Make dinner: Tonight I went with another old standy – Tofu Champuru

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I served some steamed veggies on the side. I didn’t have the produce for my typical salad…booo!

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All together:

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Mmmm…seaweed! It tastes so good with this dish!

After dinner:

  • Keep working on school stuff or PLAY! Kyle and I typically catch up on shows, play Wii or just listen to music and enjoy each others’ company. Dessert is usually involved. Tonight I had a bite of chocolate and a frozen lime juice bar from TJ’s.
  • Sleep! I hit the hay by 11 – 11:30 PM.

Sadly, I have to work next Sunday. My rituals have been fun while they lasted! Have a great night!

I will get to my fabulous news in a little bit but first…

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Egg Whites, Low-fat Cheese, and Veggie Bacon on a Wheat English Muffin

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Black Bean and Low-fat Cheese Quesadilla with Salsa

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GROSS!!!!

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I had high expectations for this gnocchi (it was local and handmade) but it stunk. BLECH!

I covered mine with broccoli and parm to cover up the crappy taste and texture of the pasta.

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This part of the meal rocked. Gotta love the salad!

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EASTER BRUNCH!!!!

Pumpkin Pancakes (TJ’s) with Sliced Banana and Egg Whites

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Easter Dinner!

BBQ Baked Tofu with a Sweet Potato and Broccoli

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Dessert quickly followed:

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Secret to being my best friend? Give me anything that contains marshmallow and chocolate!

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Today’s Lunch!

White Bean, Broccoli and Reduced Fat Cheese Quesadilla with Salsa

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Filling, tasty, easy and economical. Love it! Utilizing a wheat tortilla amps up the nutritional profile of homemade quesadillas.

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Tonight’s dinner…eaten with butterflies in my belly!

Pasta with Marinara Sauce and White Beans / Mesclun Salad with Beets and Goat Cheese / Steamed Zucchini

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Why the butterflies in my tummy? Well, today was Match Day for Dietetic Internships! I am happy to report that I got into my top choice…Hunter College’s Dietetic Internship! I am proud and relieved. I have been suffering from anxiety the past few months not knowing the state of my future. I could not imagine having spent the past 4 years taking classes without getting into the internship necessary to become a Registered Dietitian. Whew!

I begin the new adventure in the fall and can not wait! It stinks that I have to work for free (well actually pay to work…I get college credit though) for ten months but it will be worth it! Before I know it, I will be taking the RD exam and actually working in the field. What an incredible journey!

Hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing weekend!

Happy Sunday to all and Happy Spring Break to me!

I am so happy to have a week off from classes! I know I only go two evenings a week (Tues from 6-8 & Thur from 5-10) but it is so nice knowing I don’t have to make the hike to campus. Last night I ended up meeting up with an old friend and then proceeded to head to another friend’s birthday bash. I didn’t end up making it home until close to 1:30 AM. Needless to say, I slept well past 9 this morning. My grumbling belly got me out of bed and I had this granola bar as a pre-gym snack.

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I used to eat these bars all the time until I discovered the wonderful world of Kashi. Kyle likes these Nature Valley bars, so they are always in the house. This bar looked especially appealing to me this morning.

I was pleasantly surprised when I took a look at the ingredients label:

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For a “mainstream” snack, I am in shock that the ingredients list of so short and full of items I can pronounce! Way to go General Mills! My only gripes are that sugar is listed twice (sugar & brown sugar syrup) and soy lecithin is used (enough with the soy people!) but compared to other bars, this holds up well. I ate half of this peanut butter flavor for a pre-workout snack, along with a big cup of joe.

Workout

I have noticed lately that caffeine has been improving my performance and stamina during my workouts. Usually I am so rushed in the mornings that I don’t have time to make/drink coffee before I go, but recently I have been making an effort to eat a nice snack/drink coffee before heading out. This morning was another successful caffeinated workout.

- Elliptical: 35 minutes (resistance 8/10 + hills)

- Stationary bike: 25 minutes (resistance 4-9)

- Ab work: 10 minutes

- Stretching: 5 minutes

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Breakfast

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Whipped banana oats with a touch of brown sugar and crunchy peanut butter. This bowl was excellent.

- Quaker Old-Fashioned Oats: 1/2 cup

- 1/2 medium banana

- 1/2 cup skim milk

- 2/3 cup water (my gas stove tends to cause things to evaporate quickly, so I add extra liquid to compensate)

- dash cinnamon

- pinch salt

- splash vanilla extract

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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Lunch

I have been mooching off the blog world with my meal ideas lately and the green monster has finally made its way into my life.

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Oh my…this is such a fantastic smoothie idea! Genius! In my green monster I had:

- 1/2 frozen banana

- 2 cups or so spinach

- 1 cup vanilla almond milk

Along with my green beverage, I enjoyed an english muffin topped with Barney Butter and Jam as well as a sliced pear.

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These were pretty cheap at my local store, so I grabbed them for quick meals during the week:

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Obviously, the cat was not part of the deal she just likes to help me in the kitchen. Yes…my cats are spoiled and yes, I know it is kind of gross to let my cats on my kitchen counter, but what can I say? I love them and think it is cute.

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Dinner

Tofu & Veggie Stir fry with Noodles

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Basically, I steamed some veggies, cooked “chow mein style” noodles and threw it all in a pan with diced tofu. I poured ready-made stir fry sauce over the top and wham! dinner was on the table. I served my quick stir fry with a big garden salad topped with a little Japanese-style ginger dressing.

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Dessert

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I had half of this little container, along with a few ginger snaps and a bite of dark chocolate. I am feeling quite snacky! Off to drink loads of water and relax for the remainder of the evening. Good night!

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