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)
with salad + steamed zucchini + nori
Kick A$$ Salad dressed in Goddess + Bulgarian Feta Cheese
Veggie Burger (Morningstar Original) on a Wheat Bun with Lettuce + EXTRA Pickles
Baked Parsnip Rounds!!! + Baked Artichoke/Feta Chicken Breasts + Roasted Tomatoes
+ a Salad (the boy is on a Caesar kick lately!) + Blackberries (so good!)
Chopped Tomato dressed in Olive Oil + Balsamic Vinegar
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Hot & Crusty Wheat Bun for sopping up Tomato Juice!
Plain Yogurt + Sliced Almonds + Raspberry Preserves
Homemade – Defrosted Lentil Soup + Garden Salad (w/Goddess Dressing)
Awesome!!!! Egg White Burrito with Soy Sausage + Salsa! Served with an Iced Nonfat Cappuccino
Whipped Banana Oats!
Black Beans w/Cheese + Salsa and Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing
From Above!
Papaya!!! So cheap…so juicy!
Last Night’s Dinner
Tofu + Veggies simmered in Trader Joe’s Yellow Curry Sauce
used this –>
Served with Salad
This was consumed (1/2 serving?) while paper writing –>
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!
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Peanut Butter Banana Pancakes x 2
con Cafe
Obviously I was well into my above breakfast before remembering to snap a pic. Oh Snap!
Old Faithful…Banana Oats!
Jar-form
with Apricots instead of banana and Almond Butter in place of the peanutty variety
Before lunch, Dremps checks his e-mail
Lunches….
Tofu Vegetable Chili with Kashi Crackers
Above Said Chili over a Baked Sweet Potato
Snack = Heaven in a Bowl!
Nonfat Plain Fage + Pineapple + Granola
Afternoon naps preceded dinner…
Pizza Pizza!!!!
Store bought crust topped with marinara sauce, fresh mozzarella & basil + garden salad with ginger dressing
Puerto Rican Chicken and Potatoes (recipe courtesy of Rachel Ray)
Chicken breast poached in chicken broth + coconut milk served over brown rice (also cooked in mixture of coconut milk + broth) with steamed green beans
with
Caesar Salad
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
eaten in a rush to get to a show a boy I know was playing in.
That boy is Kyle!
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!!!
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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
Cheese Omelet (made with 2 whole eggs, 2 whites & low-fat cheddar) + Soy Sausage + Non-fat Iced Cappuccino
Lunches
Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing
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Spinach, Banana & Almond Milk Smoothie
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Grilled Zucchini, Chicken & Hummus Wrap
Baked Sweet Potato with Black Beans, Low-fat Cheese & Salsa
Avocado, Hummus & Spinach Sandwich + Pineapple + Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing
I love avocado!
Dinners
Masala Grilled Chicken with Brown Rice & Cauliflower + Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing
Veggie Burger with Pickles, Sprouts & Spinach + Grilled Zucchini + Garden Salad with Ginger Dressing
Pasta (not whole grain – gasp!) with Marinara Sauce & Chicken + Spinach Salad with Ginger Dressing
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
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.
Sweet Treats!
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!
Ta-ta!
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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
- 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
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
I served some steamed veggies on the side. I didn’t have the produce for my typical salad…booo!
All together:
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!
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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!!!!
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
Dessert quickly followed:
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
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!
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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.
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:
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
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.
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.
These were pretty cheap at my local store, so I grabbed them for quick meals during the week:
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
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.
Dessert
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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