I loved my oatmeal combination so much yesterday that I made the same thing today (minus the jar)! Oatmeal with cinnamon, stevia, pumpkin, pumpkin butter, lemon curd and chunky peanut butter. Sorry to bore you, but this may make a reappearance tomorrow, too!
I was too tired to make lunch last night, so I got up a little earlier to pack it today: carrots, orange, blueberry Chobani and a big salad.
In the salad bowl:
- spinach
- small Granny Smith apple
- 1/3 block tofu
- grape tomatoes
- walnuts
- dried cranberries
- feta
- Herbs de Province salad dressing borrowed from Danielle… someone pilfered the bottle I keep in the fridge at the office!
Around 3:30 I dug into the snack drawer for something to chew on (I really need to get some gum!) and came out with a Caramel Chocolate Forze bar.
While there wasn’t a whole lot of “caramel” flavor here, it was still yummy! It tastes like a sweet, chocolatey cookie. It’s probably ranked #3 right now out of the flavors I’ve tried (Chocolate Peanut Butter and Chocolate Decadence are tied), but I still have on more to try.
I was zonked when I left work at 5:30 but I had two miles to run (according to my half-marathon training schedule) so I headed to the gym after work. My heart rate monitor took thirty minutes to start working… I am so close to getting a Garmin.
Mile 1-1.25: 5.8 mph
Mile 1.25-1.95: 6.5 mph
Mile 1.95-2.0: 5.8 mph
Total distance: 2.0 miles
Total distance: 20:00
Average heart rate: 165
Maximum heart rate: 189
Calories burned: 213
This was supposed to be an “easy run” at a 10:54 pace, but… on a treadmill, that felt like an eternity, and I wanted to get it done as quickly as possible! So I got a little impatient, but I think I paced myself pretty well and would have been able to carry on a conversation throughout. So, I think that’s my new definition of an “easy run”! What is an “easy workout” for you?
Dinner was quick and easy: leftover fettuccine with mushrooms- to which I added a slice of tempeh bacon to make “vegetarian carbonara”- and steamed cauliflower with Emeril’s Original Essence, à la Miss K.
Then I had a long-lost favorite: a dessert plate! My lovely Jess reminded me that it’s been a while since I had one, so I re-stocked my dried fruit stash. This plate had two Medjool dates, a dried peach half, dried apricot, dried fig, prune, almond butter, and Peppermint Chocolove. Have you ever made a dessert plate? How do you make it?
Spanglish is a-callin’… I really like it!
And in honor of Groundhog Day, one year ago today: February 2, 2009!
Hi all. I have not been the busiest of bees since last I wrote… which means I’m sort of in “cruch time” mode and this is going to be a bit of a quickie.
I tried my last True Delights flavor today: Honey Roasted Cashew Mixed Berry.
Ingredients
WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, DRIED SWEETENED CRANBERRIES (SUGAR, CRANBERRIES), CORN SYRUP, CRISP RICE (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT), INFUSED DRIED CHERRIES (RED TART CHERRIES, SUGAR, RED TART CHERRY JUICE), CASHEWS, BROWN SUGAR, HONEY, OLIGOFRUCTOSE, SUNFLOWER OIL, INVERT SUGAR, GLYCERIN, COCONUT OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF FRUCTOSE, SEA SALT, SORBITOL, SUGAR, WATER, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SALT, CARAMEL COLOR, VANILLA EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (ANTIOXIDANT), WHEY, SODIUM CASEINATE.
Nutrition Facts:
Calories: 140
Total Fat: 3.5g, Saturated Fat 1g
Carbohydrates: 24g, 3g Fiber
Protein: 2g
This bar was very sweet. A little salt would improve the flavor a lot, but then again I like my trail mix (this tastes very trail mix-y to me) to be both sweet and salty. It’s not as much of a pleasure to chew as the other two flavors were. Overall, the bar is still good, but I probably wouldn’t buy it myself.
Other Quaker True Delights bars I have reviewed:
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Almond
Toasted Coconut Banana Macadamia Nut
I’ve been having a bit of a love affair with Veganomicon recently. Tonight, I made my own version of Terry & Isa’s Spicy Tempeh and Broccoli Rabe With Rotelle.
Take some tempeh and cook it up with some spices…
Add a little braised spinach…
Toss it with pasta and voila! Delicious and healthful meal.
I don’t have time right now to type out the recipe, but if you’d like it, let me know and I’ll put it up as soon as I can.
For my “pre-dessert,” I took Sarah’s advice and had some frozen grapes. Amazing! It was like the perfect tart and sweet ice cream, but as finger food. How have I been living without this for so long? I just packed up the rest of the box and froze them, too. Yummy!
I’ll probably have a little chocolatey something while I study a little later. And maybe some tea. With caffeine. This Patch is T-I-R-E-D.
I just started listening to a new audiobook that my dad gave me for Christmas. It’s a book called I See You Everywhere, by one of our favorite authors, Julia Glass. What do you listen to in the car?
Night night!
OH i love Spanglish
I thought it was such an adorable movie! I tend to more make dessert concoctions. Tonight, i have a mixture of coconut flour, almond flour, egg, milk, and agave in the oven. Dunno what it’ll do, but i’ll eat it!
love love love the dessert plate! esp the ab for all the dipping..nom nom!
i agree that bar is probably my #4 out of them.
can’t wait to see what you think of the berry one!
i adore your dessert plates. mostly because they are so much classier than my desserts of choice–a whole bag of popcorn, or ice cream out of the carton… we all have our vices
OH my gosh, that dessert plate is such a great idea! YURM!
ahhh that dessert plate looks so good!
did your macaroons get there?! they should totally be there by now
enjoy spanglish- i love that movie
On the rare occassions I eat dessert I absolutely make a dessert plate. Usually a couple of different squares of chocolate, some peanut butter, maybe a gingersnap. Random, yes! Delicious though!
girl your comment was so sweet!
THAT DESSERT PLATE.. AMAZING!!! for real!! that looks delish!
An easy workout for me? Sitting on the couch, eating cheese puffs, and watching the Winter Olympics. If I really want to feel more involved, I say something ignorant to the television screen. Something like, “Oh, I can’t believe she fell after that triple axle!”. (Because it’s really appropriate for a woman covered in cheese puff dust to criticize an athlete in peak physical condition.)
Your blog does motivate me, though, to live a little healthier. I’ve been doing a little yoga a little more regularly and trying to eat less junk, so thanks!
Lemon curd in oats? You’re a genius! Your dessert plate is might tasty looking too
I wonder if they played the Bill Murray Groundhog day movie on TV today?
What a great idea to start the year all over again wih 2009. Things have really changed! You reminded me how good frozen grapes are.
I would REALLY like to watch a movie!! And your desert plate looks awesome. I LIVE FOR DATES!!! I think an easy workout for me would be a slow job, except something is terribly wrong with my knee so I cannot run anymore
I ran on a treadmill today for the first time in a month, and a mile just felt like an eternity. I can’t wait for the weather to be warm and the sidewalks to be ice free so I can clear my head with a solid run outdoors!
Spanglish was such an adorable movie! I’m glad you have some time to relax girlie:) Hooray for the return of the snack plate!
Amazing dessert plate! Spanglish is such a cute movie!! I watched it on tv for the first time and was blown away by it since I didn’t have much expectations going in.
I am loving your dessert plate love!! I have never made one, yours looks bomb! I usually just throw icecream in a bowl for dessert!!!
The tempeh dinner looks delish too!! I heard that site has a lot of good recipes!!
Have a great day!!!!!!!!!! xoxoxo
Spanglish made me very nervous… I think it’s Adam Sandler. He always does that to me!
<3 <3
i still haven’t seen Spanglish – did you like it?
I was wondering about the dessert plates, too! I need to make one soon. I have some great dried fruit and dark chocolate
I love the movie, Groundhog Day! Though not loving the fact that winter is going to be another 6 weeks…
Dessert plates for me end up being mushed into a yogurt mess! Usually something like graham crackers, raisins, peanut butter, frozen banana slices…all into yogurt. Yum.
pilfered may or may not be my favorite vocabulary word of all time. i hate hate hate making my lunch at night, i’m so sleepy! but it’s so worth it for me in the morning.
i tried AB with dried fruit a few weeks ago (per your suggestion) and it was lovely of course
im usually not much of a dried fruit person beacuse it’s a bit sweet for me but with the salty AB it was delish
im glad you had a night to take a breather and just relax!
Thanks for the shout out, pudding pop!! I ate some cauliflower tonight! Those Forze bars have me interested – I need to hunt some down! Your dessert plate looks scrumptious! Those kind of plates remind me of Erin from Care to Eat. Hope you had a wonderful Wendesday
Yum! I love frozen grapes!!! Also, Chocolove bars are my favorite!!! Especially the Raspberry ones! Next time you have to try that flavor if you haven’t already!!!
XOXO,
Erin
Ahh the dessert plate!! I love.
Thanks for the shoutout!!
The dessert plates i’ve made–inspired by you of course, usually involve medjool dates/tj’s flattened bananas, almond butta and carob chips…but lately i’ve been having plates of pretzels w/ a sliced apple and tj’s dark chocolate w/ almonds toooo!! Yumm.
Have a great day!!!
Wow I really want to try that spicy tempeh! Actually I just want to try it period i still havent yet! In my car i love listening to pop music, especially lady gaga. Whenever she comes on I get really happy and car dance like a true nerd.
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