Ketchin’ Up

[I'm still swamped with recruitment duties but here's a quick ketch-up on my recent eats and musings.]

Okay, it’s happened 3 times now. I am about to end my workout and all of a sudden Alvin and the Chipmunks singing squealing Don’t Stop Belivin’ comes on Pandora!! I then have a sudden burst of energy and start rockin’ out! Has anyone heard this!? It’s sucha cute version of the song .

Which leads me to…

Workouts:

Thurs: 20 min. incline walking and 30 min. full body strength training. I went with some heeeavy arm weights and they are s-o-r-e now!! I’m gettin’ jacked

Fri: Ran 3 miles outside in the glorious 60 degree sunshine. It was PERFECT running weather. I had my shin sleeves on and it felt amazing. I think I may have gotten a little pink on my face from the sun. I’m totally gonna get an awkward shin sleeves tan line this spring. H-O-T-T!! I don’t care though–as long as I’m running, I’ll be happy!

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Eats:

Luna Chocolate Peppermint Stick: I don’t like minty things unless it’s toothpaste or gum so I’ve never tried this flavor Luna Bar before. BUT Dana told me they had a peppermint bark layer on them, which I LOVE!! So good. Tasted so much like the peppermint bark chocolates I got on vacay.

Look at that beautimous peppermint bark coating!!

The return of the dining hall salads. AND the return of the STOVE TOP place setting–one of the only lit areas in my apartment .

I was actually excited to get a salad from the dining hall since it had been over a month!

In my Supah-Cool-TJ Maxx-On-Clearance-For-$2-Plate/Bowl:

• Greens: Spring Mix and Romaine
• Cucumber
• Tofu
• Red Peppers
• Sweet Potatoes
• Eggplant
• Cherry Tomatoes
• Red Onions
• Olive Oil + Herb Dressing

Kickin’ Kabocha with Ketchup. I have a huge bag of these in the fridge that I am slowly chipping away at. I hope they don’t go bad!

I’m loving this combo!!

I told ya it was a stove!

On campus purchases: Love this Pear Dark chocolate!! Has anyone seen this Mega Mystery gum?

SO FUN!!! It tasted familiar but I couldn’t put my finger on it. The flavor reminded me of a certain candy I used to eat growing up. I’ll get back to you on it.

Breakfast:

Cinna-raisin Ezekiel English Muffin w/ almond butter, banana, and walnuts. Something about these Ezekiel muffs–so thick and dense!!

Purrrrrs.

With my ‘A’ mug. I swear I get a little spring in my step every time I drink out of this lovely mug. I’m so proud of my initial

***I’ve had some unpictured eats including fresh baked mandlebrot (I’ll explain why later, I promise), whole wheat crackers, and chocolate!

Before an exhausting night of recruitment duties, I ate leftover salad w/ tofu and a special sammie.

Check it out!!! A Kabocha + Ketchup Sammie!!! Mmmmmmmmmm.

Seriously. So good. Try it! You could do it with other squashies too. I put it in a panini maker but you could just warm up the squash before putting it on the bread. It reminded me of french fries and ketchup.

Another Luna Bar! This was a new one I found. It has 8g of protein (the same as the choc peppermint stick flavor) so I’m not sure why it’s called ‘protein.’ It’s all about the marketing. It has 12g of protein. So much for my 20/20 vision. Oops!

It reminded me of a Musketeers bar but not as soft on the inside.

For a while I forgot it was ‘cookie dough’ flavor and I made a mental note to tell you it tasted just like cookie dough! I loved the texture. I have a knack for sticky/chewy bars though. The kind that stick to your teeth…

Hmmm I better be following through with my New Year’s Rezzie to FLOSS if I keep eating these!!!!

Alrighty. My eye lids are shutting. I wanted to get these photos off my camera before I got too far behind.

Tagged as: Almond Butter, Banana, Bread, Cherry Tomatoes, Chocolate, Chocolate Peppermint Stick, Coffee, Cookie Dough, Cucumber, Eggplant, Ezekiel English Muffin, Gum, Kabocha Squash, Ketchup, Luna Bar, Olive Oil, Pears, Red Onions, Red Peppers, Romaine Lettuce, Salad, Sweet Potatoes, Tofu, Walnuts