Last night, I didn’t have dinner.
Instead I had a lot of snax…by accident. I had some samples while grocery shopping so I wasn’t famished. However, upon entering my apartment, I ripped open my new snax and went to town. I had no interest in real food and I just wanted to try out my new snax. Naturally, I felt like a big wad of guilt afterwards. I wanted to go back in time, make a real dinner and then munch on my snax as a treat rather than a meal.
Well, I didn’t have access to a time machine so I had to move forward and get over it. I was still alive and my body was just as strong and healthy as a few hours before. There was no sense in beating myself up over it. I think the most important thing was that I sat down and thought through how I was feeling and how I could prevent that from happening in the future. [Read: Eat a real dinner before breaking into snax!!!]
Later I called my mom to chat while walking around the block. I walked for about 30 min. which helped me clear my mind and get the juices flowing.
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Back track a couple hours:
I hit up Costco, Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods and this is what I came back with. You’ll see close ups of all of them in the coming days.
Costco loot. Yes, I take my vitamins in candy form 
Not only is it more motivating (I never forget to take ‘em!!), they don’t make my tummy hurt. I tried taking One a Day’s and they made me feel like I had eaten 50 kabocha squashes WITH the skin….if you know what I mean.
I also got the massive $5.75 jar of almond butter and a tub of Greek yogurt. Life is good.
So last night’s snax consisted of….
Pineapple Chips!! My absolute favorite dried fruit is pineapple and boy was I excited to see pineapple chips on the shelves. These are made with pineapples and palm oil and nothing else. TJ’s has carried vacuum fried banana chips for quite some time but these were definitely new.
Sesame Honey Almonds. These are a new (to me) snack and they were delicious. I love sweet nuts.
I had this and much more.
Then I broke into a Luna Protein Bar. This time it was the Chocolate Cherry Almond Flavor. It tasted similar to the cookie dough flavor and the texture was the same. I liked cookie dough more but that’s just my preference. Also, I made a correction to my previous post: these have 12g of protein, not 8g. Sorry, Luna for the mistake.
I also had chocolate and crackers. A balanced meal all around with not a veggie in sight!
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This morning I woke up and went for a run in the gorgeous spring-like weather. 60 and sunny. Too perfect. I was pretty sluggish despite my carbo loading last night. I ran 2 1/2 miles and walked ~3/4 mi. I came back for some yoga but I was too hungry to continue after 10 minutes.
Or I was dreaming of this lovely combo:
I made Kefir+Greek Yogurt FONDUE!!!!!
In the center I mixed 3/4 cup of Greek yogurt and 3/4 cup of kefir.
Dippers included 1/2 banana, 1/2 pear….
Cinnamon Raisin Ezekiel English Muffin
and juicy strawberries.
Here’s a peek at what went down.
I’m off to class now but I’ve got a yummy dinner planned. A REAL dinner. Classic childhood lesson learned: Don’t spoil your appetite with snax.
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I did the same thing yesterday! Such a bummer
I have the hardest time ever not “sampling” everything I just bought after a big grocery trip- I’m too excited to try all my new delicious looking foods!
I know exactly what you mean. The other day I was coming home from the gym and I thought pshh I’m not hungry I don’t need a snack before dinner. Wrong. I snicked snacked all through making dinner, which probably came out to more than if I had just had a simple bar or something, and I didn’t feel like I satisfactorily snacked due to all the random noshing. I’ll always try and have a bite of something now post exercise pre dinner! Love your fondue idea I definitely see myself employing a similar technique soon!
I love that idea! I mean, I LOVE real fondue, but this is much better for me.
Ohh good idea, I should try the candy vitamins! I agree – the One a Day women’s didn’t agree w/ me. My mom took the bottle home w/ her Xmas so they didn’t go to waste.
I’ve never had dried pineapple – I’ll have to try it. My current fav is dried mango!
i LOVE the greek yogurt fondue idea!!! I can’t wait to try it out! oh… man.. I miss Fage!!!
love the snackie meal- that is always fun! i love yourideas- the fondue sounds great
love all the trade joe goods. The pineapple chips look interesting.
I wish Texas had Trader Joe’s!
Love the fondue idea, so much fun!
Fondue sounds great! I love when I have snacks instead of a meal every once in a while — keeps it interesting
I love your attitude about moving forward! You’re absolutely right that your body was no less healthy than it was beforehand, and by thinking through your feelings and not dwelling on the guilt for too long, you’re definitely helping to prevent it in the future! Very inspirational
Meh. Sometimes you need a day of snacks. I wouldn’t worry about it. Your healthy fondue is certainly very nutritious!
Great tasting plate! I neeeeeeed to find those new luna bars!
PINEAPPLE CHIPS?! OMG…those sounds amazing!!
Loving the yogurt/kefir fondue….
I think its safe to say I want it all! x x
Snacking is my weakness!!!! I see you can feel that way too!!!!
Love the goodies you picked up, those Luna Bars I have not found yet!!! I can’t wait til I do!!! I love the fondue, what a great idea and looks so yummy, maybe adding some Peanutbutter in there too would be delish!!!
I love my juicer but yes pain to clean up for sure!!!
Have a great day girl!!! xoxo
Pineapple chips?!? YURRRM!
I’m so jealous of all your great buys…I miss Trader Joes
Allie: I have done MUCH worse than just eating snacks..etc…think of like tons and tons at a meal + tons and tons of desserts after…you were an angel
But YES you ought to eat the meal + lots of treats
splurge a little girl you deserve it!
the english muffin looks yum….love that stuff!
Those are some mighty tasting snacks!
I’m jealous. My Costco (at home) doesn’t sell Fage…pooey =(
looks like a successful shopping trip with a delicious english muffin!
don’t feel guilty!!! you’re a college student…routine is hard to come by and sometimes a night of snacks is absolutely necessary
i’ve never seen pineapple chips but i had to stop buying dried pineapple (which i ADORE) because i would eat the whole container within a day lol.
mmm maranatha AB is the best!!
I’ve been eating a lot of snacks lately too. There’s no sense in beating yourself up over it- just start a new day
I thought I was the only one who got stomach issues after eating Kabocha with the skin! I think I’ve learned my lesson…peel the squash
Good for you moving on and clearing your head. It can be so hard for me sometimes to realize that one meal or day is JUST one meal or day. And in the scheme of things it is insignificant!
Love your fondue chica!
Before we got out Costco membership, they sold Maranatha almond butter, but once we got the membership, they stopped carrying it! Lame! Now they have some weird almond butter that has egg whites in it. Why?! Good to hear you bounced back right away-definitely nothing to worry about! Love the fondue idea
I LOVE that big ole tub of yog from costco! and they have maranatha?!?! amazing! i need to go back!
i have to say that sometimes snacking is WAY better than 1 big meal…its so many delicious appetizers! I love the fondue plate…is kefir bitter like greek yog? I bet they are so good mixed together but I have never tried kefir! (i know you are the kefir queen so i am so ashamed telling you this!!)
Wow your kefir yogurt fondue looks amazing!! Thats such a good idea!
Those stores seem to be the only place I go to also. Annnd I totally got the Fage and a bag of pears with go with itzzz today
love costco!
haha and even if I eat dinner, I still go on a snax over-load after
Have fun in class!
Don’t feel too bad about not eating a “real” dinner. Sometimes snacking can be fun…but I know it can get out of hand, too. :/
I have had that carrot cake bar before! It’s alright, a weird texture. But, I am sure that’s because it is gluten-free. I love your fondue idea! I am going to be making coconut kefir and cashew yogurt. Maybe I will use your idea.
gosh, i love kefir, but have a hard time finding it in france. weird, because it’s big in germany
Girl I LOVE your fondue plate. Fancy-pants!
And it’s funny, but I had the luna chocolate cherry almond bar today too! Wasn’t a fan; I liked the cookie dough better too.
And long walks and phone calls to mom make everything better : )
those pineapple chips look delicious and the almonds instantly made me think of caroline
good job putting everything in perspective — i’ve had that ‘oops wish i could ERASE that’ feeling before (related to food, or other things!) and it’s hard. but you were awesome about moving on!
What a cute fondue plate
Yummay finds! I love grocery shopping days
hope youre doing well darling <3
FONDUE!! SO FUN!! i love it!
great buys at the grocery store!
girl, no worries w. the snax..happens to the best of us!
definatly dont beat yourself up honney. One night won’t hurt yah. And you craved in the moment <3 BE in that moment
Love all your goodies!
And brilliant sounding breaky!
PS.
that is the best. almond butter. ever. Costco is love. so is AB.
I love/hate when that happens. I love it because i got to have a lot of yummy snacks. But i hate it because I miss having a balanced meal. And it doesn’t feel right to trade snacks for a real dinnah.
No guilt girl, hope you enjoyed it because that’s what matters!
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
the fondue looks yummy! your classes sound far more interesting than what i’m taking. i can’t wait to hear more about them.
i hope recruitment went well. are you done yet?
That fondue looks like so much fun! I remembered your kefir “obsession” when I went to a organic food store a week ago and got some as well. Love it!
Those nuts look great!
Yay, I’m so glad I’m not the only one who eats Gummy Vitamins, I love those!
Love the yogurt kefir fondue action
Looks good!
That Kefir Yogurt Fondue snack you had is beautiful. Your post is making me want to go to Trader Joe’s and get me some pineapple chips! I haven’t tried them before but it sounds yummy.
GURL! you have such a great attitude!! i love coming to your blog!! you snacked a little more than you liked…but you reflected, moved on, and learned from it!! i just adore your positivity!!!
fondue plate looks fabulous and i would love to try those almonds!!
ive never had kefir, but my last skating partner was OBSESSED and used to drink like a container a day! ha!
HUGS!!
GC
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