He Lives In A Pineapple Under The Sea

I have seen SO many episodes of Sponge Bob while babysitting and now I always sing this line when I see pineapples…and when I EAT them. More on that later…

I got an urge to run when I popped out of bed yesterday. I knew I wouldn’t be able to run for very long on an empty stomach, but I figured I would play along.

It was actually a relatively nice run on the Yellow Brick Road. I ran 2 miles, walked 0.18 and called it a day because my shins were starting to hurt. I went back to our condo gym for 20 min. on the elliptical and some lower body weights while watching The View.

Despite the weather forecast for RAIN, the sun was out and about and dare I say, it was HOT outside!! What a sunny surprise.

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I came back and immediately guzzled a massive green protein smoothie:

• 1/2 packet of Greens+ Superfood
• 1 cup frozen spinach
• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• Stevia
• H2O

I use frozen spinach in my smoothies because it is cheaper than fresh spinach and I don’t feel pressured to use it up before it goes bad. It also serves as the ‘ice.’

Lunch:

TJ’s Euro yogurt with apples and a crumbled granola bar.

A leftover Oat Flour Crepe:

Granola Bar Crumbles

The first time I made the granola bars, they actually formed bars quite nicely. I tried making them again and they just would NOT stay in the form of a bar!! I made them a third time last night and changed up the ingredients slightly. They only sort of stuck together even after I put them under a jug of water overnight. Hmmm…

I’m still working on the recipe…in the mean time, it makes for a nice granola!

I ate about 1 cup of these granola bar crumbles, if not more. These are actually quite calorie dense, but they fill me up well.

Oprah re-aired the Food 101 episode with Michael Pollan so I went down for a walk on the treadmill while watching it.

Somehow, I still managed to sweat. I’m a big sweater. I sweat even when I walk to class! I usually remember NOT to wear grey t-shirts to the gym for this very reason…

Post workout snax: Apple + almond butter, more granola, and almond cheese while making….

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Shrimp ‘n’ Pineapple Pizza!

He lives in a pineapple under the sea….

I had leftover canned pineapple Sponge Bob’s Home in the fridge from the birthday carrot cake I made.

TJ’s Whole Wheat Pizza Dough topped with TJ’s pizza sauce, cheese, pineapple chunks, and shrimpies (from the sea!!):

….and then topped with even more cheese.

The corner piece was made with almond cheese. I wanted to test out it’s pizza making skillz.

Baked at 400 F for 15 minutes. I was sort of bummed out about the burnt cheesy edge until my dad reminded me that it was the best part .

My dad also cooked up a simple sweet corn, celery, and fish cake dish.

I had some on a bed of spring mix with 2 slices of shrimp ‘n’ pineapple pizza:

Almond cheese and Kraft cheese: The almond cheese didn’t melt quite as gooeily (word? yeah?) but it was equally as tasty in my opinion. The almond cheese melts in the microwave so I’m not sure why it doesn’t in the oven.

I had seconds of the sweet corn dish after I finished this salad:

Dessert:

Chocolate eggs, ~1 oz. unpictured dark chocolate, and biscotti + almond butter x2.

I actually did a wee little bit of work last night…I’d say about 30 minutes worth? At least I made a dent, right?

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