I’m probably breaking every jinxing rule in the book but…ohbygollythejobisreallycool!

That’s all I’m going to say for now.

Alright. Okay. Fine. I’ll tell you a little more. Part of the ‘interview’ was to drive over to the bakery and be semi-undercover.

I need to stop!! I don’t want to get too attached (um too late…?).

While undercover at the scene of the crime , I got a decaf coffee. The one thing I really wanted, the pecan bar, had pistachios. Boo allergy.

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On the way home, I stopped by Target, Trader Joe’s and Wegman’s to entertain my sweet tooth. As you know, I’ve got a raging sweet tooth.

Every day is Halloween for me .

Look what I found…Chocolate covered candy corn!

I actually ended up putting it back. Don’t worry–read on!

Taylor Swift’s new album. I rarely ever buy full albums but come on, it’s T. Swee! Worth. every. penny.

(I love it!)

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I got a carton of Pacific Natural Foods Organic Almond Milk from TJ’s for $1.69. I don’t typically get this brand because I’ve only seen them for $2.50+ (too much!).

Pacific is ranked #2 in my Almond Milk Ranking.

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From top to bottom…1) a 29 cent chocolate bar, 2) chocolate mint candy, 3) candy corn and…

4) Chunks of Energy Chocolate Chip Almond. I’m addicted. Apparently these don’t last in my possession because they disappeared before my eyes once again.

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I got the candy corn to make my OWN chocolate covered candy corn.

I’m sure you now have a sugar coma just from seeing those photos….it’s time for some REAL FOOD.

Pumpkin oatmeal pancake with hazelnut cream cheese and dried cranberries.

(1/3 cup oats. 1/4 cup pumpkin puree. 1/4 cup egg whites. Cinnamon. Water)

I cracked open a can of 365 pumpkin for this. The verdict? Still not as good as Libby’s but much better than TJ’s (sorry, Teej)!

Libby’s Pure Pumpkin > WF’s 365 Pumpkin > TJ’s Organic Pumpkin

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Does Allie eat salty food…ever?

Believe it or not, yes!

Salmon. Tilapia. Shrimp. Tomatoes. Asparagus. Spring Mix.

And that’s that. Gotta go!

It’s gonna hit 75 degrees today. Is next week really the beginning of November? Really?!

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Tell me: Chocolate covered _____ are the bomb!

I say pecans. That was easy.

A few months ago, I came across a recipe in Self Magazine for protein scones. I immediately added it to my must-bake list, a list that could easily stretch from here to the moon…and back. I finally got a chance yesterday to give them a shot. Due to my untamable sweet tooth and overall love for carbs, protein sometimes gets overshadowed by bread, pastries, and baked goods in my daily diet.

Well? Why not make sweet carby goodness high in protein at the same time?

I adapted the recipe by switching out the Splenda for honey and subbing some of the almond flour for oat flour. I also used dried cranberries and chopped pecans as my mix-ins. You could potentially use whatever mix-ins you want–chocolate chips, raisins, walnuts…the possibilities are endless.

What makes these scones high in protein is the use of almond meal (just ground almonds), egg whites, and protein powder. The oats, oat flour, and pecans add some protein as well. With a quick calculation, found that each small scone has ~10g of protein. A regular sized scone would have ~15-18g of protein!

The combination of whole grain carbs and protein make this a great post-workout snack or a quick on-the-go breakfast item.

I used almond meal from TJ’s but you could easily make this in a food processor too. Also, If you use gluten-free oats, these scones would be gluten-free!

The recipe is simple and quick. Just mix together the dry ingredients.

Stir in the egg whites and honey.

Then stir in your desired mix-ins.

Be careful not to overmix.

Transfer the dough onto a greased cookie sheet (or foil covered upside down pan).

Form into a flat mound.

Cut into triangle scone shapes and separate them just a little bit.

Bake! I made these in the toaster oven (as usual) and they came out great.

Serve warm.

These are not your typical rich, buttery scones. They are what my mom likes to describe as ‘healthy tasting’. They’re really more like dense cakey muffin-like cookies. I suppose that would make them scuffinookies!

Cranberry Pecan Protein Scones (Scuffinookies)

Adapted from Self Magazine

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup almond flour (ground almonds)
• 1/2 cup oat flour (ground oats)
• 1/4 cup rolled oats
• 1/3 cup whey protein powder
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup egg whites
• 1/4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1/4 cup dried cranberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 350*F. In a large bowl, combine dry ingredients (almond flour, oat flour, rolled oats, protein powder, cinnamon). In a separate bowl, whisk honey and egg whites. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Be careful not to overmix. Stir in dried cranberries and chopped pecans (or desired mix-ins) until evenly distributed.

Transfer the dough to a greased cookie sheet and form a flat mound. Cut mound into triangle scone shapes. Leave a space between scones (~1 cm). Bake at 350*F for 12-15 min.

*Makes 5 small scones or 3 medium scones. Recipe can be doubled or tripled.

I’m home! Back to my Craigslist-browsing-job-searching-adolescent-sleeping-schedule-silly-book-reading ways. I have 48 hours (and 200+ photos) worth of culinary adventures to share with you so hold tight as I recap the end of my trip to Chicago.

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After the Healthy Living Summit, I took a train to the ‘burbs of Chicago to stay with my dear blogger friend Lauren and her husband Joe.

Several months ago, Lauren casually suggested that I visit her someday. I kept the idea in the back of my head but because I rarely travel to the midwest, I didn’t really give it much consideration at the time. Well, the moment I found out the summit was going to take place in Chicago, I immediately contacted Lauren about meeting up!

The idea of staying at a blogger friend’s house is a bit out there if you really think about it. Meeting up for lunch is one thing but staying overnight (when you’ve never ever met before) is a whole ‘nother story.

Conversations with my friends before I left home sounded something like this:

Friend: What are you doing in Chicago?

Me: Going to a conference and then visiting a friend for a couple days

Friend: Cool! A friend from school?

Me: Um no, not exactly. I haven’t actually met her yet. We’re just online friends.

Friend: Oh. Uhhh…well, hmm be careful!

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However, Lauren always left me the most thoughtful comments on my posts and although we had never met in real life, it seemed as if we had been friends for years. Also, I knew this girl’s heart was made of gold when she sent me a gigantic jar of Naturally More Almond Butter back in February .

Lauren and Joe treated me like a princess! Despite the fact that I was only staying for 2 short days, Lauren stocked up on all my favorite foods in preparation for my arrival. I opened the fridge to find kefir, TJ’s Carrot Ginger Muffins, shrimp, mini sweet peppers, berries, dates and almond butter!

My goodness gracious.

Internet friends –> real life friends

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Lauren got started on dinner as soon as I walked in the door. Her equally as sweet and adorable older sister, Katie, joined us as well.

Appetizers: mini pepz, Italian herb pita chips, sugar snap peas, and hummus.

Organic tortilla chips w/ TJ’s Corn and Chile Salsa

Apple Pie Cheese!

Dark chocolate covered raisins and Almond M&Ms (I think I had approximately 8,066 of these).

Dipped in Barney Butter, no less.

She also brought out dates to make me feel right at home!

Lauren baked a loaf of artisan bread for dinner. Don’t you just wanna stick your nose in that doughy center?? Okay, maybe that’s just me.

Also on the menu: Baby spinach, cucumber and cranberry salad

Caprese salad (tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, fresh basil, and balsamic vinegar)

Stir stir stir.

Whole wheat pasta with shrimp and peas

I had it all!

I loaded up on extra veggies because I hadn’t had any all day long.

Her soft ‘n’ doughy bread was absolutely perfect.

I managed to pack it all in despite filling up on oh so many delicious appetizers beforehand.

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Dessert: Pavlova….or what Katie called Pavlov’s Dogs . Meringue ‘cake’ with whipped cream and mixed berries.

Lauren even gave me, the GUEST, a prezzie (that’s unheard of!!). I’m telling you, it was 100% princess treatment.

TJ’s Chocolate and a cute mini cup and spoon from Crate and Barrel.

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After a 45 min. walk ‘n’ talk outside, I came home to my beautifully made and incredibly comfy princess couch-bed. Joe had everything ready to go along with a little midnight snack….

Almond M&Ms in a little plastic wrap baggie with a curly ribbon. What a guy!

This was only the beginning of my adventures with Lauren. I’ll be back soon!

Love,

Allie, Princess of ‘Burbia

Hello! How was your [4th of July] weekend? My entire weekend was spent watching the Wimbledon finals, majorly packing, moving, unpacking, and helping my dad build closet organizers. Needless to say I’m pooped! Hence the boring title, lack of posting, and a plethora of food photos to show ya.

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Breakfast at Wimbledon meets July 4th. Red, White, and Blue. ‘Cept you can barely see the red .

Strawberries and cream (a Wimbledon tradition)…

…except with blueberries, 1 frozen strawberry and 1/2 a frozen raspberry (it was all I had left!). ‘Cream’ is 2% Greek yogurt. The blueberries were much prettier and cheaper than the strawberries at the grocery store (I figured the Brits would understand).

***

Moving is hard work, which means a lot of food for fuel! Here is just a sampling of what kept me going…

Cantaloupe and Coffee

Layered Muffin Parfait

2% Greek yogurt and banana slices sandwiched between layers of a Carrot Ginger Muffin

Muffin Top heavy

Tempeh, Jam, Swiss Sandwich

A couple of spoonfuls of this!

Smoked salmon, goat cheese and spring mix wrap

Paired with a goat cheese, cranberry, walnut salad

I got this big tub of spring mix from Costco last week that I’ve been trying to finish off!

We’re a DIY Family, remember?

This is only the beginning. I’ll show you the finished product when it’s all said and done.

We’ve been eating very late dinners this weekend so 4th of July dinner was eaten with fireworks in the background.

My mom cooked a tomato, green pepper, potato, and mushroom dish.

My dad pan fried the salmon

I ate it both on top of a bed of spring mix. Still workin’ on the tub!

With some random champagne because nearly all of our alcohol is at the new house!

See them fireworks? We saw about 3 different sets of fireworks going off all from the comforts of our balcony.

My Momma was craving homemade tart frozen yogurt (what’s new?) so we pulled out the ice cream maker and made a big ol’ batch.

Red White and Blue froyo!

…since I graduated from college.

I accidentally applied for a job two days ago. I say accidentally because I wasn’t ready to submit my application when I did. I thought I was just logging into the system but in actuality I was logging into the system AND submitting my application at the same time. In true Allie form, I was going to delay submitting the application a couple days to look over my resume and perhaps get my brother to look it over. The next thing I knew, it was officially submitted. Oopsies.

Believe it or not, I’m glad it accidentally happened because who knows if I would have submitted it in the end. You know me.

This job is a looooooong shot. I don’t expect to hear anything back from them but it would be pretty cool if I did. And by ‘pretty cool’ I mean ‘holy cow amazing.’ If I don’t get the position, I’m seriously considering working on an organic farm in Hawaii for a few months (manual labor in exchange for room and board). It’s one of those now or never things that I’ve thought about doing for awhile now. I mean, why not?

So that’s the life status so far. When I graduated a month ago, a lot of you asked what I was going to do next. At that point, I was still recovering from school. However, after a month of watching Red Box movies and reading intellectually stimulating books (uh huh), I’m starting to warm up to the idea of something new.

***

Breakfast:

Berry Wheatgrass Smoothie.

Whole wheat toast with CVSB. Lauren commented a few weeks ago that she disliked this sunflower seed butter (gasp!!) so I offered to send her some AllieBars in exchange for it. Win-win, right?

I’ve already done some serious damage in just three days. Story of my nut-butter-eating life.

I had about 2 TBSP on my piece of toast. Actually, I had 1 TBSP on the toast and then forked another TBSP directly from the jar.

After 45 min. on the elliptical and a cool shower, I revisited an LLE classic: A Yogurt + Kefir Bowl.

Instead of my usual Greek yogurt, I used TJ’s European Style yogurt (thinner than Greek). I added chia seeds, nuked pear chunks, Kashi Puffs, and dried cranberries.

While watching some quality Bobby Flay on the Food Network, I toasted pecans and proceeded to pop a whole bunch in my mouth.

I paired some with dark chocolate covered pomegranate seeds as well.

The rest of the afternoon was spent making 5 batches of AllieBars. Whew!! I was so exhausted by the end. I also have a pre-blister on my pinky from all the stirring!!

I inevitably ate about 2 bars and a whole lotta pecans during the process.

I had plans to make my own dinner but because I spoiled my appetite by eating AllieBars, I decided to stick with some soup that my dad had on the stove.

It was chock full of veggies, a little bit of beef, and some tofu sticks.

Last time he cooked with these ‘tofu sticks,‘ he used the rest of the package so I couldn’t show them to you dry. Well, we got another package at an international grocery store, except this time it was called ‘bean thread.’ They come super dry and crispy. My dad soaked them in water for about 30 min. and then dumped them in the pot.

The veggies included: tomatoes, carrots, turnips, celery, scallions, and radishes.

I had 2 monster bowls. Yum.

Alrighty, I’m off to the Red Box machine to return Valentine’s Day, which we watched yesterday, and rent When in Rome for tonight!

Duke won it’s first NCAA Lacrosse Championship today.

What a year for Duke. First it wins the Men’s Basketball NCAA Championship, then it says goodbye to it’s favorite student, and now a 2nd NCAA title? Wow.

It was a super close game that went into overtime. Quite a fairy tale ending considering all that happened just over 4 years ago. It sure is a great year to be a Dukie.

My day started with a slice of Brown Rice Bread with cottage cheese, blueberries and dried cranberries. I wasn’t going to add the cranberries but seeing as how it’s Memorial Day today, I needed something to complete the red, white, ‘n’ blue color scheme.

Iced coffee (20% caf, 80% decaf)…..x2.

A Cascadian Farm Harvest Spice Crunchy Granola Bar. These taste just like the Nature Valley Oats ‘n’ Honey Bars.

Then I went for a walk with my Momma. We shared a tart frozen yogurt under the blistering hot sun. I had to take these photos lightning fast before it started to melt on us!

No toppins.

We walked to Harris Teeter to return + rent another DVD. This time we picked up the movie Love Happens with Jennifer Aniston. I like her–especially given my newfound love for Friends.

Then we hopped over to Trader Joe’s to pick up a few things. I’d say all in all we walked about 2 miles.

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Afterwards I snacked on some multi-grain crackers, dried mango and gulped down a homemade lemonade.

I just squeeze about 2 T of lemon juice. Add stevia, water and ice. Mix ‘n’ slurp.

I went down to the gym to elliptical for 30 min. while reading Dear John. The fact that I can read a novel while ellipticalling shows how much I like this book. I even started sobbing while working out because something sad happened. Good thing no one saw me (I hope!).

***

My parents were out playing tennis, so I whipped up a familiar looking salad.

Grilled tempeh, yellow pepz, goat cheese, avocado, and WFs Sesame Soy dressing.

More TJ’s Just Mango Slices.

Happy Memorial Day. Thank you to all the men and women who have served our country. A special tribute to Sgt. James John Regan, a past member of the Duke Lacrosse team who was killed in action in Iraq in 2007. He had a scholarship to go to law school and a job offer lined up with UBS but turned them both down because he felt he had a higher calling. Thus, he joined the United States Army and served four tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He was engaged to be married at the time. RIP, JR.

I stayed up ’til 3 am two nights ago reading this book. Pages were aflippin.’ Tears were aflowin.’ Tissues were asoakin.’ I typically avoid crying late at night because it makes for puffy eyes but I just couldn’t peel myself away. Now I wanna see the movie!

I pulled quite a disappearing act yesterday….oops. Now that I have plenty of time to blog, I’m not nearly as disciplined about posting on a set schedule. Go figure. These days, I have no idea what the date is or which day of the week it is. I don’t even know where my planner is anymore. That says a lot coming from someone who planned her days well in advance, down to the very last second. I’m sleeping later, waking up later, and my meal times are all over the place. It sure feels like sum sum summertime!

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Here are the highlights from the last two days.

I went with my dad to the grocery store and found kale for 79 cents/lb. This bushel was 81 cents!! Can you believe it?

I made a Sweet ‘n’ Tangy Kale Salad

I cooked 3/4 of the bushel in a pot with 1 in. of water, stirring for about 7 minutes. It wilted down quite a bit, though not as much as spinach.

I made a dressing of sorts to toss with the steamed kale:

• 1 tbsp oil (1/2 EVOO 1/2 sesame oil)
• 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tbsp spicy mustard (the kind with the seeds)
• 1 tsp agave nectar
• a sprinkle of salt

I also added a small handful of walnuts and dried cranberries. I wolfed down the entire monster of a bowl, no probs.

Kale is mighty mighty tasty!

I played tennis with my dad for about 90 min. yesterday, which left my upper body good ‘n’ sore today. Afterwards, he whipped up a seafood, tofu, veggie soup of sorts.

Shrimp, tuna, tofu, leek, and tomato.

This morning afternoon, I had not one but two AllieBars.

I hit up the gym for 45 min. on the elliptical and 15 min. incline-walking on the treadmill.

Post workout Green Shake:

• 1/2 orange
• 1 scoop wheatgrass
• 1 scoop Green Superfoood
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1/4 scoop Alive! Shake

See the orange fibers?

Dinner:

I cooked up the last of the kale the exact same way as yesterday.

Fried egg with soy sauce, just how my grandma used to make it for me. I swear soy sauce makes for a delicious egg-topper. Try it!

Cottage cheese + banana + cinnamon

I also had a scoop of Sunflower Seed Butter and ~1/4 of this melted Dark Chocolate w/ Hazelnuts bar.

I received this package from Hillary. This reusable Starbucks cup is exactly what I’ve been wanting the last couple of weeks–thanks, Hill!

While we’re on the topic of packages, I received this one from reader Debbie (who won the AllieBar giveaway) full of local treats. These goodies are long gone in my belly!! Clearly, there are some munchies that escape the camera lens.

Alrighty, it’s time for me to go whip up some AllieBars. I’ve got a new flavor in the works…get excited!

After going a wee bit overboard for a week and a half, I finally put my foot down yesterday and made an effort to listen to my hunger cues. I did fairly well, although the foot sort of came back up at night and I got friendly with the desserts. Something is better than nothing though.

I have to tell myself that because I am a long time member of the all or nothing club. If I’ve eaten a bowl of ice cream, then I think why not have a second? And a third? Dare I say a fourth? I don’t think that way about spending money though. If I buy a purse, I don’t think why not buy a second or a third? That would be silly. I can always buy another purse later and I can always eat another bowl of ice cream later.

So I’ve joined The Something Club. It’s possible to have something–not all and not nothing.

Tell me: Which club are you in? How do you combat the all-or-nothing mentality?

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Can you believe I went out for a run yesterday in a long sleeve t-shirt?! Boy was it chilly and windy. I ran 1 mile and felt like I couldn’t go on. As I was walking back, totally defeated, I noticed the entrance to a Sugarland Run Trail that led into the forest. On a whim, I decided to take it and before I knew it, I had run 3 miles. Although I set out for 4 miles, I had to remind myself of my membership in The Something Club. Three miles was still something. It wasn’t all that I hoped to run but it was better than nothing.

Afterwards, I hopped on the elliptical for 20 min. and squeezed in a quick 15 min. of leg weights.

Post workout:

Ingredients:

I’ve been snackin’ on these Rice & Bean Chips a lot recently (from Costco). I don’t even like chips that much, yet my hand keeps reaching in this bag.

So so so so good. I had this x2.

Dinner:

Made with a Sashimi Grade Ahi Tuna filet and Whole Grain Tortilla from Costco.

I marinated an ahi tuna filet in a combination of Ginger Soy Vinaigrette, wasabi, and sesame seeds.

Then I pan-seared the filet until only the outside was cooked.

Sliced and wrapped up with spinach, tomatoes, avocado, and more sauce.

I got my inspiration for this wrap from the Peppercorn Crusted Tuna Wrap I got on campus a few times.

Side salad:

Dessert/Snax:

My dad got several bars of Lindt Chocolate when he was in Frankfurt earlier this week. As you can see, I’ve made my way through this hazelnut bar.

+1/2 bag of M&Ms

A whole grapefruit (only half shown):

Eat Natural Bar:

I also baked a small loaf of Avocado Banana Bread and ate two slices.

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I need to find something to do at night that doesn’t involve sitting in my kitchen browsing recipes. It makes me uber-munchie and inspires me to bake. Maybe I’ll get a job at Chipotle down the street. I just saw a Craigslist post saying they’re hiring.

Yep, I’m about to graduate with a 4-year degree and I’m thinking about making burritos. Something is better than nothing, right?

As you know, my posts are usually written in chronological order. I tell you about my day as well as the stuff that goes into my belly from morning ’til nighttime. Well this post is going to be slightly different in that it’s going to be a rando mess of all that went on this weekend. Reason being, I wasn’t able to capture everything and everything wasn’t necessarily worth capturing either.

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Yesterday, I ran to the dough (visited Sugarland Bakery) to get some more juice for my final paper. When I got there, they were making chocolate covered strawberries. One of them was jumbo-gantic so Liz, the cake decorator and I got to split it.

So scrumpsh.

Then I ran to more dough at Great Harvest. I stopped by to see if they had anything of interest. I had a complimentary slice of the Cinnamon Chip Loaf.

I almost got some coconut muffins but I ended up spotting Naturally Nutty Pepita Sun Butter and forgot all about them. What a rando sighting!

I had to open this jar immediately….and fork a couple bites into my mouth. I just might declare this as the best nut/seed butter of all.

I also stopped at WFs and TJ’s. I had a bajillion rando samples while shopping–gouda cheese, feta cheese, grapefruit, vegan white bean soup, and energy bars.

I bought 2 of the energy bars, which were on sale for buy one get one free.

I ate the Caramel Chocolate one today. It reminded me of something, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. It tastes sort of like a Luna Bar (but that’s not what I’m trying to think of!).

One bar contains 40% of the recommended daily value of calcium…woohoo.

I also picked up some carob chips and dried pineapple.

I’m experimenting with different dried pineapple styles for the TropicAllieBar.

Last night I used them to bake 3 1/2 batches of AllieBars. As usual, I ate a couple….at 11pm!! I need to start brushing my teeth before I make these.

I also made good use of my time yesterday by wandering around TJ Maxx for ~ 2 hours. So many exciting kitchen goodies. I couldn’t peel myself away.

I got some rando kitchen and non-kitchen stuff, which I’ll show you at a later date.

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Rando SNAX:

Carrot STIX:

Faux turkey w/ egg whites and fresh mozz. And a rando spot of ketchup.

Kefir with Galaxy Granola and dried cranberries.

Millet Bread w/ Pepita Sun Butter and banana slices.

Orange slices in a kefir hot tub!

Doesn’t it look like their chilaxin’ in their bikinis?

…rando, I know.

Rando workout today:

• 40 min. elliptical
• 20 min. SWEATmill
• 10 min. leg weights

I am about to head to the library for the rest of eternity. Well, from 5:30pm until about 12 midnight….eternity. I’ve got 2 group meetings for 2 group presentations over the course of the next 2 days…..and a shizload of work.

I hope you enjoyed this rando post!!

I’ve been making quite a dent in the snax that my brother brought back from London, most of which have gone under the radar. I haven’t been photographing them because they’ve been jumping into my mouth!! A cookie here or a couple chocolate hazelnuts there. You understand, right? Well, today I finally did some documenting, albeit a little late each time…you’ll see why…

For a pre-workout snack, I had 1/2 of this 9 Bar…Pumpkin Bar (I ate the other 1/2 yesterday, under the radar).

I had about twice the size of this nugget  pre-workout (I ate a little too quickly for the camera to catch up with me ).

This bar was seedy, nutty, and crunchy…yet chewy overall. It was chewy like a Larabar but the seeds made it quite crunchy at the same time. So good. I hope my brother brings home more of these next time (wink wink).

P.S. I love how some UK snax have % listed for their ingredients!

I also had some Yogurt Coated Hazelnuts and Milk Chocolate Cinnamon Dusted Hazelnuts.

I’ve been munching on these all week at random times throughout the day, including this morning! These are unbelievably good. Anything covered in yogurt/chocolate is amazing but the addition of hazelnuts takes it to a whole new level.

I think hazelnuts are becoming my new favorite nut!

Workout: 60 min. on the Octane Fitness machine (running elliptical). The moving handlebars on that machine annoy me because they get in the way of my reading material. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I actually miss the elliptical (gasp!). The mini gym only has Octanes and Treadmills, however, and going there vs. the main gym saves me 30-40 min.

Post workout:

Millet bread with Greek yogurt, Galaxy Granola, and Dried Cranberries.

I put the Galaxy Granola in my kitchen cabinet yesterday (rather than in my room) and I haven’t touched it until now! It’s remarkable how simply NOT being in the same room as a snack can reduce mindless eating. It helped that I had AllieBars to munch on instead .

Green smoothie that made me brrrrrr cold:

• 1/2 banana
• 1/2 cup almond milk
• 1 scoop Green Superfood
• 1 cup spinach

1/2 orange

I had class and then a meeting immediately afterwards so I packed some…

Snackities:

Mini peppers and an Eat Natural Bar (another London snack):

I ate these bars quite often when I was studying in London–they are so YURRMY!!

‘Nothing Dodgy.’ My flatmates and I would crack up whenever we heard the word ‘dodgy.’ It’s a funny word especially when said in a British accent. I think the equivalent in American English would be ’sketchy’??

See? Nothing ‘dodgy’ in the ingredients….

Of course I took a few bites before I got the camera out . Good snack choices, Bro! Thank you!

I also shipped out 5 packages of heavy AllieBars today.

Dinner was lightning fast!

I made a bowl chock full of protein. 4 egg whites (microwaved) and topped with 1/2 a Amy’s Veggie Burger, avocado, cottage cheese, ketchup and spicy brown mustard. Just from eyeballing it, I think there was ~25g of protein in this bowl. Cha ching!

This may not look super appealing but it was crazy good. It was sort of like a deconstructed omelet, if you will.

1/2 orange

And a mocktail!

I was sipping on this SoBe Lifewater when I got the brilliant idea to add a can of La Croix for some bubbly.

Dessert: An AllieBar (and another half plus a spoonful Sunflower Seed Butter under the radar). I had a couple extra from my monster batch.

I’m racing off to teach now and then I’ve got a 1000 word restaurant review to write for my Culinary Cultures class. I anticipate another snackity later tonight. It’ll be under the radar though!