busy lady
Andrea
Alrighty, another quick post tonight guys. I'm sorry! I sit on the board for a local non-profit organization and have TONS of reading to do tonight before a board meeting tomorrow night. I know how I'm spending my lunch break tomorrow!
My food today was all prepared in a rush. Remember me mentioning that my poor hubb had to work late last night? Well, I got a phone call from him at 5:30am asking me to pick him up from the office. 5:30am!!! And then he had to be right back there at 7:30am!!! Which means I had to be ready at 7:20, and I of course went back to sleep after picking him up so had very little time to get things together this morning.
Breakfast: 1 slice banana date bread, 1/2 cup Fage 0% with 1 banana and 1 tsp honey (I saved the other piece of bread for dessert)
[no cals today guys...I'm too tired to log it all! :( ]
Have I mentioned how much I love this bread? Because I do. I. Love. This. Bread.
Lunch: my hubb made me a wrap! He's so sweet, even in his deliriously tired state. I also ate a large orange, which I forgot to get a picture of in my rush.
Snack: 1 slice banana date bread.
[143 cal...I remember from yesterday. :) ]
Exercise: 4-mile run with Kelly. Same route as last Thursday, nice and hilly. It felt pretty good, but my legs were a bit stiff and heavy with soreness from yoga last night. That's what I get for taking the weekend off from running and a week off from yoga. :(
Dinner: Mediterranean Pasta. This was really good, and I'll definitely post a recipe sometime but I'm going to work on it first. We didn't get home until 8:00 and I was just throwing stuff in the pan that sounded good together... Sometimes the best recipes are made that way!
Dessert: I made these cookies to send to two generous blogger bake sale buyers...so I of course sampled the dough. Probably a whole cookie's worth...I have absolutely no self control when it comes to cookie dough. None.
Ok, gotta run read! G'night!
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Have I mentioned how much I love this bread? Because I do. I. Love. This. Bread.
Lunch: my hubb made me a wrap! He's so sweet, even in his deliriously tired state. I also ate a large orange, which I forgot to get a picture of in my rush.
- dijon mustard
- smoked turkey
- spinach
- red bell pepper
- cucumber
- pepper jack cheese
- whole wheat tortilla
Snack: 1 slice banana date bread.
[143 cal...I remember from yesterday. :) ]
Exercise: 4-mile run with Kelly. Same route as last Thursday, nice and hilly. It felt pretty good, but my legs were a bit stiff and heavy with soreness from yoga last night. That's what I get for taking the weekend off from running and a week off from yoga. :(
Dinner: Mediterranean Pasta. This was really good, and I'll definitely post a recipe sometime but I'm going to work on it first. We didn't get home until 8:00 and I was just throwing stuff in the pan that sounded good together... Sometimes the best recipes are made that way!
- brown rice spaghetti
- artichoke hearts
- sun dried tomatoes
- spinach
- chickpeas
- parmesan broth (onion, garlic, chicken broth, parm. cheese)
- 1 tbsp part-skim mozzerella
Dessert: I made these cookies to send to two generous blogger bake sale buyers...so I of course sampled the dough. Probably a whole cookie's worth...I have absolutely no self control when it comes to cookie dough. None.
Ok, gotta run read! G'night!
For lunch I made my hubb a couple of mexi-wraps because we were out of lunch meat (his typical packed lunch of choice). They looked SO good that I decided to make one for myself too.
Lunch: mexi-wrap made with whole wheat tortilla, spinach, salsa, black beans, frozen corn, black olives, red bell pepper, 1 tbsp monterrey jack cheese and green onions
[246 cal]
Snacks: I packed grapes and a pear, but wound up saving my pear for later. I did go on a walk to the coffee shop with my hubb and gave in to a gluten-free chocolate biscotti - it was just one of those kind of days.
[grapes = 110 cal, biscotti = 280 (a went with the highest calorie count I found on myfooddiary...it was a big biscotti)]
For dinner I packed myself some leftover
When I finally got home I was craving some dessert My pear made a reappearance...in a snackie dessert bowl!
Dessert: 6oz Oikos honey-flavored yogurt, 1 sliced pear and 3 lemon snaps, crumbled
[341 cal]
See what I mean? It was such a snackie, intuitive day full of little 250 cal - 350 cal meals. I actually really liked it, and my numbers aren't too bad either.
Daily Totals:
Lunch: Veggie Wrap with
This combo was FABULOUS! I will definitely be repeating tomorrow...sorry in advance! I also had a navel orange (the one whose zest graced my bread last night) with 1/2 cup of Fage 0%.
Snacks: C'mon...did you expect any different? How could I resist this 
Last week I saw this recipe for 
The pot pie recipe is deliciously easy and I followed it nearly to a tee. One step that Jen forgot to mention is when to cook the chicken. I chopped it up and tossed it in the saucepan with the veggies to sauté for 5-7 minutes before adding the Cream of Mushroom soup mixture. I also added fresh parsley to the filling. After the filling simmered for about 10 minutes, I added one tablespoon of cornstarch (dissolved in 2 tbsp cold water) to help the mixture to thicken up a bit.
I dropped dollops of cornmeal batter across the top of the filling to make "biscuits", and baked the dish for 20 minutes at 425*.
While the pot pie was baking, I quickly prepared the collard greens by removing the stems and rinsing the leaves. I then sautéed some garlic in olive oil in a big soup pan. Once the garlic was fragrant, I added the damp collards to the pot and covered it. I let the collards steam for 5-7 minutes on medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
Dinner was EXCELLENT!!! This pot pie recipe is definitely a keeper. I was hoping to be able to try Jen's stuffed acorn squash recipe with the leftover pot pie, but there isn't much left!!! My hubb REALLY liked it. :)
I hope you've all had a great day and evening! I was able to do a little baking tonight for a friend's birthday, which I will share with you tomorrow. Not my own recipe, but 
