Food Makes Fun Fuel

Don’t you love that question of which came first? Well yesterday for me it was the egg, then the chicken. But first of all was Greek! Normally, I’m rushing in last minute with a half eaten breakfast. Last Thursday I went in with my oats in a jar, and definitely earned some glances for that. Well I didn’t have much foodwise because I chugged down breakfast and thankfully it kept me full and focused the whole time(thank you, fiber). I didn’t like the idea of going back out to the dining hall after I had gotten on and logged on to my computer, but I read they had tempeh. Free tempeh? I’m so there. Then I had a better thought. What if I make an awesome healthy twist on steak and eggs?

Vegan Tempeh Steak And Eggs With Broccoli

Umm? Healthy Yum! *Toot*toot* What’s that? My own horn for thinking this up. I quick marinated 3 ounces tempeh with mushrooms in 2 tablespoons 365 steak sauce, and heated that up. The eggs were not restaurant quality in taste or appearance, but you’ll have to forgive my microwaving ways. They were still tasty, and that’s what matters most to me. What is it that’s so good about biting into a bit of yolk that’s so sinfully good? Anyway, I was proud of myself for this one.

Ricki Lake was on Rachael Ray talking about sex after 40. Wow. I used to like that show but now it just has crappy guests and subjects so I had no problem ditching for Whole Foods. There wasn’t anything I desperately needed, but the weather was actually nice and Tuesday’s I have the time. I studied for a test during the mile walk. Everytime I go to the grocery store, either Whole Foods or Eastside Market, that “piles on” 2 miles for the challenge! I find that exciting. I was thinking about buying a slightly expensive Milk Chocolate Bacon Bar(yes, milk chocolate with smoked bacon cooked in) and counting that as a personal expense and not a grocery expense on my fancy shmancy budget tracker(i.e. a word document). Instead, I chickened out; I decided there were other things and ways I could “treat” myself with and the fact that it’s not on sale yet means it wasn’t went to be. What I did get was good though.

Groceries

Groceries

I’m terribly transparent in my groceries, aren’t I? At Whole Foods, I got Oikos plain greek yogurt and a new brand of soy yogurt. I’ve been getting plain So Delicious but they were out. Besides, it gets expensive to buy individual containers so I hope this brand of bulk is decent. It has the most fiber and protein and least sugar of any of the other “plains” I could find. Seriously–it’s not a plain if it has 20g grams of sugar.

I also picked up chipotle lime chicken for dinner; I wanted to pick up something nice and this was the last day of the sale. I asked for a small piece and I got a 1/3lber. I know that probably isn’t much, but for someone who rarely eats meat it sounds like a lot. Anyway, it was cheap, and I’m pretty sure the prepared Whole Foods chicken is good quality. I grabbed some eggs at the campus store, too. They were mad expensive compared to Whole Food ones, but they were “free” because I can use dining points for them–That’s just 1 more reason I should probably come off my meal plan system. When I got back, I was ready for a snack.

Peanut Butter Soy Yogurt With White Chocolate Chips

What I really wanted was vanilla yogurt with peanut butter chips. Problem? I don’t have peanut butter chips. Solution? K is my constant reminder that things can taste good inside out. With that in mind, I swapped it and had peanut butter yogurt with vanilla chips. This trick worked like a charm. And I was surprised how much better the soy yogurt took on the peanut flour compared to Oikos. Maybe it’s because it’s thinner? I also snacked on this:

Chocolate Peanut Mojo Dipped With Smart Balance Peanut Butter

I’m pretty sure I said not 2 hours ago that I liked to eat real food and not bars when I have the option; what happened to that? Well I made an exception for this bar. It’s mostly nuts, which are the same bar form or not, right? A little Smart Balance to balance out the chocolate smartly and it was perfect. Salty/sweet/flaxy On the 6 o’clock news was the story “Rhode Island is no longer the only state to allow indoor prostitution”. Is it bad that my first thought was “Where else allows that now?” Thankfully, no where, and Rhode Island finally followed suit. What an odd state this is. I’m not even going to try to make the transition and just say dinner was delicious.

Chipotle Lime Chicken, Herbed Turnips, Broccoli

The chicken was only 1.66 on sale and it tasted restaurant quality. Like we needed another reason to love Whole Foods? The herbed turnip from the cafeteria were also decent. I like how they cut them into fry shape and baked them. It reminded me of baked sweet potato fries, except not as chewy. Still, it’s a much healthier option for the students than fried potato fries. What wasn’t so “healthy” was seeing someone come out of a stall after doing their “business” and not washing their hands while I was washing my dishes. Seriously? College is the time when we have the option to do things like that but are responsible enough not to. Now I’m carrying Purell everywhere.

I loved how The Biggest Loser tried to use its influence in DC. If anywhere change is going to be made, it’s going to start on the TV and move to Congress; I think it’s definitely more important to get the people on your side first these days when it comes to movements like this, and that’s a good thing. It makes me feel like my footprint matters To celebrate, I had “recycled” oats.

Pumpkin Oatmeal With Chocolate Sunflower Butter And Vegan Pumpkin Molasses Cookie

And by “recycled”, I mean I made them in the afternoon and decided I didn’t want them, but saved them because I knew I’d use them anyway. I definitely need to make another batch of these cookies soon. And then for Thanksgiving. And when’s Christmas, again? Thank you, Holly, for a recipe that keeps on giving. And the chocolate sunflower butter is just the best! Though I think it’s a bit more of a pate because it’s soooo thick. I managed to finish all of my Latin homework for the week; that’s such a great feeling knowing there’s 1 language I just won’t have to look at.

Did anyone else do a little dance when Tracy got kicked off The Biggest Loser? Thought so. She was on The Jay Leno Show right afterwards, and I have to say I started thinking of her in a better light after seeing her human side. I just have a problem with how she played The Biggest Loser like a game for money when it’s so much more.

Oikos With TJ Mini PB Cups, Chocolate Vitatop

I couldn’t get a great picture because my roommate had a friend over, but you get the idea–it was delicious. My roommate’s friend told me when he saw my big Oikos that he likes yogurt too. At first I couldn’t imagine someone saying something so blatantly obvious, and then I remembered that not all of the general population loves yogurt and yogurt messes. Do you ever forget how “normal” people eat?

This morning was unnormally normal. I woke up at 6:40, and wasn’t hungry or craving a thing in the least. I made my coffee, did my routine, and went to the gym, where I watched my “normal” shows. I ran 10 miles without any, erm, bathroom interuptions, and finished up in a time that left plenty left before class. Why is it that the most “normal” times seem the rarest? I don’t know, but it felt great. My breakfast was very cookie themed(if there’s a better theme I know not of it).

Oatmeal And English Muffin With Cookie Dough Peanut Butter

Plain Oikos With 2 Newman's Own Organic Chompion Chip Cookies

When I have a theme, I go all out. It’s why I’m good at throwing themed parties. I really wanted a soft baked chocolate chips cookie to crumble into my oats. Unfortunately, I don’t have any of those, but the english muffin with PB was actually a perfect substitute. Carb heaven? I think so. The Newman’s Own Organic cookies are good but they’re more the hard kind than chewy, so I used them as “granola”. Let’s face it–most store bought granola is sugar anyway, so it’s all the same

Today’s the last Farmers’ Market of the year! How said, but I can’t wait to see what the vendors whip out to entice us. It’s also a really nice day so there’s no way it’ll be cancelled.

A Nasoya giveaway! I’d love me some tofu.