Spring Break 2013! It's a good thing Heather and I are doing this before we head back to school. It gives us the opportunity to work out the sugar craze kinks before having to interact with students!
Overview of Day One
Breakfast: Green Smoothie, Good Earth Original Decaf Tea
Lunch: Mixed Greens salad with tomatoes, onions and olives w/ Balsamic Vinaigrette (BV) Dressing, Apple Pie Lara Bar; coffee w/ a teaspoon of coconut milk; 1 hard boiled egg; 2 slices of bacon
Dinner: 1/2 of T-Bone steak, Sweet Potato Coins, asparagus spears
Day one - woke up a little later than usual. Had to run out the door for an appointment, so for breakfast I made a green smoothie with carrot juice, frozen spinach cubes, strawberries, bananas and blueberries. Not my best effort but still bearable. I didn't really have the time to make it taste better, I was already running late - so tomorrow will just need to be better.
Side note: before I left for home last week, the fresh spinach was on the verge of going bad. So, I pureed the spinach with a little bit of water and froze it in ice cube trays. From what I've read online because put in 4-6 cubes. I found that for my beginner tastes, I didn't prefer that much.
On my way home, I stopped by Trader Joe's and Whole Foods again. I've been struggling to find bacon and sausage without added sugars and other things. Whole Foods didn't even have it. :( So, I'm using up the rest of the bacon we have on hand in the next few days so we aren't wasteful. I have checked into buying our meat from reputable, local sustainable farmers and I think we've found one! I'm guessing their products will be better than what we can find in the store.
Side note: If you ever need to find local, organic farmers for your area - check out www.eatwild.com
When I got back from the appointment, I was hungry. I nibbled on some of the Tomato Cucumber Salad as I put together the taco seasoning and vinaigrette dressing that I planned on using for my lunch. After the salad, I was still a little hungry so I tried a hardboiled egg I had just made and an Apple Pie Lara Bar. Seriously....that larabar is like crack. SO DELICIOUS.
For dinner, the lovely manfriend picked up some steaks on his way home from work. I made some asparagus spears and some sweet potato coins. Made a handful of them with sprinkled cinnamon on top - what a lovely little treat. Most of them, I just ground some fresh salt and pepper on top. Delish.
Tonight I have rollerderby practice. Typically, when I come home I eat a little cereal (my favorite is Cinnamon Toast Crunch) . Definitely not the best post-exercise snack option but in truth, it just relaxed me at the end of the day. Tonight I'll have to pack an apple.
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