Thanks to Elizabeth for treating me to lunch at EarthFare!! She’s getting married in 3 weeks, so we had lots to talk about 🙂
I had my usual salad with bites of this and that. I just love the variety of flavors I get from the salad bar, so sandwiches, wraps, pizza, etc. is never as appealing. It makes my palate feel like I ate more when I get a lot of different flavors. NEXT time I will consider a sandwich. But I did get a cup of soup! Shrimp and Corn Chowder . It had half and half in the ingredient list, but it was a very light brothy creamy so I don’t think it was overkill heavy. This looks like a huge bowl, but it was just a small cup. (See tray below). It was amazing!
The salad –
I got a little bit of a LOT of things:
- Spinach/mixed greens
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- 3 squash pieces
- Black olives (2 tbsp?)
- 2 strawberries
- 1 pineapple
- 4-5 walnut halves
- Curried chicken salad (to die for good!) (about 2 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp California chicken salad
- 2 tbsp gouda mashed potatoes (they were good, but not as dreamy as they sounded)
- A few penne pasta tubes with kalamata olives
- A few tbsp garbanzo beans
- A bit of cooked gooey okra
- A bit of the best-ever salmon
WHEW!
Plus the sample selection!
A piece of eggy bread and a WHOLE COOKIE sample!!! The cookie was a little stale, but I still ate it for the chocolate chips.
Plus crackers , which I didn’t eat, and Caesar dressing that I dipped into just a few times. (The salad looks huge, but it wasn’t as giant as it looks – under that first layer is just a bed of mixed greens and spinach).
I’m perfectly full
Team KERF Update
We had two more join our team!! Jessica and Scott W.! That’s 7 of us that will be running on October 4th.
Our fundraising is up to $1,169 . Go Team KERF!
Off to Git ‘er Done.
Ozlem says
Hey Kath, this looks good. Those Ak-Mak crackers are amazing by the way, I amnot sure if you ever had one before. They sell them at TJ’s too and they are soooo goooooddd.
Enjoy!!
Chris says
Kath, I’m so envious of your salad and soup lunch – it looks so delicious!
VeggieGirl says
Hooray for a delicious lunch, and for Team KERF support!
ModelBehavior says
EarthFare’s soups are so creative and different, I really wish there was one near me! Oh well, I guess I’ll just live vicariously through your pictures 🙂 Have a good Tuesday Kath and everyone!
www.modbehav.com
Laura says
That salad looks AMAZING! I’m so jealous of people with good salad bars. There are some decent ones here in DC, but I’ve never seen one with such a variety of HEALTHY items! I love that you said the cookie was a little stale, but you ate it anyway for the chocolate. 🙂
Christie i. says
Your lunch looks great!
Sarah says
Kath, I must let you know that until you came along, I thought I detested oatmeal. But the now famous recipe you shared changed my mind. So in return (not that I could ever repay you!) I wanted to tell you about a recipe I found that I thought YOU would love. It’s called Banana Blender Cereal, or Banana Bread in a Bowl, and I found it off of a blog called Chocolate Covered Vegan. It is amazing, either eaten cold or especially when eaten hot. You won’t be sorry if you try it! It’s that good!
Here’s the link (It won’t let me leave the link completely, so you’ll have to change the “DOT”s to “.”s)
http://howtogainweightonavegandiet DOT blogspot DOT com/2008/05/banana-blender-cereal DOT html
EllCee says
Stale cookie?? UNACCEPTABLE! Even if it’s free 🙂
I made peanut butter oatmeal cookies this morning with my nephew. They are freaking amazing.
Heather @ Hangry Pants says
What is eggy bread?
runjess says
That’s it, I’m googling Earthfare and praying that it’s a chain. Anywhere that gives out samples of ENTIRE cookies is ok with me!
Biz says
I am still jealous of your Earth Fare! That soup looks great – I am going to have to find a similar recipe for that.
Justy2003 says
Thanks for the reminder on Team KERF! I had nearly forgotten that I was going to donate! Done now 🙂
Entire cookie samples?! I need to find a place like that! Although there was one time at Target they were giving out entire SoyJoy bars…which I snagged of course 😉
Leng says
your salad looks great! I love okra, but never thought about putting it in salads! I wish there was an Earthfare near here! 🙁
That cookie has got me craving something sweat. The chocolate and white chocolate! MMmm
EllCee says
I would give away any SoyJoy bar that came near me. Target is probably trying to get rid of their stock, lol!
Earthfare does look awesome.
Laura says
They were giving away entire SoyJoy bars at Union Station one day too. They must be trying to get rid of them everywhere! I usually like bars, but that thing was so gross to me!
I was wondering what eggy bread was too.
jenner says
Kath, how long is the race?
Christin S says
What the heck are those green pinwheel looking veggie thingy’s with the seeds in the middle? (I am sure as soon as someone tells me I will feel like a huge dork, but…willing to take that risk)
Ange C. says
Christin- that’s the infamous, slimy okra! Us southerners are all too familiar with it. 😉
mi says
i also love variety – having just written about a japanese diet, it’s really reminded me of the fact that variation = satisfaction. your lunch looks perfect!
mi says
i also love variety – having just written about a japanese diet, it’s really reminded me of the fact that variation = satisfaction. your lunch looks perfect! (sorry i posted from wrong blog above)
magpie says
Hi Kath,
This is random, but who do you use for web hosting? I’m going to buy my own site and I was just wondering what you’d recommend. Thanks!
–maggie
Grounded Fitness says
eerytime you eat there i get a hankering for a Whole Foods salad. its about half my salary, but worth it. why does whole foods have to be so good?
www.groundedfitness.com
Runnershigh says
Hey Kath-
What does Okra taste like? I assume this version had a slight marinade, but I’m still curious.
Thanks!
KC says
Kath and KERF readers,
I recently started a blog to share my experiences while going through my 12 month dietetic internship. I was originally just emailing updates to past classmates who were interested since they’ll be applying soon but there was such an interest that I decided blogging would be easier than keeping track of a mailing list. I’d love any feedback from anyone who checks it out.
Also, I’m trying to figure out the whole privacy thing. I don’t want to violate HIPAA or have future employers tie it to me so right now I am keeping all identifying info off the site. Does anyone have any suggestions on where to draw the line? I would love to be able to include photos but that seems impossible without giving away my identity or placement…
Thanks in advance!
www.rd2be.wordpress.com
Kristie says
What a perfectly AWESOME lunch. I seriously need to find somewhere around here with a great salad bar. Although even if I did, I doubt it would ever compare to Earthfare’s!
Kath says
Sarah ,
Thanks for the link – I’ll check it out!
Heather @ Hangry Pants,
Just how I described the texture. It was rounder like it had lots of egg yolk in it. Kinda like Hawaiian bread?
Justy2003 ,
THANK YOU!!!
jenner ,
5K
magpie ,
BlueHost. It’s compatible with WordPress and I just randomly picked it of the 2-3 that are. I’ve had some trouble with my site being down, but they’ve been able to fix the problems quickly enough for me.
Runnershigh ,
Kind of like grean beans…but with a gel to them and a crunch from the white dots inside.
KC ,
If you don’t want to ever be connected to the blog, then I wouldn’t post a single thing about your self – no photos, no first OR last name, or even the state you’re in. It’s too hard to give some information to know where to draw the line.
Penney ,
I would use the online software – that way you can always be able to log in even if you’re away from home. You can also save your meals like if you always have oatmeal made with milk with banana and flax, you can save that as “Breakfast – Oats” and just drag and drop it in to log. Makes it much less time consuming.
Sara ,
To be most accurate, remove the core. But to just be general, keep the core in and subtract like 1/4 an oz or something.
Kath
madison (follow my weigh) says
i wish we had an earthfare in chicago. i’ve never seen/been to one before!
Penney says
Hi Kath,
I am thinking of trying Calorie King and have downloaded the Nutrition and Exercise Manager software for a free 7 day trial. Do you have any suggestions/tips for using Calorie King?
Thanks for providing such great quality information in your blog, Penney
Sara says
Kath,
When you weigh an apple to find out how many calories it is do you weigh the entire apple or cut it up and weigh it without the core?
Thanks
magpie says
awesome, thanks 🙂
Christin S says
ooohhhhh! Thanks Ange C! 🙂