Squeezing it in!! Morning agenda went well – got most of my lab complete. Now I’m putting on workout clothes stuffed with lunch to get ready for 3pm Girls on The Run and beyond. I can’t even think about running right now!
Lunch ended up a mish-mosh of stuff that was surprisingly filling and delicious!
A big salad with the kitchen sink
- Spinach/romaine
- Capers + a few olives
- Carrot, celery, green pepper from our garden
- Leftover apple
- Avocado
- Feta
- And cubes of leftover frittata,which was fantastic on a salad!
I used our Williams Sonoma balsamic for dressing plus the juice of a lemon –
Plus grapes on the side (on their last day!)
And a piece of toast, topped with some jam, leftover cream cheese + a few walnuts for omega-3s!
With seltzer and a tiny bit of sunshine, which we need more of today.
See you guys late tonight!
Meghann says
What a fabulous lunch. It looks so crisp and filling. I wish all my lunches could be as beauitfully prepared as yours!
DaisyMay says
the mish mosh salad looks mish mosh delicious.
I am going to this restaurant tonight. any suggestions on good not so bad for you food? I am not smart about indian food
http://www.fineindiandining.com/cholactmenus.htm
magpie says
Oooh your lunch is so pretty. I love kitchen sink salads – especially with fruit mixed in. Yumm!
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Melissa P. says
I wish that I had a yard that I could plant a garden in. Your produce is impressive!
Becky says
That salad looks awesome!!
I have a question/concern that I hope someone could help me with. I recently started adding a cardio kickboxing class to my workout schedule two times a week. The class is usually a great workout, and I find myself really gross and sweaty after, which I love! After last night’s class however, I was barely even sweaty! The movements and steps weren’t any easier than any of the previous classes, so I’m sort of confused! I didn’t have my usual pre-workout snack before because my stomach was feeling weird; could this have something to do with it? Or am I simply getting used to the workout?
Any answers would be helpful 🙂
tfh says
Ah, garden-fresh veggies sound so tempting! One day we will get out of our apartment…
DaisyMay, I know Kath has a busy day and my in-laws are all Indian, so I’ve seen most of this stuff prepared first-hand and thought I’d try to help! Any kebabs or anything prepared tandoori style is pretty healthy, tandoori roti are DELICIOUS and whole grain, and basically anything without the words “kofta” (deep fried) or “korma” (creamy) is typically made flavorful with spices, not fat. Hope this helps! Do you live in CT? I went to school there…miss it!
DaisyMay says
tfh thank you so much! i do live in ct. i live in greenwich. where did you go to school?
madison says
ooh i really like that walnut & bread photo. very cool looking!
ModelBehavior says
Are those seltzer’s like diet sodas? Or are they just flavored carbonated water? Or are they like regular soda with cal’s in them? I can never find anything like that in my grocery store but maybe I’m looking for the wrong thing, I look by the tonic water because I assume it was like that, maybe I should be looking by the soda
Amanda says
Argghhhhh. Kath – I need ToDoist help. I have the sidebar installed on my firefox so it sits next to my gmail calendar all day. But when i try to delegate tasts, AKA one major task with various steps, the steps come up under the major task and AGAIN on their own. Any ideas?
Forget food – you’re my organizational guru.
VeggieGirl says
Have fun at Girls on The Run!!
So sad that it’s your grapes’ last day!! Enjoy them 🙂
Charlie Hills says
mish-mosh salads are sometimes the best. You can come up with flavor combinations you never thought of. I find myself at Jason’s Deli from time to time and always order their salad bar. And it’s my favorite one by far. Why? I mean, seriously, if they’re all lettuce, veggies, and (essentially) the same dressings, why would one be any different than another? Well, it is. And I think what I like about their fixin’s is I get to make a “guy” salad. So it has bacon, and cheese, and hard boiled eggs. No bean sprouts here! Plus some spiced crispy things — no idea what they are — and topped with high octane dressing.
At least I haven’t deluded myself into thinking I’m having some sort of diet food because it contains lettuce. 🙂 But it’s not an every day thing, so I’m okay with it.
hk says
yum, love all of those great add-ins! fritatta? SO creative!
DmL says
Kath,
I know you’re past counting calories and all, but was wondering if you could tell me approximately how many calories you eat for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. You obviously have good eating habits and am just looking for some type of baseline for myself (I know activity level makes a difference!). Just a baseline of info. Thanks!!!
Heather says
Gorgeooooous salad! I love straight balsamic on veggies 🙂
Have a great run!
Biz319 says
OMG, I have to recreate that bread – it looks so good!
Hope your run was good!
Nancy says
Kath,
Is the balsamic vinegar from Williams Sonoma really better than regular grocery store. I don’t think I have had a really good balsamic and wondering if it is worth the price. Don’t mind paying for it if there is a taste difference,
Thanks
Nancy
CourtneyS says
Yes! It matters where you get it! Good balsamic gets all its flavor from the aging process and the real aged balsamic is rare at the supermarket. Most of the commercial brands add sugar, salt, and caramel. The real stuff is just the vinegar.
the husband says
Oh man, you gotta go to W&S and taste some of the balsamic. You’ll instantly understand why we’re crazy about this stuff. We encouraged my grandmother to go and check them out, and she’s a little old southern lady so we weren’t expecting much. Well she tasted the kind we have ($20) but ended up buying one that was $50!! She thought it was that good.
Personally I cringe whenever I have to buy anything from W&S because their markup is ridiculous, so I’m gonna look around for some better balsamic sources.
Kath says
Becky ,
I found the same with kickboxing – sometimes I had a great workout and other times it was barely better than walking. I think for me it was all dependent on the instructor and even the same one could vary from week to week. I would just try to keep moving and make the moves as challenging as possible. Maybe you were less intense with your stomach problem this week.
ModelBehavior ,
We got that one at Costco. They are just plain sparkling water with “natural flavor” in them – so there’s only a tiny citrus taste. They aren’t sweet at all and there are no artificial sweeteners.
Amanda ,
I’m sorry but I don’t really understand what’s going on!? When you add things in ToDoist when it’s in a regular browser window does it do the same problem? You might have to indent or * the task to get it to be under one? Have you checked all the “how to” pages?
DmL ,
I have roughly 400 kcal for breakfast, 500-600ish for lunch, 200-300 for afternoon snack, 400-500 for dinner, and maybe another small snack/dessert.
Kath
tfh says
DaisyMay– hope you had a good dinner! Sorry I didn’t see your response until today. Greenwich is lovely. I went to school in New Haven.