Could it be:
The fall weather?
The pumpkin oats?
A fabulous 5.25 mile run?
The start of the weekend?
The end of a week of PMS?
The eve of a beer festival?
I am in a GLOW today!
Had a wonderful run with Matt to Karen’s new place and back to help her take care of some bizness. I have to add that I was able to run ALL the way up Sunset Road – quite the killer hill! It wasn’t even hard. My legs must be glowing too!
Then we made lunch.
Pesto, a slab of tofu, tomato and spinach on Great Harvest Tomato Herb bread (which was whole wheat and divine!)
Plus a pile of these cheesy kale chips straight from New York….New York Naturals actually. Amy saw that I love kale chips and wanted to send me her version. These are made with nutritional yeast, red pepper, lemon and cashews and I would call it KALE GRANOLA! Not sure if it was the travels, but they were broken into little pieces and I actually loved them that way. There were clumped pieces – just like granola. I’m sure these would be great on a salad too! They are not the cheapest snack in the world, but they’d make a fun treat. Click here for prices and availability.
Last but not least, a pile of ‘loupe and kiwi. For some reason Matt thought you are supposed to put sea salt on fruit salad and this tasted like someone’s fruit basket had fallen in the OCEAN and back it was so gross and salty. Never again Matt!
Karen and I have a few errands to run, then I’ve got some computer work before Andrew (Matt’s brother) arrives tonight. It seems the family likes hanging out in Charlottesville as much as we do
Christie {Honoring Health} says
I am cracking up at kale granola. Sounds tasty 😀
Jessica @ How Sweet says
Hahaha I like sea salt on my sweet things, but I don’t think on fruit!
Valerie @ City|Life|Eats says
Those kale chips look great – and the whole lunch looks yummy. Yay for the glow!
Freya (Brit Chick Runs) says
LOL at the salty fruit!
Christine says
Well, in Matt’s defense, melon is sometimes paired with salt, like melon wrapped in prosciutto!
Madeline - Greens and Jeans says
Blech to the salty fruit! Now kale granola, on the other hand, sounds like something I could get behind!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
Ohhh, Kath– Averie at Loves Veggies and Yoga has a recipe for homemade kale chips like that, and they are seriously TO DO FOR. I made my own version of them back in August for a raw challenge, and seriously almost made myself sick on them, they were so good. Here’s the link to the recipe I used:
http://newlywednewlyveg.com/2010/08/06/rawsome-delivery/
I am a big lover of kale chips just plain, but these seriously rocked my mouth.
Kath says
Wish I had a dehydrator! Actually, I don’t. But I wish someone else had one and would make things for me 🙂
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
I’m 99% positive that you can make them just in the oven and get the same result. I’ve also heard that you can bake stuff at a super low temp with the oven door open, and it really mimics the effect of a dehydrator…although that seems INCREDIBLY energy wasteful!!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg says
I also just realized that I wrote “TO DO FOR.” Ummm, die? Lol. Whoops.
Rachel says
I always salt melon.
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef says
huh…. not sure how i’d like kale granola but maybe someday. 🙂 i do like kale chips!
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
i’ll take kale granola anyday 🙂 even if that’s not how it was supposed to be!
Anne @ Your Kind of Salad says
Oh I’m with Matt! I love salty with my sweet! Salted caramel anyone??
Tina says
I’ve heard of people adding a sprinkle of salt to watermelon to “bring out its sweetness” but never liked it. I think fruit is sweet enough on its own…and should stay that way.
Keep on glowing! 🙂
Holly @ couchpotatoathlete says
That sandwich looks so lovely! Have a great day Kath!
Kristy@ KristyRuns.com says
Yay for the hilly run success! Ewww…salt on fruit. 😉
Erin@ Shortcut to Bliss says
I have been having an impossible time locating Kale here. I have looked EVERYWHERE. The price on the Kale chips isn’t the most amazing but I will probably end up purchasing them to see what all the rage is about.
Canadian says
I don’t know where you live, but I can’t find it in my local supermarkets either. Instead, I buy it at small, out of the way places, like small Asian stores and organic food stores.
Erin@ Shortcut to Bliss says
We are in California. You would think it would be plentiful, but alas… I will definitely try an Asian market. Thanks for the tip!
Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels says
I love salt on melons, so good! 🙂 And I put salt on apples.
jamie @ jamelafamela says
i feel the same way today! must be my pumpkin oats as well! and my long run! and the cool weather! the combination will make you glow that’s for sure!
ari says
hahhhahaha that’s so funny. pretty sure fruit is the one thing salt doesn’t enhance the flavor of.
jamie @ jamelafamela says
…and this fresh bag of dark chocolate dove squares im devouring… 🙂
Stacey says
I’m in a glow today too! Just petitioned to graduate and that has me smiling from ear-to-ear 😀 I’ve never put salt on fruit before, Jason likes to put salt on his cantaloupe but I don’t even like cantaloupe. I figure there is enough salt in the world 🙂 I like the sweet taste of fruit just the way it is! Continue to have a “glowing” day 😉
Samantha @ Bikini Birthday says
Beer festival?? How fun!
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
Glad you are feeling great Kath! Sounds like you have some fun stuff set up for this weekend!
Angie @ The Bottomless Pint says
I actually love salt on melon. In fact, I refuse to eat watermelon sans salt. Maybe it’s an acquired taste, but we always had salt on melon when I was growing up.
Angela (ohsheglows) says
hahah that is so funny about the salt! I can almost taste the ocean in my mouth now.
Nicole - yuppie yogini says
Great Harvest bread–yummy! I made a trip to GH for some sweet treats!
Steph@stephsbitebybite says
You always have such a colorful lunch!! Salt on my melon…yes! Any other fruit I don’t know if I could handle it 🙂
Wei-Wei says
Aww, I’m so glad to hear that you’re feeling so wonderful! It really brightens up my night… it’s like 12-hour difference here 😛 I should get to sleep. Have a wonderful afternoon!
Christin L. says
I make those kale chips in my dehydrator, same ingredients! Actually makes a pretty cheap snack when you make them yourself! And I actually LOVE salt on cantaloupe!! 🙂
Tina says
I’ve always salted my cantaloupe & watermelon because my dad did. He’s from Tennessee and we always said ‘its a hillbilly thing’! haha!
Stacy says
I have seen salt put on watermelon, but kiwi and cantaloupe oh no!
Dynamics says
Time to get a dehydrator, become bestest friends with fitnessista and make your own kale chips AND tons of other delicious foods. Rawnola is awesome.
Nicole, RD says
Salt on fruit? Silly husband 🙂
Brittany (A Healthy Slice of Life) says
Oh… I wanna buy some kale chips! Maybe they’ll turn out better than my homemade ones did 🙂
& YAY for fall!
Melissa @ HerGreenLife says
The cool fall weather definitely makes me glow! Walking and biking places is so much nicer, and I love having open windows and cool breezes instead of AC.
Allison K says
I think some people do salt melon, although since I hate melon (like as much as you hate onions) I can’t vouch for it.
Kathy W. says
My mom always salted our cantaloupe & watermelon. A sprinkle of sugar on grapefruit halves. When I left home, I declared plain fruit independence!
Kathy W. says
(of course, that doesn’t stop me from adding nuts, coconut, nut butters, cinnamon…everything BUT salt.)
Lauren at KeepItSweet says
yum i’d be up for trying any types of kale chips
Chelsea at Striking Balance says
Ohh salty fruit. Doesn’t sound too good. Look at the plus side- you got some electrolytes in after your run? 🙂
Rachael says
I LOVE salt on fruit! Especially melon (salt+ watermelon is the best)!
Jenna says
Yay for Fall! I live in California and miss the changing of the seasons so much! I can’t wait for the weather to stay a bit cooler so it actually feels like Fall here!
Chelsea @ Strawberry Sweat says
I keep hearing more and more about this nutritional yeast and how good it makes food taste! I still haven’t made kale chips, so maybe I’ll have to try both soon!
Catherine says
I love lime salt on melon, especially watermelon! Yes, that’s right…lime flavored salt! Yum!
http://www.suncoastlimes.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=121:lime-salt&catid=44:limes&Itemid=166
Bee Goes Bananas says
I’m so glad you’re glowing and had such a great day!
Caitlin (EatFeats) says
I ONLY like fruit in my fruit salads. I was at a barbecue to which someone brought a fruit salad with mint…no. It just hinders my fruity sugary experience. Never had one with salt before, though!
Emily @ The Front Burner Blog says
For some reason I read “And then we made lunch” as “And then we made love…” aaaaand I had to do a double-take. I thought it seemed a little forward for the blog!
🙂
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Haha…kale granola. I would buy it. 😀
Love your lovely lunch. 😀
Alaina @ The Jogging Concierge says
I’ve heard about putting salt on pineapple and it gets rid of the tartness. Don’t know about other fruits.
Have a great weekend! Beer festival sounds like fun. 🙂
Mary @ Bites and Bliss says
How cool! Premade kale chips!!
J3nn (Jenn's Menu and Lifestyle Blog) says
That sandwich looks scrumptious!!
Jenn
kate says
Maybe some fruit would be good with a sprinkle of sea salt. A for effort, right?
leslie says
Hello! This is not a comment, but a request I hope you respond to…
I have 2 basically empty nut butter jars (TJ’s valencia pb with flaxseed and Barney butter) and I would love to make OIAJ. Do you recommend hot or cold? (I’ve never made overnight oats, but I’m open to it.) Basically, I’ve got oats, milk, almond milk, banana, homemade granola, and greek yogurt on hand. I’d love your help on a winning combo for breakfast tomorrow!
Thanks!
Kath says
Well obviously you should do one hot and one cold!!
I think cold is actually more of my favorite. I can’t say why, just is. I’d do 1/3 cup oats, 1/3 cup cow’s milk, 1/3 cup greek yogurt, half banana, pinch salt, splash vanilla, perhaps a bit of cinnamon. Add granola in the AM!
leslie says
Thanks! Can’t wait for breakfast!
Heidi - apples under my bed says
You must have been powered by pumpkin goodness on your run! 😛
In thailand they put a salty wash over their pineapple – ergh!! Good creativity points, Matt…..just dont do it again 😉 hehe
Heidi xo
Chelsea @ One Healthy Munchkin says
Haha eww I can’t imagine salt on fruit tasting good! But I guess it was worth a try. 😛
Kath (Eating for Living) says
I definitely need to try kale chips soon!
lisasfoods says
Still have to try making my own kale chips, so maybe I’ll add some nutritional yeast for a different flavor.
Glad you’re feeling so good today! Have a great weekend.
stacey-healthylife says
Good for you for running a really tough hill. It’s so easy for our body to tell us to walk.
Wendy says
My dad likes to eat melon with salt on it! Yuck! 😛
Hannah says
I bought those chips on my very last day in New York on the very last day of my four-month travels, and ate them on the 30+ plane trip back to Australia. *cries*
Katie says
Great Harvest bread makes me drool every time you post it. My best friend in high school used to work there and would give me free loaves of the granny white every time I went in there…be careful about hiring the high school riff raff! 😀
notyet100 says
yummy platter
Chelsey says
Your good mood is just glowing through the screen! Glad you had a great day!
Anne@ Food Loving Polar Bear says
I’m sure that Great Harvest bread is sooooo delicious 🙂
Plink says
I live in food obsessed France, and adding salt to rockmelon (or cantaloupe as you call it over there in the States) is done all the time. It’s a trick that dates back at least a couple of hundred years and is said to bring out the flavour of the fruit.
Leanna says
It’s common to salt some fruit! It’s supposed to make it taste better/sweeter!
Kelsey @ CleanTeenKelsey says
Hooray for yummy kale chips. Heaveennnn. And that’s awesome about your “glow.” I love days like that. 🙂