I’ve got 7 days to get my life organized before classes start and I feel like I am just getting busier!! I’ve got a few consultations already – thanks guys! I’m excited to get started.
I left for the gym at 11:30. A 5-day break and I was ready to get back at it! I did the usual:
Bike –> Elliptical for 30 –> Lift for 10 until my muscles were fatigued –> Bike
EAT!
I was in the mood for a tasting plate –
Carrot, zucchini, pepper, plum
Dipped in this Fiesta Raspberry Jalapeno dipping sauce, that’s really just like a spicy jam. I love sweet + savory so it worked well with the veggies
+ a hunk of Flax Oat Bran, my favorite Great Harvest bread, with some Raspberry Rhubarb preserves and walnut butter
+ strawberry Oikos. Ate it plain and simple – enjoyed the fruit on the bottom more this way.
I’ve got a conf. call, then a trip to the grocery store, and more organization to do.
Tonight = Girls Night at my place!!! Kelsey, Lauri, and Ashley are coming over to make dinner before school starts and Ashley moves away. Last hurrah!
Lauri says
Im sooo excited about dinner!! I also love the flax oat bran bread- it makes the most amazing cinnamon french toast!
kay (eating machine) says
such a pretty lunch!
Sandhiya says
Kath – The arrangement looks very sacred.
Kate says
Walnut butter?! That’s a new one…
Angela (Oh She Glows) says
Just wanted to tell you i LOVE the names you came up for your consultations….seriously, it made my day! lol. Congrats on starting this up, you must be over the moon!
Shannon (The Daily Balance) says
such a colorful lunch! Love all the fresh produce! Have a great girls’ night 😉
Joanie Simon says
I need to get a girls night going.
Pam (Highway to Health) says
I love colorful lunches!
Lizzy says
loving this lunch! snack plates are the best! 🙂
Shannon says
Just sending my congratulations on getting your consultations off the ground. I am new to the blog world but have admired all you’ve been able to do. I’m starting back at school to be an RD as well, so I am especially interested.
kate says
i dislike that strawberry oikos, tastes like chemicals! pass the fage 2% please
Sarah says
Woo hoo! I love girl’s nights…we have one every Wednesday, a potluck too 🙂 Have fun.
The Duo Dishes says
Raspberries and jalapenos sound really interesting. The sweet must mellow out that spice. Nice.
Kat says
Hi Kath,
I love your blog and have been a devoted reader for a long time. I hope you will take a sec to look at the blog I recently created about food, fitness, and finding a balance!
http://katsdailyplate.wordpress.com/
Thanks for being such an inspiration!
Kat
Becci says
Wow…your lunch plate is very pretty! I never think to arrange food like that!
Michele | aka Raw Juice Girl says
That meal looks beautiful, healthy, and DELISH! So gorgeous.
I can’t find strawberry Oikos in my area, though. Perhaps I’ll have to ask ’em to stock some!
Enjoy your girls night!!!
😀
Michele
brandi says
that plum looks perfect, and the jam sounds great!
How did you like the strawberry yogurt? i haven’t found it yet.
Shannon The Healthy Beach Bum says
Yummy spread there missy! 🙂 That looks SO tasty. Have a fun girls night!
megan says
you’re making me want to make a trip back to great harvest! So far the only kind I’ve tried is extreme cinnamon swirl or something like that. It was whole grain and awesome. we froze some of it and defrosted it last week for french toast, and wow…wonderful. 🙂
Elizabeth (The Dallas Celiac says
Sometimes plain and simple is really the way to go. 🙂
britt says
tasting plates are the best! and that’s so awesome that you already have consultations lined up.
Sarah R says
I had the strawberry oikos at the summit and really like it. I’m typcially more of a plain yogurt gal, but the strawberry was a nice change of pace. Enjoy your girl’s night!
Jean says
Great looking lunch and congrats on your new nutrition consultation program!!! I’m going to read up on it! 🙂
JENNA says
your dipping sauce looks/sounds soooooooo tasty! 🙂
Sheila | Live Well 360° says
Congrats on the new consultation endeavors, Kath!!
Your yogurt reminded me… This weekend, I bought the Trader Joe’s brand of greek yogurt instead of Oikos/Fage because it was less $$, and didn’t say anything to Ryan. On Monday I made his lunch for him (that he took to work) and when he got home he was like, “What’s up with the yogurt, it was runny and sour.” Guess it didn’t pass the taste test. There is just something so rich and creamy about Oikos and Fage.
Sheila
Sheila | Live Well 360° says
PS Have you ever read seen “Food Matters”? We watched it the other night. Pretty interesting… http://www.foodmatters.tv/
rhodeygirl says
pretty plate!
katey says
your lunch looks so pretty 🙂
Leianna says
I love making “tasting” plates for meal. A little of everything good!
Following Julie says
Wow, that plum looks plum yummy!
MarathonVal says
CONGRATS so much on your new consulatation business!!! I’m very excited for you.
I also love the names of the various “levels” of consultation – so cute (and so KERF!)
Shawnee says
I am so drooling over that Jam. I love pepper jams.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i don’t have any square plates but this lunch makes me wanna get some!
Sara says
Enjoy what’s left of your summer! ;( *tear* — the thought alone [of doing without organic stone fruit for the next 7 months] makes me cringe!
Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now says
Girls’ night sounds fun! Enjoy it!!!
Amari says
Kath — I am also studying to be a registered dietitian and my classes start Monday, I can’t believe summer is already over! I’m going through the same crisis, feeling totally unprepared to start up school again! Have you done your internship yet? I am really looking forward to that part of the ADA program! Good luck this semester!
theskinnyplate says
Good luck with the start of your new classes. Lovely presentation of your food as always. Need to get me some pretty square plates too.
Kathy (Moving Beyond Perfection) says
I am trying to get organized for the school year too! 🙂 It’s so weird how many things need to get thought of/done before it all starts again huh? best of luck!
FitFoodie says
What a great looking lunch!
One thing I’ve never tried is rhubarb…I’ve got to get some 🙂
Susan says
Ooer, I’ve never tried walnut butter! That’s actually never even occured to me!
I can’t believe people are starting school already. So sad to not be returning this year 🙁 Don’t think I’ll be saying that come December exam time though 😛
Marisa (Trim The Fat) says
Beautiful plate of food, Kath!
Can’t believe summer is almost over – boo!
Meg says
Have a fun girl’s night!
Emily (A Nutritionist Eats) says
Fabulous tasting plate!
Tay says
Woohoooo have a fun girlies night!! Those are always fun 🙂
Kath says
megan ,
You MUST go back!!!! Personally I think the cinnamon chip is my least favorite bread – because I love all the nutty hearty ones. Try Flax Oat Bran!! Or Whole Grain Goodness. Or Dakota! High Five Fiber…
Sheila ,
I haven’t gotten the chance to really watch it yet…
Amari ,
Not time for internship yet!
K