As many times as you guys have commented that you wish you could smell the computer screen, BE GLAD YOU CAN’T! This girl needs a shower stat!!
My morning escaped me as I got a bunch of work done –
- Booked our honeymoon anniversary accommodations in Asheville for Memorial Day weekend!
- Balanced the hypothetical checkbook for the month and transferred savings + retirement funds (= took a whole hour!)
- OpenSky. Nuff said!
I looked at the clock and our gym departure had come and gone! It was lunchtime!
But I knew if I ate a normal lunch I wouldn’t make it to the gym until late afternoon and wanted to shower before my pedicure but then didn’t want to shower twice, so I decided to have a snack – a date – (not much of a snack, but I wasn’t quittte ready for lunch yet) and we were off around 12:45.
Bike –> 26 minutes of stairmaster –> 5 minutes of lifting –> Bike –> STARVING!
Instant blood replenishment. No time for a shower first!
I quickly assembled a plate of nourishment:
Leftover wheatberry salad from last night’s dinner. Both in bowl form and stuffed into my last tortilla (those lasted a long time!) Toothpick worked great to hold it together! I also spread a Laughing Cow cheese in there
Livin’ Spoonful pesto pumpkin seed cracker. SO GOOD! We also lowered the price on those a bit to be more competitive. They’re still not your typically priced cracker, but they’re also made with lots of fancy stuff, so the price is reflective of the ingredients.
Also note the Jalapeno Food Should Taste Good chips crumbs!!
Dessert! I was going to slice it up like I always do but I thought it would be fun to just eat out of hand. It was!
It is so lush here!
Matt grew our jasmine plants from SEEDS 3 years ago! Look at them now
If you look closely you can see a bird’s nest in the jasmine!!
He was coming out to plop down two of his sardine salad crackers – on Old London Cheddar Bagel toasts – yummmmm!
Going to shower ASAP and then head out for my pedicure!!!
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs says
No wonder you were starved – a date as a snack would never hold me over :s craziness! Good lookin’ lunch though 😀
Have a good afternoon!
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies says
That lunch looks absolutely delicious..and gorgeous.
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
The jasmine in your yard looks so gorgeous!! Almost tropical even!
And your lunch looks beautiful and delish as always. 😀 Happy Weekend!
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
I love the things bloggers will admit online. Like that they haven’t showered 🙂
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
Delicious looking plate of yummies! 😀
Jenn
elaine! says
Beautiful jasmine! That’s worth another sniff-sniff. 🙂 It doesn’t survive the winters here, but I’m trying honeysuckle and clematis. Not from seed though, which makes yours doubly amazing!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
Enjoy your pedicure… I’m thinking about going for one, too!
Ann @ Appalachian Appetites says
Quite a bounty! Hope the pedicure is fun 🙂
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
oh i bet the jasmine smells heavenly!
i never cut up my apple – i know it would look prettier for the blog but i’m lazy!
Jenny says
Another delicious and nutritious lunch!
Veggielady4life says
What a fun, nutritious lunch! I especially love the black and white plate. You had a bowl like that recently, too… I really like those!
Run Sarah says
Your yard is gorgeous, wow! Love the wheatberry salad – I need to pick some of those up at Whole Foods, they look great.
runnerforever says
Oh, pedicures, I seriously need one of those!
I hate it when I get hungry at the end of a workout and feel like I have to grab food ASAP when I get back, but your lunch looks delicious and well balanced anyways, very nicely done!
steph-exercise physiologist and artist! says
lucky lucky girl!
An awesome lunch and a pedicure! I got a pedicure yesterday with a friend of mine. it was such a nice treat!
Hope you have a great rest of the day
Simply Life says
What a great combo of foods!
jaclyn@todays lady says
Have a great time at your pedi appointment! That lunch must have tasted so good after your workout!!
Kelly at Local Foodie Fight says
Without reading the text, I scrolled through these pictures first and came to the “date” for about 2 minutes trying to figure out what it could possibly be…a bug?, I thought. No, can’t be a bug….then I though maybe its not food after all and eventually I read and then..I found out.
….andd thats my story.
Samantha says
Me too! I thought it was another cockroach story. Eww!
Erin (Travel, Eat, Repeat) says
A pesto pumpkin seed cracker sounds incredible–so much good stuff on one cracker!
Maggie @ Fit.Fun.Food says
What a lovely lunch! Dates are full of sugar for quick energy but I’m sure the lack of protein could make you crash fast! It’s good that you re-fueled so well! Have a great pedicure and evening!
Marissa says
I just ate lunch and looking at your lunch makes me hungry again!
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
I have fallen in love with wheat berries. I have had a little trouble with the cooking and getting them to the proper texture.
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
For whatever reason, that apple looks so appealing right now! Those jasmine plants are gorgeous! Amazing how quickly they grow.
mari says
just stumbled ax your blog – really looking forward to browsing and trying some of the recipes you’ve shared. i don’t think i’ve ever served tempeh uncooked – do you have a favorite tempeh type/brand you like this way? seems like those lovin’ bliss crackers are a regional product?
thank you!
mari
Kath says
I buy Lightlife brand. It’s safe to eat raw and very easy!
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
That jasmine is absolutely beautiful!
Jessica @ The Process of Healing says
That looks delicious!!! Talk about a perfect lunch!
Camille says
That is one gorgeous apple!
Enjoy your pedicure 🙂
Hannah says
I love the smell of jasmine in bloom – we have it at my parents’ place too. No birds’ nests, though! Enjyo your pedicure… I just had toe surgery yesterday, which is pretty much the opposite… 😛
Gracie says
My jasmine is dead, what is the trick? Shade or sun? I fear mine is in too much sun???
Kath says
Ours took a summer of near-death before it revived. They are pretty much in direct sun. Perhaps on an angle though. Maybe water them more?
Wei-Wei says
An absolutely delicious looking lunch! I love how he came down to give you the crackers haha. You need nourishment girl! Just a date before the gym is not enough… D:<
Wei-Wei
Lauren says
Yay for Asheville!!! Where are you guys staying and what are you going to do???