Afternoon Snack

Not Moving Too Fast

December 29, 2009

I had thought we would be out of the house by now – but we are not.  Matt has been doing some work on our personal budget and finances – we are trying to figure out ways to make a few cuts! I just enjoyed an afternoon snack of Oikos Vanilla Greek Yogurt and Back [...]

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An Egg-cellent Day

December 6, 2009

Before my run, I enjoyed an excellent pre-run snack/afternoon snack: Oikos Vanilla Greek Yogurt, one crumbled Barbara’s Oat and Honey granola bar, and some Pomegranate arils I headed out with enough time to run 7 miles just before dark.  It was chilly and some areas were still covered in a little snow but it was [...]

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Snow and Scallops

December 5, 2009

Matt and I got home a little while ago from my school – tonight was the male beauty pageant and I had a great time watching some of my students do magic, dance like Michael Jackson, sing, play guitar and perform some hilarious parodies.  Before the show, a few of my co-workers, Matt and I [...]

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Butter Bath

November 18, 2009

After pacing the cafeteria a few times I decided on an old standby of mine – Cheese Tortellini salad.  In my salad was Romaine Lettuce, Spinach, Onion, Tomato, Red Pepper and Mushrooms plus 1/4 of a meager sweet potato (could have used and extra 5 minutes in the oven). I added some tortellini for a [...]

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Tuna Tuesday

November 17, 2009

Around 4:30 pm I was getting a little hungry – I decided to have some granola and milk. This snack was perfect – kept me going through my 6:00 pm meeting and 3 mile run.  Yes – I did do a three mile run.  I had to wait about 10 minutes for a treadmill at [...]

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Office Snack Treats!

November 12, 2009

I try to keep healthy snacks in my office for when I get hungry.  I thought I would give you a tour of my stash… Here is their home.   My old boss Kristie left me these nice boxes to store things. Let’s open it up and explore…(don’t worry, it doesn’t always look like this, I [...]

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Steamed Broccoli

November 3, 2009

I tried something new in the cafeteria today – steaming my own broccoli.  I am always amazed at how un-green the cafeteria broccoli is.  I decided to take matters into my own hand and steam some in the microwave.  I put some broccoli from the salad bar in a bowl and added a little water; [...]

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