Simple Changes September

Yogurt and Yoga

September 22, 2009

Before yoga, I had my dinner – very simple yet very filling – I am still full! Last night I cut up an apple and put it in a big bowl with some grapes.  To my bowl ‘o’ fruit, I added a Stonyfield Farm Fat Free French Vanilla and some granola from the cafeteria.   [...]

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Diner Delights!

September 21, 2009

The past few days I have been CRAVING diner pancakes.  There is nothing like a New Jersey diner breakfast.  There is even a website dedicated to NJ diners! Anyways, this morning, my parents, Matt and I headed out to the Americana diner near my sister’s house. The Americana is what I would call an upscale [...]

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Leftover Lentil Loaf

September 18, 2009

Today for dinner was another Clean Out the Fridge Night.  We are leaving tomorrow for NJ – we will be there through Monday for my cousin Katie’s wedding on Sunday.  For dinner I had some leftover lentil loaf from Sunday.  Today I transformed the lentils into a sandwich melt.  Using a toasted Pepperidge Farm Whole [...]

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A Fancy Frittata

September 16, 2009

Ever since our last frittata, I have been craving another one.  Tonight was the night.  On Sunday, Matt had grated the cheese for the frittata, so it left us with only a few veggies to prepare.  In this frittata went: 4 egg whites 3 eggs almost one complete container of spinach (sautéed first) mushrooms (sautéed [...]

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Burrito Bowl!

September 15, 2009

After some more couch time (and the Oprah interview with Whitney Houston), I decided that perhaps some food would give me more energy.  Looking at the fridge, I decided on a Wrap-less Mexican Brown Rice burrito! In a bowl went: Mexican Brown Rice Black beans shredded cheddar cheese cherry tomatoes Wholly Guacamole As dippers, some [...]

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I feel like Popeye today…

September 14, 2009

But first, my afternoon snack Plus apple and craisins Equals… A delicious afternoon treat that took me almost an hour to eat.  Yea for cutting things up into small pieces! Yesterday’s meal prep really paid off tonight – dinner was on the table in no time.  Brown Rice Burritos! This delicious burrito contains whole wheat [...]

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Chillin on the Counter

September 13, 2009

I have had a busy afternoon cooking, cleaning, and doing laundry – all in preparation for the work week.

After cleaning the bathrooms and kitchen, I had a snack – I was starvin!

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