October First

Breakfast
Berry OatBran Muffin
Venti Iced Coffee with milk

Lunch
Salad: Lettuce, Tomatoes, Onion and Peppers
I had lunch with my mom today at her work and she shared her salad and apple with me. Much better than yesterday when I could hear the nurses talking about me like I wasn't even there. After they all left, one stayed and she asked a barrage of questions. My answers were so vague that she finally had to come out and ask if I was H's daughter. When your mom is the boss, you don't really want the whole world to know.
Half an apple
Tomato and cheese soup
They make soup for the employees every Wednesday. Home made soup is the best, but I prefer the broth based ones. This stuff was so creamy I'm sure it was more cheese than tomato.
Pretzel Twists

Dinner
Plain yogurt sweetened with agave syrup poured over berries and a pear
M ate at the office tonight, actually he brought home a pork chop covered with onions and a side of broccoli from the office. He ate the meat left the veggies. Sigh.

Late Night Snack
2 homemade wheat rolls with butter

Sometimes you just need to eat something, especially when doing chemistry homework for hours. Besides they smelled so good as they were baking. Really I was making them for sammiches, but I couldn't resist when they came out all warm.

Snack
Brown rice cucumber sushi snack pack.

August Twenty Third

Breakfast
Strawberry Yogurt Granola Bar
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk
Cinnamon toast crunch
I try not to snack on cereal.... but it does happen, especially when we have this stuff around.

Lunch
More cinnamon toast crunch
Peach

Dinner
Homemade Baked Mac and Cheese
Broccoli

Snack
Freeze Dried Ice Cream Sandwich
Pretzels
Baked Cheetoes
I am ashamed to admit to the above.

August Twenty First

Breakfast
Venti Iced Coffee
Zone Perfect Bar

Lunch
Fruit Salad
Tositoes and Salsa
Handful of Go Raw Trail Mix

Dinner
Sushi Roll (Salmon, avocado, cucumber and shrimp I think)
Just after we had ordered take out I got a call. Twin sis is fine, but I went down to wait with her at ER. Very scary. Like Elaine I stopped. Bough a soda and chocolate. Which I snarfed while I cried on my way down. Then I felt even worse about it because when I got there poor Twin Sis was starving. Man I felt like a jerk.

Snack
Chocolate Bar
Strawberry Yogurt Granola Bar

August Twenty Second

Breakfast
Zone Perfect Bar
Venti Iced Coffee
Peach

Lunch
Handful of Go Raw Trail Mix
Plum

Dinner
Handmade avocado sushi roll
2 crab rangoons
pad thai

Snack
Ice cream cone from McDonalds
Tostitoes

August Twentieth

Breakfast
Zone Perfect Double Dark Chocolate
I try very hard not to rely on fake food, but these are so yummy. I should go back to just the oatmeal but bfast has been on the run lately. These bars are surprisingly filling even though they don't have much fiber.
Peach

Lunch
Another Zone Perfect bar
Another Peach
Cucumber Maki with Brown Rice
Apple Slices

Dinner
Toasted foccacia with melted mozzarella

Snack
Plum
Trader Joes Strawberry Smoothie
I don't normally drink calories (besides alcohol) but I was on my bike and hadn't eaten dinner yet. By time I was on my way back it was almost 7pm.
Slice of Upper Crust Pizza topped with bacon and artichoke
2 glasses of Red Wine
I went back out this evening to see some friends and cheer myself up. My knee (as the prior posts laments) is bumming me out. I am trying to keep my snack calories lower, but such is life. I rode pretty far earlier and more importantly the wine and pizza were tasty and appropriate to the company. I have a few extra calories here and there for things like this.

August Nineteenth

Breakfast
Everything Bagel with LTO, Cucumbers, Sprouts and Carrots
LTO = Lettuce, Tomato, Onion
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk

Lunch
Gazpacho with Avocado Salsa
Turkey Bacon Wrap
I took out most of the bacon. Too much fat on it. Ew, I hate chewing on that. I also tore off almost half the wrap. I never eat the whole thing when I get those kind of sandwiches. Gratuitous bread.
14 oz. Tripple
Beer that is 8.5% ABV
Molton Chocolate Cake
I split it with my friend. Perfect ending to a yummy lunch.


Dinner
Greek Fage 2% with Berries and Pineapple

Snack
Grapes
Popcorn

August Eighteenth

Breakfast
Plum
Berry Oat Bran Muffin
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk

Lunch
Peach
Foccacia with Fresh Mozzarella and Basil

Dinner
Almonds
Twizzlers
We were at the movies. : ) I only had 2.

Snacks
Handful of Go Raw Trail Mix
Grapes
Apple Lara Bar

August Twelfth

Breakfast
Chocolate Lara Bar
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk

Lunch
Chicken Vindaloo Bowl from Trader Joes
Garlic Pretzels

Dinner
Salmon with Teriyaki Glaze
Snap Peas, Edamame and Pineapple Veggie Stir Fry
Vegetable Egg Roll
Homemade Dinner Roll
This batch came out perfect! I did not know that salt is death to yeast. No wonder nothing I was making was rising. Duh. Seems so obvious now, but I ruined a batch of rolls and 2 loaves of bread before I figured that out.

Snacks
3 sqs. of Dark Chocolate
Raspberry Oat Bran Muffin

August Eleventh

Breakfast
Steel Cut Oats with Banana and Peach

Lunch
Baby Spinach and Beets
Thai Beef Salad
I rode my bike to Whole Foods between the rain drops today. My car is being loaned out so when I discovered I didn't have enough whole wheat flour I had to go out for it. I had lunch from their salad bar. I like that they list all the ingredients, helps to make an informed decision. Too bad there is no nutritional information.
Kiwi, Raspberry and Orange Fruit Salad
Garlic Pretzels

Dinner
Stuffed Pepper: Made with Hamburger, Brown Rice, Onion, Garlic, Worcestershire Sauce and Oregano
Wheat Roll
I had to try it, but this batch, something went wrong and they deflated. Alas, still tasty, but not roll like. So now I am making whole wheat bread instead. More versatile anyways, but M asked for rolls and so I tried. Better luck next time.

Dessert
Mini Moo Fudge Pop
2 sqs. Dark Chocolate

Snack
More Garlic Pretzels
Popcorn
Caramel Meringues

August Tenth

Breakfast
2 Peaches
Handful of Go Raw Trail Mix
These come from Trader Joes. I could portion out my own, but well, I'm lazy. I eat one piece at a time. Makes it last longer and then I don't hoover the whole package in less than a minute. I eat most things one at a a time. Chips, pretzels whathaveyou.
Dunkin Donuts Vanilla Spice Coffee with Milk
Nature Valley Vanilla Nut Granola Bar

Lunch
Six Inch Ham on Wheat with LTO, Peppers, and Cucumbers

Dinner
4 Corn Tortillas with 3 oz. Taco Seasoned Steak Red and Green Peppers and Onions, Sour Cream and Salsa

Snack
Banana
Garlic Flavored Pretzels
All snacks or whatever are one serving in case anyone is curious. I like to portion things out first. Then I don't lose track and can eat slowly and enjoy whatever it is.
Cucumbers, Carrots and Tomatoes with 8 Shrimps tossed with a Ginger Sesame Dressing
I had just gotten home from the gym, had the pretzels in the car on the way home and was still ravenous. Protein and veggies, can't beat that for a snack.
Munchin Mix

Dessert
Mini Moo Fudge Pop
And my tummy still rumbles.

Work Out
20 mins on Precor
20 mins of stretching
30 mins of lifting-- today was legs.

August Ninth

Breakfast
Berry Oat Bran Muffin
Handful of Go Raw Trail Mix

Lunch
Footlong Ham on Wheat with LTO, Cucumber and Peppers from Subway

Dinner
Hot dog on bun
Corn
Tostitoes

Dessert
Marshmellows and 1chcolate covered gram cookie

Snacks
Peach
Plums

YaY! For mobile blogging. I'
So the camping was fun. We need a stove though. We kind of knew that heading out there. My Girl Scout tinfoil meals aren't what they used to be. I'm sure M will research us something appropriate.

August Eighth

Breakfast
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk
Mini Vanilla Scone

Lunch
BLT on Toasted MultiGrain with Avocado
Pint of CBC Amber
The rest of someone else's Stella

Dinner
Lobster Ravioli with Vodka Sauce
Corn

Snack
Vanilla Ice Cream
I stopped in to see the Harvard Summer Chemistry Talent Show and it was topped off by them making ice cream with liquid nitrogen. It was good, but to me it had too much salt. I know sweetness can be cloying without salt, but this was a little too much. That was fine, kept me from having more than a few bites.
Wheat Bread with Blackberry Jam

August Seventh

Breakfast
2% Greek Fage Yogurt with Pineapple and Berry Medley
Handful of Go Raw Trail Mix

Lunch
Brown Rice Avocado Sushi Roll
When I have the ingredients I like to make it myself. I suck at rolling the sushi but am getting better. Practice makes perfect.
Nature Valley Granola Bar

Dinner
Salmon stuffed with homemade bread crumbs, shrimp, parsley and butter
Salad
Sweet Corn

Dessert
Pomegranate Sorbet with Berries

Snacks
Nectarine
Banana

Hrm. Snacky kind of day. Notice the trail mix and the granola bar. I also didn't eat meals at regular times which threw me off. But all in all a pretty good day. The weather is keeping me from exercise. I hate the clouds and the rain. Time to get back to the gym. Maybe if I keep saying that I will one of these days.

August Sixth

Breakfast
Toast with Blackberry Jam
The nutritional information for this loaf is listed below. I love the recipe builder at MFD. When the recipe is done I weigh the total and then base servings on the number ounces. Makes it easier to convert. This loaf was 13 ounces so the information listed below is for one ounce of the bread.

Lunch
Chicken Breast
Black Beans and Rice
Yuca
I had lunch at Casa de Pedro with a friend today. I really like this place and even midday you see the chef/owner. Very nice guy and the food is always great. I had the Pollo de la selva. I asked for the sauce on the side and then forgot about it so I never had any of that, but as always the rest was delicious.

Dinner
Half a Grilled Cheese with Bacon on my Bread
Tomato Soup
I need to learn how to make soup. Well, I know how, but I have never made tomato soup. It was cold and rainy here today-- 65 is too cold for August so this dinner was perfect. Also grilled cheese and tomato soup is one my favorite high school food memories. It was what they had in the dinning halls when we returned from a break.

Snack
Apple
Popcorn

August Fifth

Breakfast
Berry Raspberry Oat Bran Muffin
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk

Lunch
Home made Margarita pizza
I still have leftover whole wheat dough from the weekend and needed to use it. I didn't have fresh basil but thawed some chopped cubes.

Dinner
Swordfish with a from scratch Citrus Soy Marinade
Stir fry veggies: Carrots, Mushrooms, Snap Peas and Pineapple
Brown Rice

Snacks
Cucumber w/ Salt
I was cleaning out the fridge.
Dark Chocolate
I have almost finished that bar. 400 calories in the whole thing and you seriously wouldn't know it is sugar free. It's good for the sweet tooth when I am stressed, but eat too much and no one wants to be near me.
Microwave Popcorn
M likes it b/c it has no added sodium, I like it b/c there is no oil added. I add my own salt but never any butter. I ate the whole bag. A very filling 220 calories.
Pear

August Fourth

Breakfast
Fruit salad
Made with: cantaloupe, a pear, a peach and a nectarine
Bowl of Soy and Flax clusters from Trader Joes with 2% milk
First one I have had in months!!! It has protien which is pretty filling and this stuff will go stale if I don't start eating it.

Lunch
Bowl of berries with a banana
Sushi: Brown Rice Veggie Combo from Stop and Shop

Dinner
TBD Looking for swordfish and fennel recipes
M won't be home until later and I may wait for him to have dinner.
2 glasses of champagne and more dark chocolate
Tilapia and spinach with lemon steamed in the microwave.
Due to a txt at 7:30 I ended up going out with the girls for the evening. I came home starving though so had to eat something. Why not fish and spinach? Better for me than chips and probably about the same calories. I love those bags they make an instant meal in 2 minutes.

Snacks
1/2 serving of Lightly salted Kettle Chips
4 blocks of Low Effective Carb & Sugar Dark Chocolate
This stuff is yummy but you can't have too much. Makes my tummy rumbly. Must be the sugar alcohols.
Munchin Mix: sprouted adzuki beans, lentils and peas.

August Third

Breakfast
Nature Valley Granola Bar
Peach

Lunch
Eggs with dill, parmesan and spinach
Apple Chicken Sausage
Breakfast again, we came home and napped after welcoming home my Mom from the airport.

Dinner
Home made whole wheat pizza topped with mozzarella, spinach, garlic, green and red peppers, mushrooms and onions

Snacks
My last Smooze :-(

August Second

Breakfast
Steel Cut Oatmeal with Banana and Raspberries

Lunch
Homemade Pizza topped with Spinach, Mushrooms, Basil, Garlic, Fennel, Mozzarella and Sauce

Dinner
Whole Wheat Angel Hair with Scallops, Shallots, Garlic, Parsley and Broccoli

Snacks
Nectarine, Apple and Banana
3 Smooze
These are the yummiest frozen 50 calories. Made from coconut milk and a fruit juice (plus sugar and a stabilizer) you can find them at Whole Foods.

August First

Breakfast
Venti Iced Coffee with Whole Milk
Raspberry Peach Parfait from Starbucks

Snack
Chocolate Caramel Crunch Kashi Bar

Lunch
Full Moon Combo Sushi Pack from Shaws

Dinner
2 12 oz. Dogs Head IPA
3 Sam Lights
Homemade Beef Stir Fry
Made with: Beef, Broccoli, Carrots, Garlic, Mrs Dash Spicy Teriyaki Marinade, Olive Oil, and Spices