Florence Nightingale that is!
Not exactly a major holiday, and probably not on the “normal” person’s radar, but tomorrow is her birthday and also the end of nurses week.
Speaking of which, you all were SO sweet with those comments about my job. It's nice to be able to talk about other parts of my life on a (mostly) food blog and know that readers aren't snoozing (or scrolling) through it.
OK…now that the sappy stuff is over with and I’ve satisfied the quota for random trivia-of-the-day, I’ll move on to the comida.
What’s wrong with my frothing skillz, lately? I guess too much is a better problem to have than not enough, right? My coffee was great after I slurped up the excess.
I also had a huge plate of fruit for breakalicious, including the whole berry mafia, as well as apple and mango slices.
I also had a blueberry chobz (my fave flava).
I’ve noticed a pattern in my cravings based on the time of the day. Typically I want natural sweets in the morning (fruit, yogurt), salty and savory eats in the afternoon and night, and then more artificial sweets in the PM (dried fruit, carob).
Interesting, no? Any patterns or preferences you guys have noticed in your own meals?
Since I was up so freaking early (on my day off, grrr…), I was hungry again by 11. So I snacked on some apple slices and more Za’atar hummus. This is my second sabra Za’atar hummus in the last few days (obsession alert?)!!!
I also popped a handful of the gooiest medjool dates EVER.
I decided to hit up the gym while I was rockin’ a dried fruit sugar high…
To be honest, it wasn’t my best sesh. I did an hour of cardio, but it was low resistance and on the elliptical, and I felt like I was dragging the entire time. Rather than suffer through additional exercises on the mat, I called it quits after stretching…what’s the point in laboring through it if I’m not being productive and not enjoying the endorphin high anyways.
Plus, I had lots of super important errands to do on the way home…
…like replenish my sabra stash. Duh!
I went with classic this time. I also got a bunch of the best hummus scoopers (aka mushrooms).
I couldn’t resist lathering it all over Alvarado Street bread slices, too. Talk about mah-jah hummus cravings – I just couldn’t stop shoveling the chickpea love down my throat savoring this delicious hummus.
Eventually I showered and did some housework pretended to be a grown up.
For dinner I basically raided the fridge and pulled out every single thing that could be dipped in hummus, and proceeded to make hummus soup of it all.
If it were socially acceptable I’d freakin’ bathe in hummus.
Get ready for an insane montage…
Cukes. Snow peas.
Newman’s Own organic Soy Crisps. YUM!! These were light and airy, but still quite flavorful. I ate the entire bag in one sitting though, so I don’t think I’ll buy them again. They are way too good to have only a few (or any portion) of.
More Alvarado Street carbo loading…and another apple.
Finally, I reached the coveted heel piece of bread…yes, I finished both the loaf of bread AND the tub of hummus. To anyone else, this would be worrisome…but to me it was a relief.
Sometimes I get carried away and it takes a trash bag full of several empty containers to snap me out of it – pathetic I know, but true, and if there is one thing I am on this blog, it is honest.
So there you have it. My dinner was a carb-fest, and not so balanced, but it’s what I wanted, so that’s that.
I still had dessert of course. Where would I be without carob covered raisins (or as Caroline calls them “bunny poo”).
Have I hit 5000 kcals for the day yet? Pretty sure that’s an affirmative.
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