Why Salad?

Why Salad? Because I could never fit that much food between two slices of bread.

My big lunch box.

I devoured this at my work desk….lame I know. It helped me get through some paperwork.

Another reason why I have lunch time salads at the end of the week is because I refuse to let  good food go to waste. Salads are the perfect way to finish the contents of my produce drawer. PILE IT ON! I’m always up for a challenge.  Every week I buy the “family sized” containers of spinach. I usually have a random handful left on Friday so I celebrate “Smoothie Friday” for breakfast.

Green Monster Smoothie: 1 frozen banana, ~1.5 TBS crunchy peanut butter, 1 cup vanilla soy milk, cinnamon, vanilla whey protein powder, ice, spinach.

To curb my midday chocolate craving, I mindlessly ate a Quaker’s Delight Raspberry Mocha Cafe Square. I say ‘mindlessly’ because I’m pretty sure I wasn’t actually hungry. I just needed something to lift my spirits.

I am not in love with the ingredient list but I am in love with the flavor. It definitely gave me the pick me up I needed. I was having a somewhat “bummed out” afternoon. Chocolate solves all.

It was a long day of sitting at a computer at work followed by a 1.5 hour drive home.  I didn’t do anything taxing, however; my eyes hurt and I could easily go to sleep right now (it’s barely 6:30). I always feel slightly lethargic when I don’t have much going on during the course of the day. It’s bizarre, really. At least it’s the weekend and that is something to celebrate!!

Wine Time,

Nora

What does your work day consist of? How do you break things up?