“Hot Feet run in the morning, then cold brews in the afternoon.”

YES PLEASE! I was having a crazy day so his  message was really appreciated. I spent much of yesterday driving to appointments, running around at work and making phone calls. Did I mention that it all started with an 8am fender bender? It was nothing serious. I was rear-ended at a traffic light and my bumper has a few scratches. I’ve never had to deal with something like this before and spent a good amount of time on the phone with a lady from my insurance company. Despite the craziness, all was not lost. I think I found an apartment with a real kitchen . Is it weird that I already have a list of goodies I want to make? At the end of August my blog will become a LOT more interesting. I can’t wait!

I went for a run this morning to prepare for my Sunday. I am planning to run about 10-miles so preparations are necessary. I fueled with a Super-Charge-Me Cookie and ran a light 3-miles. I have been playing around with a few “pre-run” foods and think I am going to wake up early and have peanut butter and banana toast before my long run. The best fuel for me seems to be some combination of banana and peanut butter.

When I got back I made a Green Monster Smoothie in a Bowl. I love cooling down with a refreshing breakfast. And this one had Dark Chocolate Dreams!

Blender: 1 frozen banana, 1 cup vanilla soy milk, 1 scoop Dark Chocolate Dreams PB, 1 Scoop Vanilla Whey Protein Powder, 2 handfuls of spinach, cinnamon, ice.

Toppings: Vanilla Granola, Coconut Butter, Handful of Blueberries (at the bottom of my bowl haha).

Lunch today is another “whatever-isn’t-spoiled-in-my-fridge” production.

Salad: Spinach, Cucumber, Tomato, Radish, Olive Oil/Balsamic

Sandwich: Thick slice of 8-grain 3- seed bread, sunflower seed butter, Crofter’s Europe Superfruit Spread.

I actually was really satisfied with lunch yesterday. I had a small snack later in the afternoon but it held me over quite nicely. The 8-grain 3-seed bread is really dense and hearty. A thick slice with nut-butter filled me right up! Amazing and delicious.

Planning a little treat for dinner tonight, can’t wait!!

Weekend Plotting,

Nora

Do you make weekend plans during the week?

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Super-charge me!

Replenish me. (Like my mom's window treatments?)

Good Morning! Good Morning! Good Morning! I am a ball of energy today (clearly) and it’s all because I started off on the right foot. I was wide awake at 5:45am and it was a lovely 64 degrees out. I decided to take advantage of the peaceful morning and go for a run. Before heading out I had a super-charge me cookie. A cookie first thing in the morning? YES PLEASE! No wonder I’m in such a good mood .

I ran a slow and steady 40 minutes. It was peaceful as always and I even had some warming “hellos” and “good mornings” from other early birds out running, walking and biking. Maybe it’s just me but people seem more friendly at 6am than 6pm.

After my run I had to multitask and have breakfast while getting ready for work. I decided on a big ‘ol Green Monster to refresh and replenish. I went a bit heavier on the peanut butter today, and it tasted even more AMAZING!

In my blender: 5 ice cubes, 1 large frozen banana, ~1.5 (?) TBS crunchy natural peanut butter, cinnamon, 1 scoop vanilla whey protein powder (ran out of chocolate and randomly found this in my pantry), 1 cup vanilla soy milk and 2 cups baby spinach.

I’m titling my lunch box today, “I Love You Produce, Please Don’t Die.” I had some lettuce in the fridge walking a fine line between life and death and avocados tend to go bad in the blink of an eye. Since I am not one to waste, I used my soon-to-expire produce and packed a salad, sandwich and standard apple for lunch today.

Salad: almost bad lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red pepper, feta cheese, 1 large carrot, broccoli, chopped almonds, balsamic.

Sandwich: whole wheat bread, Farmer’s Market hummus, clover sprouts, vine ripe tomato and avocado.

After yesterday’s snack attack, I packed an emergency kit for work:A variety of crunchy and nutty to satisfy whatever my craving may be. I’m already eying that Cashew Cookie Larabar for later:). I forgot still had a few of those in my collection.

Bring it on Tuesday,

Nora

What do you do for “snack emergencies”?

For breakfast this morning I had a bowl of unconventional oats. I used 1/2 cup raw rolled oats, 1/3 cup Chobani Plain Greek Yogurt, 1/3 cup pumpkin, 1/2 of a large banana, ground flax, honey and cinnamon. With inspiration from Catlin, raw oatmeal is quickly becoming one of my favorite breakfast dishes. I did not think it sounded appealing at first, but after trying it I immediately fell in love. It has a better consistency than overnight oats and is far more substantive than granola or cereal. It keeps me full, satisfied and happy all morning long.

Lunch today is also “off the beaten path” so to speak. I packed my lunchbox with a sunflower seed butter, spinach and red bell pepper sandwich on whole wheat with two large carrots, an Empire apple and a super-charge me cookie. Allie sent me my very first jar of sunflower seed butter a few weeks ago and I have been dipping into it non-stop. I have added sunflower seed butter to everything from bread to yogurt, and found that some of my favorite surfaces have been vegetables. In fact, I think the best combination I tried was raw broccoli dipped in sunflower seed butter. Sounds odd, but it was so good. Remember my motto?

Hopefully my day will be as interesting as my food!

Happy Monday,

Nora

What is the best “odd” combination you have tried?