This is the bag that I carried:
This is the lunch that stayed in the bag that I carried:
These are the bagels left over from a meeting that joined the lunch that stayed in the bag that I carried:
pumpernickel, flax & sunflower, wheat, sun-dried tomato
This is the parent group’s lunch that went into my belly and steered clear of the bagels that joined the lunch that stayed in the bag that I carried:
Inginia prepping ...
roasted chicken, rice + beans, avocado, apple slices, pb (x2 plates! (but they're mini-plates))
These are the parent group’s apples, browned too soon, that went into the bag, following the lunch that went into my belly and steered clear of the bagels that joined the lunch that stayed in the bag that I carried:
This is the lunch that became a dinner during class at Hunter and left the apples, browned too soon, that went into the bag, following the lunch that went into my belly and steered clear of the bagels that joined the now-empty tupperwares that stayed in the bag that I carried:
greek yogurt + apples + bananas + ginger
kale + date curry
This is the produce rescued from the lobby of Hunter that filled the empty tupperwares left by the lunch that became a dinner during class and left the apples, browned too soon, that went into the bag, following the lunch that went into my belly and steered clear of the bagels that joined the now-refilled tupperwares that stayed in the bag that I carried:
honeydew melon, grape tomatoes, yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, apple flowers
craaaaaaaaaaaaaaazy, right?
Plus this piece of cranberry goat cheese!
So, needless to say, yesterday was a typical day in the life of a professional expander :-). And the bag was heavy. And I am sufficiently stocked with produce for the rest of the week. Additional visual highlights:
avocado
rice + beans
seeds
produce
This morning, I enjoyed a bowl of gingerbread crockpot oats exactly the same way I did yesterday.
I’ve also repacked the same lunch as yesterday (I only had to replace the orange, the curry, and the yogurt), and we’ll see what happens as the day unfolds!
P.S. Missy at Missy Maintains is giving away Popchips! Check here for details!
Tales of Expansion: Baby Butternut Edition 
This is too funny. You really are a professional!!
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I have some cranberry goat cheese in the fridge just like that from Costco!
And those fancily cut apples? Divine!
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Cranberry goat cheese? Mmmm 🙂
That bag has been through a lot!
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Oh my gosh…I love those apple flowers! How do you do it?
healthyhunter.blogspot.com
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Healthy Hunter – Aren’t they pretty?! I have no idea how it’s done — they were just left over from a catered food event at my school!
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Avocado…YUM! Everything looks great! 😀
Angela
http://www.ohsheglows.com
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You are wonderful! I love this post!
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you take fabulous photographs of everyday food! Thank you for bringing a new perspective into looking at what I eat!! 🙂 Your blog rocks.
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seriously, i think you need to start bringing the rolling suitcase with you… think of how much more you could stash away!
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you should write a book. Or teach a class. Or both!
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Such a cute post and good eats!!
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LOVE all the food you rescued 🙂
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