… but not today!! Today was a rare day in that I was able to stick more or less to the food plan. As much as I love all the free food and exciting flavors that I typically encounter at work, I have to admit that, once in a while, I enjoy eating a reasonable amount of healthy food and having legitimate room for a real dinner when I get home.
In addition to the soup and yogurt that I had for lunch around 12:30, I also packed an orange that I ate mid-morning:
And since it wouldn’t be interesting if there were absolutely no meal interlopers, my coworker Jennifer shared her leftover Moroccan food of couscous and veggies. I had about 1/2 cup after my soup (which was actually not as foul as I had expected; the overnight must have given it time to mellow) and before my yogurt:
And then Jessica released her private stash of Valentine’s Day chocolates to the office. I broke the chocolate ice, of course:
I chose one (well actually, I chose four but put three in my empty tissue box for “safekeeping”) to eat for dessert. Dark chocolate with praline cream filling, mmmmm:
Afternoon snack happened around 3:30. My packed “Christmas” snack baggies of grapes and red pepper:
And at 4, this yummy bar that came from Tina in my V-day scavenger hunt prize pack:
This bar was very minty and very chocolatey (one of my favorite combos!), but despite its deliciousness, it did nada for my hunger. I was ravenous when I got home! Obviously, I had to make a three-part dinner.
I heated my last piece of pumpkin kibbi and steamed the rest of my asparagus:
Part three was pumpkin-apple pie yogurt which I made by heating 2/3 cup pumpkin, mixing it with 1/4 cup yogurt and the holy trinity of spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger), and topping it with a baby apple that I chopped and sauteed in canola and water until browned:
Mmm, such a comforting and satisfying meal! I am about to indulge in a dainty little dessert of my dark chocolate pomegranate truffle that came from Brandi as part of my BSI: Spinach prize and some Italian cookie crumbles I brought home from our Valentine’s lunch at work on Friday:
Ahhhh, I just had a bite of the truffle … AMAZING!! Thanks, Brandi!
I’m off to attempt a repeat last night’s successful tea and reading in bed … though tonight’s reading may be more of the blog variety since I haven’t had a chance to read any all day! What’s your bedtime routine?
Also, you must go visit Beadie for the scoop on this week’s BSI and the amazing one-of-a-kind prize she is offering!
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I am a bit embarassed by my bed time routine. I typically fall asleep watching tv 😦 I am trying to get in the habit of reading before bed.
Those truffles looks SO good!! I want that praline one!!!
Thanks for the shout out and sweet compliment about my prize!
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Yayyyy truffles! I have so many right now, I’m not sure what to do with myself. Other than just stick my face in them.
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aww i miss pria bars – i need to find those!
love the chocolate too 🙂
i read for 30 minutes before bed.
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your pumpkin kibbi looks great – i just pulled up the recipe and its full of all my favorites!
ahhh those truffles just sparked a major chocolate craving in me so i think i’m going to pull out my whole foods meringues ~ at least they are crap-free!
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My bed routine is reading to make me sleepy and since it’s mostly homework reading, I pass out pretty quick =]
However, yesterday I decided to look through SELF magazine and stayed up an hour later than planned! oooppss
that apple pumpkin thing with the holy trinity of spices looks decadent!
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bed time routine? i always have to play solitaire on my ipod to help me fall asleep…haha!
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I am definitely stealing your “treats in the empty kleenex box” thing. GENIUS!
Bedtime routine: go upstairs at 9 p.m. (yes, that early), put on the TV on FoodTV with a 30 minute timer. Passed out by 9:30!
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I just printed your pumpkin kibbi recipe! I love anything with pumpkin in it, sweet or savory! I am so excited to try it! Thank you!
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I have such a longish bed time routine. About an hour before bed I do either 20 minutes of gentle yoga — or a bath, and then my husband and I do the LATimes crossword in bed. Lovely. 🙂
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Thanks for the comment. It really made me feel better about my post! I have a proclivity for talking about weird things that should not be brought up. It’s sort of amazing at time the convos I get into.
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yay for truffles!!! i’m glad you liked it 🙂
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I love those pria bars as well! I pretend it is a Girl Scout Thin Mint…lol!
I also read before bed. It lets my mind relax a bit!
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I wish I had a bedtime routine! Many days after school I come home and fall asleep fully dressed; apparently I often try to kick Adam in the face when he takes off my boots!
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that pumpkin apple pie yogurt and the chocolate both look amazing!!
I usually do a blog post before bed 🙂
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I am very entertained that you put chocolates in your tissue box!
I like to take a scalding hot shower right before bed.
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Haha I love the “holy trinity” of spices- so true! Uhh, this week I’ve had NO bedtime routine. Just read and study until I can’t handle it anymore and then go to bed.
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MAJOR FOOD PORN ALERT!! 😀
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I bought a few truffles on the post v’tine’s day sale at Whole Foods and have been savoring them this week. A girl needs her chocolate!
I try to get in bed with a big cup of hot chamomile tea (which I read about years ago in French Women Don’t Get Fat as a great little habit to give you an extra boost of hydration right before sleep) and whatever book I’m reading around 10:00. I like the Celestial Seasonings Honey Chamomile tea. It is so good and soothing. By the time my tea is gone, I’m usually ready to sleep.
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