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!
As I mentioned last night, I ate a lot of this curry as I was cooking it to get the spices just the way I wanted them, so I know how delicious lunch is going to be. I can’t wait!
I popped two Nutrigrain waffles in the toaster and set out to develop some oatmeal pancakes! I found a packet of oatmeal in the cupboard that I recognized from the post-race goodies we received at Race for the Cure in September. I mixed the oatmeal with an egg, a splash of water, and some baking powder and baking soda. I Pam’d a pan and poured the batter in:
Tales of Expansion: Baby Butternut Edition 