This past weekend was faaaaantastic. On Friday I luxxe-ed it up with my bestie, Jess, visiting from NYC. I adore Caffe Luxxe, and Jess and I have identical tastes in everything (with the most important relevant being food), so obviously I had to share the pretty soy latte art with her. This is hers before she ruined it. And here she is while ruining it. 😉 Love this girl. I got a cafe au lait with soy milk, which I messed up very slightly by adding two packets of raw sugar (still going strong with… Read more >
Elise
August 22, 2011
big salad, caffe luxxe, gardein, Indian food, pizza dough
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I got to work the other day and my name wasn’t on the assignment sheet. Since I had worked the day before, I was sure I didn’t get my schedule wrong. Done that before. Then I saw my name way down at the bottom of the page… Elise – float SOU SOU? After asking a few different people I found out it stood for surgical observation unit (basically the PACU for more stable patients). Ok, I thought. Something new could be fun. But where is the SOU? Nobody had any idea! I finally found out… Read more >
Elise
August 17, 2011
big salad, chocolate, corn nuts, enjoy life, hummus, nana'swork meals
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Hi, I’m in a salad rut. [never a bad thing] As I’ve repeatedly blogged about, I’m a bit of a prep queen. Whenever I know I have several shifts in a row, I make sure to prepare healthy and flexible food options ahead of time. I hate coming home to an empty fridge (and after 12+ hours on my feet, I definitely don’t have the energy to start cooking a meal from scratch). This week’s examples: Lentils & wheat berries. [Soaking on stand-by] Veggies. [I always have greens, tomatoes, bell peppers, & carrots on… Read more >
Elise
August 12, 2011
big salad, chia seeds, corazona's, enjoy life, hummus, kale, larabar, lentils, Mary's Gone Crackers, oatmeal, quinoa, sesame crackers, smoothie, tempeh, tofu, vega protein powder, wheatberriestutorial, work meals
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Whenever I go home to visit my parents I’m reminded about how lucky I am to have been raised with health in the forefront. The importance of eating well and staying active was a given, so I have never seen wellness as a chore. Eating balanced meals and participating in sports were, quite simply, just the norm. I now know that I was very fortunate to have grown up this way. Thank you mom and dad! Prior to my arrival, my mom had been to TJs to restock the bar stash. And hummus stash…. Read more >
Elise
August 4, 2011
Amy's, big salad, greek yogurt, hummus, Kombucha, oatmeal, smoothie, soy milk, sunbutter, sushi, trader joe's, veggie burger
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I’m sorry but I’m not sorry that I took a mini-break from blogging… I go through these lulls from time to time…and I don’t want to recap my triathlon experience until I’m really good and ready…so I’ll wait until the mood strikes. Until then, here’s today’s work lunch. Ensalada with Amy’s Bistro Burger, bell peppers, carrots, snap peas, and tomatoes. Kyle had some friends over for a BBQ this weekend, so I swooped on the leftover grilled corn in the fridge to make my salad even more exciting. Crunchy! It was good… Read more >
Elise
August 2, 2011
almonds, big salad, nuts, oatmeal, pure barwork meals
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