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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My meals have been pretty bizarre lately so don’t say I didn’t warn you. I have no clue how this meal was born. It came out of nowhere and makes no sense. At first I thought I wanted sweet oats (my normal breakfast thang). But then I saw some leftover tofu and said to myself “why not!” I added chai tea to my oats along with half the block of tofu and mashed them all up together. Then I figured to go full on savory and add in some veggies, nutritional yeast, and Bragg’s… Read more >
Elise
August 10, 2011
almonds, bragg's, clif bar, follow your heart, granola, larabar, oatmeal, raw, seitan, tofu
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Elise 1. Night shift 1. Monday’s night shift was fine. But last night’s had a few hiccups. It started off well enough (same patients, same routine) but after my lunch sleeping break at 3 am, I got busy. Downside: One of my patients decided to stop breathing (which is never good). Upside: The hours between 3 and 6 am FLEW by. Leading up to work I had a nice day. After biking back from work, I showered and crawled into bed, where I promptly dozed off for a solid four hours. When I woke… Read more >
Elise
June 29, 2011
Alvarado Street bread, big salad, hummus, larabar, oatmeal, sabra, tropical traditionswork meals
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The art of packing food is my specialty. Much like making my daily work eats (tutorials here), packing food for traveling is a bit of a craft. Some may find it easier to buy meals at the airport rather than go through the hassle of taking extra baggage through security. Personally, I’m not one of those people. I don’t care if it adds 25 pounds of dead weight that I have to schlep by plane, train, and automobile, for me it’s SO worth the energy. The cost to benefit analysis probably differs depending on your… Read more >
Elise
May 9, 2011
Artisana, attune foods, avocado, big salad, cereal, chik'n strips, chocolate, clif bar, corazona's, dried mixed fruit, granola, hummus, kaia, kind bar, larabar, love grown foods, mexican food, nutbutter, nuts, oatmeal, peanut butter, probar, raw, sabra, trader joe's, udi's
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The chefs at Napa Valley Grille thought they were making a decadent chocolate cake… But to my husband, chocolate is chocolate is chocolate. Eaten like a brownie-from-a-box. Klassy. My ultra refined taste buds demand much better manners. I prefer my chocolate in the form of a Larabar – especially the Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip. I’m so glad I get to spread the Lara-love! :) After reading through SO many brilliant comments, I get to finally announce the winner of the Larabar giveaway… Congrats to Clare from Fitting It All In! [thx random.org] Just email… Read more >
Elise
April 12, 2011
chocolate, larabar
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