I have been putting EVERY effort into helping my body heal, so after several consecutive days of working, I was really looking forward to sleeping in and skipping the gym.
I slothed it up on the couch all day long. I kid you not. ALL.DAY.LONG. What goes with laziness? TV and grub. Enter DVR and a marathon of breakfasts.
My toast with Smart Balance light (it’s vegan, yo) didn’t hold me over very long, so an hour later I opted for a bowl of granola to supplement my brekkie (and a super overflowing cup of coffee).
My tummy was more than content with this.
I felt guilty for 2.5 seconds about my lack of exercise, but then got over it as I read blogs and researched rehearsal dinner restaurants in the Bay Area. I should probably be concerned since I’m running a half marathon in a few days, but to be honest, I don’t care how I do AT ALL. I haven’t trained properly for this race, so I have ZERO expectations. Realistically, I’ll be happy if I’m not coughing up a lung at the starting line (the finish line will be an entirely different beast). I have another race in October, so I will consider this my self assessment to see where my body is in terms of distance running.
Lunch? Well, it was 3 pm, but since I had breakfast so late, I rolled with it…
The apple was my amuse bouche (I operate on a slightly larger scale). The vegan chicken salad is a WF staple and it’s absolutely out of this world. I bought it as a part of WF’s 2/$5 deal (the other dish was a quinoa salad for Kyle). Pretty economical I think.
It’s a little on the fatty side because they use a LOT of vegan mayo, but when I mix it with lettuce and other salad fixins, it’s perfect. No dressing needed.
I wanted something cool for lunch dessert.
Cold. Chocolate. YUM. It really was SOY delicious.
I halved some strawberries because what goes better with chocolate than strawbizzles? (Ok Kyle, besides peanut butter)
I fell into a bit of a food coma in the PM, which was relaxing, until I woke up and realized I had nothing to make for dinner. Boo. Housewife working girl fail.
No sweat. Whole Foods to the rescue. I really wasn’t hungry, and I couldn’t identify a single thing I felt like eating for dinner, so I decided to get the most basic of foods ever. I bought half a loaf of fresh bread from WF and a tub of hummus and called it a night. Done and done.
Carb-o-loading to help me heal for no reason whatsoever (I guess the whole “I’m sick” excuse can’t be used more than once in a single post).
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Dessert time!!
Guess what I discovered!? Naturally More has EGG WHITES in it!? WTF. I am (was) heartbroken to have found this out. I have no clue how I missed this on the label…I guess I never figured a nutbutter would add eggs into their product? Foodie FAIL. Next time I buy AB I will be much more diligent in my research.
Anyways, I promise I will do more REAL stuff in the kitch in the near future. For some reason I’ve lost my desire to get my inner Isa Chandra Moskowitz on lately, but I guess that happens when you are producing 2 pints of snot a day…(too graphic? my bad).
Besos.
Hope you feel better! I like the extra protein naturally more adds…but I’m not vegan. I’ll finish that jar for you!
“I’m sick”–much like “it’s that time of the month”–is an unlimited get-out-of-jail-free card And by get-out-of-jail, I mean eat-whatever-you-want.
I’m pretty sure if I had to I could live on good bread and smart balance (light).
Feel better!
You must definitely deserved a lazy day! When exactly is your half? I hope you’re feeling better for it! I’m sure you’ll do great 🙂
WTF about the egg whites?! That is bizarre. Never tried the products, and I’m not even a vegan, but it still kind of freaks me out.
Rest up, missy!
My roomie told me WF tuna and chicken salads are bombbb! Rehearsal dinner research sounds WAY more fun too 😀
I’m glad you had a nice relaxing day at home, you certainly deserve it!
Haha yes, this is why I ALWAYS have to read labels carefully – who knew eggs (which I’m allergic to!) would be in a simple nut butter??
You just had my dream day of eats. Eating bread, cereal, granola, hummus, non-dairy ice cream and more bread would make me so happy. Must do this some day soon!
I hope your 2 pints of snot clear up soon! And you totally deserved a full day of nothingness- you’re a hard workin’ woman!
I hope that you start to feel better soon! Too bad about Naturally More.. their nut butters are delicious.
Enjoy your rest, everyone deserves some laziness. Feel better!
That sounds like the *perfect* sick day! Just resting and lounging and watching TV…the only thing missing was Kyle to bring you all of your yummy food throughout the day. You NEED a nurse when you are sick, right?! I mean, you ARE a nurse, so you shouldn’t have to nurse yourself back to health (okay, that makes way more sense in my own head…I am hoping you get what I am saying, though) 🙂
I hope you are feeling better! If not, take another day of rest…you deserve it!
Courtney
Oh, feel better 🙁 I’ll send you some virtual chicken soup. It’s vegan 😀
I had no idea you were running this weekend… I need to stop getting so mesmorised by your pretty salads 😛 The vegan chicken salad sounds good…is it as good as power-fu?!
Sloth definitely isn’t a vice – sounds like you really needed the rest and the energy from the carbs! Hope you’re feeling better today!
Sorry you’re sick… hope you feel better today!!
Raw egg whites in peanut butter?! That’s kind of scary, actually!!
Not coughing up a lung is probably a bit of an … under-ambitious goal, don’t you think!? 😉
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oh no yeah i saw that on the naturally more label when i bought it awhile back… how weird is that?! learn something new everyday!
be a sloth all you want until you feel better 🙂
oohh .. you are so a hobbit, just like me … SECOND BREAKFAST. i do that all the time.
that may have been one of the nerdiest things i have ever said … dont care!
that bread looks delish by the way
um I think that sitting on the couch is exercise. considerate mental preperation for your race. ugh find my bib for me for the queens half. my money is in the race and there are no refunds. fail. I dont even want the tshirt if it comes with it because I’ll be ashamed to wear it. but you’ll kick ass man!
That bread looks so doughy and chewy. You can play the sick card as often as you want sista!
Everyone deserves a day (or three) of doing Jack….scheisse.
That picture of the bread and hummus literally made me stop for about 30 seconds. I want. It really is the perfect dinner 🙂
FEEL BETTER!!!! If you’re not feeling better, just think, you get Michael Scott and Nene tonight!
Glad you got a nice day to relax. The roll and hummus..and the ice cream and strawberries sounds perfect! I am going to WF tonight so I gotta check out that deal!
Aww E! I hope you have the Puffs with aloe tissue cuz the snot-age that runneth will fa sho produce redness of the nostrils. Your last couple of lines made me LOL at work, ie weird looks from the bosses…Feel better!
Hey!!! I’ve been reading you (almost stalking) for a long time, and I’ve got to tell you that this is the best and funniest food related blog I’ve ever read! And it’s so inspirating! (I’ve got to be all life grateful to you because of my love for hummus!!!) So congrats for your blog girl, I read it everyday!
I’m so glad you slothed it up. You more than deserve it.
I ate that chicken salad today, too! I love it so much. Do you know how to make it? I could probably be a little less lazy and just read the ingredient list, but…. yeah.
Sometimes being lazy is just what our bodies need!
Love your foamy coffee!
I am mucho impressed by everything in this post, most notably the foam action on your coffee and the vegan chicken salad. I will be hunting for that salad now…
haha, sadly kyle has already volunteered his services in that department.
i agree wholeheartedly.
i know. whoever said man cant live on bread alone hadnt tried DKB.
sunday!! eek! im glad im not the only one shocked by the presence of EGGS in a nutbutter!
yeah, sooooo good. for some reason mine never taste as good as theirs 🙁
so weird right?
i know 🙁 i have yet to check their other nutbutters, but i have a feeling the egg whites is a common ingred throughout.
haha (i did)
seitan soup? nope, that just sounds gross. the WF chik’n salad is SO much better than the power fu. i cant figure out why.
right!?! so weird…
sometimes low expectations are the way to go. so keeping my lungs in my body is a perfectly apprope goal.
hahaha…loving the LOTR reference. fortunately (or unfortunately depending on how you see it) i caught the reference and LOVED it 🙂 nerd alert, fasho!
its pretty fabulous. i dont know why WF gets a bad rap for being super $$$. i mean hot bar aside, the groceries are cheap if you know how to shop.
you are SO sweet anna!! thanks for the comment. it made me day (week) to hear such nice feedback.
i cant figure out what meat alternative they use? yeah, i guess i could look at the ingred list…
my body loved it, so did my tummy!
its a winner. like most of my other WF obsession, i cant stop thinking about it.
O M G WHERE ARE YOU DOING YOUR REHEARSAL DINNER?? SPILL YOUR SECRETS
Sometimes hummus and bread is THE perfect food combo! Especially good, fresh, crusty bread. MMM, carbs…
NYC Whole Foods have MUCH better prepared foods than other ones (my pithy Orlando one comes to mind) but I guess that’s better because I’d buy everything they had.
(Sidenote: I am totally not trying to be “that” vegan, but Smart Balance Omega Light isn’t vegan. I found this out the hard way since I consumed Smart Balance Light forever and bought the Omega kind since my grocery store was out, only to find the Omegas are thanks to fish oil! Such a bummer.)
what do you think of those choices? your opinion is valued so hit me back.
even various NYC whole foods are better than others…this new one is THE best. they just keep outdoing themselves. oh and btw, i totally dont mind, but if you read my “about me” youll see im not 100% vegan. im not a fan of labels, so i try not to wave my vegan flag all over the website. thanks for the info though 🙂
So jealous of all you NYC bloggers! 🙂
Yeah, I realized that after I posted it and was wishing I could edit a comment. Sorry about that! I really was bummed when I found that out since I am vegan and my local grocery store stopped carrying regular light and only omega light. Ah, a life without Smart Balance is not a life I am not ready to face!
i know!? all of a sudden my options are smart balance (not light) or the omega one. and maybe its all in my head, but it doesnt taste as good…kyle seems to have no objections though, so maybe it IS just me…