I debated packing a lunch vs. going to EarthFare today. It was a really hard decision, but stepping in DOG POOP in my yard while taking out the trash this morning helped me decide. I had no time to pack a lunch as I was cleaning the poop off my kitchen floor (I tracked it all over 
)
We got out of class after only 20 minutes (!!) today and I was |thisclose| to turning around and driving back home so I could get in some Thanksgiving grocery shopping but I decided that it wasn’t worth the gas and I should get some work done in the time (even though I’m about to have 5 day to do 3 projects). So I headed to EarthFare and knocked out my whole Micro outline on Viruses! Sweet!
My friend Laurie met me for lunch and we enjoyed around round of fabulous salads –
Let’s see if I can remember everything (I re-trace my steps around the salad bar when I do these recalls):
- Spinach/romaine
- Raw mushrooms, squash, broccoli, carrots
- Kalamata olives
- Garbanzo beans
- Garbanzo bean salad
- Beets
- 1 piece broccoli salad
- 4 giant lima bean things
- Forbidden rice salad (1 tbsp)
- Wild rice salad (1 tbsp)
- Butternut squash salad (at right – TO DIE FOR – about 3 tbsp)
- 2 pineapple cubes
- The Best Salmon (about 2 tbsp)
- Some goat cheese crumbles (1 tbsp)
- Soy nuts (1 tbsp)
- Vinegar for dressing
Plus my favorite tea!
Holy moly on this morning’s comments!! I can’t believe all the different hometowns!! Thanks to those of you who de-lurked and wrote sweet messages 
The contest is open until midnight tonight.
One more class, then it’s the LONG WEEKEND!
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Another awesome bowl of EarthFare goodness!
I so wish I could find that tea in my area!
Bummer about the dog poop – that is one of the worst things ever! I can’t believe there are still people out there that let their dogs poop wherever and not pooper-scoop it up!!
I’m jealous of your frequent earthfare visits. I enjoyed when I was in NC last year. Their salad bar is delicious! The gypsy tea looks wonderful…I’ll have to check it out.
Hey so I ‘m making Thanksgiving dinner for the first time myself this year and I’m curious, what’s everyone serving? Do you have your menu planned yet Kath?
Too bad about the dog mess
But hooray for a lovely lunch with friends!! 
ENJOY YOUR LONG WEEKEND & HOLIDAY!!
Love the big salad!
I drool everytime you post your trips to EarthFare! We have nothing like that here and it looks SOOO good!
WOW Earthfare food looks amazing!
zesty
Thats great that you got out of class early! I used to love when that happened.
Kath what is your favourite food at EarthFare??? If you HAD to pick!!
Angela
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Wow I just realized there are about 6 readers from Toronto who commented on this mornings blog! How awesome!
Angela (from Toronto)
Coconut Chai tea sounds delicious! I wonder if I can find something like that around here?
Wow, what a yummy bowl!!
Your EF lunches are so pretty! (Not that your normal lunches aren’t – I love all of your food.)
Have fun working
Your EF lunches always looks amazing! I really wish that we had something like that around here!
Yay for getting out of class super early! Hope that made up for the dog “situation.”
My coworker just walked by the computer screen and said “wow, looks goo!” about your salad
Hooray for the long weekend!
sorry to hear about the poop
it did make me smile, though haha.
Your salads always look so delicious and pretty. And coconut chai tea sounds interesting!
Hope ya have a good day!
My mother once had to use a toothpick to get the dog poop out of my very finely-treaded (and probably expensive) shoes. Not a happy camper.
What about the rice salad is “forbidden?” Or is that the brand?
People who don’t pick up dog poo make things difficult for responsible dog owners like me!
What a beautiful lunch!!
I hate stepping in poop… even when its my own mess up by not cleaning it up, it still SUCKS!
I must try that tea!!! It’s all sold ou tonline and in stores =(
My mom used to say stepping in dog poo would bring good luck! You never know…..
OH NO! Stepping in dog pooh is one of the worst things ever
Your EF salads never stop making me jealous!
Break is so close!!
Those salads always look scrumptious!
I think those are actually fava beans, not lima beans.
I LOVE your salads Kath! They always look great!!
Well your lunch looks like it was great! I hope it made up for the miss-step earlier!
yummy salad, and love chai never had that kind:)
Holy schneikes, can’t believe you had over 500 comments re: the contest!!! I’m in Portland, Oregon.
Your salads are always an amazing mix of goodies. Earth Fare sounds like a fab store. Re: your rubber band arm… I totally get that so-numb-you-can’t-move-it effect sometimes. Crazy that you smacked yourself!
dog poo? no good.
kath, have you ever considered getting a dog?!
I need to go on a hunt for that tea!
That EarthFare place looks amazing. I think I have to move. haha.
First time commenter from Portland, CT. I am motivated by your healthy eating and lifestyle habits. Keep up the good work!
something i have noticed is that earthfare has a way better salad bar then whole foods! I’m jealous.
Then I have two questions:
What do you try to accomplish workout wise each week? ( like how much cardio and weight training etc.)
And.. How do you plan your grocery shopping since I know you and the husband kind of plan dinner around whats in the kitchen?
Thanks I love this blog!!!
angelcubbie ,
We’re cooking kale salad, Great Harvest + chicken sausage dressing, a tri-root veggie “mash”, turkey + gravy and cranberry sauce. My family members are brining corn pudding, oyster pie, sweet potato casserole, creamed onions (ewww!) and pies for dessert. Yum!
Oh She Glows,
Favorite EarthFare food: EF brand PB! But if you mean on the salad bar: the butternut squash salad, followed by The Best Salmon.
Kathryn ,
Honestly I’m not a huge animal person, but we may be getting a dog in the next few years. It will be a small one, most likely a rescue daschund if we do (because we both think they are hilarious!!)
AshleyH,
I try to get in 45 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of weights 5 days a week with 2 days of running. I switch up my cardio between machines and my weights between upper body, lower body, abs, and pull-ups. And a rest day if I feel like it.
Grocery shopping is planning using Google Calendar and recipes I save in Google Notebook. I’m a total G-girl
Kath