Finally we’re learning all about nutrition!! I still can’t believe that foodservice gets equal weight on the RD exam to the clinical topics. Craziness.
We just broke for lunch at 11:15 and boy was I ready to eat!!
I packed my leftover salad with extra sun-dried tomatoes, leftover grilled tofu and some almonds. Plus a thing of sesame dressing.
Next up: a slice of Flax Oat Bran for brain food 
A blood orange donated by Lauri
Fresh ‘n filling
I’ve been sipping on this Herbal Water Lemon Verbana Geranium. Love the flava!! Rosey and herbalicious.
Lauri also shared a bite of her endive with chicken salad. Yum!
Gotta finish typing so I can eat!!
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Those endives are such an interesting variation on a lettuce wrap. I’m going to have to try that! Good luck with the rest of class… I feel ya on the somewhat tangential info school makes us learn… but just keep on keeping on… it’ll all be worth it! Good luck!
That endive salad looks so delicious and gourmet, considering it’s a packed lunch I’m impressed by that presentation. Your lunch is incredibly fresh and balanced looking, per usual. I love blood oranges! Have fun delving into the complexities of nutrition.
Hi, your lunch does look really delicious and nutritious.
I recently saw you on current t.v and was amazed by how easy you make it to eat and live a healthy lifestyle. I’m a college freshman trying/starting to manage a healthy lifestyle while in college, you’ve inspired me to do just that.
Thanks
fun you saw me on Current! Welcome!
I have never tried endive. It looks really good with the chcken salad!
sounds like the perfect lunch! i love the “thing” of sesame dressing.
i’ve never had herbal water before… sounds… interesting? not sure if i’d be a fan of the taste…
Wow that orange does look a bit bloody!
Those endives look delicious! Glad you are getting to the interesting part of reviewing
Yum, I bet that endive and chicken salad was tasty!
YUM! that’s interesting that food service counts that much, but i guess when you think about that’s how a lot of the country gets fed! gotta make sure it’s done well i guess
your lunch looks incredibly fresh..i’m so jealous!
Entertainment Weekly said that Herbal Water was in and Kaballah water was out, so you are right on track. And yes, they are my #1 news source.
Wow– what a classy lunch! Especially for a packed one!
Enjoy the rest of your day!
Your lunch looks really refreshing and yummy, and I love those salad cups! Gotta make some soon
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Sometimes simple salads are the best tasting ones! The bread looks so chewy!
I totally agree with being baffled that food service is equally as important as nutrition on the RD exam. I haven’t taken it yet (still an undergrad) but they mention it a lot.
Love the colors in that salad! And nothing beats a fresh orange!
I love that water! And blood oranges, but they are so hard to find!
What a creative lunch for your friend to bring. I’ve been wanting to try a blood orange, but I’ve never seen one in any of the local grocery stores!
I would so love to eat lunch with a whole bunch of RDs – ohmygosh, it would be so interesting (IMHO) to see what you all eat!! One day
I’ve never had the opportunity to try blood oranges- wonder if I’d like them? Dhow are they different from navels?
I don’t really care for them actually. Navels are good, tangelos rock!
YUM blood oranges
Looks like a pretty fantastic lunch– have a great day
Great blog! I am studying sports science so I am totally obsessed with good food and great exercise. Kudos to all your hard work, being healthy can be tough sometimes! Keep the faith, Kat
I have been craving bread lately and that flax oatbran bread look so freakin’ good! Nice lunch!!!
Leftover salads are great. I always get extra when I go to our Whole foods and eat it for dinner or lunch the next day.
making sure to leave enough for leftovers is such a great way to portion control! i should do that more often…
Love sundried tomatoes on salads-yum!
how is the house selling going?
Just OK. Lots of people have seen it (by lots I mean like 10) but no offers
sundried tomatoes have quickly become one of my favorite ingredients! another winner? artichoke hearts
that blood orange looks kinda freaky. the rest of lunch looks tasty!
I think blood oranges are so much better than normal ones…but that could be all in my head. Question about the herbal waters – do you promise they don’t taste like perfume?? When I hear “rosey” all I think is perfume/potpurri :0).
Haha. No, they don’t have that strong perfume flavor. But of all the flavors, this one was the most perfumey. Try the orange one!!
Hmm, I can’t decide who’s lunch I’d like more in my fictional have-access-to-your-food-world. Dilemnas…
That salad looks so vibrant! I’ve never had a blood orange before!
loooove the stuffed endives! never would have considered that for a portable lunch, though!
Wow! That is an incredibly beautiful salad! You could get that posted on foodgawker.com, I bet!
Will the food service stuff be helpful running a bakery?!
Just a little
But it’s all mostly intuitive!
Great looking lunch Kath
mmm, looks amazing!
I have a new obsession with sun dried tomatoes, do you make your own? If so, how?
I got them from Dean + Deluca.
the endives look good but not very filling! i would take your bread and salad any day. and blood orange!!!
is it possible to eat too much fruit? i usually have between 3 and 4 pieces a day, but i noticed you seem to only have 1.5 to 2……is there a reason? i guess this comment is buried down pretty far so you probably won’t see it. ah well, maybe someone else can answer?
No reason. I think your serving size is totally up to you and your lifestyle.
Both lunches look great! Yay for learning about nutrition!!
Meant to post this question yesterday…wondering your opinion of Vega Bars vs. Amazing Grass bars? Taste, nutrition, etc? I have tried amazing grass (thought it was ok) but not vega.
Bar for bar, I’d go with Vega. The AG don’t have quite as odd of a taste, but the Vega bars have the best texture and a petter nutrition profile (more PRO and fiber and less sugar).
Oh this looks good.
I looked at a practice RD exam one and was shocked at how little questions were about nutrition! That is part of why I decided to not get it… I just can’t learn more things that I don’t care about! haha
I know, that is so crazy about the RD exam! It is so frustrating too. I have my review session in a month however I still have another year to go, oh boy.
YUM! salads are fabulous. I love the idea of sun-dried tomatoes, must try!
Your leftover salad looks delish. I like the addition of the grilled tofu! Your friend’s chicken salad looks great, too.
Jenn
Gotta love a salad that keeps until the next day.
I love learning about nutrition. It was my favorite class in college and was definitely the one I applied the most to my life. Love it!