I’m 75% of the way packed. Got my clothes and toiletries done, just have to finish all of my miscellaneous stuff like camera charger, Larabars and books. This afternoon is all writing.
I came up for air from my suitcase and came down at 1PM for lunch. I decided on a Great Harvest delight –
On the outside she’s covered in warts and bumps –
But it’s what’s on the inside that counts! Melted Laughing cow and cheddar cheese –
I also made a salad with romaine, green pepper, zucchini, carrot, balsamic, salt, slivered almonds and Great Harvest jalapeno cornbread croutons
I didn’t finish it all. The veggies got a little gaggy on me by the end 
Tazo Cucumber White tea – LOVED it!! I was worried it would be too watery/cucumbery but it was slightly spicy with a very slight cinnamony taste and had a good amount of body.
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Normal Eating
Nutrition By Eve wrote a post about “Normal Eating” as defined by Ellen Satter MSW, RD in her book How to Get Your Kid to Eat: But Not Too Much. I LOVED the description and found myself analyzing myself for normal eating. I think I’m pretty normal 90% of the time. I do have hiccups when I overeat on cookies or eat till I feel sick, and I know I’m emotionally eating when I do that, but overall, I think I do pretty well on her bullet points.
Check out the post here: Normal Eating.
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See y’all!
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Yummy looking bread-I’m making some bumpy oatmeal bread today!
That cheese sammie looks great!
Mmmm….melty cheese on good bread! Looks delish.
I tried the frozen banana “ice cream” recipe you had on here a while back and -holy cow- was that tasty! My 14 month old son loved it as much as I did. We only had to process it for 2 minutes or so in our little food processor and it was ready to go.
Trying it again tonight and thinking about adding a bit of vanilla to it.
I love cheesy, toasted bread! And croutons definitely “make” a salad for me. Mmm, carbs.
You are going to have such a great trip
Larabars are such perfect on the go snacks. Love your description of your yummy sandwich. The seeds look amazing on top of that bread!
I am always so impressed by your Great Harvest Breads. Those seeds look so good! Love all those veggies in that salad. PERFECT!
those great harvest buns look so good! i love the seeds on top.
Love all the melty cheese. Mmmmm.
Normal eating can be such a hard thing. I think I’m finally getting comfortable with normal eating – with the occasional slip up!
Your sandwich looks great!
speaking of Larabars, have you tried the new flavors yet? I broke down and ordered them from the web site…both PB&J and Tropical Fruit Tart are the best I’ve ever tasted!
As always I am so jealous of that GH bread! You are one lucky girl!
I am also so in love with that bowl!
I’m glad you liked the link! When I first hear this it was a bit of an “ah-ha” moment. I hope your readers will enjoy it too. Good luck packing!
Thanks for sharing the article on normal eating!
Mmmm melty cheese and chewy bread – perfect lunch if I ever saw one! Thanks for sharing the article too, it’ll be a good read!
Ohh that cheese sammie looks yummy. Just like a grilled cheese with a lot less guilt! Yum!
warts and bumps – ewww! i mean, yum!
I think y’all should move to TX and open a bakery here so I can have some GH bread.
Interesting take on a grilled cheese sammie. I like it.
i think the warts and bumps are beautiful
I love your stoneware bowl…so gorgeous! That tea sounds delicious and refreshing!
Thanks for the link to the normal eating article; very interesting! I think I’m a normal eater maybe 80% of the time….I would like to strive to be normal always though.
All of your Great Harvest breads look fabulous… for some reason the GH stores I go to never seem to have such an interesting, unique selection!
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Thanks for the link – when I was seeing a nutritionist for my eating disorder, she gave me that same definition. At that point I sort of blew it off, but now I can see its value.
That great harvest bun looks amazing! yummy!
Mmm…melty cheese. And fresh bread. Perfect combo.
Cheesy and seedy! The best of both worlds – yum! Thanks for the link
I’m a fan your grilled cheese “smashing” method. Oh, and I’ll have to keep my eye out for that Tazo tea. I love white tea!!
I liked the “normal eating” excerpt. It rings true to me and I hope to be able to follow that advice every day. It’s nice to know that eating normally doesn’t mean eating perfectly all the time. Good post!
Aahh I want that bun, yum! I wish there was a Great Harvest near me!
BethT ,
I haven’t!!!!! I’ve got so many flavors in my house that I can’t justify ordering them, but if I see one in a store I will buy it for sure!
K
Thanks for sharing that Normal Eating post. I loved it!
Warts and bumps are looking pretty good these days!
grilled cheese is the best! i’ve never thought of using laughing cow with the cheddar, though. great idea!
i defintely would have paired it with a bowl of amy’s tomato bisque. so good!
Thanks Kath for sharing about “normal eating” – great article!