After a morning in the office, I was THRILLED to be able to come enjoy my lunch break outside!!! I’m set up at the Starbux across the street and using their Internet in 80*. Couldn’t get much better 
The Lunchbox
Smoked salmon (my fatty fish of the week!) with a Laughing Cow and mustard on High Five Fiber -
Flax CRUNCH! Love getting the flax seeds all floating in my mouth and nibbling on them. Gross, but good!
On the side – a bountiful salad.
Red leaf lettuce, celery and carrot
With a homemade dressing: balsamic vinegar (1 tbsp), dijon mustard (1 tsp), and Simply Orange Orange Mango (1 tbsp). SHAKE.
Save your jars!
Added the dressing at lunchtime
And a lovely organic Gala apple for dessert.
Matt took one look at this lunch and said “My that’s a lot of fiber!” LOL. Guess I should have packed a mushier fruit!?
Call me a Mega Nerd, but I changed out of my dress shoes and into my Champion for Payless slipons for a nice lunch walk as soon as I’m done eating. Complete with no-show socks!
Peace out, fools!
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Edited To Add: This news was important enough to edit my post: the Simply Orange juice dressing was killer good!!!
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Ahhh your day looks like a dream…warm weather, eating lunch, watching the world go by, smoked salmon….my view at the moment is the strong wind and blustery showers!
Girl I am so SO jealous”!
Enjoy your afternoon
I wouldn’t call those no show socks. haha. Regardless, good for you.
Yum that sandwich looks delicious! Good idea to save jars for salad dressing!
Glad you got some sunshine!
That lemon mustard sounds delicious.
Glad you’re enjoying such a good lunch outside in the sun!
That sandwich looks amazing!
yum, smoked salmon is always good, in any kind of combination!
I like your shoes
I wish I could have eaten my lunch outside. It is so beautiful here. Instead I am stuck inside. Oh cubicle life
I need to bring smoked salmon back to my diet! I love it!
Did you buy anything from Starbucks because you were using their Internet? I always feel guilty and have to get something when I use a place’s wifi (not Starbucks though, as we don’t have them in Australia anymore!)
I normally would by my colleagues said they use the patio all the time. I’m an AT&T subscriber so I technically “paid” for the internet already!
Trust me, there are FAR worse walking shoes you could be wearing. Personally, I love the white cross trainers worn with a mid-length skirt and dark hose. SEXY.
Those are nice walking shoes. WIth my uniform and dark hose I’ve just put on my cross trainers and gone for a lunch time walk. I look like one of those women in the city who don’t put on their heels til they get to the office.
how nice to be outside during the day like that! Looks beautiful.
Ahhhh! the dressing sound heavenly!
I have an itty bitty mason jar just waiting to be filled with to-go dressing. Thanks for the tip! That sandwich looks delish!
80?! I was happy with 58
That is HANDS DOWN my favorite great harvest bread! Yummy lunch!
It is sunny here but definitely not that warm…enjoy!!
That dressing sounds great, glad you made the update
I’ve been on a smoked salmon w/ laughing cow kick this week! Soooooo good!
I loooove smoked salmon with cream cheese & chives.
Your shoes are so cute. I love when I can wear my chacos. 
Looking at your photos of salads has gotten me to craving salads. BTW that’s a good thing. Also, I walked to work this morning.
love love love lunch walks! I go everyday! I keep a pair of tennis shoes at my desk at all times just for that reason!
I’ve been looking for shoes like that! Did you buy them at Payless Shoe Store?
Yes, but 2-3 years ago.
What a fantastic day! Love it!
Escaping the office for lunch in the sun is the best! Totally revitalizes you for the afternoon.
Mmmm it’s finally sunny here and though I have tons of work that I am doing (while also commenting…) it’s so nice to see blue skies out of my window!!
That dressing sounds really good! I made a similar one with 1tbsp fresh orange juice, 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 tbsp olive oil and some mustard/tamari.
And I can totally agree with the flax seeds in the mouth thing, I love it! – it happens when I put flax in my green smoothies.
I had those shoes! I wore them on vacation and ended up with plantar fascitiis due to their lack of arch support…which bummed me out because they are so cute and versatile
That IS a lot of fiber!!! but it looks like a killer lunch!
that lunch sounds amazing! i could really go for that sandwich right now considering i really don’t want to eat what i brought for myself!
omg lemon mustard sounds aaaamazing!
ooh, and i got to taste-test the new blue cheese laughing cow flavor yesterday and (1) it was INCREDIBLE and (2) it’d be AMAZING with smoked salmon!!
That sandwich combo sounds amazing. I love salmon and laughing cow cheese so I bet they are wonderful together. Hmmm…. May need to try that soon!
Nice! I just got back from an early afternoon walk too… working from home today and had to take advantage of the 70plus degrees here in Chicago! It’s so unusual for this time of year it feels like I’m on vacation!
(too bad I have 3 hours of class tonight!)
That smoked salmon sandwich looked soooo delicious! I don’t care if it only had three ingredients! LOL. I’m probably salivating because I haven’t had smoked salmon in a long time and I adore it.
LOVE the weather!!! And those shoes are adorable Kath!
i can’t walk in uncomfy shoes. so i don’t blame you!
That dressing sounds so perfect for the weather! Glad you got to enjoy some sun.
great call on the salmon. looked awesome. at some point can you address how much planning goes into your weekly eating? you’ve talked about your trips to the store (what looks good, on special), but then what. Do you sit down and get an idea of what you are going to throw together for the week or do you just think about it the night before.
you rock! love your blog–checking it out is the highlight of my day!
I do a meal plan for my dinners in my Google Calendar. Sometimes I plan whole recipes and other days it will say “Leftovers” or “Eat Fridge.” Or sometimes just “Beans + Vegetable.” We do stray from our plan sometimes. For lunches, I just make sure I have bread, salad ingredients, yogurt, cheese/sardines/tempeh/sandwich fillers and fruit and put together it as cravings hit.
I really need to make my own salad dressings – I feel like its too simple & tasty to be passing up!
Smoked salmon sammie yum and so healthy. Perfect lunch for a perfect day.
I was wondering if you kicked up your protein intake as you began training for your half-marathon (I know this is a random time to ask). But, like you, I don’t eat a whole lot of meat, but I am considering a half marathon in the near future and I wasn’t sure if I should change anything diet wise.
Jealous of that weather!
I haven’t made any intentional increases in protein. I feel that I get enough! I do try to include a good source in my post-run meals. But between dairy and bread and the meats that I do eat, I feel that I have my bases covered.
The weather looks fabulous!!! I’m so so jealous!
Saturday, I’m going back to MS so that means a stop by Great Harvest. I’m hoping for some good High Five.
I work at the beach (a Navy base) sometimes and unforunately I’ve gotten used to eating at my desk and getting to leave an hour early. I think next week I’m going to have to take advantage of the weather and take a walk on the beach instead.