Not plastic! Yep, the ole plastic food came out in Community Nutr. today. We had fun playing around 🙂
Kelsey did NOT like it!!
The real food tasted better though 😉
My bean pizzas held me over really well today. I snacked on these dried mangos (half a bag) by Peeled when I got to class. These were hands down the best dried mangos I’ve ever had. Not too tough like it can get. And not sweetened either!
And hour later I dove into my packed dinner. I came home so hungry last night, I felt like eating during tonight’s class. So I made dinner at lunchtime and packed it up!
This was a delicious chilled salad with a base of millet. The ingredients all tossed together:
- 1/3 cup cooked millet (or quinoa or couscous or pasta or wheatberries)
- 1 can garbanzo beans, drained
- ~1 cup veggies – 1 small zucchini, 3 mushrooms, 2 tomatoes
- 3 tbsp gorgonzola
- 3 tbsp walnut pieces
- Dressing: 4 tbsp lemon juice (2 whole medium lemons) + 1 tbsp olive oil
Makes about 7 cups – perfect for packing in advance! Because I knew you’d ask, I estimated the calories per cup at about 150.
And perfect for scooping up with chips! Yum Popchips!
And because a 3 hour class is always more fun with chocolate, I packed this Bliss bar to share with my friends! I had 3 pieces and they had the other 3. This chocolate tasted GOOD!!!!!
Once home (2.5 hours later) I was hungry and the chocolate party continued – over cottage cheese! I never would have thought of this combo (er, I guess I did..but you know!) but it was totally awesome!!!
Cottage cheese (1/2 cup) with Navitas Naturals Cacao nibs, chia seeds, and a crumbled chocolate hazelnut bite. (Def. going to make a batch of those when they are gone!!)
Matt broke his bakery curfew and JUST got home from a night out with his friends and went to bed. He’s going to be sleepy tomorrow!
I’m off to join him for some reading
Megan says
Loving that cottage cheese and chocolate snack! I never would have thought to pair the two…but now I will have to try it 🙂 Have a good night!
Mandy A says
I really like the bliss bars 🙂 I had a few at my brother’s wedding that they gave out as part of the wedding favors!
Ellen @ Peace in Motion says
yummm that millet salad looks gooooood. You always come up with the tastiest looking meals.
Daria (Summer of the CSAs) says
That salad looks delicious and superconvenient. I’m definitely going to have to try that!
If I could do lactose I would try the chocolate-cottage cheese combo too, but lactose and I don’t get along.
Erin says
Does the lemon juice cut the flava of the gorgonzola at all? Or do you need to be a gorgonzola lovah to enjoy that salad. Looks yummy (and would be also great with GOAT cheese, my lovah!).
Shannon, The Healthy Beach Bum says
Oh I love Kelsey’s face looking at the plastic food lol. Those dried mangoes look really good! I hate when dried fruit tastes overly sweet. Cottage cheese for dessert is so good! I love mixing it with lots of cinnamon, raisins, and a dash of sugar. Enjoy your night!
Heather @ Health, Happiness, and Hope says
I love how you are able to feel comfortable taking meals and snacks to class with you! I honestly have never heard of doing that before… do a lot of students do that? Is that common in classes other than Nutrition/Food???
LOVE that cottage cheese mix. I usually just eat mine with loads of black pepper sprinkled on, but this sounds delicious!
MarathonVal says
That is by far my FAVORITE easy, tasty, healthy portable lunch – quinoa with lemon EVOO dressing, veggies, and chickpeas! I never get sick of it!
angieinatlanta says
Whoa – chocolate and cheese? You are a braver woman than I!
mikey says
that fake food is funky! the cottage cheese and chocolate looks delicious. we have the same tupperware, lol
Morgan says
That millet salad looks so yummy, can’t wait to try it! Yay for Popchips!
Rebecca says
I’m in class on Tuesdays from 10-4. I’ll have to pack food like you do! It’s saves so much time!
Jenna says
i love how you bring your dinner to class, too cute!
Jenn (www. j3nn.net ) says
Hmm… chocolate on cottage cheese? Now that’s different! Sweet + salty is always a winning combo.
Jenn
Lizzy says
I like the idea of bringing a dinner to class. i totally need to do that. i have 2 long days and need to bring satisfying eats with me! good idea! thanks kath!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) says
The plastic food made me giggle – it looks so shiny! I love your salad mixture – it sounds really tasty and filling. I may have to try that out with some quinoa. I’ve been on a big chickpea kick lately (well, beans in general) and this salad looks just up my alley!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) says
The plastic food made me giggle – it looks so shiny! I love your salad mixture – it sounds really tasty and filling. I may have to try that out with some quinoa. I’ve been on a big chickpea kick lately (well, beans in general) and this salad looks just up my alley!
Amanda says
Do ya’ll pack your food for class? I imagine it’d be interesting to see what a bunch of RD’s to be pack!!
I made a great salad like that last night with cous cous, onion (sorry!), cherry tomatoes, garbanzo beans, and feta … and used your stuffed zucchini idea – it was wonderful!
FoodCents says
I find cottage cheese to go with TONS of things odd. It adds a nice salty contrast to something sweet. I believe a good staple to have around.
Brie (The Fit Bride) says
I love cottage cheese mixed into smoothies–1 cup strawberries, 1/2 c. milk, 1/2 c. cottage cheese and a little stevia–it tastes just like cheesecake and is a super protein boost!
Ashley says
haha, Kelsey stopped over and told me about the gross plastic food. She was seriously disgusted!!
Lisa says
My nutritionist pulled out the plastic food during one of our sessions and I admit that I regressed a little.
I love the Peeled fruit, too, but I can only find it at airports, where it’s ridiculously pricey.
Jenn Eats Nutritiously Now says
3-hour classes can get to be pretty boring, but I’m glad you’re able to have a little fun and eat some REAL food! And the chocolate definitely made it so much better.
Sara says
I like how people scoff at the chocolate and cheese combination… has anyone ever heard of chocolate cheesecake? Pretty popular dish… heh.
Lindsey says
Hey there!
My favorite dessert at the moment is cottage cheese blended with a generous helping of cocoa powder and a packet of Truvia – it makes a chocolatey fudge party in your mouth that’s full of protein at the same time!
Courtney Worthington says
Yum! So whactaha reading bedside these days?
AnnQ says
I’ve never had a Bliss Bar, but they look yummy! 🙂
Whole Body Love says
The chocolate and cottage cheese combo looks awesome! Too bad Mallard just finished off our cottage cheese…men.
Julia says
I have never heard of millet but it looks tasty!
Enjoy your day:)
xxx Julia (Taste of Living)
M says
I had a professor in college who forbade us from eating in his early morning class. Fine, totally understandable that it can be distracting (this was a small seminar), and his prerogative to make the rule. But he also banned drinks, including water and coffee. This was an 8:00 am class!
And he would not allow anyone to leave to use the bathroom during class. He advised us that the class was an hour and a half, and we were all grown ups who could wait to eat, drink, and use the bathroom.
Ugh.
Lauren says
Haha… that plastic food brings back memories from childhood!
I love the combo of cottage cheese and chocolate – one of my current favorite snacks is 1% whipped cottage cheese with cocoa powder and fresh strawberries. Mmmm…
Lauren says
I love making big filling salads and saving them to eat throughout the week. It’s brilliant for go-to lunches and/or dinners and I’m sure come in handy during long class nights.
Cottage cheese dessert looks incredible!!! You are so creative! 😉
Pam says
I need to invest in some sweet spoons like you have!
Anne [email protected] Her New Weigh says
That salad looks so tasty!
Meg says
Loving the salad. I need to try the Nutiva Naturals products. They look yummy!
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
Haha…I love playing with fake food. It’s so cool to see proper portion sizes and how much they vary from what we’re actually served—or what we’re usually served in restaurants, rather.
I love dried mango! Trader Joe’s has a great, unsweetened dried mango that I absolutely love. It does get a little on the tough side, though, but I kind of actually prefer it that way. It’s sort of like taffy. 😀
Happy Friday!!
Courtney says
Yum, I love scooping! I always try to find a way to do some scooping of my salads or soups!
And that plastic cornbread looks pretty realistic! :>
Courtney
Adventures in Tri-ing
Pam says
Cute photo’s…….love chocolate…..yum!
Becci says
That salad looks good! I have never seen millet in our grocery store…will have to look harder!
Kath says
Erin,
You can use any cheese you please!
Amanda,
You’d think it would be all health food, but you’d be surprised!
Lindsey,
Great idea!
Courtney,
Time Traveler’s Wife!
M,
Not even WATER!? What a dictator! That would be torture. I do think food is distracting an would understand that, but not water.
Kath
Nicole (dishin') says
I love popchips, so delicious.
Your salad looks delish – makes lots of leftovers which is always great!
Amanda @ Cakes and Ale says
Isn’t just a little piece of dark chocolate so satisfying? I break off a little after lunch at work everyday… it just makes me so happy!
HealthySDLiving says
Oh cool! Yea I’d never really think to mix cottage cheese with that mix but it looks so delicious!
betsy says
Are you allowed to take pics during class?? That surprises me…
Anyway, that salad sounds yum!
Kath says
Betsy,
I took the photos before class started.
Kath
Gena (Choosing Raw) says
Yet another winning KERF grain salad! You are the master of them. Glad you packed so nicely! xo
Kiersten says
That plastic food looks funky! Your meal looks a lot better!
Kiersten says
That plastic food looks funky! Your meal looks a lot better!