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It’s a smoothie! It’s a soup!

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I took my Food Science flash cards out for a long walk today. An hour and 20 minutes, 4 miles. And it took me that long to just get through them once! It was a great walk though, and I was nice and pooped when I returned.

Here’s a tip for students: Write your notes as PowerPoint slides (esp. if you have a laptop and your prof sends out slides for students to print like 2 of mine do!) and then print the slides on handouts with 4 slides per page. Cut them into 4 pieces = Insta-flashcards! If you don’t have a laptop, you could still type up your notes into the slides when you get home (a great end-of-week review!).

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When I got home around 2, I was really craving a smoothie. So I set out to create a meal in a glass with (almost) all the food groups:

Some fruit

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Greens

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Avocado (used about 1/4 of one) and Flax for healthy fats –

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Dairy (protein too). Used about half a cup of each –

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But I needed more liquid and more sweetness so I added half a cup of this:

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Lastly: about 6 ice cubes.

I didn’t know if it would even fit in a glass, so I decided to eat it chilled-soup style.

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The grains: Food Should Taste Good cinnamon corn chips.

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Used for dipping!

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I’d by lying to you if I said the kale was undetectable in this – it really was a chilled veggie soup/smoothie hybrid and wasn’t that sweet with a mild kale background taste. But it was souper delicious!!

I didn’t know which utensil to bring..

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And I ended up using the straw!

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This lunch was very filling and fun. Since it was alternative, I added up the calories in my head to see where it stood: probably about 550? Higher than it would seem, but it kept me satisfied until dinner, so nice job! And the bowl was HUGE! Maybe 2.5 – 3 cups?

I spent the afternoon in the hammock studying Biochem. Yes, I am studying – not sleeping!! Although it was tough to keep my eyes open at times 😉

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Matt came home from brewing beer and I gave him a run-down (wait…what’s a run-down again Jim!?) of the ingredients in our fridge and pantry and told him to go invent a dinner.

Here’s what he came up with (after consulting with me on a few things 😉 )

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This delicious whole grain pilaf – my favorite of the Near East mixes yet! (We only used half the spice packet again to lower the saltiness)

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Plus leftover grilled chicken from Martha’s dinner last night, our farmer’s market asparagus (roasted at 400* for 10 minutes in olive oil and S+P), a huge lemon juice squeeze over it all, and daps of farmer’s market goat cheese + cilantro pesto.

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It was awesome!

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The Love Ducks joined us for dinner!!

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And I had a few strawberries for dessert.

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Tomorrow’s the last day of classes!!! Yipee!!

Night

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  1. Help Meghan Run says

    That “soup” looks great! I really want to try a green smoothie, but I think I’ll try spinach instead of kale to start. 😉 Good job studying today!
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  2. emmy says

    What a wonderful looking day! I just officially made the decision to quit my job and persue a rd and your study suggestions made me smile 🙂

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  5. Michelle Hisae says

    My marketing and accounting teachers would give us powerpoint slides to print out – it really is a great way to study! That way you have all the material on one page, or you can cut them up to test yourself.

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  9. Kerry says

    I also use flashcards, and when I study on the train during my commute, I sometimes catch people reading over my shoulder. They must find it interesting as well! I still have a whole week of classes left, but it is exciting to be close to the end. Good luck this week!

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  15. Heather says

    That soup-smoothie sounds perfect in the beautiful weather!

    You look so comfortable studying! That’s a great tip with the powerpoint! I’ve actually done that a few times myself. Perfect for memorizing vocab and random facts!

    Enjoy the last day of classes tomorrow! YAY!

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  19. Eliza says

    Sounds like your ready for the last day of classes! Love the PP tip. I bet I can use it this next week as a new way to take notes.

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  20. Oh She Glows says

    Love the soup smoothie! I love your pictures with the straw angle…I don’t know why but they always make me smile 🙂 Cute photography!

    I’ll have to try the soup out 😉

    Congrats on last day of classes…wow that snuck up quick didnt it?

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  22. Casey says

    I like to study in “relaxed” mode too! Unfortunately no yard = no hammock or partio set! That dinner looked delish! Congrats on it being the last day of class! Happy dance!

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  23. Amy says

    It was so nice of you to take your notes out for a walk…i DO hope you took baggies with you to clean up after them!! Sorry, bad joke, but i couldn’t help it 🙂

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  30. Lisa D says

    I think for me studying in a hammock would IMMEDIATELY lead to sleep, so good for you! Your weekend sounded great and of course delicious! YAY for last day of class, that’s so exciting!

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  36. kerri says

    Wow! The last day of classes! It makes me miss being a student. Although, I am about to go on a month long holiday exploring Australia.

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  39. Carla says

    “Could you give me a demo run-down? Just so I can see how you want it…”

    Haha, I’m loving that The Office reference! 😛

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  41. RK says

    I also use the PP/flashcard method for studying. It works great at the end of the semester! I hope you have a great last day of class.

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  44. susan says

    Your dinner looks delish — I LOVE goat cheese. This has nothing to do with this post, but I made the black bean dip you posted about last week and YUM! It made a fabulous lunch today with some baked Tostitoes. (I couldn’t drive across town to the only place that sells the wonderful Food Should Taste Good chips).

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