It’s a smoothie! It’s a soup!
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!).
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
Greens
Avocado (used about 1/4 of one) and Flax for healthy fats –
Dairy (protein too). Used about half a cup of each –
But I needed more liquid and more sweetness so I added half a cup of this:
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.
The grains: Food Should Taste Good cinnamon corn chips.
Used for dipping!
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..
And I ended up using the straw!
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 😉
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 😉 )
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)
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.
It was awesome!
The Love Ducks joined us for dinner!!
And I had a few strawberries for dessert.
Tomorrow’s the last day of classes!!! Yipee!!
Night
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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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 🙂
Very fun looking soup Kath! Glad the weather was nice and great job on Dinner Matt! Have a great night!
zest!
I want a hammock! Well, I’d actually settle for a backyard…although condo life isn’t so bad 😉
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.
Great study tip! I need to try my hand at studying and walking.
Mmm those strawberries look good — nothing like the apple-sized, yellowy ones at my grocery store these days!
What a yummy day. Love the smoothie soup!
Yay for the last day of class tomorrow!
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!
Thanks for the PP tip! I would have never thought of that!
Great looking lunch and dinner!
Soooo exciting about last day of classes tomorrow 🙂
What a great looking dinner! It seems to have such yummy, simple flavors. 🙂
Hooray for your last day of classes tomorrow!
Have a great last day!
What a great study card idea!
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!
mmmmm that all looks soooo tasty!
your lunch looks so awesome!!! hehe. soup in a bowl with a straw.
also, i am incredi-jealous of your beautiful hammock study session.
Love your smoothie soup! Congrats on the last day of classes!
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.
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?
Very nice use of PP. And I like your duck friends!
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!
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 🙂
i love the idea of smoothie soup! i’ll have to keep that in mind for the summer…
HOORAY for the end of classes!!
I always distinguish my green smoothies from my green soups by how much cayenne I put into them 🙂 Also helps cover the greenyness of the kale.
Gotta love that La Croix water 🙂 I like the lemon flavor.
I love the Near East pilaf mix that has lentils mixed in! It’s really tasty.
Yummy soup/ smoothie. I like that PP trick!
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!
Whole Grain blends…more Near East mixes to get addicted to!!
Great looking dinner.
What a fun soup smoothie and love the hammock studying. I am not so sure I wouldn’t have napped too!
I don’t which I like better: the soup/dip idea or the flashcard tip!
Hmm…you may have just inspired me to have “soup” for breakfast!
Enjoy your last day of classes!!
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.
Have fun on your last day – then you are freeeeee for the summer! So lucky!
I agree that those Near East Whole Grain Blends are great! My wife and I just discovered them a few months ago. Never thought of using just half the seasoning pack; great idea!
“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! 😛
emmy ,
CONGRATS!!
Amy,
Lol 🙂
Kath
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.
love the office reference! 😉
Haha lucky you, my boyfriend would never come up with a dinner featuring asparagus and couscous.
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).
Such a fun soup/smoothie idea! Its so green!
So was the goat cheese so totally worth the price?? 😉
Kristy Laverne,
No….but it’s still been fun to eat 🙂
That straw-in-bowl photo is awesome. I love it!