AHHH gotta get to bed!! Studying didn’t get done. It’s only a quiz tomorrow, but not a quiz I’d like to fail!
Came home from class to have a nice warm pumpkin snack:
About 1/2 cup pumpkin with 1/2 a Coconut LaraBar (the other half I had a week ago or so) plus some pumpkin pie spice and brown sugar. And some Butter Toffee PB!
Plus tea
After some studying, Kelsey and I headed up town for the Charlotte Dietetics Association meeting. My first! Unfortunately we didn’t really get any networking in because the program on supplements (at a local health food store) began immediately and went on for over an hour and a half. A little long! Luckily I had my o-chem flashcards to review in my chair 🙂
I wasn’t expecting dinner, but the food spread was awesome! Tons of fruits, veggies, and finger foods. I took a taste of most things and called it dinner – it was delicious!
A pesto mushroom, cheeses, strawberries, bread topped with goat cheese, spinach + pepper, a pita w/ hummus, olives, a spinach thing (didn’t eat that guy – oniony), stuffed grape leaf, raw veggies in goat cheese dip, and a crab cake (ate 1/3 – oniony). I wanted more veggies, but the program had started so I just let fullness set it as it was.
After the meeting there were tons of leftovers and we were encouraged to keep eating. I asked if he had anything I could take some home in, and the manager came out with a handful of to-go boxes! SCORE! I packed up one with some finger foods, cheeses and meats for the husband, one with desserts (blueberry tart, lemon slice, pecan (?) wedge) and one with just veggies. (If you can’t tell by the scale, these were mini containers – not the large kind!)
When I got home I had the strawberries and a taste of each of the desserts! Mmmmm!
Then (as my photos were uploading) I had a tiny piece of GH bread with peanut butter – I still felt a tad empty.
Off to bed – tomorrow starts the climax of the week then by Friday AM things should be calm again until after Thanksgiving.
G’night!
Biz319 says
Your dinner looks amazing! I had two bites of a pecan pie for dessert – never had it before – it was so good!
You are in the home stretch!
Katie says
That all looks delicious… and even more so because it’s FREE!
Have a nice night 🙂
Julia (Santa Barbara Dreaming) says
Oh Yum!! I love it when there are enough leftovers to take home! 🙂 Score! Me likey the salamiiiii!
Good luck with the rest of the week; tomorrow’s already humpday 😉
VeggieGirl says
Great eats!!
Rest up tonight for that quiz!!
Runnergirl says
Today I was making a quiche and I got an egg with two yolks!! Twins!?!? Just wondering how common this is? One of my roommates said that it is lucky and you should make a wish when you get a double egg!
Maggie says
What awesome goodies! I love free food, esp when I’m trying to save money 🙂
Have a great night and good luck on the quiz tomorrow!
Shelby says
I love how you put the Larabar in your oatmeal, I will have to try that sometime
Halie says
What a great spread! And you got to take leftovers! I love that! Especially when the food is good 🙂
Have a restful night’s sleep and do well on your quiz!
ashley (sweet & natural) says
I love free food! How do you like crumbling the Larabars into things like pumpkin and oatmeal? I feel like their specialness would get lost.
Fancy says
I love that I can finally relate to you when I read that you ate GH bread! THANK YOU for sending me my new favorite loaf—I had a little bit with dinner (eggs scrambled with goat cheese). It was delicious! THANK YOU, KATH! 🙂
Oh She Glows says
Thats so great that you got to take home some food! I find most catered events just end up throwing out the food afterward. It is such a shame! It definitely doesn’t hurt to ask, right? I’m sure the husband is very thankful!
stacy says
How do you store opened larabars? Do they get stale?
Megan says
Love your snack creation! Good luck on the quiz!
chocolatecoveredvegan says
I never thought of adding a larabar to pumpkin. What a great idea!
K says
What an amazing looking spread! Good luck on your quiz 🙂
Mel says
Wow all that food that you brought home looks amazing! And it was free, you can’t beat that!
I’m sure that you will do fine on your quiz! Just don’t stress about it too much! 😀
zestycook says
awesome dinner kath – Hope you have a great day tomorrow – middle of the week will be upon us
zesty
Grounded Fitness says
toffee peanut butter!? Your kidding right? that wouldnt last more than 2 hours in my house
Kelly Turner
www.groundedfitness.com
caitlin says
yay gotta love free food 😉 especially during the thanksgiving challenge month!
megan says
that is one awesome spread of food! and all healthy too- sweet! well, good luck tomorrow on your quiz…i will send good luck vibes your way 🙂
seelee live (for the love of peanut butter) says
Love those types of dinners, but sometimes I am left unsatisfied, too. Snacking always helps
Have a great night good luck on that test!
HangryPants says
Nice score with the take home containers!
Good luck on the quiz. 😀
Heather
Nellie says
I love love love pumpkin and I’ve yet to eat it by itself (i.e. not in oats, yogurt). You’ve inspired me, I know what I’m packing as a snack tomorrow! 😉 Good luck on your quiz tomorrow!
thepinkpeppercorn says
mmm! Looks like a great eating day! Love the variety 🙂
Lisa says
Wow, that free food is WAY better than what I tend to find at college meetings. I need to get into a professional association!
Also I like my pumpkin with a touch of maple syrup and cinnamon.
Moran says
The toffee peanut butter sounds soooooooooo good! And your dinner looks amazing! Have a good night
andrunwithit says
ugh, sounds like it’s that jolly time of the semester when you have all of your midterms in one week :p
good luck!!! it’s almost turkey+stuffing+cranberry time!!
(p.s. you should try my favorite sandwich with the leftovers: turkey, pb, cranberry. SO GOOD.)
Kath says
ashley (sweet & natural),
You’re right, the LaraBars do lose their specialness. But they are still good that way. And 1/4 of one goes a lonnnng way. I look at the nub and think there’s no way that will crumble over and then I chop it up with a knife and have tons. So if you’ve got a leftover half, it’s perfect.
Fancy ,
🙂 Thanks for the airport ride !!
stacy ,
I kept mine in the wrapper and put it in a tiny tupperware so it wouldn’t get smushed. It wasn’t stale, but they are pretty moist to begin with.
Thanks for all the quiz luck!
Kath
Mara says
I love surprise dinners!!
Marisa says
Wow, what a spread! Sure beat my dinner last night!
Jen says
I love your pumpkin snack! Looks fabulous!!
A great surprise to get dinner! Everything looks so good 🙂
Have a great Wednesday!
Amanda says
I think when we get through the holidays I”m going to try eating just like you for a week and see if I don’t get even more nutrients than normal!
Kelley says
Do you save all your food pictures in a folder somewhere on your computer? I was just giggling to myself imagining a folder called “Breakfast” with all your oats pictures. hee hee.
dc_rd says
welcome to the world of dietetics meetings!! ALWAYS plan on having good food at these meetings…a definite job perk! enjoy!
Sandy says
What is the name of your local health food store?