Lunch of the earth
Romaine, pepper, carrots, october beans, avocado, cottage cheese, goat cheese, Garlic Gold
With a side of Whole Grain Goodness doughy bread
And sparkling water…
Went to yoga this morning. Much to my delight, Tanner subbed in!! It was 90 minutes of raw, organic flow. Yum!
Post yoga flush had me thirsty and drained of electrolytes
I fixed that with some OJ cut with water for extra hydration. All the weight loss gurus (including my former self) will tell you NEVER to drink juice because it’s empty sugar calories. Post-yoga, post-run or fancy brunch are 3 occasions juice is totally necessary.
Played this morning, must work all afternoon.
Heather (Heather's Dish) says
you look so beautiful with your post-yoga flush 🙂 such a happy girl!
Gavi @ GaviGetsGoing! says
What exactly are october beans? I’ve never heard of them but that salad sure looks goooood! 🙂
Kath says
They are kind of like pinto + kidney? Very mushy and very good!
Beth @ Beth's Journey to Thin says
I love to have juice from time to time cut down with water. It is so refreshing. It’s also fabulous mixed with seltzer! Good looking lunch you got there. 😉
Allie (Live Laugh Eat) says
I love juice…especially orange! My Girl Scout leader always watered our juice down and we hated it. Now I think it tastes a little better watered down 🙂
Sarena (The Non-Dairy Queen) says
You look refreshed and happy! I am glad you are having a great start to the week! Enjoy your afternoon!
Samantha Angela @ Bikini Birthday says
Interesting dining table for your lunch.
shannon (the daily balance) says
lovely salad! At first glance I thought it was cottage cheese on the top — one of my favorite salad topiings!
Kath says
Oh it IS cottage cheese!! Forgot that ingredient 🙂 Going to edit!
Evan Thomas says
I agree. I used to be so against “real” soda but now I love a good microwbrewed root beer after a run. 10 miles and I deserve it!
Melissa @ HerGreenLife says
Looks like someone beat me to the question about october beans 😉 I looked really hard at the pictures, trying to pick them out. They must be hiding in there. It’s always fun to learn about a new variety of food.
Meg says
Beautiful lunch, beautiful Kath! As usual! I hope you have a wonderful day! Crumbled cheese on salad and doughy bread = perfection 😀
Estela @ Weekly Bite says
A post-yoga glow is the best! Lovely looking lunch as always 🙂
Alyssa says
Hey Kath, I was just remembering the other day about “the Great Thanksgiving Challenge.” That was seriously a HUGE feat and I’m so impressed. I was looking back and trying to find more on how you saved so much and ate so well and was having a hard time. I would LOVE it if you could do a post on how you did it (or if you already have if you could help me find it)- I bet a lot of other readers would benefit as well. Thanks!
Lunch looks great, btw!
Kath says
Hey Alyssa,
Life is a bit insane right now with moving, but I’ll think about doing another post soon. I did an article for Breathe on budgeting for groceries a while back: http://www.readbreathe.com/plan-more-spend-less-healthy-grocery-shopping-on-a-budget/
It pretty much sums up the challenge
Alyssa @ bride to be fit says
I hardly ever drink juice for that very reason, but after a good long run, I crave a huge glass of cold juice! Nothing tastes better!
Marie says
Kath, you glow!
Kath says
Thanks!
janna says
I love your photographs. I hope to someday have that kind of skill (and camera! hehe).
I like those little tumbler cups, super cute!
Cynthia (It All Changes) says
I rarely drink juice except in those situations. It is just so refreshing after a good sweat session.
Carrie says
You have such great skin. Seriously woman.
Kath says
Thanks!!
Kelly says
Juice is also a necessity when you have a cold! Nothing can satisfy my thirst quite like it!! 🙂
Teacherwoman says
Love your photos from your meal today! Very nice! I don’t like to drink juice…unless it’s pineapple banana orange juice with champaigne and fresh fruit in it! LOL
Liz @ Tip Top Shape says
That salad looks so good!!! I love how you have the bread placed so perfectly in the sides. It makes for very nice presentation and subsequently beautiful photos.
tanyasdaily says
Salad looks great,perfect for the heat.
Jessica @ How Sweet says
What about freshly squeezed juice? 😉 I just got a juiced and I LOVE it.
lynn (The Actors Diet) says
i’ve never heard of october beans before – cute name!
Jen says
Freshly squeezed fruit and veggie juice is the absolute best. Especially after a hard and sweaty workout. Paired with a slice of manna bread and nut butter, I see no problem with drinking it! I love it!
CK says
Umm, ya. “Empty” sugar calories filled with potassium, vitamin C and folate. Weight loss gurus are idiots. There is nothing wrong with juice ANYtime, not just after working out. The issue is usually quantity as most people do not stick to a 1/2 cup serving.
MelanieF says
I see no problem in drinking 100 % natural juice as long as you watch your portions. I drink OJ for breakfast, and have been drinking OJ since I was a kid (am now 34) and It never prevented me from losing weight. Freshly squeezed is even better.
Laura says
You look so fresh and alive!
What a delicious, rustic looking lunch!!! yum xx
Foy Update - Garden. Cook. Write. Repeat. says
After working up a sweat gardening for four hours a nice glass of juice is delicious. I try to keep some around for volunteers that get light headed. It’s a great way to get blood sugar up if you’re feeling faint.
Izzy says
You forgot one – OJ is vital post-long-night-of-drinking, as I learned following Spring Break, ’10 😉
I need to get my hands on Garlic Gold – I keep seeing it on all the blogs!!
izzyy
xoxox
ARPL says
Although I’ve been reading your blog for…years, I finally just got around to trying the following:
Overnite oats (magical)
Biscoff (as a Canadian, I had to cross the border to Grand Forks for this treat)
Crofters
I also seriously considered a Vitamix as they were on sale at Costco. But I showed restraint.
I guess what I’m saying is…you are an influential blogger!
Kath says
🙂
Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says
Love that salad! Never heard of october beans before but saw your description in the comments – I think I would like them, as I love pinto beans and kidney beans!
Rachel says
Lol, your post workout flush is much prettier than mine!! I went running this morning and my “flush” was BRIGHT red, dripping wet, not attractive at ALL 🙂 Actually, the redness did not go away for over an hour. It was insane.
Nelly@CrazySexyFit says
Those glasses/stemless wine goblets/whatever you call them are gorgeous! Where did you get them?
Food and yoga is awesomeness as well, but I’ve had home & kitchen furnishings et al. on the brain like yeah whoa, and those just caught my eye 🙂
Kath says
Karen just has one – it’s Reidel. Larbs got me some from Pottery Barn that I love too
Laura says
I noticed that after my long runs on Sundays, I was getting dizzy…started drinking coconut water if I couldn’t eat right away..just to re-carb. Much less sugar then gatorade and yummy!
Camille says
I agree about juice. I can’t bring myself to spend 100 calories on a glass of OJ when I could have 2 real oranges for the same calories AND more nutritional benefits!
Brittany @ A Healthy Slice of Life says
Hmm.. October beans.. gotta try those out!
I used to feel towards gatorade the same way you feel about juice… but now I find that sometimes it is totally necessary!
Callie says
That lunch looks good, as always. 🙂
I’m the same way about juices. They’re healthier than sodas, but the fresh fruit’s always better.
Katie says
Kath –
I meant to ask this the other day but totally forgot….you mentioned alcohol makes you gian weight? Why is that? Is it that it is extra calories for the day or is there something specific to the calories coming from alcohol?
Thanks!
Krystina says
Stepping in to give my two cents – alcohol causes me to gain a couple pounds in water weight, but once I flush my system my weight goes back to normal.
Kath says
It’s more than just water weight for me. A few drinks don’t make a difference, but if I increase my drinking to a drink a night (EVEN if I’m within maintenance calories!) I just feel myself putting on fat in my middle. When we learned about alcohol in my metabolism courses, everything about it led to lipogenesis (although I can’t remember the details off the top of my head – something about promoting insulin and the 10 calories per gram and other metabolic effects) so it makes sense. Might not be true for everyone, but I definitely notice a difference over time. I did just come off a beach vacation of 7 days worth of drinking AND desserts, so it doesn’t help that they go hand-in-hand too.
Simply Life says
delicious lunch!
Ashley@thehungryscholar says
Thanks for the juicy juice facts!
Nicole, RD says
I agree, juice is for select occasions only…and it’s all the better when you treat yourself 🙂
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down) says
I’ve never been a “juice girl” either, but there are definitely situations in which it tastes amazing. Especially freshly squeezed orange juice on the morning of a holiday or when eating brunch out at a nice restaurant. Mmm…
You’re positively glowing, Kath! 😀
Jess. says
I’d never heard of october beans before- going to have to find some and try them out… That salad looks delicious!
Matt says
Excuse me, but that bread looks like High Five Fiber to me!
Krystina says
I don’t understand how juice is “empty calories” unless you’re talking strictly bottled OJ or fruit punch. Fresh juiced vegetables and fruits are quite nutritious.
Maren @ Simply Maren says
Agreed! Orange Juice was my drink of choice in college after basketball games. It works wonders after 120 minutes of sweating your brains out!
Jo says
I am with you and I totally believe in juice in moderation. I only drink if I fresh squeeze it myself though to avoid it having been pasteurized and concentrated and then reconstituted.
Lisa @bakebikeblog says
oooooh tasty tasty lunch! But I am in love with goats cheese so perhaps I am a little biased 😉
Cara says
I hope you didn’t eat your lunch out of the planter 🙂
Liz says
Hey kath! How do you buy your sparkling water? I only ever find small bottles which I hate to buy. Is there a larger bulk way to buy?
Stacey@http://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/ says
I love cottage cheese on my salad. Organic veggies and even fruits taste sooooo much better.
Michelle @ Give Me the Almond Butter says
You have a post-yoga glow! Incredible 🙂
Rachael says
October beans are such a nice heirloom variety – I never knew how many kinds of beans there were until I moved to the South.
I try to limit my juice intake, too. Too much sugar, not enough fiber. My partner and I recently scored a bunch of just-thrown out, not-expired Odwalla juice from a dumpster, and while he downed about 14 of them in two days flat, I just mixed a little limeade with my water. Old fear I guess, leftover from eating disorder days, but maybe it is mixed with a bit of fact.
jaclyn@todays lady says
the post yoga flush looks gorgeous on you!!! So beautiful!!
Wei-Wei says
Aww, you’re gorgeous! I do love that post-exercise glow everyone gets. Of course the same effect may be achieved by alcohol, but that’s another story…
Wei-Wei
Paula says
Chocolate milk is another one of those post-yoga, post-run, brunch must-haves! Couldn’t drink it at any other time!
Hannah says
Y’know, I’ve never been able to stomach cottage cheese as a sweet thing, but OMG must now add goat cheese to it! Savoury win!
Stacey @ Tipping the (Kitchen!) Scales says
Fruit juice may be empty calories but it is delicious and definitely compulsory at brunch!
nora says
When I was pregnant, I would indulge in an OJ & Seltzer faux-mosa from time to time 🙂 And I totally agree about the chocolate milk as a post-workout treat!
Paula says
The salad looks super delish! I’m not sure why it’s in the planter, but the goat cheese and avocado sound like a wonderful pairing 🙂