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You are here: Home / Weekend / The Tale Of The Missing Lunchbox

April 13, 2009

The Tale Of The Missing Lunchbox

I left in a tizzy this morning – Kelsey stayed home today and I drove myself. And FORGOT MY LUNCH!!! Whoops! Luckily it wasn’t one that would go bad in 1 day (I think Matt is eating the leftovers from dinner last night). And luckily Rock Hill has the awesome EarthFare across the street! Poor me for having to go to EarthFare 😉

My cereal did not hold me over well this morning, but it was a good day to do so because I had packed a snack because of a 12:30 meeting. I met with our internship director about my application – due August 15th – for my January – July 2010 internship. SO CRAZY that I am already thinking about that. I feel like I just started this program!

I ate my snack around 11:45 and was ravenous, but when I left her office at 1:15 I was just barely hungry. Perfect timing! I packed about a tbsp of almonds + peanuts, wasabi peas, dried mango (from EarthFare yesterday) and a fig.

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Salad time!

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The Mix: 1.25 pounds of delicious

  • Mixed greens + spinach + zucchini + carrot + mushroom + peppers tossed in some balsamic vinegar
  • Sugar snap peas
  • Fruit pile: strawberry, pineapple, blackberry, grape, watermelon
  • Black bean hummus (which was amazing and I have no idea what was so magical about it – it was almost chewy!?)
  • Grape leaf
  • 4 giant marinated beans
  • 2 tbsp sweet potato salad
  • 3 pieces zucchini salad
  • 2 kinds of tofu (~7 cubes)
  • 1 cauliflower
  • 1 tbsp sesame sticks
  • The. Best. Salmon.
  • 2 chicken cubes
  • A “soy nugget", which tasted JUST like a chicken nugget! Not sure how it was made…

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The soy nugget

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Pumpkin Pie sample for dessert!

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Would you believe that I a just barely satisfied!? I could go back for another pound!

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Get Your Weekly Bite

Estella’s latest article on sports nutrition has some great info on CHO, PRO + FAT:

Sports Nutrition: Tips for Fueling Your Workouts

I managed to squeeze in a good hour of studying in between Biochem and my meeting, and now i have another hour till Foodservice. Going to shut down my computer and memorize some enzymes!

Adios –

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  1. Moran (The Running Addict) says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    What a cute soy nugget!!
    Indeed, 1.25 pounds of deliciousness!!

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  2. brandi says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:20 pm

    beautiful salad! it’s nice to forget your lunch if you can have one like this 🙂

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  3. Sarah (lovINmytummy) says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:22 pm

    Thank goodness I don’t weigh my salads at home. I would be aghast!

    I think I would “forget” my lunchbox more often, if I were you.

    Reply
  4. Alex says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    Saw the CurrentTV article about your blog and was surprised to find a food blogger right here in Charlotte!
    I have been far from living a nutritious lifestyle since leaving law enforcement, but I have been looking for good tips and advice on proper food choices, as I feel I am in a cycle of bad food. I look forward to seeing more of your site, and getting tips that will help me along my path.

    Alex

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  5. Bridget says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:23 pm

    Holy Salad!!

    P.S. I LOVE the spring blend coffee!! It was delicious this morning.

    So what is that salmon like that you always call “THE BEST SALMON”!?

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  6. Nicole says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Huge salads are my favorite kind of lunches! I can’t wait to hit up the WF salad bar tonight 🙂

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  7. Beadie @ What I Ate Yesterday says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    mmmm…what a way to solve the missing lunch box problem! Sounds good!

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  8. Mara @ What's For Dinner? says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:29 pm

    Thats a fantastic looking salad!! There’s NOWHERE to get a salad like that if I forget my lunch!

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  9. Weekly Bite says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:32 pm

    Good luck memorizing enzymes!

    Glad you liked the Sports Nutrition Article 🙂

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  10. K says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:33 pm

    1.25 lbs. of gorgeous salad! Yum 🙂 I would have freaked had I forgot my lunch though – sadly there isn’t anything like Earthfare around my school!

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  11. Sara says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:40 pm

    Great salad!! Yum

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  12. Elizabeth says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:50 pm

    I’m with Mara – no fun salad bars around here. 🙁 Looks fresh and delicious!

    Happy Monday!

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  13. Heather says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Are you sure you didn’t forget the lunch on purpose? 😉 That salad looks so GOOD! What an awesome mix! I wish I had an Earthfare in my area.

    Good luck on the Enzymes. I’ve had my fair share of Enzyme studying these past few weeks as that’s the current topic in my Adv. Bio. class. Not too fun, is it?

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  14. Angie says

    April 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    Beautiful Lunch! And have fun with those enzymes!

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  15. Shannon (The Daily Balance) says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:05 pm

    salad looks DELISH! Love those bright lil berries in there 😉

    Have a great afternoon!

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  16. Lisa says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:15 pm

    Lucky that an EF is so close! If I forget my lunch (which I do), my salad options are not nearly as tasty.

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  17. Run Sarah says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:21 pm

    Lovely lunch, mix and match salads are so good!

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  18. Amelia says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:23 pm

    Thanks for the article about fueling workouts! I like how the information is broken down.

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  19. Felish says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:24 pm

    I’m jealous, no EarthFare near me. On a random note, I have a bunch of those very same black plastic salad bowls! My parents picked up a whole load of them at an auction a few years ago. 🙂

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  20. megan says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    looks great! I almost never eat salads as meals, but yours definitely looks great!

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  21. Hallie says

    April 13, 2009 at 2:56 pm

    It’s been too long since I’ve gone to the Whole Foods salad bar…good thing for my wallet, but MAN you make those ginormous salads look delish!

    (I hate forgetting my lunch though…I’m cheap like that.)

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  22. FiestaHendersonNV says

    April 13, 2009 at 3:36 pm

    wow amazing!!!

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  23. Kelley says

    April 13, 2009 at 3:43 pm

    HAHA I think I read your blog too much, because I had a dream that you and Matt invited me over for dinner last night. hahaha… and according to my dream, you guys are super nice, and the food was fantastic. HAHA

    Reply
  24. Sharon says

    April 13, 2009 at 4:28 pm

    Oh my gosh, I love it!

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  25. sue says

    April 13, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    great salad! how DO they get those things to taste so much like chicken. i’m so amazed sometimes!

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  26. Joanie says

    April 13, 2009 at 5:19 pm

    I want a soy nugget!!! Good luck w/ the enzymes!

    Reply
  27. Bec says

    April 13, 2009 at 5:24 pm

    I hate when I forget my lunch, at least you had a good option for buying lunch!

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  28. tracy says

    April 13, 2009 at 5:50 pm

    Just curious – how much is salad per pound?

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  29. Foodie (Fab and Delicious Food) says

    April 13, 2009 at 6:07 pm

    What an awesome salad!

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  30. Meghan (Making Love In The Kitchen) says

    April 13, 2009 at 6:19 pm

    That is the salad to end all salads… the kind of salad I dream of in the heart of winter when all my salald ingredients have to travel way too far. Spring!

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  31. Alison says

    April 13, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    Wow…I love that salad. I need to start taking salads to work for lunch. Thanks for the link too!

    Reply
  32. zestycook says

    April 13, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Kath that is a pretty large looking salad! Looks very yummy. I am all over the dessert sample.

    zest!

    Reply
  33. Meredith (Pursuing Balance) says

    April 13, 2009 at 7:23 pm

    So exciting about the internship! I’m going to start visiting potential sites later this summer/fall 🙂

    Reply
  34. Lisa D says

    April 13, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    mmm, what a nice out-of-season treat, pumpkin pie samples! That salad LOOKS amazing, I can’t believe you remember all the ingredients that you put in! By the way, my internship is over in ~ 4 months which is hard for me to believe! It will be July 2010 before you know it!

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  35. Kath says

    April 13, 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Alex ,
    Thanks for stopping by!

    Bridget ,
    Yay for Spring Blend!!

    The.Best.Salmon is most likely day-old fresh wild Alaskan that EF has on the salad bar. It’s got a wonderfully fatty taste that I just love.

    Kelley ,
    May all your dreams come true!

    tracy ,
    I’m not exactly sure, but with tax it was close to $9.

    Kath

    Reply
  36. Michelle Hisae says

    April 13, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    Sometimes veggies just don’t do it in the fullness department when you’re so active!

    Looks yumm nonetheless. 🙂

    Reply
  37. KLM says

    April 14, 2009 at 9:44 pm

    I spent a majority of the day afraid that you were going to be mad at me!!!!

    Reply

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