Berry Bounty

by eatingbirdfood on May 20, 2009

Today went by really quickly at work because things were busy. At lunch I ran by the post office and ran home. I only had time to prep my salad so I decided just to take it back to the office and eat at my desk- which apparently is the worst idea germ wise.

The desk, in terms of bacteria, is 400 times more dirty than your toilet,” says Charles Gerba, PhD, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona in Tucson. “People turn their desks into bacteria cafeterias because they eat at them, but they never clean them. The phone is the dirtiest, the desktop is next, and the mouse and the computer follow.”

(click the quote to read more reasons why you shouldn’t eat at your desk)

I try to not to do it often because I like to move around after sitting all morning, but a girls gotta go what a girls gotta do. So I ate at my desk.

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A delicious salad made with kale, red leaf and romaine lettuce (all freshly picked), sweet corn off the cob, raw okra, cherry tomatoes, 1/4 of an avocado, shrooms, and salsa. Really great combo and I loved the sweetness of the corn.

Mid afternoon I had some Virginia Salted Peanuts and a navel orange. After leaving work I headed to the other house (what I will, from now on out, call the house Isaac is house sitting). At the other house they have a strawberry garden… which I LOVE!! I picked this bowl of goodness  and ate them throughout the day- the majority were eaten before dinner.

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Very similar ingredients as lunch only I added some grated carrots and almond accents. The avocado is speckled with course sea salt and pepper.

And, don’t worry, I didn’t give up on cereal today. I ended up having some Honey Kix as a snack this evening.. out of a coffee cup. :)

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This post is quick and to the point because I am off to bed. zzzzz.

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{ 14 comments… read them below or add one }

Sarah May 20, 2009 at 11:54 pm

I LOVE how you say how gross it is to eat at your desk…and then you say you eat at your desk. LOVE IT!

I just licked my keyboard. Mmmm…germy.

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Andrea May 21, 2009 at 2:15 am

Ah crap – no pun intended! I eat at my desk ALL the time!
Your salad picture is beautimous!

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Pearl May 21, 2009 at 3:42 am

your eats look DEEELicious!

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Christie May 21, 2009 at 6:10 am

I eat at my desk everyday, sometimes two or three times per day. Thankfully, the desk does get cleaned once per week. Maybe I should bring some of those wipes in anyway. I also wipe down my phone ever so often otherwise, my chin area breaks out pretty bad.

I know I said it yesterday but I really do love your new theme. It is so fresh and fun!

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Erin May 21, 2009 at 8:45 am

I eatat my desk too. We’re so gross, tee hee!
I happen to love the new layout :) It’s so bright!

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ksgoodeats May 21, 2009 at 9:22 am

I’ve definitely eaten at my desk – oh well!! ;) I love the new layout by the way! It looks great :)

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Shannon (The Daily Balance) May 21, 2009 at 10:29 am

lovin the salads! so fresh and flavorful! ;)

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Diana (Soap & Chocolate) May 21, 2009 at 12:34 pm

I eat at my desk MULTIPLE times per day. Kinda sad, but I try to make up for it with good habits – I disinfect my keyboard, mouse and phone every other day and try to make sure I get out for a half hour walk after lunch. Not ideal, but then again, neither is a desk job. :) So jealous of your strawberry patch access!

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Alison May 21, 2009 at 1:53 pm

I frequently eat at my desk and I’m sure it’s a germ nightmare. But it’s convenient and I doubt it will kill me anytime soon.

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janetha May 21, 2009 at 4:57 pm

wow what a disgusting random fact on the germ front. i eat here every day. daaang. both salads look good! i think you will survive the desk eating incident.

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janetha May 21, 2009 at 4:59 pm

oh yeah. did you KNOW.. yesterday was national pick strawberries day!

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jessy May 21, 2009 at 7:45 pm

oh my gosh – i had no idea a desk could be so icky! i’m totally wiping down my phone & desk tomorrow 1st thing! ewwww!

i need to be putting kale in my salads – and more avocado! i always forget about avocado! hooray for freshly picked strawberries! aren’t they just the best?!? one of my favorite things about spring! mmmmmm!

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Marianne May 26, 2009 at 7:50 pm

I always eat at my desk, and I’m okay with it. I think we all try to be too antiseptic anyways – we need to get out, play in the dirt and stop being germaphobes! That’s how you build natural resistance. Otherwise, we just end up with resistant straings of bacteria.

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eatingbirdfood May 21, 2009 at 9:16 am

That sounds good. I’m going to lick my mouse right now.

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