Today was one of those mornings. I contemplated going to the gym for about 15 minutes and then I finally just made myself get my clothes on and get out the door. I actually only ended up doing a circuit of arm machines, some free weights and then walked for 10 minutes while reading Real Simple. Nothing too strenuous.
I had planned to stop by the groch on the way home to pick up some frozen blueberries for a smoothie, but I completely forgot until I was in front of my house parking. It was too hot for oatmeal so I just had a bowl of kashi go lean with a leaning tower of banana slices.
I simply love bananas- such a versatile fruit, however I hardly ever eat just a banana plain anymore. I have 3 bananas right now but they’re all in the freezer waiting to be blended- either for a smoothie, oatmeal, or banana ice cream! Does anyone find this happening to them?
So all week I had been longing to go to Ellwood Thompson’s (a local organic market) to get their Goddess Tofu wrap. I kept talking myself out of it each day, rememebering that I had plenty of food at home in the fridge. This morning, as soon as my feet hit the floor (even before eating breakfast) I declared to no one but myself and I guess Olive, that I was going to go “out to lunch” today. This is a big treat for me, because I usually just walk home and whip something up. I save a lot of moo-lah this way, it’s healthier, and I like the food I have at home.
But today I had this:
This wrap is the bomb. (Do people even use this term anymore?)
Together the fruit and wrap cost me $9.00. And this my friends is why I eat at home. But in reality this wasn’t too bad, because I was only able to eat half the wrap before filling stuffed so I saved the other 1/2 for dinner.
Once back at the office things went smoothly – I primarily worked on a e-newsletter. Around 3 (my normal snack time) I popped some office popcorn. We have the mini bags, which I love.
When getting ready to leave work a co-worker started handing out these little bags to people. I’ve never tried these, so I gladly took one. I ended up eating a few before leaving work and then fishing off the bag with the other half of my Goddess Tofu Wrap for din.
These Veggie Crisps didn’t impress me. I guess I’m just spoiled with the veggie chips from the bulk bin at Fresh Market – the ones that actual dried veggies. If you’re looking for an imitation chip just to satisfy a salt craving, these might do the trick, but otherwise they didn’t offer much in the flavor department. I probably would never buy them for myself.
When I arrived home from work there was a package waiting for me! Inside were samples of Musselman’s new Healthy Picks Apple Sauce. The three flavors are Key Lime Cupuacu, Raspberry Acai, and Blueberry Pomegranate.
I don’t buy apple sauce that often, but these flavors sounded too delicious to pass up. I haven’t tasted them just yet, but I can’t wait to try them all out. They’re currently getting chilly in the fridge.
On that note, I know this past week there was lots of chatter about FTC Guidelines and blogger giveawaysr/eviews. I posted my position in comments on several blogs, however just so it’s clear I’ll post what I believe here as well. First off, I like blogger reviews-I’ve learned about so many new products through other blogs and personally, I think blogger giveaways are fun. As a blogger I don’t go around looking for giveaways to enter, but if someone is giving away something I would truly like to try/have I certainly will enter. (who wouldn’t?) I also like receiving product samples and sharing my opinion. When I receive product samples I only post honest reviews about the free products I receive and I only accept products that fit with the theme of my blog and/or my lifestyle. In the past I may have forgotten once or twice to announce that something was a sample, but from here on out I will be make sure that information is disclosed
In other important news, EBF now has it’s own domain. www.eatingbirdfood.com. I don’t know why it took me so long to break down and do this, but here we are a year and 1/2 after starting my blog and I finally decided to go forward and actually buy the domain.
Isaac comes home tonight! Hooray! We are headed to Norfolk tomorrow for a wedding…. more on that later. Have a lovely weekend.
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Brittany Mullins, HHC
