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Farmer’s Market Saturday

by Eating Bird Food on September 12, 2009

Yesterday turned into a relaxing evening at home. After leaving the office early to grab a glass of wine and appetizers with some folks from work, Isaac and I just decided to head home and just hang out. We took Olive for a nice little walk around the hood and then watched The Great Gatsby. I’ve actually never read the book or seen the movie so it was interesting for me, however, we had only made it half-way through before I started to get sleepy and coaxed Isaac into heading to bed.

I had big plans to go on a morning run with the meetup.com ladies boot camp group, but after getting a second opinion on my knee injury this week I’ve realized that I really need to take a break from running and other high impact activities. It stinks because I was just getting to know everyone in the group and now I’ll need to refrain from going for a while.

I won’t bore you with the details of the doctors visit, but the outcome is that I’m suppose to do strength training exercises for my left leg (particularly the hamstring), take a prescription grade anti-inflammatory, buy and use ankle weights, and I need to be ellipticaling, biking, walking, or doing other low impact activities for cardio rather than stair climbing or running (of course, my two favorites). I go back for a check-up in 8 weeks so hopefully things have improved and the swelling has decreased, then I should be able to go back to higher impact activities. I’m going to try very hard to stick to these guidelines as I really want it to heal properly.

Enough about the injury- instead of going for a run this morning, Isaac and I woke up early and went to the South of the James Farmer’s Market. I was hungry as soon as my feet hit the floor so I whipped up a bowl of banana chia oats before heading to the market.

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Yes, I’m stilling using Better N’ PB – and, yes I still like it.

We had to be quick at the Farmer’s market because Isaac had big plans to tailgate all day for the Nascar race. Do you think it makes you more of a redneck if you go to the Nascar race parking lot to tailgate but you don’t even have a ticket for the race? I’m torn- it could go either way.

I had to take a picture of the most unique vegetable I saw today.

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I thought it was a huge butternut squash but apparently this is a special variety of pumpkin.

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I’m still upset they weren’t actually butternut squash- think about all the fries one of those babies could make.

My favorite purchase: fuzzy flowers!!

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I have no idea what type of flower these are, but I saw them and couldn’t resist. They’re just so pretty!

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I also got some yellow baby tomatoes.

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And a bag of fresh arugula.

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For lunch I put my purchases to use and made an arugula salad with orange bell pepper, tomatoes, broccoli, avocado, cucumber, mushroom, and locally made herbed tofu.

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I topped the salad with TJ’s goddess dressing after the photo- it was quite tasty.

I’m off to hit up Dick’s (seriously why is it named this?) for the ankle weights I need and then perhaps swinging by the mall for a little clothes shopping.

I hope the weather is as beautiful where you are as it is here!

- Brittany


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A Grand Idea

by Eating Bird Food on September 11, 2009

Uh-Oh! My jar of Cacao Bliss has vanished!

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What’s a girl to do?

I’m not going to lie, the first taste of Cacao Bliss I tried I wasn’t that impressed. The flavor was intriguing but not wowing. My tastings didn’t end there- I tried it with oatmeal one morning and started loving it. It’s the perfect combination of coconut and cacao chocolatey goodness. And, did I mention it’s vegan and raw?

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After a couple bowls of banana oats and one whole wheat tortilla smothered in Cacao Bliss, my little jar is gone! :( That needs to change pronto.

In other news, Isaac and I have been eating leftover Chimichangas for a few days now. We had 2 and a 1/2 left after dinner on Wednesday so we both ate one for lunch yesterday and I am eating the other 1/2 for lunch as I type this. I’ve been toasting mine and serving them with a side of avocado and they’re still just as tasty as the first night.

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I thought this photo was appropriate because you can actually see what’s inside.

Yesterday was a great mail day- I received a visit from the Chobani fairy. I’ve had Chobani yogurt before, but I am super excited to try the new pomegranate and pineapple flavors. I plan on bringing one back to the office for a mid-afternoon snack today!

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Don’t hate on the yellow fridge- it’s vintage. Plus it shouldn’t matter how it looks, it’s what’s inside that counts, right?

I also got a package from The Healthy Apple. She was such a sweetie and sent me some Larabar Minis. Thanks again Lady!!

I’ve received some free minis before (at a half-marathon) but I was so excited when I found out that LB had started to sell these babies. With most of the minis weighing in around 100-120 calories, they’re perfect for a mid morning or afternoon snack.

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Of course I had to put one of my favorites in the middle- Coconut Cream Pie! As I was putting these in a bowl for the photo shoot I came to the conclusion that mini Larabars would be the perfect thing to give out to kids for Halloween instead of candy! We don’t get a ton of trick-or-treaters in my neighborhood so I think I might actually be able to afford this. I usually just try to buy “the good candy” meaning the variety pack of Hershey candy bars and Reese’s, which are coincidentally not so good for you. And like I said we don’t have a lot of kids come by so then I’m left with a big bag of candy. I don’t want to be the creepy house giving away apples that the kids think are poisoned so Larabars seem like the perfect solution. What type of candy do you normally give out for halloween?

Hope everyone is having a great Friday!

- Brittany

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Huge

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Today’s weather was the first sign that summer is almost over. I’m a little sad, but also excited because I love all things fall – particularly the cuisine and foliage here in VA- it’s beautiful! My car thermometer was at 68 degrees at 5:45AM and I don’t think it got much warmer over the course [...]

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So Close, Banish the Bloat

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With my planned vacation to the Cayman Islands!!! drawing near (I’m leaving on a jet plane Friday AM) my to-do list seems to get longer and longer each day. I’m not complaining though because I’m super excited, in case you couldn’t tell. I haven’t decided if I’m going to blog while away. On one hand [...]

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I Couldn't Resist…

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Even though I spent a good portion of my last post complaining about how much my stomach was hurting from the pumpkin pie soup, I still couldn’t resist eating some of the leftovers. I know, I’m such a rebel right? No really I just figured if I didn’t devour a big bowl at one sitting [...]

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Thinking Cap

July 5, 2009

Today was a lazy Sunday, minus the sun. We went to bed quite late, but I still woke up early- I got the whole internal clock thing going on and even on weekends when I go to bed later than normal I still wake up early. It was rainy out- no morning run in sight [...]

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