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

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?

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.

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!

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.

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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I could not talk myself into waking up early for the gym this morning, but I did talk myself into a 15 minute walk with Olive and a big bowl of banana oatmeal/ oatbran with walnuts, chia seeds, and better n pb.

So hearty and tasty. The perfect breakfast to start a week off right. Work wasn’t too crazy for a Monday morning but I was busy so by the time I knew it, it was lunch time. The marketing team goes out to lunch one day every month and today was that day. We decided to head over to Carytown Sushi (no website). I ordered the Sashimi Lunch Special which came with miso soup, ginger salad and a spicy tuna roll.

The soup was overly salty and the salad was way overdressed. I ended up scooping off a majority of the dressing.

The plating was pretty but I wasn’t at all impressed with the sushi. the sashimi slices were a bit too large for me to pick up easily with chop sticks, the spicy tuna roll came with tempura (which wasn’t announced on the menu or by our server), and the wasabi wasn’t hot. Wasabi is usually always fresh and more potent at sushi restaurants- not so at Carytown Sushi. Just for fun I piled one piece of my roll high with wasabi- not even the slightest tingle occurred in my nose. I was bummed. I ate three pieces of the sashimi (one of each variety) and it was okay, definitely not the best sashimi I’ve ever had and I really wish the slices would have been sliced thinner. The 6 pieces of the spicy tuna roll I liked, but I wasn’t thrilled they included the tempura without asking. Overall, I wasn’t very satisfied with my lunch so I snacked quite a bit this afternoon at the office. I had some grapes, a banana, and some pretzels.

Tonight for dinner I had a big fresh salad with baby romaine lettuce, tomato, green pepper, avocado, and dressing.

I tried a new to me dressing:

I’ve liked all the Annie’s Dressings I’ve tried. I even like the knock offs, like Trader Joe’s Goddess Dressing (I actually like this better than Annie’s). I figured that the honey mustard vinaigrette would be a good change of pace so I picked this bottle up last night at K-Roger aka Kroger. Honey mustard used to be my all time favorite salad dressing, then I sort of got tried of it and switched to other flavors, made my own, or had naked salads with no dressing. Let’s just say that this dressing brought back my love for honey mustard! It’s sweet and not too mustardy or thick- in my opinion, it’s perfect. If you like honest mustard, give it shot.

I also had some leftovers from the recipe fiasco that occurred last night. It was way better after having a long cold bath last night. Sans the tahini overload the soba noodles and spicy tahini sauce was pretty good.

I updated my last post to add that the cookbook did indeed have a misprint, Andrea wasn’t trying to give her readers a heart attack, the amount of tahini should have been 1/3 of a cup instead of 1 full cup!!! Good to know.

I’m off to play with Olive then heading to the gym to do Go Hard Core: 5 Ab Exercises for a Faster Run. Catch up with you all lata.