Kind of a gray day today and a little chilly. We headed out to Panera so I could get my Sunday bagel fix!
Sorry for the flash. The lighting at Panera Bread is terrible!
John had one of the new strawberry scones. It was pretty good, may have to try it myself instead of a bagel sometime (gasp!).
I will tell you that yesterday was a horrible eating day for me. I had 1 fruit and no veggies all day. So, that was one day of my veggie challenge that doesn’t pass LOL! I really need to give myself a little tough love on weekends. Or a lot of tough love. Maybe that will be my challenge for this week.
So today, bring on the protein and the produce.
Lunch was pretty orange!
I mixed some cottage cheese with strawberry protein powder and filled the cantaloupe. This was good, but cold. I had a serious chill after lunch. Sat there in a blanket while I worked with some tea!
The only hot thing I had today besides tea was this latte:
Dinner was more cold stuff. I am so happy to have chicken back! We stopped at the smokehouse yesterday and got a plethora of meat for the freezer.
This salad had 4 cups of spring mix! Now that is a lot of veggies 
With strawberries. Look at this berry – I wonder if it was grown near 3-mile island?
Tonight’s snack? I mixed up 1/2 cup of water with a 1/2 scoop of protein powder, 1 tsp of cocoa powder (for richness) and some konjac powder. Let it sit for a while and I got a pudding out of it.
Check it out! Topped with a little marshmallow fluff – oh yes. This stuff is crazy! I might try some of those noodles, but I am a little scared.
Work is done and it is laundry time!
Produce challenge:
F: 1/2 cantaloupe, strawberries
V: baby carrots, 4 cups of spring mix.
I’ve never heard of that powder…now i’m intrigued.
OMG! Did you see your strawberries twin? http://redhead75.wordpress.com/2010/03/26/i-cant-let-go/
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Cool and windy here today, got my veggies in today too!
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Hi Lori, where do you find this stuff? I think konjac powder is what was missing in my soupy energy bars–haha!
Good for you on a good eating day to recover from yesterday.
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I have had a few of those no veggie/fruit days myself. You continue to inspire me everytime I stop by!
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That powder is so different – how do you find out about it? Did you order it online or try it locally first??
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I actually read about it in a book and did a search online to find it.
Love the cold foods. Especially the pudding. I want to know more about the powder too.
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I giggle that at 40 I still LOVE getting those weirdfruitshapes.
Before our child Id save em to show the husband when he got home from work 🙂
love the lunch in the cataloupe! great idea 🙂
i know i have a hard time getting in fruits and veggies on the weekend too.
oh well we are back to the grind today.
have a good monday!
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I love panera bagels. So yummy!
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That bagel looks yummy! I would definitely eat it with your salad – can you tell I’m hungry?!
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The cottage cheese in a fruit bowl is a neat idea. Maybe mixing it with the fruit will make it more tolerable.
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My oldest loves things like the double strawberry. It just cracks her up. Did you know that yesterday is the anniversary on 3mi island? Or is a coincidence?
Oh my – that is a coincidence! Creepy!
Jummie, it all looks so good.
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Yum! That bagel looks good…
Your post yesterday about maple syrup was lovely! Have you ever had maple sugar pie? Basically, it’s the maple cream you mentioned, except they bake it into a pie shell – deadly good!
Almost 10 years ago, on the day I got my Lifetime Membership at Weight Watchers, do you know where we ended up having brunch? A maple sugar-shack, just like the one in your photos. I was at goal weight with a WW Lifetime membership for about an hour…that’s it! (In Quebec, they give you pancakes, bacon, eggs, potatoes, and baked beans…all slathered in maple syrup…)
Ah, the memories!
Great that you had a little trip over to Vermont…in some places further north you can take a ferry across Lake Champlain 🙂
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MARSHMALLOW FLUFF!!!! Lori, you are a woman after my own heart, swoon! 😉 On top of protein pudding too. I’ve been eating that every single night for weeks now.
The strawberries are so wonky this time of year. Always good for a few kicks.
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Looks great but cold! I would have needed tea to warm me up too!
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OK, I want that strawberry & that pudding! I might see if my local health food store carries that powder.
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That’s it. I’m coming over. Your salad looks wonderful and I’ll have a latte as well. LOL
I bought lots of strawberries today and thought of you. All here, but my son, love them and I’m so glad it’s berry time. Question: Do you freeze them and then eat them alone after thawing? I can’t remember if they are good like that. I usually freeze them and use them for smoothies only… hhmm…
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I never get a chance to freeze the berries, as we eat them all within a week! I actually don’t care for frozen berries unless they are in a smoothie or I have cooked them.
You are a girl after my own heart-I think I could eat strawberries at every meal. I had some tonight at dinner with some fat free cool whip. I can’t wait until they hit the peak of their season and the prices go down a little. Right now I’m still buying them because I can’t resist but I have to ration them. Frozen berries just aren’t the same! What do you do in the winter when they are not as readily available?