I was up early to get in a 30 minute HIIT on the treadmill. I LOVE morning workouts because they start your day off right and I get to catch the latest on the news. This morning I wanted nothing sweet for breakfast, so I brought back an old favorite ~ An Egg White Fluffy! I spiced up my Egg White fluffy with some Tapatio Hot Sauce, sea salt and pepper. I served it on top of a Sweet Hawaiian Role and had a Tall FF Chai Tea Latte on the side. It was Eggsellant!
Mid morning I broke out a bag of the 100% Organic Banan-a-peel snacks that I got as part of the Goodie Swap I participated in.
They do not look so pretty in the bag, but, there was a quite a few in there. They are 100% dried with nothing other than banana in there.
The verdict ~ I thought they were pretty nasty. I was surprised because I LOVE bananas, but, these were just funky in a chewy texture and over ripe banana flavor. I only had 2 banana slices before I broke out a Trader Joe’s Light String Cheese.
I got my brows waxed at lunch, ran by the house to pick up my special package that was waiting for me and came back ready for lunch. I whipped up a FANTASTIC salad using up what we had in the fridge.
Organic Romaine
Organic Spinach
1/2 an Organic tomato, sliced
1/4 organic cucumber sliced
1 PERSIMMON sliced!
1 oz 98% Honey roasted turkey and ham
1 slice Lite Jarlsburg Swiss Cheese
1/4 organic AVOCADO!!!
Topped with Trader Joe’s Low-Fat Cranberry Walnut Gorgonzola Vinaigrette
I LOVED the crunchy sweet addition of the persimmon with the saltiness of the cheese, turkey and ham.
On the side, I had a some Trader Joe’s Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
with some Kashi Original 7-Grain Crackers. Have you all seen these little mini pouches?
They are single servings ~ LOVE it!
The secret package I got in the mail was from Choban!!! The fantastic peeps at Chobani sent me a sample of EVERY flavor of their amazing Greek Yogurt. I cannot wait to dig in and let you all know my favorite.
Oh and I will be sharing some Chobani LOVE with you all soon too! 😉
The rest of my day flew by which was AWESOME because I wasn’t sitting around dreaming about the fun I will be having at the Foodbuzz Blogger Festival this weekend!!! Ahhhh – I can’t believe it all starts tomorrow. I am excited and nervous all in one.
I have to admit though, when I walked in the door it was definitely a night for a Mocktail. POM Blackberry Iced Tea+Perrier+Ice makes all the craziness of the work day better!
As I sipped my Mocktail, I whipped up a fast and deliciously simple dinner ~
Mini Chicken Cilantro Pot Sticker Soup. The Husband has been feeling sort sick lately so I made an adventurous version of Chicken Noodle soup 😀 Each serving is only TWO WEIGHT WATCHER POINT – YAHOO!
Topped with Srirachi Hot Sauce! I LOVE that it took less than 30 minutes to make and I was able to use up some of the veggies we had in the house….Recipe and steps coming up next.
I also had a “chugging” contest with The Husband and downed some Emergen-C to keep his boy cooties away. Fingers crossed they stay away!
I was still hungry after two bowls of soup and I am sure it is because of my lack of afternoon snack. So, I toasted up two slices of Trader Joe’s Fat Free Multi-Grain bread with some Organic Artisan Butter ~ I LOVE bread and butter!
I just finished laundry so it’s time to pack! We leave tomorrow for the festival fun ~ I cannot wait!!!
See you all tomorrow night with a recap of the first day – yeah!
Kristin (Kristin's Nibbles) says
I am SO jealous about those Chobanis!!! I loves me some greek yogurt =)
And that soup looks delicious- dumplings are so good!!
xo
K
Food Makes Fun Fuel says
I’m getting a granola with dried persimmons and I can’t wait to see how they taste!
RunToTheFinish says
never had a persimon…not sure I even know what they are like
BroccoliHut says
My mom loves those little mini TLC pouches! Perfect for grabbing on the go with a string cheese!
Shari Lawrence says
Hi Danica…this is Shari at Chobani. I’m so happy to see your Chobani samples made it safe and sound. Enjoy! Can’t wait to send your giveaway winner their own CHO-case of assorted flavors.