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The Sunday Marathon Post

April 6, 2009 by DanicasDaily Leave a Comment

Hi all!!! We had such a blast today on our trip to Santa Cruz. Since I have so much to share and since I was away from blogging ALL day, I am going to post everything in two posts. The food will be first followed by the fun. I am sure you won’t mind, but, I do think you will be a total champ for getting through reading both Marathon Posts. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend as much as we did.

** I posted all the pictures as thumbnails – just click them if you want to enlarge them.

This morning before we headed out, I packed up some snacks to take (that we didn’t even really eat) and of course breakfast. I wanted a portable breakfast so I broke out 2 Kashi Strawbery Flax Waffles and topped 1 with 1 Tbsp Naturally More Peanut Butter and the other with 1 Tbsp Organic Apricot Preserves. These preserves are so fabulous because they have NO ADDED Sugar and are sweetened with organic apple juice. This absolutely hit the spot ~ I am already thinking of how I can work this “repeat” into the blog.

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I also had a Grande Iced FF Decaf Latte with caramel drizzle on our drive to The Mystery Spot in Santa Cruz. After the tour, I snacked on a banana.

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We headed into downtown Santa Cruz to do some shopping after touring the Mystery Spot (which BTW – is so cool, but, more on that in a bit). We finally stopped around 2 for lunch at Hoffman’s Bakery & Cafe. This was such a cute place where you can dine inside or outside. To our surprise, the place was still packed even though it was after 2 pm. We decided to sit inside versus waiting for an outside table to open.

The Husband ordered a Turkey Avocado club with a side salad and a Raspberry Italian Soda (which they left the cream out so it was more like a Shirley Temple? lol).

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I had probably one of the best vegetarian sandwiches I have ever had ~ A Caprese! It had huge chunks of fresh mozzarella sprinkled with sea salt, basil, tomato, organic greens, homemade balsamic dressing all on top this fancy french bread. I also had a side of organic mixed greens with balsamic dressing on the side~ So good!

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I managed to save room for FroYo…..this place is soooo cool! It is seriously my dream frozen yogurt/ice cream place because they left you put whatever and how much toppings you want on. You simply pick your yogurt and go to town. Of course, you know me, I can’t make a decision for the life of me, so I had a little of everything.

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1/2 vanilla froyo topped with white chocolate chips, strawberries, pineapple, mango

and

1/2 chocolate froyo topped with recess, skor, butterfinger, and a few rainbow sprinkles.

Believe it or not ~ this was actually the small! It was so amazing, but, I think I decided I liked the vanilla best.

After our shopping expedition and drive by The Boardwalk, we headed home. The Husband has never been inside a Whole Foods (believe it or not since I have an insane addiction). We picked up an Organic Strawberry Synergy drink to share on the drive home and made up salads for dinner. This drink reminds me a bit of fizzy water with juice, but, it has sort of a beer or wine cooler taste. It’s not bad, but, we only managed to drink about half together.

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I will spare you all the list of everything I put on my salad since I am not sure I remember it all, but, show you the pictures. I topped mine with Blackberry Balsamic Vinegar with Pear. I also had a bite of The Husband’s hot stuff (spagetti, lemon/tomato pasta, roasted veggies) and 3 chicken wings (2 Hawaiian & 1 buffalo) for a little protein. I didn’t eat the falafel – it was sooooo dry.

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Whew ~ Now I know why I post it all as I go along 🙂 Ok….next up is a post about all the fun we had in Santa Cruz.

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Whether she’s enjoying a dish at a local restaurant or whipping up a crowd-pleasing, nutritious meal at home, Danica has a passion for all things food. She believes in and follows the Weight Watchers principle of “all things in moderation” and chronicles her culinary adventures here. Besides sharing her daily eats and tasty, nutritious recipes, Danica connects others seeking a healthier lifestyle on her site and shares her travel adventures around the world.

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