Just another manic Monday. TOtally slept in longer than I expected and so I had my coffee quickly at home but took breakfast on-the-go.
Lucky me, I had some of Sweet Tater’s fabulous quinoa breakfast cereal leftover! It was delicious and just the kind of no-cook meal I needed this morning.
Of course I still had to celebrate Starbucks Monday with a tall vanilla soy latte.
For lunch, I tried out another frozen meal. I don’t like most frozen meals, but some of the ones I’ve found at Earthfare have been pretty decent. At around $5.99 – 6.99, they’re way cheaper than if I got lunch, but I usually wait till these puppies are on sale before purchasing.
Real food ingredient list.
Nutrition
I’ve been eyeing TJ’s frozen steel cut oats for the longest time and finally got some this weekend. What was I waiting for! These oats made the perfect snack!
Expect a kitchen experiment soon related to this. 😉
I busted out a Luna Sunrise bar in Vanilla Almond to top on my oatmeal. Unfortunately, while I used to be infatuated with these things, I didn’t love it as much today. I think my taste buds are changing again. Now that I’ve been eating lots of Larabars and homemade granola bars, the one I had today tasted kind of fake – I think it was all the vitamin addins perhaps?
It made for a decent topping, but I really just wanted some sliced almonds and flaxseed meal.
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Post work I had a fabulous hour of ZUMBA! It would have been 2 hours, but I got stuck late at work and missed the first class. *sad face*
I made up for it with a kick a$$ hour of class!
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Hubby cooked dinner for me and my friend Megan!! He made yummy grilled scallops with a roasted tomato sauce! Very fancy. I’m too lazy to roast stuff (tomatoes, peppers, etc) so I was impressed he took the initiative.
The scallops were served with rice and asparagus. So yummy! Isn’t hubby turning into quite the chef!?
Have your taste buds changed with a particular product or food item? What did you used to love to eat but can’t stand now?
Fast food. I used to eat it every week, every day during my true college days. Now my stomach curls just thinking about it. Every so often I still get cravings for really good, melt-in-your-mouth french fries, but I have recently discovered sweet potato fries too and they’re just as fabulous.
I agree 100% with Trang. Fast food is just not appealing to me anymore. While I don’t shun fried foods, I’d just prefer to make them myself or order them from a nice restaurant that uses quality ingredients. I also used to love Slurpees and after making my own aguas frescas for some time now, I would much rather have my own frozen treat 🙂
I used to eat Cocoa Puffs cereal for breakfast every morning in high school, but no more. They now seem bland and uncreative compared to a hot bowl of oatmeal or a cold jar of overnight oats topped with anything my heart desires!! My taste buds crave more natural, real foods. As a result, I am also eating healthier foods I never used to, like brussel sprouts and okra! They used to make me gag!!
I’ve noticed that I can’t handle nearly as much sugar. Things that used to taste “normal” now taste overly-sweet! I’m thinking things like peanut butter with added sugars, granola bars that are basically candy bars, etc. – used to eat it all the time, now I can barely choke it down!
Wow he cooked a very impressive meal.
even though i still love my share of fried food, i can’t eat as much as i used to…definitely a good thing! i really don’t eat as much as i used to anyway or else i get a really upset stomach…also a good thing 🙂
Even though my father worked for a candy company growing up…we weren’t ever allowed to have junk food in the house, so my change in taste is nothing to do with nutrition. I can’t stand peanut butter. No clue why. I used to like it just fine, but now? Nope. Guess that’s growing up.
I cannot stand sugar free anything! i used to be a slave to this kind of food and now it really turns my stomach. That and Taco Bell… late night drive through runs to grab some nachos. No more for this kid.
I have to agree with everyone about fast food. I cut back on it a year ago after looking at the point values in my Moms WWatchers book. The last time I had fast food was August 09. I also don’t like Coca Cola as much as I used to. Now I may have a sip or two, but that is it. I didn’t drink it a lot, but I would enjoy a can a few times a week. I haven’t had an entire soda in about a year also.
Ever since I stopped drinking soda which has about 40g of sugar in one can. I find it difficult to eat or drink really sweet things.
I grew up using margarine (sp?) and not liking butter. Now I won’t touch margarine and now only use yummy butter. Kerry Gold Irish Butter is SO GOOD! 🙂
Yes! Many things that I used to love taste way too sweet now. I think when I cut out artificial sweeteners – Splenda – my taste buds adjusted. 🙂
I used to be an intense chocoholic. Like, I needed rehab. Now I only crave it in froyo form once in a great while. So strange … I think I must have ODed in my youth.