Exciting Mail! (11.08.2008)

It was SO cool to come home this afternoon and find some very exciting mail waiting for me. First, Larabar sent me their new bars for kids - JamFrakas - one of each flavor. This was all because of Megan over at Megan's Munchies! After she featured them on her blog, the kind folks at larabar decided to send all who commented about them on Megan's post their own to try! I cant wait to sample these!And then, Foodbuzz sent me MiniCards with my Name and blog address on them! Each little card has a bright picture of some type of food on the back. I feel official!My pre-race day breakfast was whole wheat eggos with Greek yogurt, sliced bananas, cinnamon, and maple syrup. I savored every last bite of this filling breakfast.Also grabbed a Sumatra blend coffee from High Grounds. Mixed in lots of skim milk and 1 packet of sugar in the raw. I found my new coffee - the Sumatra blend is the best tasting so far.After watching my nephew's football game, I grabbed a Buon Giorno plain cheese pizza and brought it home for Kevin and I. (No picture, but the two slices I had tasted great!) Maybe I shouldn't have done the pizza thing before my race tomorrow, but we shall see if it hurts or helps me!

Later this afternoon, Kevin and I split a chocolate chip Zbar while out running errands. I think the peanut butter flavor is my favorite, but this one was pretty good.Just got back from a walk in the park with Oscar - it is a beautiful day outside today. It's looking like tomorrow is going to be just as nice, only cooler, which should be great running weather!

Tonight's dinner is going to be whole wheat cheese ravioli with turkey meatballs and marinara. Got some salad and bread to go with. Simple pre-race dinner! Keeping it basic for my stomach's sake - it has enough going on with the pre-race jitters!

Hope everyone is enjoying their saturday!

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I Want Fall Back (10.29.2008)

It is like WINTER outside - no fun! Sorry I didnt post at all yesterday - just wasnt feeling like myself. I am still not quite right today, but I wanted to share some of my eats and my run. This cold, windy, horrible weather definitely isnt helping.

I didnt run on Monday or Tuesday, but tonight - I knew I had to get a run in. I bundled up and went out with Kevin and Oscar in the 40 degree, windy weather. About a half mile into the run, it started to sprinkle cold rain. I gave Kevin "a look" and he knew I wasnt going to be into the cold, rainy run for long. But, we kept going and it eventually stopped. We ended up getting a 3 miler in which felt great.

Backing up a little bit, breakfast this morning was egg white with swiss cheese on a whole wheat "light" english muffin. I was happy to see these on sale the other day. (no pic)

Snacks today were a banana, orange, and a PB Zbar, which I really liked! I hated the chocolate brownie one I tried a few days ago, but when I bit into this flavor, I knew I had found a winner. loved it.Lunch was leftover Turkey Lasagna, which I made yesterday using the Barefoot Contessa's recipe. It turned out pretty good and the recipe can be found HERE. The only change I made was to use Part-Skim ricotta. This picture is taken of the cold leftovers, so it isnt the most appetizing picture, but I swear it tasted good.I also had 3 chocolate chip cookies that I made yesterday too. No picture, but they were delicious. Such a weakness for me.

Dinner tonight was a new one for me. I bought veggie burgers for the FIRST TIME EVER. I know that is probably weird to some. I have been seeing them alot on different blogs and have ordered them out, but never bought them to have at home. I bought this brand and was very happy with it!I served it on a toasted WW english muffin with swiss cheese. It tasted SO good and even Kevin liked it! I also sauteed up some broccoli in EVOO, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. This was a great combo and really left the crunch in the broccoli, which is the way I like them. Hate mushy broccoli. Glass of pinot grigio to go with dinner in my stemless wine glass from the wine festival a few weeks back.I am currently roasting up some Acorn Squash with light butter and brown sugar, so I cant wait to try them in a little bit. I hope everyone has a great night - stay warm! (for those of you dealing with this cold weather!) My heat isnt working, so I am staying warm with a space heater right now. Need to call someone tomorrow because I dont know how many more layers I can put on.

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