Studying? No thank you.

Afternoon everyone!

I'm seriously avoiding studying as much as possible.  I just cannot get in the mood for some reason.  (I guess I'm never really in the mood to study.)  I did crank out a paper that I had to get done yesterday though while Keith was in class.  Maybe we'll venture to the library tonight.

Keith and I made awesome stir fry the other night.  It really hit the spot.  We added edamame which was good however a bit annoying trying to take it out of the shell.  We also had bamboo shoots, broccoli, mushrooms, onion, okra and chicken.  Best stir fry I've had in a while, I actually finished the rest off for lunch yesterday!

Keith has been busy working and going to class while I've been attempting to study and snacking...I love his Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal.  It was so tasty!

Today he was already at work when I made it out of bed for breakfast so I made myself the usual eggs and grabbed a banana too.

Still trying to avoid my studies I decided to go for a run today.  It was so warm outside!  Not quite as high as yesterday's 81 degrees but it sure felt like it on my run.  When I got back I snuck into Keith's care package that he got from his family and tried a TLC dark chocolate coconut bar.  I felt bad eating the whole thing so I left half for Keefer.  (:  I did however steal his whole apple and took it down with some cinnamon.

The tentative menu for tonight is veggie lasagna and I can't wait!  

Mayyyyybe I better go crack those books, maybe.  (;

Tara (:

Fiesta Lunch

Well Operation Egg White didn't turn out egg-xactly how I planned.  (Cheesy, I know haha)  I think it would have worked if I would have made a bit more oatmeal.  I was actually still hungry when I was done eating so I think I needed a bit more.  Next time perhaps.

This week is the last week of classes!  WOO HOO!  Just have to make it through this week and finals and then I'll be free...for the weekend until summer classes begin.  I'm done going to the hospital so I got to sleep in a bit this morning.  I woke up and made some eggs.  This has to be my fav breakfast.  It is so yummy and keeps me full.

After breakfast I hit the gym for a workout.  It lasted longer than planned and my arms feel like jello.  That's a good thing though!  When I got home I made the last taco I had leftover.  I am out of tomatoes though so it wasn't the best.  I had guacamole on the side which was SO good!  A mini fiesta lunch!

After working on my final case study presentation for the rest of the day I thought I would have worked up a bigger appetite before class haha.  I wasn't too hungry though so I made a smoothie with frozen peaches and blueberries, yogurt, whole grain drink and shredded coconut.  I've never added coconut before but it was SO yummy.  It made it feel tropical!

I did get hungry in the middle of class and had a sudden craving for Raisin Bran.  I don't know where it came from but I made up a bowl as soon as I got home.

I'm giving myself the night off because I finished my case study so I'm off to relax before bed!

Tara (:

Long Time No Post...

I've had a major lack in posting lately and because crunch time is upon me with final projects coming up I need to get crackin.  I thought I would sum up my food choices lately with some pics so I can get workin.

In no particular order...

Off to write a ten page paper, ugh!

Tara (:

Let's Go State!

TGIF!!  Only one ten minute meeting with my director stands in the way of my weekend.  We are all meeting with her to discuss our goals.  Tonight I'm going into the city to meet up with one of my best friends and college roommates, Kristi.  We are going to watch MSU WIN tonight!  GO STATE!  I'm going to stay overnight with her tonight and we are going to hang around the city tomorrow.  I'm excited!

Yesterday I made some eggs to start my morning with some toast.

I had a nice workout with Hannah yesterday before class and then had some munchies in class that I forgot to take a picture of.  When I got home I spent some time working on a project dealing with different diets.  Look at this stack of different diets for different disease states, eek.

For dinner I had some Trader Joe's Pesto Tortellini and a yummy salad.  Milk too of course!

After class last night I went out for a couple drinks with the girls.  Always nice to end the night/week like that.

This morning I just wasn't in the mood for anything but cereal so I ate some mini wheats.  I'm sure I'll be hungry sooner than later.

Have a great weekend!

Tara (:

Diversity

I'm back from northern Michigan and FINALLY have wireless set up at home so I'm blogging from the living room.  It's great not to be cooped up in my room.  I had a blast up north snowboarding with my brother, Kurt and a couple of his friends.  It was 55 degrees and sunny.

(Wayyyy too many layers....I had to take them off later in the day.)

I've still been horrible at taking pics but it's more difficult at home because I eat with people and forget haha.  (Also, I eat worse at home so that's nothing I want to share. ha)  

Before I came home last Friday we hosted the diversity conference for Chicago area dietetic interns.  For lunch we had different themed stations.  All the food was really great.  All the food isn't out yet in the pics obviously...

Our food lab at school...

Mmmm hummus...

Did I mention that we got to wear awesome oufits?

I got to bring home some of the leftovers too!  I went back to EL for the night to stay with Keefer and we decided to get up early and go out to breakfast, YUMM!

One state to go...

Yess....The Mitten!

For some reason I snapped breakfast pics only...

anddddd...this pic of my cat trying to eat my squash!

I promise I will get back in the swing of things when I get back...if I'm lucky and remember I'll get some pics this weekend.

It has either been in the fifties and sunny or raining since I've been home.  Spring is coming...which means SUMMER is coming.  My FAVVVVV season!

Off to bed, nighty night!

Tara (:

Vday Slacker

Well I have seriously been slacking on my blogging.  I have been snapping some photos, just not posting them.  When Keith is here I don't get around the computer as much as I usually do.  

So here's what I've been eating....
...a big bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios.

...grapefruit!  With a little bit of sugar on top to add to the sweetness.

... a turkey wrap in a wheat tortilla with swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato and Italian dressing.  I absolutely love eating these for lunch.

...chocolate pudding with a frozen banana on top, SO tasty!

Whenever Keith comes we try to plan a new recipe or new restaurants.  When he got here on Friday night we had thai from Penny's Noodles.  It was ok pad thai but I think there are better places to get thai around here.

I've been dying to try Ann Sather.  It's a breakfast place all around Chicago.  It was DELICIOUS.  The portion sizes were huge though.  Most of the breakfasts have two sides to choose from and one side is TWO giant cinnamon rolls.  This weekend they had pink icing for Valentine's Day.  Needless to say we had a doggy bag.

Although the cinnamon rolls seemed like our actual meal it was not.  I had a Mediterranean omelet with a side of fresh fruit and Keith had Southern Decadence which was a biscuit topped with a sausage patty, poached eggs and sausage gravy.  He got a side of tomato slices.

Later on in the day we made some granola.  It was a recipe out of an Ellie Krieger cookbook.  I don't watch the Food Network much and haven't seen her show but I learned about this RD chef lately and so far LOVE her.

She has a very realistic view on eating and her RD credentials make her even better!  Last night we tried her chicken cacciatore with some broccoli on the side.  It was fabulous!  I am borrowing the cookbooks from a friend but definitely will be getting my own soon to try all the recipes.

We also mixed and matched a six pack of beer from TJ's.  It was fun to try different kinds.  Here were two of them...

We tried to make a dark chocolate fondue for dessert but it did not turn out.

Breakfast today was eggs over easy although I overcooked them a bit.

For lunch Keith made me one of my favorites, a grilled cheese with tomato.

Valentine's Day really isn't a big deal to us so we decided we would do a pizza night at Giordano's.  Hannah and Marie joined us.  It was fun!  Although they offered a heart shaped pizza, we thought it might be awkward to cut so we just stuck with the regular one.  MMM deep dish...

I'm off to soak up the last bit of my boyfriend for the next couple of weeks.

Tara (: