A New Grain

OKAY! So, the first thing I have to say today is that after reading yesterday’s post, I realize that I am a dork that can’t count! I told you all that DD has been dancing for 7 years. It’s actually 6years. Apparently, even though I work in a payroll department, I can not count! I am officially a goof!!!

Now that I got that off my chest, here’s my oat mix for the day!



-1 cup water
-1/2 Quaker Oats
-1/2 mashed banana
-dash of coconut extract
-cinnamon
-1 tbsp trail mix



Whereas yesterday’s bowl was full of texture and chew, today’s bowl was smooth and lush. What a fabulous sensation on my tongue. Alright! That’s enough porn talk outta me today! Suffice it to say that I seriously enjoyed this meal.

Because supper was so screwed up last night, I ate a larger snack than usual. While it was delish going down, I feel like the Pillsbury Dough Boy today! I think it was just too heavy of a snack for me at 8pm! Here it is!



-1/2 cup Nature’s Path Flax Pumpkin granola
-1/2 cup unsweetened Almond Breeze

I drank this huge tea this morning instead of eating a snack...




On my trip home at lunch I found a much awaited package in my mailbox! Marianne and I traded PB & Co. flavors as we each can buy flavors that the other can’t. I’ve been dying to try the Mighty Maple and now I have it! Marianne was also kind and thoughtful enough to send me some of her goodies that she got from Trader Joes!! An organic brown rice marshmallow treat and a baggie filled with mini meringues and chocolate edamame!




If you haven’t checked out her blog From French Fries to Flax Seeds yet, you must! There you will find beautiful, creative eats AND the cutest kitty ever! OH! I did get my 3 miler in, too!! I changed it up a bit by running the first 15 mins at a higher incline/lower speed and the last 15 at a zero incline/higher speed.

Of course I ate some treats after my run!! :)



Lunch was a Weight Watchers WW bagel with a Tbsp of PB & Co. Cinnamon Swirl (didn’t have the Mighty Maple when I made lunch) and pineapple/coconut jam and a juicy pear. A few chocolates seem to have made their way onto my plate!



I also packed grapes for an afternoon snack! I only ended up eating about a ¼ of what you see.



Tuesday is usually crock pot night but with me getting off work at 4pm this week, I had time to prepare dinner before we hit the road for the pool. AND tonight is the last night the kids will have swimming until January! The fall session is now complete. I can’t believe how very fast 8 weeks went by! Now my only night out of the house after dinner for kid stuff is Monday’s for dance.

Anyways, supper tonight (for me, anyways) was a haddock fillet done up with a smidge of olive oil and salmon spice, S & P. On the side I had steamed veggies and a 1/2 cup of Kasha pilaf....



You can find out more about KASHA here. This is a grain that I really like and need to start using more of!



This is what I did to make the pilaf;

Kasha Pilaf

-1 tsp olive oil
-1 small onion, diced
-1/4 cup chopped carrot
-1/2 cup Kasha
-1 cup water
-cumin, coriander, dried basil, S & P
-1/2 oz Brie cheese

*add oil, onion & carrot to a sauce pan and cook until veggies are soft, about 5 min
*add Kasha & spices and cook 1 more min
*add water (or broth) and bring to a boil
*cover and simmer over low heat 12-15 min or until water is absorbed
*stir in Brie
*enjoy!



I'm off to get things ready for tomorrow and then it's Biggest Loser time. I really hope Vicky goes home tonight! She's really ruined the show for me this season and I'd hate to see her win the money. Aren't I awful? Oh, no...wait a second...SHE is the awful one!! :)

I wanted to leave you all with a beautiful picture tonight that a friend emailed me of a transparent butterfly.



Just gorgeous!!!

Bye for now!!