Hockey Night in Our City!

What a wicked wind storm we’ve had today!! It was so gusty that at one point I thought shingles were flying off our roof! The kids were seriously freaked out over the whole thing. YIKES!

I had my yearly physical at 9am this morning so I kept breakfast a little light. After all, there was no need to inflate the number the scale was going to cough up!! :)

-1.25 cup water
-3 Tbsp cream of wheat
-cinnamon
-2 parnoosh dates, chopped
-sprinkle of carob chips

I love the way the carob melted right into the cereal! I was a little scared at first because I’ve never tried carob before, but it was needless fear because I really liked it!!! I was expecting more of a chocolate flavour, but the maltiness rocked!! I’m glad I bought the bag!

My appointment went pretty good. I’m going to be seeing an allergist to determine if I have any food allergies/sensitivities because I’m at my wits end with digestive issues that have plagued me since I was 8. She’s also sending me for some blood work to (hopefully) rule out Celiac Disease. To be quite honest, that’s freaking me out a little! Keep your fingers crossed for me!!! I also got a mumps/measles booster. They’re recommending that anyone born between 1970-1991 have the shot updated because they saw a large increase in mumps last year in that age range.

By 11am I was starving so I ate another piece of my pumpkin bread. The camera must’ve liked the looks of it because the picture is no where to be found!

I skipped the gym today because I had some errands to run and a few things to take care of at home. For some reason or other I was feeling pretty hungry all morning so when I got home I ate part 1 of lunch….V8 Broccoli soup!

The first words out of my mouth when I got a taste were “OMG, this is SO good!” And it truly was!! I recommend this one for sure! I ate part 2 of my lunch upon returning to work. It was a Pita Break thin with sabra hummus, a Laughing Cow cheese wedge, deli ham and lettuce.
````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` THANKS to everyone who has entered a recipe in my “Get Us Baking & Win” contest! Remember to spread the word!! Up for grabs for 3 lucky winner’s is a jar of Creamy Coconut Spread as it was very popular with my last contest! Remember…the recipe need only be kid friendly and peanut free! Email me your favourite at kristaskravings@gmail.com!

````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` I snacked on a refreshing bowl of strawberries & blackberries before leaving work.

Fresh fruit just knocks my socks off! A co-worker brought me a 1/2 decaf, 1/2 hot chocolate for an afternoon treat...

Here's what my roll up the rim cup's typically look like!

** Just a little sidebar---I should’ve taken a picture of DD’s lunch today. She was so proud of it as she put it together herself! She decided she wanted to take a salad to school to she used a good few handfuls of mixed greens and topped them with grape tomatoes, baby carrots, blackberries and Caesar dressing. It warms my heart to see her choosing such a healthy lunch for herself!**

We’re off to a hockey game tonight because DS’s team is playing the intermission. I’m so PSYCHED to watch!!! Anyways, we have to be at the arena at 6:15pm so I have to make dinner snappy! I made a fam favourite…Cheesy Salsa Chicken. I served mine with a huge side steamed veggies.
Now I have a full belly to keep me warm at the game!!

**Around Blogland;

Gina's got some great Quaker stuff up for grabs and Foods That Fit is giving away some of her favourites!! Check it all out!!

Hope everyone has a terrific night!!

Bye for now!!