I apologize in advance for the insane amounts of baby carrots and hummus that I consumed today. I got a humongous bag of organic baby carrots and 2 huge tubs of hummus from Costco, so they will be my snack of choice until I’m out of them. I think I’ve recorded everything I ate today, but there was a lot of (healthy) snacking this afternoon so I can’t be positive, and I didn’t photograph everything.

I may also start keeping track of my exercise – this morning I did a 40 minute video called “Perfect Pilates – the 20-20 Method”. I was doing 100’s and rollups when Bobby woke up and tried to join me

After yesterday’s cereal overload, I wasn’t really in the mood for carbs at all today. I did try to get some in the form of fruit (berries and apples). I’m always craving fruit. I plan on getting a lot at the farmers’ market tomorrow when it goes down to $1/pound.

Breakfast:

• frozen berries (thawed) – about 3/4 cup
• TJ’s greek yogurt – close to a cup’s worth
• cinnamon

Lunch:

• various samples at Costco – chicken salad, chicken links, mushrooms, a bit of a Fiber1 bar, and other things that I’m not remembering…
• salad with iceberg mix, shredded carrots, chopped beans, and chopped peppers and Newman’s Own lowfat sesame ginger dressing
• lots and lots of baby carrots with Sabra hummus (original and garlic flavors)

Snacks:

• more baby carrots and hummus
• a medium apple
• some more TJ’s greek yogurt
• 1/2 bag each of 2 Brothers-All-Natural freeze dried fruit packs – strawberry banana and fuji apple (Bobby had the other halves)

Dinner:

• wild Ahi tuna steak (from Costco! I had about 3 ounces; Bobby had close to 8! Oh, to have the metabolism and appetite of a 6′1″ 22-year-old boy) with an organic poultry rub (also from Costco)
• more iceberg salad mix with shredded carrot and green peppers tossed with ginger dressing from an Asian supermarket
• lots more baby carrots and hummus
• Brussels sprouts, apples, onions, and green beans – Brussels and beans were steamed, apples and onions were sauteed in a smidge of sesame oil, then I added apple cider vinegar and the steamed veggies and sauteed for a few more minutes – delish!

Snacks:

• lots more baby carrots and hummus
• another 1/2 bag of strawberry banana freeze-dried fruit
• a medium apple

Just for fun – some of the goodies that we got from Costco!

• wild Ahi tuna steak (~22 ounces at $9.99/pound)
• Brothers-All-Natural freeze-dried fruit packs
• huuuuuge bag of baby carrots
• Sabra hummus
• huuuuuge bag of iceberg salad mix ($1.99)
• double size (4 cups) of fage 0% ($6.99!!!)
• huge tub of almond butter ($7)
• eat, pray, love (the book – so far it’s great)
• poultry rub
• 8 ciabatta rolls ($4.50)
• giant bottle of vanilla extract
• Talking Rain Fusion drinks – sweetened with sucralose, these are incredible. Bobby discovered the brand while @ work because Microsoft gives them free seltzer.

I think we just made up for the $50 membership fee in one day’s worth of shopping. With the amount of Fage I eat, I could probably save at least $50 in a year. Any suggestions for ways to buy in bulk and not let food go to waste? There were so many things that I wanted to buy, but I felt like we just didn’t have the room for them. Organic, free-range, antibiotic-free chicken sausage links – but you have to buy 21 at a time! I think we are going to get them eventually; I had some samples and they were delicious.

Breakfast:

• 1 large apple

Lunch:

• sauteed chicken/steak (mostly chicken), peppers, and onions
• shredded lettuce salad with sour cream, guacamole, and salsa

Snack:

• another large apple
• more salad (shredded lettuce, sour cream, guac, and a little salsa)

Dinner: (Malaysian food!)

• shrimp mango salad
• 1 steamed spring roll
• some mee siam (noodle dish)
• some curry

Dessert and snack:

• boysenberry frozen yogurt
• a small apple
• about 3+ cups of chocolate honey bunches of oats – whoops! I have an addiction to cereal.

My work ordered more good food – we now have apples! This means I don’t have to bring so much fruit to work each day.

Sorry for the lack of pictures – I didn’t bring my camera to work, and met up with Bobby and some friends directly after. We went to see Tropic Thunder and it was… awesome! I liked it more than Bobby did and I didn’t look at my watch once during the movie. I’m usually terrible at movies and get bored pretty much as soon as the previews end, but this one kept me engaged the entire time.

Breakfast:

• apples&cinnamon oatmeal
• 1/2 large apple

Lunch: (I did have a picture of this, but it looked terrible. If you want to know what it looked like, look at yesterday’s dinner!)

• leftovers – eggplant parmesan
• leftovers – corn off the cob and heirloom tomato salad
• 1 large apple!
• diet pepsi max

Snack:

• lots of nuts and raisins – too much, probably But I had a light dinner and I totally enjoyed my tons of trail mix!
• another large apple

Dinner:

• lotus root salad from Pho Vi Hoa

Snack:

• 1 large apple
• a few raisins

This is not only a fantastic movie, but an amazing dish. When we found green heirlooms at the farmers’ market last week, I knew exactly what to do with them. This recipe is simple and fun, and it’s a great dish for the summer. Enjoy!

Fried Green Tomatoes

Ingredients
about 1 cup of fresh bread crumbs
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 green tomatoes, sliced (1 cm slices – I used green heirlooms)
olive oil for sauteing/frying

Directions
1. Making breadcrumbs from scratch – toast 2 slices of bread, rip them up, and pulse them in a small food processor until they’re pretty fine.
2. Pour the buttermilk into a bowl with a large bottom.
3. Heat some olive oil in a large saute pan.
4. Dip the tomato slices in the buttermilk (do both sides!) and then dredge in the bread crumbs. I like to put the bread crumbs on a nice big plate so it’s easy to coat the tomatoes.
5. Put each slice in the heated saute pan. Fry/saute on each side for 2-3 minutes. They should be nice and crispy and browned.
6. Serve plain or with ketchup, yogurt, or whatever you like. If you want, you can “get fancy with the spices” and add spices like cumin, chili powder, or oregano to the bread crumb mixture.

If you use ketchup, make sure it’s organic, HFCS-free ketchup! Yes, tomatoes on top of tomatoes = perfect combo!