May
2009
Up! We Go
Bobby and I couldn’t see Up on Friday night (sold out) so we preordered tickets for yesterday afternoon instead. It was adorable. I like how Pixar’s movies can appeal to audiences of all ages… Sometimes I wonder how much of kiddie movies the kids actually understand. We saw it in 3-D, which was cool. After we saw it we walked around the mall (10 minutes of walking – check).
Last night we went over to our cousins’ house (they now live about a half a mile away) for dinner. They served Mabu Tofu (vegan), a chicken/bell pepper/onion stir-fry (delicious), sauteed bok choy, and white rice. I had some of everything, even the rice. I brought dessert – fruit salad and whipped cream (Reddi-wip, which is HFCS-free.).
This fruit salad was:
- 1/2 cantaloupe
- 1 apple
- 3 kiwis
- bunch of blueberries and raspberries
- drizzle of honey (1 tablespoon?)
- lemon juice (1 tablespoon?)
For my second dessert I made this:
Heavenly. (Oat bran, peanut butter, spinach, Reddi-wip.) I had to repeat it for breakfast this morning.
Whole Life Challenge Update…
- Yoga – I did Sadie Nardini’s power half hour on Friday, but didn’t do any yoga yesterday. I’ll try to catch up (again) today.
- Walking – I’ve been walking every day. Yesterday was short (just in the mall) but I did manage to do a dance-y video from Netflix streaming.
- New Meals – Even though this was only a weekly goal, I’ve managed to have a new meal almost every day. I’m really proud of myself for branching out. (And eating like a normal person.)
- Organic – All of my greens have been organic. I wish I could buy everything organic, but it’s too expensive at the moment. I caved and bought a bunch of non-organic berries because I was craving them, and they’re a good snack (especially with whipped cream).
- Green Oat Bran – Every day, often twice a day.
Be back later with my BSI entry (orange corn bread)… How was your weekend? Did you do anything fun or new or interesting?
Cindy
31 May, 2009 at 1:51 pm (7 years ago)We are all just fussing around the house this weekend. Seem to have a lot of those lately (charging batteries I guess)
I have been playing on my new blog figuring out everything… and playing in the kitchen
right now I am trying to create a pumpkin bread recipe conversion to pumpkin / oat bran/ leftover veggie juice pulp /vegan muffins
my teenager used to get a non vegan version of these years ago when he began his veggie protest..it’s how I snuck in veg’s to his smarty pants 3 year old face!
Seems not an issue so much these days, but I HATE throwing away that pulp and have vowed to as much as possible re-incorporate into some of the foods we eat.
they are about to come out of the oven and if they are as good as they smell than I will post the recipe on my blog
so glad UP was cute….can’t wait to go see it
Happy Sunday
coco
31 May, 2009 at 2:00 pm (7 years ago)vegan mapo tofu? sounds good! 🙂 Your two course dessert look awesome, especially that green oatbran with whipping cream! 😀 so heavenly delicious!!!
this weekend was/is spending fabulously with Star lying down on the coach watching marathonic chinese tv series and munching and munching until a HUGE belly expansion!!! It feels sooooo good!
Sarah (LovIN My Tummy)
31 May, 2009 at 2:10 pm (7 years ago)Chris and I want to take Gracie to see UP! I think we want to see it more than she does 😉
Heather McD (Heather Eats Almond Butter)
31 May, 2009 at 2:42 pm (7 years ago)Maggie,
What, 2 huge bowls of blended green oats daily isn’t normal? If not, then I’m a total freak. 🙂
Don’t even get me started on my love of whipped cream. CD and I used to buy it in bulk from Costco. I loved it on my oatmeal with strawberries.
What a fun & healthy dinner. I freak out whenever we go to dinner at our friend’s houses as it’s never Heather friendly. Usually lasagna with tons of cheese or something. Your cousins did very well. 🙂
Sounds like your Whole Life Challenge is going really well. I’m loving it and will post about it soon.
Hope you’re having a good Sunday!
gliding calm
31 May, 2009 at 4:01 pm (7 years ago)haha i love your whipped cream swirl on that GREEN bowl of oats! so funny!
Sophia
31 May, 2009 at 4:52 pm (7 years ago)ooh! whipped cream on oats! that’s a first! genius idea! I shall go buy whipped cream asap!
and can’t wait for your bsi entry!
Anne K.
31 May, 2009 at 5:41 pm (7 years ago)Yum, I love reddiwhip! It’s a total staple in my house 😀 I love that you put it on the green oats!
Sounds like you’re doing great on the challenge, and your BSI entry sounds awesome!
My weekend was good– I had my first 10K race today, which went well. But boy, am I gonna be sore tomorrow! Haha. Have a great night!
Run Sarah
31 May, 2009 at 8:55 pm (7 years ago)Your fruit salad looks awesome! Sounds like you are doing a great job at your challenge, congrats.
Kiersten
1 June, 2009 at 7:57 am (7 years ago)Up looks really cute, I want to see that too. I love Pixar movies. My boyfriend and I go see “kids” movies all the time, I love them!
Sounds like you are doing great with the Whole Life Challenge!