Sunday Showdown

Today was quite the showdown: my favorite Greek Gods Greek Yogurt vs. Yoplait's version.

But first!

My snack (organic finally!) :

My dinner:

+

And now.. Showdown!!! 

Greek God's: 

Yoplait: 

On the outside, the Yoplait is our winner. With no fat, less calories per serving, 3X as much protein, and twice as much calcium as my Greek God's, it would be the winner here. It does have more sugar though. 

But how does the taste/texture compare??

It doesn't :(

This isn't nearly as rich and creamy or sweet as the Greek God's. I added a bit of cereal for a little more sweet and crunch. 

I think I'll end up just alternating between the two. I can buy the Yoplait at Dismore's so it's easier, and I think it's a bit cheaper. The extra protein is perfect right after a workout- I had this after a killer Zumba class! 

Yoplait is the winner in just about every category but taste. Greek Gods is still my fav though, and I actually don't mind that it has fat in it, I mean we do need some! :) 

Good night, I'm off to write another lab report. Woo hoo!

Sausage and Bell Pepper Pasta

Thanks Mom and Caroline for this awesome recipe! 

 3 bell peppers, red and yellow (I used red, yellow and orange)

4 TBS extra virgin olive oil

2 TBS chopped onion

4 sweet sausages, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Salt and Pepper

1 cup canned tomatoes, chopped and drained

1 pound-1 1/2 pounds dried pasta

For tossing the pasta:

1 TBS butter

2/3 cup freshly grated parmesan, plus more at the table.

1. Split the peppers into 4 sections, discard the seeds and cores, and peel them.  Cut them into more or less square 1 - inch pieces.

2. Put the olive oil and the chopped onion in a saute' pan, and turn on the heat to medium high.  Cook and stir the onion until it becomes colored a pale gold.  Put in the sausages, cook them for about 2 minutes, then add the peppers, and cook them for 7 or 8 minutes, turning them occasionally.  Add salt and pepper, and stir well.

3. Add the tomatoes to the pan and cook them at a lively simmer for about 15 or 20 minutes, until the oil floats free of the tomatoes.

4. Empty the entire contents of the pan over cooked drained pasta and toss thoroughly.  Add the butter and grated Parmesan, toss one more time, and serve at once, with additional grated cheese on the side.

Look how small the pots and pans are! The pasta barely fit- I was worried!

This bowl plus another helping was dinner last night and lunch today! So satisfying.

Savory Success!!

Breakfasts of the Weekend

I want to devote a single post to the cooking of yesterday, so I'll put the two breakfasts from the weekend in this one!

Yesterday I tried something new. I keep reading how instant oats really aren't comparable to their whole counterparts, but there is no way I'm going to go downstairs and cook oatmeal in the dorm kitchen for breakfast.

What I did: mixed 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats with 1/2 cup skim milk and let sit covered in the fridge overnight. The next morning I put it in one of my bowls, microwaved it at 20 and 30 second intervals stirring after every time, until they were all warm and slightly puffy! This was about 1-2 minutes, so not too long. Then I stirred in a banana and added a Tbs. peanut butter on top!

Can you see the whole oat-y goodness??

This morning I went back to an old favorite: greek yogurt, banana, and cereal. Good as usual!

After breakfast this morning I tackled some Spanish homework then did level 2 of the SHRED!

My face after..

{eek}

Week Recap!

Ahh this week has been so crazy and I LOVE it. I love having to be somewhere and having something to do. I've been so busy, that I have not blogged once (as you may well have noticed)! I did take photos of some of my food though for the week. Here it goes, in no particular order.

Cereal + banana + greek yogurt

cheddar + apple

salmon + broccolini + asparagus

oats+pb+raisins+pumpkin+cinnamon

PB + Jam + bread

sandwich + blood orange + apple + oatmeal bar = lunch + snack + dinner

pumpkin muffin + cream cheese

cashews + dark chocolate chips

cheese pizza + marinara + HUGE bowl spinach (all eaten together!)

banana + bread + almond butter

banana + oats + choc chips + PB = choc/PB oats!

Jam + YUMI bread

banana + oats + raisins + peanut butter + cinnamon

greek yogurt + blueberries

chicken curry + baked plantain

cereal + milk + banana

apple + banana + PB + bread

blood orange

Banana + oats + PB + jam = AHH-mazing

Ice cream!

rice + black beans + grilled chicken breast + pico de gallo = Southwest Chicken bowl = YUM

bourbon chicken + broccoli + zucchini + squash

{The End}

Pop pop pop pop CAKE!

I slipped up! Eek!! While watching curling we had some organic popcorn (this is not the slip up) that I got in my care package- it was delicious! Three of us ate the whole bag, but that's only about 120 kcal a person. And it was soo tasty.

Then trouble came in the form of cake! A girl from our hall was making cakes for tonight's event, and she would cut the tops off of the cakes to flatten it, and four of us definitely chowed down. It was really yumi and so hard to resist!

I was planning to have a rest day today, but after cake I had to get my butt to the rec! Especially since I'll be sitting in a classroom ALL DAY TOMORROW. And I have to miss Zumba! So I went to a class this morning. It wasn't particularly heart-pumping, but it got me out of bed at a decent hour and was some form of exercise at least.

I had pumpkin/banana/oatmeal/peanut butter/raisin/cinnamon goodness again today- I'm addicted, and the pumpkin is almost gone :(

los ingredientes:

Breakfast:

Nom nom nom..

My new Zumba shoes!

I'm off to a basketball game and a Scotty Co. Block Party! Should be fun, and I'll definitely be planning fewer calories this afternoon so I can have some goodies tonight.