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:

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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!

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}

Canadian Idiot

I'm watching curling and doing homework!

I started the day off right with pumpkin/banana/raisin/peanut butter oats again, with a sprinkle of cinnamon. 2.5 servings of fruit- woot!

Then blah blah blah lots of classes blah blah blah.. 

the lunch! I was planning on a different lunch today- but plans changed! So I did too. I had a slice of cheese pizza with two huge bowls plain spinach. I ate the spinach WITH the pizza- taking a big forkfull of spinach and a small bite of pizza. It was so amazing! I definitely recommend. And it kept me below 400 kcal for lunch. 

Then I went to the Spanish advisor to figure out what classes I'll get credit for in Ecuador. I will get a total of 12 credits and am now a double Spanish/Pharmacy minor. Wow. I was shocked/excited/overwhelmed- and I can't wait!

Before going to teach (!!!) Gravity, I had an apple and a muffin with cream cheese while gabbing with my parents on the phone about all the Spanish/Ecuador news.

I also had two small dark chocolate squares for some extra antioxidants ;)

Gravity went so well! I'm loving that class more than I ever thought I would, and I hope I get to teach it.

Dinner was an egg/cheese quiche, green beans and a glass of milk!

Everything was very tasty, but I'm not sure if I've had enough to eat today! I might have a small bit of greek yogurt later tonight, but I'll just see how I'm feeling.

Figuring out how to use pumpkin

My pumpkin oatmeal actually tasted good today!

I mixed 1 packet oatmeal, 1/4 cup pumpkin, a banana, a couple tbs. of raisins, and a tbs. peanut butter on top! The bananas and raisins made it sweet, and the peanut butter was an amazing compliment, plus adds protein for staying power. Woohoo!

THANK YOU MOM AND DAD AND GEORGIA MAE AND ALICE FOR THE CARE PACKAGE!!!!!!!!!!! 

Nothing can beat homemade raspberry jam. I ALMOST got lunch at hillside today, but decided to see if my package arrived first. BEST DECISION ALL DAY. It was full of Cliff bars (yayy!!), raspberry jam, an awesome tank top, and face wash. Thank you!!!

I made an open-faced crunchy almond butter and jam sandwich with an apple and glass of skim milk!

Dang the apple was tart- I think I'll stick to fuji from now on!

Jam+almond butter detail :)

Tuesday Today

It's weird starting the week on a Tuesday, but I don't mind. When I woke up to go to chem lab, my arms were so weak from Gravity yesterday! Ahh I love this feeling. Even now I can still feel it! Yay!

Breakfast was a peanut butter and banana sandwich; it held me over through lab and running a couple errands after! The picture only shows the inside, because I had to use the heel of the bread which isn't as pretty to look at.

After lab I went to pic up my passport-sized photos. They are one of the many steps in applying to study abroad, and I got the photo taken yesterday. The photo isn't the greatest- I know haha

I took a couple photos to the Study Abroad Office. There's one more thing off of my list!

Here's the sheet of the four I have left now:

Aaacckkk!! My eyes do look grey though which is a good thing :)

Lunch! I've been able to smell the pumpkin muffins in my room, and not having one yesterday was hard! I planned to have one today with my (conventional :( ) apple. This lunch was surprisingly filling! I think it was the combo of the cream cheese and apple.

I took a bite of apple before remembering to take a picture! whoops

I just got back from yoga and am headed to my second lab for the day in a little bit. Here's the snack I'm packing to tie me through it and Zumba before dinner tonight:

Oatmeal bar! I only have three left. Looks like I'll be baking more in the next couple weeks, once the muffins are gone though.

4x4x4x4

After trying and trying to figure out what eating pattern works for me, I have figured out some loose guidelines that help me when planning my food.

Eat 4 times a day

Every 4 hours

About 400 calories each meal

4 a happy me!

Obviously these are only guidelines. If I know I'm going to do a hard workout, for example, I make sure to eat a little before and after so my body doesn't go all "starvation mode" on me. And of course the food included in this is all healthy and good! Yum yum. 

Here was my dinner for tonight:

mmm!