{"id":5208,"date":"2009-04-24T13:49:45","date_gmt":"2009-04-24T17:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=5208"},"modified":"2009-04-24T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2009-04-24T17:49:45","slug":"april-24th-2009-breakfast-and-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2009\/04\/april-24th-2009-breakfast-and-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"April 24th, 2009: Breakfast and lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 Wow what a beautiful day in Columbus!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s hoping it lasts.\u00a0 Some people further out west are getting snow right now and um, that&#8217;s not something I like hearing at this time.\u00a0 For now it&#8217;s time to enjoy it. <img src='\/images\/biggrin.gif' alt=':D' \/><\/p>\n<p>I flip-flopped on doing a light run and no run today.\u00a0 I ended up taking a rest day, don&#8217;t want to push myself too hard right off the bat.\u00a0 I have <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Muay Thai'>MT<\/abbr> tomorrow and then my long run on Sunday so in terms of exercise I think it will work out.\u00a0 I rolled out of bed this morning around 7:30ish and got started on my day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5210\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5210\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5210\" title=\"ohc-04-24-9_coffee\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-9_coffee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"filled to the brim\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-9_coffee-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-9_coffee.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">filled to the brim<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I had a cup of coffee to get me through some emails, blog, and office duties.\u00a0 Then I headed up to wake up Scott and get some breakfast.\u00a0 As I was pulling out things to make for breakfast, I got sidetracked and started organizing the downstairs a little bit.\u00a0 Slowly but surely I will get this house looking nice.\u00a0 Then I had breakfast with another 1\/2 cup of coffee.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5209\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5209\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5209\" title=\"ohc-04-24-09_breakfast\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Perfect \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_breakfast-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_breakfast.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Perfect <\/p><\/div>\n<p>Yogurt!\u00a0 I was hungry but not hungry enough for oats or oatbran this morning.\u00a0 I wanted something lighter.\u00a0 It&#8217;s yogurt with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banana nut granola<\/li>\n<li>Cranberries<\/li>\n<li>Raisins<\/li>\n<li>Frozen blueberries<\/li>\n<li>Shredded coconut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Very yummy!\u00a0 I only had a few sips of coffee.\u00a0 It was so lovely outside that I opened the office windows.\u00a0 Ah nice breeze!\u00a0 I did some more work office things and then I started cleaning the house for it&#8217;s weekly scrub down.\u00a0 Once that was done, it was time for lunch!\u00a0 Since it&#8217;s so warm out I knew that something cool was on the agenda.\u00a0 Salads for sure and a smoothie!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5212\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_salad.jpg\" data-rel=\"attachment-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5212\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5212\" title=\"ohc-04-24-09_salad\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_salad-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"smoky goodness \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_salad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_salad.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">smoky goodness <\/p><\/div>\n<p>BBQ Faux-Chicken chopped salad.\u00a0 Or something. <img src='\/images\/wink.gif' alt=';)' \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chopped spinach<\/li>\n<li>Romaine<\/li>\n<li>Carrots<\/li>\n<li>Cucumber<\/li>\n<li>Broccoli<\/li>\n<li>Quorn chicken tenders<\/li>\n<li>Sunflower and pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<li>Shredded cheddar<\/li>\n<li>Kidney beans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dressed with a BBQ dressing made with bbq sauce, and yogurt.\u00a0 So good!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5211\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5211\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5211\" title=\"ohc-04-24-09_lunch\" src=\"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_lunch-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lunchie \" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_lunch-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ohc-04-24-09_lunch.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">lunchie <\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was my first time having the Quorn chicken tenders and they were just okay.\u00a0 A little spongy for my taste.\u00a0 I like the Morningstar versions better.\u00a0 What is up with Morningstar anyway, it&#8217;s getting harder to find the products in the stores.\u00a0 Anyone else having trouble?\u00a0 My <abbr class='c2c-text-hover' title='Whole Foods'>WF<\/abbr> doesn&#8217;t even carry them anymore other than the chicken and beef starters.\u00a0 That&#8217;s it!<\/p>\n<p>It is time for a new blender. My blender just didn&#8217;t want to go today making this smoothie and he started smoking again.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t physically see the smoke but I can smell the motor which I&#8217;m sure is not a good thing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1C unsweetened cranberry juice<\/li>\n<li>1 C of water<\/li>\n<li>3 icecubes<\/li>\n<li>Big bunch of kale<\/li>\n<li>1 carrot chunked<\/li>\n<li>Frozen mango<\/li>\n<li>Frozen peaches<\/li>\n<li>Frozen pineapple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All blended till smoothie and delicious.\u00a0 Along with the salad this was an awesome lunch and I couldn&#8217;t help but feel good about eating it.\u00a0 Look at all those colors!\u00a0 That just screams good for you.\u00a0 There was about a 1.4 left of both my salad and smoothie, I was so full!<\/p>\n<p>Any recommendations on blenders?\u00a0 I would love a Vita-Mix but those are majorly expensive and totally out of my budget right now.\u00a0 I need something that can handle heavy usage and won&#8217;t get bogged down just making a smoothie.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going out for dinner tonight for date night.\u00a0 But first stop is to the running store to pick up my packet for the 1\/2!! <img src='\/images\/eek2.gif' alt=':O' \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi guys!\u00a0 Wow what a beautiful day in Columbus!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s hoping it lasts.\u00a0 Some people further out west are getting snow right now and um, that&#8217;s not something I like hearing at this time.\u00a0 For now it&#8217;s time to enjoy it. 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