Back to normal eats

After living off of Amazing Grass Whole Food Bars and the Greens Plus Chia Bars, it is really nice to be drinking green monsters and eating my regular food again.  I still have a very hard lump behind my knee and I’m not sure if it’s a swollen gland or what.  It’s kinda freaky.

Speaking of eats, I mentioned before I bought about a dozen of those bars from Whole Foods to bring with me for my trip to Colorado last weekend — I brought some for me and some to share with my mother-in-law, who is the OG greens eater in the family.  She’s been keepin’ it green since the 70′s.  I originally considered bringing a shaker with some Amazing Grass Superfood, but I wasn’t too sure how I’d like the taste, and filling up a shaker from a bathroom tap just isn’t that appetizing to me.

The bars worked out really well, and it brings me to another tip in healthy eating (remember, tip 1 was pre-chop and cook your veggies and tip 2 was to call ahead to restaurant to scout out your food options).  Tip #3:  Take control of your own destiny.  If you are like me, and your family considers fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn to be a balanced meal… well, if you go home to visit, you are going to need to do some preparation.  Gena has some fabulous tips for traveling at her blog when you’re a guest in someone’s home and you have healthy habits you are trying to stick to.

This past weekend, Husband and I weren’t staying with family or friends, we were in a hotel with no mini-fridge or sink to prep foods.  Before we arrived at our destination, I googled around to find vegetarian or vegan restaurants and ended up discovering the Egg & I looked like our best bet for breakfast since it served lots of egg dishes for Husband and oatmeal for me.  Unfortunately, most of the restaurants in the area looked like they weren’t our kinds of places, so I scoped out the nearest grocery store for emergency trips to the salad bar.  Husband is very patient and supportive of my efforts, so it all ended up working out.  Those bars were total life-savers though because when I get hungry, I get HUNGRY.  That means I want to eat NOW, not 45 minutes from now while we search for a restaurant and order and wait for them to bring us our food.

I really recommend both the Amazing Grass Green Bars and the Greens Plus Chia bars as they were tasty and filling.  Sorry I don’t have any pictures again!  I eat my food way too quickly.  The Greens Plus bars were particularly interesting.  I got the chocolate covered kind, and the insides were very fluffy, almost like a 3 Musketeers bar.  I found that intriguing.  The chia seeds gave it a fun little crunch.  I also brought along raw pepitas and sunflower seeds to snack on.

Okay, more food stuff coming later.  The house is a disaster, time to fix it.

Peace!

-E.