Are you getting tired of me working so much? I hope the packed lunches aren’t too boring, but whatcha gonna do, right? Today’s lunch eats included tupperwared kale chips and a salad, DOS manzanas, a buncha bars (Clif’s Z bars and Odwalla repeats from yesterday), and dried papaya spears/pears. As I headed out on my lunch break today, I saw a pretty fantastic sight (these things tend to occur outside the Emergency Dept). Picture a homeless Caucasian man (60-ish years old) in a wheelchair rocking a black baby back and forth, and bouncing it up… Read more >
Elise
November 14, 2009
big salad, chickpeas, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, kale, nooch, odwalla bar, potatoes, protein powder, smoothie, tofu, zucchini
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I have literally been living at the office hospital. And yet, somehow I have managed to churn out heaps of produce in the few hours I have been home. Seriously, our apartment is where produce comes to die (death by baking anyone?). Wanna see a few of my success stories (if you said no…well…tough sh!t). 😉 FINALLY!! (I think kale chips have been on my to-make list for a year now). It’s about damn time, Elise. Massaged with cooking spray, nooch, and salt (like, a LOT of salt), then baked at 350 for 10-15 minutes. … Read more >
Elise
November 13, 2009
big salad, chickpeas, clean food recipe, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, dried pineapple, eggplant, kale, odwalla bar, potatoes, root veggies, spinach salad
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Here are just a few lessons I learned that were reinforced today. 1. I crash and burn without my “me time” (aka days off). Feel me K? I was in a beezy of a mood all day today (come to think of it, I’d say I’m going on day 3 now). Even one of the male (read: unobservant) NPs on the floor noticed and asked me point blank what was wrong, and told me I seemed down. Shoot. So much for my poker face. He then asked me if I was “chemical” which was so… Read more >
Elise
October 31, 2009
beans, butternut squash, chickpeas, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, hummus, smoothie, spinach salad
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I had quite extensive pre-packed work eats. Check out the holiday flavored bars I FINALLY tracked down. I was soooo excited to try the Iced Gingerbread Clif bar AND the Spooky S’mores Z bar. They were both excellent. Sugary, but amazing. Seasonal bars still don’t make up for the nast weather though. For dinner, I decided to finally tackle a dish I’ve been wanting to make for a while now. After seeing that Whole Foods started to carry Candle 79’s black bean pumpkin burger, I knew I wanted to make my own version. Similar to… Read more >
Elise
October 30, 2009
beans, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, potatoes, pumpkin, spinach salad, tofu salad
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If I had to design a perfect birthday weekend, I definitely wouldn’t include two days of work. Unfortunately, my boss didn’t agree. I guess I can’t really complain about it though, since I just got back from a week vacay in CA. I was totally prepared with a buncha pre-packed food. Fruit, of the dried persuasion, included mango and pear slices, as well as a strawberry chewy-thingy (Nike race freebie), while fresh fruit was limited to a smallish apple. I also bar-ed it up with the Blueberry Crisp flavored Clif, and a Cashew Cookie Larabar. … Read more >
Elise
October 27, 2009
chickpeas, clif bar, dried mixed fruit, dried papaya, ground "meat", hummus, Indian food, larabar, naan, nooch, raw, seaweed, smoothie, spinach salad, tofu, tofu salad, vegan meatballs, zucchini
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