Eat And Be

Hey there!

How’s it going?

Been busy with work and such, but that hasn’t stopped me from getting outside for some beautiful walks (now that the weather has warmed up!).

I had a serious craving (I think it was b/c I saw a girl on a TV program I was watching eating one) for Pop-Tarts last night, but also had a serious feeling of not wanting to go to the grocery store.  So what does a girl do?  Make her own (vegan version!)

Okay, I know, they don’t look the greatest but they definitely satisfied me!  Yumm (and so easy).  My husband kept asking me what the heck they were…didn’t help that he didn’t even know what a Pop-Tart was (ahh, Europeans!).

The mix included: 1.5 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 cup vegan margarine, 1/4 +2 Tbsp. soy milk, and then strawberry jam/preserves for the center.  That’s it.

Prior to the late-night Pop-Tart re-creation, I had made some potatoes (my favorite way) for lunch.  Peeled, sliced and roasted w/ a drizzle of EVOO & Black pepper.  So good.  Dare I say better than French Fries?

Other than that, the meals have been pretty standard.  Still adhering to some main IBS components: 1) Small, frequent meals 2) Soluble fiber first and 3) Movement everyday!

Things seem to be pretty good.

I am looking forward to an upcoming holiday baking day that I am hosting.  Trying to narrow it down to 4-5 different types of cookies.  There will be 4 of us…so we’ll see how it goes.

And now…if only I could get my husband to carry that tree up from my basement.

Have a great day!

Hey there!

How was your weekend?  Mine was pretty good, filled with lots of fun activities.  Hit up a Hitmen (catch the joke?) hockey game with friends on Friday night, dinner out with my husband on Saturday night, and volunteering at a Christmas House/shopping/visiting friends on Sunday.  Loved it!

And oh yes…I made a vegan version of Green Bean Casserole and it turned out great!  I loved it b/c a) it was EASY and b) it was Healthy.

Pre-oven.

Post-oven (post-crunchy French Onion thingies…the best part!)

For dinner on Saturday night Michael and I went to the coziest little Italian restaurant…red/white checkered table cloths, friendly wait staff, and an all around great date night!

I had the Linguine w/ Seafood.  My fave   Made me miss Malta!

After “playing host” on my feet for 4 hours at the Home For the Holidays charity (we were at a gorgeous house that was decorated for the holidays for charity), I was ready for some real food.  I headed to the mall and went to Thai Express.  Stir fried chicken w/ veggies on rice.  Nice.

As you can see it was a fun weekend out and about.

It is back to work this week. Getting closer to launching the new business…so much to do, yet so close!

I went to the gym with my hubby this evening.  I did the elliptical and treadmill machines while he hit up the pool for lap swimming.  There is a window into the pool so I could check out my “Michael Phelps” while watching HGTV and sweating my booty off.  Good times.

IBS was pretty good this week, but I definitely made snacks for the car when I was out and about for hours at a time.  Pretzels, almonds, black Panda licorice (my fave!), and a bagel with peanut butter did the trick.  It is always nice to have snacks along so that you don’t get stranded and have to buy food all of the time.

Have a great day!