…we’re still getting the hang of it…
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Category Archives: Simplify Eating: Don't go out
Best after-school snack. Ever.
Take some milk.
Add some frozen blueberries.
Add some other frozen berries: blackberry, raspberry, and strawberry mix.
Add some TJ’s frozen yogurt.
Blend. (well.)
Add some peanut butter.
(blend.)
Serve. Immediately. To you, and a friend. Enjoy.
"49 grams of fat?! I eat that as a snack!"
As Jeff and I are still working on our eating out 2 week challenge (which has been extended until Thursday because of some outside interference) I went to Trader Joe’s the other day with Liz to get a lunch. I wasn’t really in the mood for any of their salads, and I was sick of sandwiches, so I looked at the Middle East Feast. With falafel, hummus, and pita, you can’t really go wrong. Since I’ve been watching my sodium intake right there with Jeff, I decided to check the sodium content.
(I took a picture of the back, too, but I’ll spare you a blurry photo.)
I didn’t get to the sodium. Because the FAT was 49 GRAMS. 49. FOUR NINE. FORTY NINE. To which I proclaimed, “LIZ. FORTY NINE GRAMS?! I eat that as a snack!” Needless to say, I put the Middle East Feast down, and will never again be eating it as a snack and going merrily on my way. I got a salad that day, and it tasted just fine. This challenge has really got me paying attention. If I hadn’t even noticed how bad something was for me that HAD the nutritional values, imagine how bad things are when I eat out and have no idea! The prospect of eating what I think is “healthy” and having it be 75% of my daily value of fat makes me feel unwashed.
Something tells me this challenge is going to last longer than I intended…
Quick! A Poll!
Thoughts on this:
I was invited to go to Jamba Juice to get a smoothie at lunch. Does this count as eating out, if my lunch will be a sandwich from home, and I will get a Jamba smoothie? I need your opinion!!
Please leave a comment.
The reason I ask is because I’ve given up eating out for 2 weeks, along with Jeff. And I am trying to figure out whether this counts against me in that challenge. Please see here.