What did you eat today?

[Catrin]

Where do you get that tea?

I make it Whole Foods sells Navitas 100% Cacoa Powder and Nibs, I get both. It is actually cheaper at the local Whole Foods than from Amazon - the nibs are a bit more expensive, I get the 8 ounce size. I've experimented with how much to add to my hot peppermint tea, and sometimes I toss in a few Cacoa Nibs as well, they are a little chewy I mainly use the powder for tea and coffee, but I've a few recipes that I use it in as well. The 8 ounces, even though I use it daily, lasts me roughly 6-7 weeks. Perhaps a bit longer if I don't make the chocolate chili very often as I use more than the recipe calls for.

The tea is very satisfying, but if you try it don't be shy about how much you put in. I use far more in my tea than I do coffee - about twice as much. If you do decide to try the nibs, look at the label carefully as they do sell a sweetened version. To me that defeats one of the purposes for using it! I've never seen a sweetened version of the powder however, which is good. I've heard of some grinding the nibs in a hand-coffee grinder and treating it as coffee - but of course that is the nibs (they look like shavings of the bean), not the powder.

[Crankin]

You know, I have never been in a local Whole Foods; in fact, the only one I've been to was in Boulder, in 2002, when we took DS #2 to look at CU. There is one in the next town, so I guess I'll head over.

[Catrin]

You know, I have never been in a local Whole Foods; in fact, the only one I've been to was in Boulder, in 2002, when we took DS #2 to look at CU. There is one in the next town, so I guess I'll head over.

Whole Foods charges just under $10 for 8 ounces of the powder, and I think I paid $11 for the nibs (though you probably just want to start with the powder). You might be able to find a lower price that would justify the shipping online - I live about a 15 minute drive so I just get in the car.

On the subject of nibs. These are roasted pieces of the cacoa bean, and I am here to tell you that a few in hot tea or coffee makes them soft and yummy-chewy. I am going to grind them for some "choffy", basically treat them like coffee. We will see how it works I suspect the nibs will work even better in my chili and a dry rub that I already use the powder for!

[spokewench]

B: rice chex, strawberries, milk, coffee, 1 piece wg toast with butter
L: 1 piece wg bread with peanut butter and cherry jam
S: tortilla chips with salsa
D: roasted chicken, leftover brown rice pilaf, peas, roasted butternut squash w/ sprinkling of parmesan, 1/2 biscuit, 1 glass chardonnay
2 orange slices (candy)

[Crankin]

half a banana before boot camp
B: tuna in olice oil over sliced tomato, melted low fat cheddar, small amount of whole wheat flakes with almond milk, blueberries, coffee
L: left over chicken, broccoli, quinoa, an apple
S: Lara Bar
DL chick peas in curried tomato sauce with spinach, one 6 inch whole wheat pita, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

rest day
B: egg white omelet with avocado, sprinkle of cheddar, left over mango salsa with red pepper, an orange
L: 2 chicken salad/walnut/dried cranberry butter lettuce "wraps", an apple
S: hard boiled egg
D: whole wheat shell pasta with kale and white beans, garlic. an orange, 2 squares dark chocolate

[Crankin]

B: blueberry smoothie, made from Greek non fat plain yogurt; DH made it Sunday and this was left over, about 6 oz. slice of spelt raisin bread wth 1 tbsp. almond butter, coffee
went to a challenging step/sculpt class for an hour
S: half a banana
L: tuna salad with lettuce, roasted red pepper, tomato, 4 olives, 1/4 avocado, fig vinegar. an apple with almond butter
S: 2 whole wheat pita crackers, one piece of Iberico cheese
D: zucchini/farro "burger" (no bun), roasted Brussel sprouts, sauteed grape tomatoes, sliced mango and a glass of red wine

[Crankin]

half a banana before boot camp
B: small chicken leg, 1/4 cup whole wheat farro, an orange, one cup of coffee
L: met my friend for lunch at the hospital cafeteria (my office is attached to the hospital, but not part of it and she works there), had a tuna salad. Nothing special! I had an apple and almond butter when I got home after that.
S: slice of Iberico cheese
D: eggplant/tomato stew over whole wheat cous cous, 2 squares dark chocolate. I am hungry!

[Crankin]

When I woke up, I was wavering about riding to work. I finally decided not to, got dressed, and was dawdling before eating. Then, my DH called and said the rain was not coming in until later and it was actually getting sunny out. So... I quickly got into my bike clothes, packed my pannier, got my bike ready, while I was drinking coffee. Oh no, I had to eat!
B: one slice of raisin spelt bread with almond butter
S: at about 11, I ate the banana I brought with me and half a Lara Bar
rode home at about 12:15 and had breakfast for lunch
L: egg white, red pepper, sprinkle of goat cheese omelette, 1/4 avocado, an orange, more coffee
S: apple
D: went out to dinner. salad with 2 small romaine heads and beets/vinaigrette, roasted salmon with tapenade, I ate about 3/4, spinach, roasted fingerling potatoes, of which I had 2 or 3. glass of red wine