Check out my progress on Feeling Accomplished
That’s right, I am feeling quite accomplished today, after a weekend of completed tasks, (some fun, some not so much). I finished a 10-page paper, cleaned the apartment, ran in another 5K, and even had time to write a product review. As a girl who gets a thrill out of crossing things off her to-do list, I am quite satisfied with myself. How about you? Did you get anything accomplished this weekend?
Race Report: The 5K was the perfect study break, just as I had surmised. I ran it with a few friends (Hi, Rosalie!), and it was a great way to spend the afternoon. The course was significantly harder than my first race, with plenty of hills, but I managed to keep up the pace. I am still waiting on my official time, but I’ll keep you updated:)
In the midst of my frenzy of productivity, I managed to eat a few things along the way. Here’s the scoop:
Friday
Snackage:
Plain Chobani with Blueberry PURE bar
I picked up another tube of that prepared pesto that I liked so much a few weeks ago. This time I made a pesto pizza with it–the possibilities with pesto are endless!
pesto pizza with mozzarella; asparagus & red onion; salad with chopped apple and balsamic vinegar
I’m glad I gave the Vega smoothie mixes another chance. While I still am not a fan of their “health optimizer” products, the Smoothie Infusions are quite delectable.
blueberry-raspberry-mango smoothie with Vega Smoothie infusion, soymilk, & Mango-Almond Melange
To fuel up for my race, I chowed down on a new kind of waffles. I topped them with a sauce inspired by the Creamy Cashew Dip from ED&BV, which I have made previously on various occasions. For some reason, it turned out rather thin this time, so I am calling it a “sauce” rather than a “dip.” Tasty, nonetheless.
flax waffles with creamy cashew sauce & strawberries
After the race, I was ready for food–pronto! I had intended on making the mock tuna salad solely out of chickpeas, but there weren’t quite enough…so tofu went into the mix as well.
tofuna sub; carrots & salsa; apple
Amidst my paper-writing, I took a break to chat with Mom and nibble a Larabar. This flavor is yet another keeper.
I opened up a can a soup for a quick dinner. Mmm, how I love “scoopable” soup. Check out my review of this soup here. 
split pea soup; Kashi crackers; melon; salad with Annie's balsamic vinaigrette
My order from LuckyVitamin finally arrived, which means no more complaining from Caroline about her protein powder dearth. Oh, HempShake, how I have missed you.
strawberry-banana shake with Nutiva chocolate HempShake, soymilk, & dairy-free chocolate chips
Sunday
Sunday’s breakfast continued the alphabet oats saga. There are plenty of my favorite foods that start with “C,” so I had quite the delectable bowl of oats.
"C" Oats: cocoa, cherries, cashew butter, coconut, plus rice milk
After finishing my paper, I settled down for my midday meal. I love pouring leftover soup over baked potatoes–it’s one of my favorite ways to “revamp” leftovers.
baked potato with leftover soup; greens; celery & PB; melon
Quick snack before chapter:
Stonyfield plain yogurt with almonds & cinnamon graham sticks
With the school year drawing to a close, I need to use up some of my freezer goodies. A Lightlife SmartDog was on the menu last night.
Lightlife Smart Dog on a whole wheat bun with organic K+M; green beans; salad with walnuts; grapes
I guess I am on a chocolate kick lately with my shakes.
strawberry-raspberry shake with chocolate rice protein, soymilk, hot cocoa mix, & dairy-free chocolate chips
Monday
I am still looking for creative ways to use up my Chobani bounty, so I made it into a smoothie today. It was much creamer and thicker than my usual rice milk + frozen fruit combo.
Peach Chobani smoothie with peaches & cinnamon; whole wheat bagel with almond butter
I am now headed to Faulkner class to discuss Absalom, Absalom! What book are you reading right now? Don’t forget to join the Food Blogger Book Club on GoodReads!
Ciao for now!
Filed under: Meals
Caroline Yoder, dietitian-to-be and all-around foodie.
You are accomplished! Sounds like you had a great race too!
Do you make your own pesto or do you use a store brand?
I love how dark those c oats are
Leftover soup on a baked potato is such a good idea, I always have that little bit of soup left and its never enough for another portion, now I have the perfect solution
I feel so special when you give me a shoutout on your blog
I already can’t wait for our next race!
All your food looks so pretty and delicious, as always. Leftover soup on potatoes… that’s such a fabulous idea, kinda like a bread bowl but with a potato!
Hooray for feeling accomplished and eating deliciously!!
What I accomplished this weekend = starting my 21st birthday celebration, haha
What I’m reading now = “Just After Sunset” short-story collection by Stephen King.
I think C would be my favorite, thanks to a certain word that begins with the letter
Now I’m totally in the mood for waffles!
Yay for getting things done! I finished a couple editing sweeps of a document I am working on for a Technical Editing class. whoo!
Currently, I’m reading An Anthropologist on Mars. It’s a selection of short non-fiction pieces that we are using in my creative non-fiction course.
I’m reading “The Tenderness of Wolves” by Stef Penney, and it’s great so far! I’m a member of goodreads, so I’ll have to join the food blogger book club
Love your food pics! (as always!) that is my favorite larabar flavor!! yum apple pie! happy monday!
That pesto pizza sounds incredible! I adore pesto!! Carrots + salsa
I haven’t had that in a long time! Too funny about the spoonable soup – wait until you see my post tomorrow 
True food twins!
Q for you: Do the waffles get the Broccoli Hut seal of approval?
Oh wow those oats look fantastic what a great flavor combo!
Caroline,
Yay for type A’s! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE crossing things off my to-do list. In high school I had a color-coded day planner. Each subject had a different color. The book covers, notebooks, and highlighter were all in that certain color. Then I highlighted the assignments for that class in the same color. OCD much? But it totally floats my boat. Now I can’t wait to get in school again so I can start a new day planner!
How did your stomach handle the cashew butter before the 5k? I had toast with cashew butter before my first, infamous race and ended up throwing up half way through… it wasn’t pretty. I have a hard time figuring out what to eat before I exercise. Any tips?
The rest of the eats look great! You’re making me hungry.
Have a great night!
With Love,
Emily
Great job getting everything done this weekend! No wonder you feel so accomplished
Glad your 5k went well!!
What a creative bowl of “C” oats.. wonderful combo of flavors
What brand of pesto do you buy? I LOVE pestoooo
glad you had a good race!! And all your food looks amazing, but those cocoa oats??? Dayyyyummm!!
yumm i love pesto, that pizza sounds fab! the “C” oats look absolutely beautifullll too, I need to try making oats with cocoa powder sometime soon! And I love the vegetarian hot dog dinner, ahh just love it all!
[...] Scoopable soups are the way to go! Ironically, I was reading her blog AS I was eating this (I know, I know). After dinner I watched House (so sad!!) while doing day two of my 100 workout. I’ve never had much upper body strength so I can’t even begin to tell you how sore I am from the 100 push ups. No joke, my abs, ribs, back, and arms all hurt – I LOVE IT!! Since my abs were sore, I decided to do my squat day Monday. I modified Kristie’s plan a little bit. Instead of 100 squats I did 5×10 step ups on each leg (step up on the computer chair with one leg) and then 5×10 wide stance dumbbell squats. After this mini-sesh, I stretched like crazy. I’m already getting a lot of my flexibility back which is nice. I still wasn’t hungry but knew I needed a bed time snack (that makes me sound like I’m 5). Enter CC [...]
Oooh, I like those fig flax waffles – they make great breakfast sandwiches.
The pesto pizza looks awesome as well – what is the crust?
Checkmarks on your To Do list are fabulous! My husband and I did some landscaping projects this weekend that made us both feel good.
I need to look for prepared pesto at the grocery. You make it look so versatile!
Right now I’m reading Jane Eyre, What to Expect When You’re Expecting and a nutrition book for my Nutrition & Wellness Consultant certification.
great job on the 5k!
I love feeling accomplished but it doesn’t happen all that often—I usually feel like there is always SOMETHING I could or should be doing!
So, I am the self-proclaimed “Queen of the Waffle Tower” hehe, but I’ve actually only tried Kashi waffles for some reason! Is there any chance you would want to do a review on different brands, or just let me know which is your favorite?
Tofuna sub totally made my laugh
And lefotver soup on a baked potato? Interesting idea! If only I had leftover soup ever!
The chocolate “C” oats look amazing