Restocked and Rejuvenated

Is it normal to feel rejuvenated after a trip to the grocery store? Normal or not, I certainly feel that way after this morning’s trip to Whole Foods. After three days without a single fresh fruit or vegetable in my apartment, I am relieved that my diet of only frozen fare is coming to an end. Check out some of my goodies:

Re-winding to my freezer-inspired meals, here’s what I’ve been eating since I last posted:

Tuesday

Dinner last night was just weird. It didn’t really involve cooking—just dumping random ingredients into a mixing bowl and calling it a meal.

Wednesday

To start off the first day of the semester, I made my usual trek to the gym then returned home for a pretty awesome bowl of oat bran. Honey-sesame cashews make the world a better place.

Tragically, I missed humMonday this week, so I decided to make up for it today for lunch. Hummus=perfect fuel before class…or perfect fuel anytime, really. I made some of the pumpkin variety today.

Hope you all are having a fabulous week thus far. Later, my lovelies.

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14 Responses to “Restocked and Rejuvenated”

1. janetha b, on January 13th, 2010 at 6:53 pm Said:

   YES that is totally normal! i love what the grocery store can do for rejuvenation

2. Laura, on January 13th, 2010 at 7:17 pm Said:

   Hi Caroline, I can definitely identify with the ‘refreshed’ feeling- am feeling a bit tense and antsy as I write as am running seriously low on vegetables and the like, although it does call for more imaginative cooking?! As an aside, I had a little peak at the luna protein bars- and came across ‘fractionated palm kernel oil’= isn’t that one of the sneaky ways of saying hydrogenated fat or am I barking up the wrong tree?! Have a good evening

3. Food Makes Fun Fuel, on January 13th, 2010 at 9:06 pm Said:

   I love Fage, but I’ve only had it once or twice because it’s the most expensive brand here
   And I’ve had that luna protein and it is seriously one of the best bars I’ve ever eaten! Just like cookie dough.

   And as a note to Laura above, I do not believe fractionated palm kernel oil has any trans fats and is different from hydrogenated

4. Danielle (Coffee Run), on January 13th, 2010 at 11:15 pm Said:

   Thanks for your comment on my post I’ve been pretty much surviving off the freezer, I want to go shopping! (Groceries oddly bring me a lot of joy?)
   Are apricots back in season? They’re one of my favorite fruits! And I’ll have to look out for those cliff bars

5. TorontoGirloutWest, on January 14th, 2010 at 1:03 am Said:

   Hi!!!

   I wanted to stop by and THANK-YOU for my Secret Santa present. My fiance picked it up last week at the PO Box . . . then the contents went for a bit of an adventure!

   I blogged about it today (the adventure and my gratitude for your generosity). The short of it is that he had an accident one the way home. The truck flipped. But he managed to collect everything and bring it home to me. Everything was still miraculously sealed but they didn’t look as cute as they first did.

   I have to say I was excited to get my presents – especially because we can’t get those products in Canada!!!!

   Thank-you so much!!!!!

6. Stef, on January 14th, 2010 at 2:03 am Said:

   SO JEALOUS of your new bars, can’t wait to hear what you think of them! lovin the produce haul too

7. Shelley, on January 14th, 2010 at 2:03 am Said:

   i reallyw ant to try teh hummus with pumpkin! & that clif bar looks really good

8. jac, on January 14th, 2010 at 4:35 am Said:

   yea!! that’s why i love grocery shopping!

9. K, on January 14th, 2010 at 8:41 am Said:

   I’m not a big Luna girl but that protein bar was one of the best things I’ve had all week! I hope you like it as much as I did

   A stocked kitchen is always nice!!

10. coco, on January 14th, 2010 at 10:18 am Said:

    I really need a grocery rejuvenation after a 26 hours flight and an empty fridge!

11. julie, on January 14th, 2010 at 10:40 am Said:

    honey sesame cashews!? wow they sound realllllllly good.

    i always feel like a hot dolla bill after a good grocery shop. i feel like it gets the foodie juices pumpin you know? anyways glad you got your crisper stocked to the maxamillious!

12. Mae @ OhhMay, on January 14th, 2010 at 11:31 am Said:

    I’m so jealous of those Clif bars! I won’t see them where I live for annother 2 years!! Haha we just started stocking luna bars at the local grocery store. Booo

13. Astrid, on January 14th, 2010 at 12:13 pm Said:

    I haven’t tried the new cliff bars, but I have tried the protein Luna bars. I loved them! I need to get some more next time I go to the store. I can definately relate to feeling amazing after stocking up oon my favorite foods. It gives me such a feeling of accomplishment that I have so much nourishment in my apartment.
    Have a great day!

14. Christina, on January 14th, 2010 at 2:02 pm Said:

    Yummy grocery trip. I have yet to see those purple sweet potatoes at my store!

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