Entries tagged as ‘Kashi’
I’m glad you guys were as excited about the new Larabar flavors as I was! I seriously can’t wait for these guys to come out so that everyone can enjoy them!
Breakfast this morning was quick and easy but filling and delicious. Doesn’t get better than that!
I finished up my Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax box and add in a little Kashi Heart to Heart for a little more heft -
+ a little vanilla soymilk -
As always, it was a crunchin’ munchin’ good time 
On the side I added two plums and a little coffee + foamed soymilk supported by my adorable niece, Julia 
You can’t see her very well in that picture so here’s a cute one my sister sent me recently:
Such a little diva Isn’t she too cute??
This breakfast did the trick and I’m fueled and ready for what I know will be yet another long day. At least being busy means good things for Health, right??
Off to get started – see you all for lunch!
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Question of the Day:
What’s your favorite Larabar flavor?
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Categories: Breakfast
Tagged: cereal, coffee, Kashi, Larabar, plum, soymilk
There are just few things in life that can make everything better than a weekend at home.
I’m seriously so in love with my house – it’s actually the house that we moved into the very day that I was born. I’ve never lived anywhere else so I have SUCH a fond place in my heart for it 
Maybe I’ll give you a picture tour tomorrow if there’s time you lucky ducks 
Okay enough gushing!
I continued my cleaning rampage well into the late afternoon and came up for air when I found myself feeling a little hungry.
It was a tad too early for dinner so I just settled on a Kashi Go Lean to-go bowl
that I added a little Craisins + soymilk to -
Worked like a charm and held me over perfectly until dinner.
My mom was off to meet my grandmother at yet another Greek Festival (we Greeks are crazy, summertime = festivals up the wazoo!). I was feeling a little tired and didn’t feel up to it so I decided to hang back and wait for the arrival of Shannon and Patrick.
My mom and I chatted as she got ready and I whipped up some dinner. I FINALLY got to have the big salad I’ve been craving for days! (Okay – let’s be honest, I crave a big salad everyday…but forgoing one in favor of a moldy yogurt the other day made my normal craving increase times 10!)
I piled it high with romaine, radicchio, baby carrots, celery, cucumbers and of course the yummus hummus -
Look at that baby in all it’s greeny, healthy, DELICIOUS glory! It was as good as it looks!
It was accompanied by some of my mom’s beautiful flowers -
And some toasted whole wheat bread + smart balance 
Despite this being a totally satisfying meal – I just couldn’t resist throwing together this lovely bowl -
No. You haven’t died. But you HAVE gone to ice cream heaven 
Hood’s Light Martha’s Vineyard’s Black Raspeberry with some walnuts + 60% dark chocolate chips on top -
Seriously – does life get any better??
I’m off to kick back and relax with a little baseball and then maybe a movie or perhaps some yoga to follow.
It feels so good to be back in the land of happy people! 
Catch ya’ll tomorrow!
Categories: Afternoon Snack · Dessert · Dinner
Tagged: cereal, Craisins, hummus, ice cream, Kashi, Salad, walnuts, yummus hummus
Morning Everyone and Happy Thursday!
I’m definitely a tired girl this morning and decided to forgo my usual homemade coffee for a stronger and larger Starbucks version – hope it does the trick! 
It’s another gloomy day around here but they’re saying it’s supposed to start looking up tomorrow so fingers crossed 
I don’t get it with the weather lately, I’ve never experienced such a rainy northeast summer in my 24 years on earth!
To put a little bright color into my day I decided on a big bowl of mixed cereal for breakfast -
Mmm Mmm good 
I added in about 1/3rd a cup of Kashi Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax, 1/3 cup Kashi Heart to Heart and a little less than 1/4 cup of Cait’s Plate MojaMix
Then I sprinkled it with a few Craisins and splashed some light soymilk over it all -
Snug as a bug in a rug in my Boston Prudential Center Soupfest cup 
I gobbled it all up with an almond butter spoon and a wrinkly plum on the side.
I’m off to get my hands on that great big coffee! See you all for lunch!
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Question of the Day:
What’s your favorite flavors combo? (I’m personally a sucker for chocolate and peanut butter )
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Categories: Breakfast
Tagged: cereal, coffee, Kashi, MojaMix, plum
Glad everyone enjoyed the KERF antics last night and sorry if I scared anyone away with my kookiness! Every once in a while a girl’s just gotta get a little kooky, ya know? 
This morning I had waffle egg white breakfast sandwich at Dunkin Donuts…wait a minute,
Who needs Dunkin’ Donuts to make a waffle breakfast sandwich?? Not me!
I whipped this baby up right in my very own kitchen and it looked better, tasted better (I’m guessing) and was better for me! Mine’s got 7 whole grains (on a mission!) and high quality protein with NO SATURATED FAT!
The recipe was:
- 2 Kashi Go Lean Original waffles
- 1/3 cup liquid egg whites
- 1/2 tbsp. sugar-free maple syrup
- Smear of smart balance light healthy heart
I toasted up the waffles, smeared them with some smart balance, drizzled a little sugar-free maple syrup on each waffle, then laid the eggs in between and dug in!
T’was absolutely delish guys – if you have waffles lying around you should definitely try this out ASAP! The only thing that could’ve made this better would’ve been some veggie sausage or some canadian bacon. MmMmMmm!
On the side I had a white-fleshed peachy keen -
I smell my iced coffee brewing up as we speak and can’t wait to slurp that sucker down!
Be happy, because iiiiit’s HUMPDAY! Hooray!! 
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Question of the Day:
What’s your favorite healthy spin on a traditional fast-food meal?
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Categories: Breakfast
Tagged: egg whites, iced coffee, Kashi, peach, waffles
Hoppy Monday!
I had a very GREEN start to my day thanks to my good friend, Mr. Frog. 
Yes, I’m pretty certain that my 2 and a half year old niece has this same cup – but it was so cute I couldn’t resist 
Plus it’s the perfect thing for my GREEN MONSTERS! (Especially when I make them with the Kidz flavor )
I whipped one up this morning with 1 cup of light soymilk + ice + 1 scoop of wheatgrass + 1 packet of Kidz Outrageous Chocolate -
Okay, I promise his photo shoot is done. 
To accompany my GM I added a Kashi Go Lean Original 7 Grain waffle -
And a plumy plum -
A great start to my Monday morning Who knew going green could be so yummy??
I added a little smart balance and sugar-free syrup to my waffle before I ate it. Speaking of Kashi waffles – has anyone tried the new Strawberry Flax?? I haven’t seen this anywhere around me yet, but YUM! I bet these are delicious!
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Make sure to check out Angela and Caitlin’s awesome athletic accomplishments this weekend! Both participated in and completed races with AMAZING times! Makes me really want to sign up for that half-marathon now!! Hmmm…
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Question of the Day:
What are YOUR upcoming athletic goals?
Categories: Breakfast
Tagged: Amazing Grass, Green Monster, Kashi, plum, waffle
Happy Friday Guys!
This week completely flew - I can hardly believe it’s Friday already…but I’ll take it!
I started the day off with a great big Green Monster that I topped with a little Kashi Heart to Heart:
And paired with a perfect peach (say that five times fast!):
This was actually a white peach which are my FA-AVORITE! White peaches and white flesh nectarines earn high marks in my book – by far a superior taste to the regular yellow in my opinion.
The Green Monster wasn’t my favorite that I’ve ever made, but it was okay. I took my leftover soyberry mctwist smoothie from yesterday (which was just strawberries, banana and soymilk) and added a Berry Flavor Amazing Grass with a scoop of wheatgrass. I think I just prefer the regular flavor amazing grass…oh well!
The Kashi Heart to Heart on top was delicious! I was so glad I added that in.
Mmmm – Kashi goodness.
I got too full for the peach so I’ll bring that to snack on when that inevitable mid-morning hunger strikes 
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Time to whip up a quick iced coffee, do a little blog reading then head into work – see you all for lunch!
PS – Thanks for all the training advice! I’ll let you know how it goes!
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Question of the day:
What’s your favorite cereal?
Categories: Breakfast
Tagged: cereal, Green Monster, Heart to Heart, Kashi, peach
Afternoon Cait’s Platers 
I hope your mornings went well and you’re coasting through this Thursday afternoon right on into Friday!
I’m off to get my root canal soon (
), so my afternoon could be better, but hey – at least that hopefully means no more pain! How’s that for a glass-half-full attitude?!
For lunch today I decided to go with what I knew worked seeing as it may just be my last chewable meal for a while…
I did a variation on the same salad that I threw together last night -
I kept the mixed greens, strawberries, hard-boiled egg and almond slivers the same, but substituted the veggie burger with the last two slabs of my plain and bbq baked tofu as my protein source.
On the side I added some Kashi love…
And a frozen Mixed Berry Whole Soy&Co yogurt with some Go Lean Crunch Honey Almond Flax mix-in:
Yum.
I’m off to face my fate! If dinner is nothing but a smoothie, I apologize! 
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Hoboken Farmer’s Market pictures are finally up here
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Categories: Lunch
Tagged: almond slivers, baked tofu, cereal, eggs, Kashi, root canal, Salad, strawberries, yogurt
Goooooood Morning!
I was glad to see that everyone seems to think I made the right choice with the MacBook. I have to say – I’m definitely not feeling any regret myself! I adore Mac products and I am happy to say that this purchase only further confirms that adoration. If you haven’t gone Mac, I strongly encourage you to – but be forewarned, once you do, you won’t go Bac’
I was having a lazy morning today so I decided to forgo exercise and just jump right into breakfast. Hopefully I’ll be able to get something in later, though it’s looking like it’s going to be a lousy day out there – so who knows.
For breakfast I jazzed up a boring bowl of regular cereal by mixing both Kashi Heart to Heart and Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax then adding in some Craisins and honey roasted almond slivers – such a rebel, I know.
On the side I added a crispy gala apple -
Halfway through eating this, I jumped up and added a little Justin’s Natural Almond Butter because, let’s be honest, isn’t everything is just that much better with a little almond butter?
T’was quite delicious if I do say so myself. I’m going to add an iced coffee to it as well, but I’ll spare you the picture since it’s the same everyday and you’re probably way sick of my little addiction 
Oh! And last night, if you can believe it, I still felt hungry even after my chocolatey-strawberry-yogurty delight so I went back for another silken strawberry cupcake and added a little slurp of light soymilk.
Seemed to do the trick but YIKES – don’t know what was goin’ on with me! 
Alright, time to get this day started.
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Check out MojaMix’s Real Food Challenge
and…help Angela out! She’s looking to grow her own chia grass! Send suggestions her way
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Peace out cub scouts 
Categories: Breakfast · Snack
Tagged: almond butter, apple, cereal, Kashi, Silken Strawberry muffins, soymilk
It’s been a busy morning and I was quite happy to break for lunch – which I have to admit, I’ve been excited to eat since breakfast!
I packed a bunch of delicious things today..
The star of the show was most defintiely my baked tofu sandwich that I covered in a slice of pepperjack cheese then toasted to perfection:
Topped with a little romaine and a smear of Annie’s Natural mustard, it went wonderfully with my leftover spinach…
Love those honey roasted almond slivers…they make the dish every time!
To round it all out, I had circular tower consisting of a vanilla chobani topped with some Kashi Go Lean Honey Almond Flax (my favorite) -
The excitement to eat this lunch was NOT unwarranted! It was absolutely fantastic!
I based my baked tofu recipe off Gliding Calm’s. I started with a block of Nasoya extra firm tofu that I cut up into 3rds, then again into halves. You can vary this however you want depending on how thick/thin you like your tofu…obviously the thinner you go, the more crunchy it will be. I then added a little olive oil and salt – baked at 425* for 45 minutes. SO good. If you’re not a tofu fan, definitely try it this way, I promise you won’t regret it.
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In other exciting news…look what I have coming to me!!
My very own Cait’s Plate MojaMix!! I am SO excited! I’ve been seeing this pop up all over the blogosphere and just couldn’t resist creating a mix of my own. I’m going to save the exact ingredient list as a surprise for when it debuts
Can’t wait!
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See ya! 
Categories: Lunch
Tagged: almond slivers, baked tofu, cereal, Kashi, MojaMix, spinach, yogurt
Happy Sunday Guys! Sorry for the delay in posting, Mike was at baseball all day so I was completely computer-less.
Today was so fun! I woke up bright and early and got started with my day right away. It was a HOT one and I only felt like one thing: yogurt.
But much to my horror, when I looked in the fridge I realized I didn’t have any After a brief moment of panic, I remembered I had put one in the freezer!
At first I was a little bummed that it was frozen, but after putting it into the glass I realized that it was going to be like frozen yogurt and got really excited!
I topped my Sunday Sundae with the very last of my Kashi Cinna-Raisin Crunch, a sprinkling of honey roasted almond slivers and gobbled it all down with a Justin’s Almond Butter spoon
This was AMAZING. I think I’m going to freeze my yogurts more often and eat it as dessert…I seriously suggest trying this out guys.
After breakfast I took a trip to Target and got a few new bowls for the blog (keep your eyes peeled for them and see if you can spot them!) as well as a couple other items that I needed. I’ll get those up on On Cait’s Grocery Plate as soon as I can.
Then I met Michelle for some lunch and pedicures! For lunch we went to the Pita Grill which is one of my favorite places in Hoboken. Michelle had never been so I HAD to take her there.
I got the Hummus & Falafel platter with whole wheat pitas on the side -
Holy Yummus! Love that hummus – but this was about a week’s worth! Don’t worry though – I packed the leftovers up and took it to go
Michelle got one of my usual go-tos at this place, a Chicken Caesar Salad with a side of french fries.
Such a great combo.
The service and food were both excellent and we headed into our pedicures happily fed
Such a fun time. Thanks Michelle
When I got home I did some baking to pass the time…
Brownie cupcakes for Mike:
And chocolate chip cookies for the office:
I of course had one of each to make sure they tasted alright
Off to spend some time with the boy then get some dinner!
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See ya later!
Categories: Breakfast · Lunch
Tagged: brownies, chocolate chip cookies, falafel, hummus, Kashi, pedicures, pita, Salad, yogurt
+ a little vanilla soymilk -
As always, it was a crunchin’ munchin’ good time 
Such a little diva 
