Surprisingly, my breakfast held me over pretty well!
Around noon, I broke for a quick and easy lunch to break up the studying monotony.
Chad came home and we headed over to Crisp for some greens
The entire atmosphere of Crisp just makes you want to eat healthy and do good things for yourself.
Which is just what we did!
I went with a custom salad creation:
And the results were delicious as usual.
Into the mix I requested:
- Spring mix
- Shredded carrots
- Cucumbers
- Craisins
- Candied walnuts
- Egg
- Avocado
Topped with balsamic vinaigrette.
With the signature crostini in the side.
A great way to break up the day.
Another great way to break up the day?
Grab a bushel of bananas and head over to Health.com for my latest recipe!
You will not be disappointed. Chad has already requested I make another one of these!
I’ve got my GRE class tonight – hoping to squeeze in a little yoga beforehand…
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That salad looks delicious!! It’s making me hungry!
Haha – it was quite delicious!
This salad looks amazing! I wish we had a create your own salad place like this in Vegas. I will have to be on the look out! 🙂
I would die without a make-your-own-salad place. It’s like my go-to lunch when I don’t bring!
A stick to my ribs snacking cake- just what this hungry girl needs! I’ll have to go check it out! Excited! (especially because I’m super hungry!)
🙂 I’m sure you did a great job- all your other recipes are winners!
Aw, thanks Julie. Let me know what you think if you try it!
This banana cake is totally up my alley. I love making simple substitutions like that to turn something from a dessert into a snack by making it more healthy. Great job on this… will definitely be trying it soon!
Awesome – let me know what you think. We gobbled ours up in no time! 🙂
How weird is this: I just arrived home from my first trip to Chicago last night!! From your pictures it seems like you and I crossed paths several times without knowing it. Chicago is beautiful, isn’t it?
Oh my gosh that’s too funny!! It definitely is beautiful – I loved it!
Initially when I read this, I was craving a nice healthy salad and now you have me only thinking about a huge slice of gooey cake. Haha, I’m so easily persuaded. 🙂
Ahaha – that happens to me ALL the time. At least the cake is healthy! 🙂
The salad and the banana cake look amazing! YUM! That looks like perfect balance to me!
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They sell that potted grass thing at Crate and Barrel! I love it. Good luck with studying. It’s so hard balancing everything! I always felt so busy while studying for the GMAT but it’s so rewarding once it’s done!
Definitely! And thank you! I need the luck – it has been pretty nuts but you’re so right that I when it’s over it’s going to feel SO good.
You two seem to eat out all.the.time. How do you manage that on a budget (especially since you’re not working)? Just wondering – for my guy & I, eating out is a treat that we can only afford to do once in a while.
Yeah it’s definitely been a little heavy on the eating out lately – it’s not by choice we’ve just been traveling so much that a stocked kitchen has been hard to keep. That plus work/studying has equated to a way more meals out than we would prefer both financially and calorically!
I want to go there! Preferably with you.
And I have a disgusting amount of ripe bananas in my freezer….because you and I both know that bananas are disgusting unless they are hiding in baked good. Like that CAKE that I want to eat 100 pieces of!
Yeah!! Do it! I even ate this cake and I’m a self-proclaimed banana-hater just like you!
Also? YES! COME VISIT AND WE’LL EAT SALADS!