Once I board, I pop a few chocolate-covered açai berries for my final chocolate fix of the day (also previously purchased at Trader Joe’s).ġ2:16 a.m. We dig into some unsweetened dried mango slices I bought last week at Trader Joe’s.
Waiting for our flight in the airport, my boyfriend and I snack out of boredom. ($41.17 for my portion, covered by my boyfriend’s family)Ĩ:39 p.m. The chocolate hazelnut baklava ($7.45) isn’t quite as soft as we hoped, but its nutty aroma reminds me of Nutella. The meal is perfectly filling but I ALWAYS have room for dessert. I smother them in tahini and eat them alongside bites of tender vegetables in tomato sauce and buttery rice. I love falafel, especially when it has a shatteringly crisp exterior like these do. My boyfriend’s mom and I are not big meat eaters, so the two of us split the vegetable medley ($21.95) and falafel ($9.95). I pour a small glass of Sauvignon blanc from the bottle they order ($50)-it’s the last night of vacation, and vacations are few and far between for resident physicians. We tear off pieces and dip them in hummus and a cucumber yogurt dip ($10.95). We start off with lavas, a Turkish bread that comes out of the oven puffed up like a flying saucer ($5.45). We head next door for dinner at one of their favorite Turkish places, Bosphorous. ($23.32 including tax and tip for my drink and portion of the dip, paid by my boyfriend’s stepdad)ĥ:51 p.m. The strong drink and creamy, savory dip hit the spot as we laugh and recap our long weekend. We also order crab dip, which comes out steaming hot with heavily toasted bread ($17). I love the bright color of butterfly pea flower, so I choose the French butterfly, which has gin, violet, and a thick layer of butterfly pea flower sweet foam ($14). My boyfriend, his mom, his stepdad, and I head to a local cocktail bar, Chroma, before we go out to dinner. This mixture, or some version of it, is one of my favorite “lunch desserts.” I grab a lime Bubly sparkling water, top off my Yeti with ice water and head back to the pool-this time, to relax.ĥ:06 p.m. I’m craving something sweet, so I mix together some peanut butter, granola, and dried cranberries. I find some coleslaw in the fridge, too, and top everything with a huge handful of ripped cilantro-I am solidly on Team Cilantro. I heat up a plate of leftover quinoa black bean enchiladas and egg bake. After swimming for almost an hour and a half in a local outdoor pool, I’m starving. (All were previously purchased)ġ2:50 p.m.
This, along with a bite of a homemade peanut butter protein bar, makes for an ideal pre-swim breakfast. I put together a small bowl of vanilla Greek yogurt, raspberries, blueberries, and pieces of a ripe Florida mango that my boyfriend’s mom just cut up. The coffee is sweet and slightly thick from the creamer. Yesterday, I had poured the remnants of the coffee pot into a mason jar and stuck it in the fridge, and now I am topping it with some dairy-free vanilla creamer that I fluffed up with a milk frother. My boyfriend and I are in Orlando for the long weekend visiting his family. I start my day with an iced coffee, just for the sheer luxury of sipping a coffee on a leisurely morning. I ate so much of this when I was competing that the Team USA dietitian literally had to tell me to slow down.ĩ:58 a.m. I resort to my all-time favorite snack-dates and peanut butter. Frozen spinach and cauliflower, to make my favorite smoothie bowl.Also, peanut butter pretzel nuggets and salted almonds, all from Trader Joe’s, all as snacks for work. Lately I’m into Power Crunch and Barebells plant-based protein bars. Trader Joe’s Green Goddess Salad Dressing.Old-fashioned oats and salted, natural-style peanut butter, for my stash of homemade protein bars.Fruit, such as bananas, apples, and mandarin oranges for snacking, and berries, grapes, or kiwis to put in my yogurt.What are the grocery staples you always buy, if any? I don’t really purchase meat or fish to cook at home, other than the occasional can of tuna. Do you follow a certain diet or have dietary restrictions? I try to eat as many fruits and veggies as possible, and call myself a “Special Occasion Meat Eater.” If I’m eating at a great restaurant and a dish with some meat catches my eye, I’ll go for it.
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