healthy.every.day - nyc: kalamata olives

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

"salad first" rule

Tuesday Night

Food: chopped green lettuce, chopped mushrooms, feta, kalamata olives

Body: a 10-minute walk during a break today

Mind: laughing at my boss' hilarious stories as we traveled for work

Ah, bed sweet bed. I arrived home exhausted tonight after two days of travel for work, and it happened: all I wanted to do was get in sweatpants, eat popcorn, devour ice cream, and watch Netflix. And I almost did. Until I remembered a rule I gave myself this summer: salad first. In other words, if I'm craving junk food or "comfort food", I can have it - so long as I eat a healthy salad first. It works in one of two ways: either (1) I eat the salad and feel great and don't want to taint that with bad foods, or (2) I eat the salad and am still having a craving, in which case I indulge, but not to the quantity I would have had I not eaten a fiber-filled salad beforehand. Ta-da! Magic, guilt-free, awesomeness. And nutrition.

Nutritional Highlights: 105% daily value Vitamin A, 25% daily value Vitamin C, 140% daily value vitamin K, 20% daily value of calcium

Sunday, October 7, 2012

greekish salad

Sunday afternoon

Food: Greekish-Salad (recipe below)

Body: Walking to a used bookstore despite the rain

Mind: A cup of earl grey tea on a cold, rainy morning while listening to street traffic

I had a major hankering for kalamata olives today. So I chopped a few up and mixed them in this delicious Greek-style salad, with a bit extra. There is something so decadent about feta and olives, and it reminds of my 100% Greek friend, Stephanie, who is a fantastic cook and total fitness junkie. Recipe for this delightful lunch below (note, I added 2 small wedged of avocado to my salad, but that isn't listed below!)

Nutritional Highlights: Healthy unsaturated fats from the olives/avocado, 95% daily value Vitamin A from the romaine lettuce