Far too excited

To say I like food in an understatement.

I mean, I did start a blog just so I could talk about food all day and I'm centering my career around eating the best food for your body. I think that should classify as obsessed.

clearly obsessed

So with that little introduction in hand, I occasionally get far too excited about food. Which happened last night around 8:00 pm.

Background: I workout at bootcamp every Monday night at 6:00 pm and it just so happened that around 5:15 pm, I was STARVING! But I just sucked it up and went hungry and got a great workout in. But as soon as 6:55 pm came along, the hunger reappeared.

Note to Self: Do not go to the grocery store hungry! You will but things you do not need!


I walked into Whole Food super hungry, just planning on getting some lettuce so I could make a salad for dinner. Let me tell you what I walked out the door with:

• Spring Green Mix - perfect! I got what I needed
• Bananas - this is ok, I needed them anyway
• Jalapeno Pepper - going to make salsa, this is acceptable
• Whole Wheat Pita Chips - definitely an impulse buy
• Frozen Edamame - due to my rekindled love for the stuff
• BEAN DIP - obvi I needed something to dip my pita chips in!

What I almost walked out the door with:

• Slice of carrot cake
• Morning Star Farm sausage patties
• Flavored Coconut Water
• Sushi

I'm just glad I had enough sense to put down the products I really did not need. But the impulse buy I was far to excited about: BEAN DIP

I love the stuff. And when I saw Whole Foods made their own version, I was excited to try it out. Granted I probably could have made the dip myself for less than $3, but like I said before, do not go to the grocery store hungry!

Now, for dinner last night, I just HAD to now make a tuna salad open-faced sandwich with the lovely product I just bought. It was important I open up the carton of luscious bean dip as soon as I got home. (Naturally)

I know it's not the prettiest thing ever, but tuna + bean dip = the BEST tuna salad I have ever had. The dip was spicy and flavorful and it gave a nice zing to the tuna. Ate this tuna on top of spring greens, heirloom tomatoes, and a slice of sunflower bread as neatly as I could (read: it all fell apart).

So delicious! I savored every last bite! Seriously if you ever see bean dip in the store... buy some and mix it with tuna. You won't be disappointed. And I had to round off this meal with a side of edamame...it just had to happen

the aftermath

Stereotyping

When you hear the word "dietitian" or "nutrition," what do you think of? What type of food would a "dietitian" recommend?

I bet 90% of you will think of, salad, after reading the above questions.

And no, dietitians do not always suggest a salad as an appropriate dinner meal, however vegetables are encouraged. BUT today, I might fall into the stereotyping trap, and give you a lovely salad and salad dressing for you to try at your next meal!

Enter: Salmon... a lovely protein choice to top your mountain of leafy greens.

Gather your portion of fish. Roughly 8 oz. Next, you will need to slather than salmon in some dijon mustard seasoned with dried herbs and red pepper flakes, and a dash of soy sauce.

Park this beauty in a 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes, or until cooked to your liking.

Next the dressing....
imagine yourself on a tropical island, with a warm breeze blowing through the trees....

that is how this salad dressing will make you feel with on bite...like you are on vacation


To construct the gloriousness, mince yourself up a clove of garlic.

 Next comes the tropical part... an orange... I used the "cara cara" variety.

Whatever kind of orange you choose, make sure it is a baseball sized specimen and squeeze all of the juice out of that orange.

Every.Last.Drop.

Now put the mined garlic and orange juice in your jar with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon dried basil, and some pepper to taste.

(Side Note: If you can make this dressing ahead of time...please do... it get infinitely better when you allow the flavor to marry overnight.)

By now, your fish should be throughly cooked and taken out of the oven. Gather your salad greens up (the darker the better) and top the green mountain with diced tomatoes, sliced avocado, and whatever else your little heart desires.

Just don't forget the baked salmon and the tropical dressing. Be sure to shake the dressing throughly before drizzling onto your salad feast.

It truly tastes better than it looks... and that's saying a lot!

Indulge and relax knowing you gave your body exactly what it needs!