Red quinoa salad

Happy Thursday! This week is flying by so far! I made the most of yesterday by power walking at lunch for 30 minutes, and then walking home as fast as I could for 30 minutes, so I felt really good about that!

AND, another day sticking to my calories!!! Wahoo!!!!!

I decided to walk to Whole Foods to use yet another gift card I got for Christmas there. It was a $20.00 gift card. I thought I would get something from the salad bar, some chia seeds, and a bag of quinoa. Guess what the total was for just those 3 items: $16.99!!!

But once I got back to my office, I decided to eat half of the salad I made and save the rest for today.

From the salad bar, I got red quinoa, some farro, shredded carrots, green onions, edamame, peas, garbanzo beans, cauliflower and celery. I had my favorite Thai peanut sauce at work, so I add the sauce and then cooked it in the microwave for a few minutes to warm everything up. It was awesome!

And, I had some more of the Oatmeal for breakfast. This time I put a banana and dried cranberries in it. I let it sit for a while, and the cranberries really plumped up. They were so good!

So, my goal for today? No food from a luncheon at work today. I don’t go to the luncheon, but there will be leftovers I’m sure. I ordered the food for the rep, so it’s pizza, pasta, garlic bread and pop. Wish me luck!

Have a fantastic day – make it count 🙂