A great way sometimes to make some food that you have even better? Accessorize it!
Last week, two of my friends at work and I walked 3/4 of a mile to Whole Foods. Its where I bought my Chia seeds and visited the salad bar to make my lunch way better! I had some leftover taco meat + one tortilla, and no veggies, so while I was at Whole Foods, I hit the salad bar and for $2.25 I really made my lunch healthy!
I love my Whole Foods. If I ever win the lottery, I would love to do my weekly grocery shopping there!
But, back to my lunch!
I got edamame, shredded carrots, mixed greens, peas, corn and red onions and chick peas.
I just mixed in some of my leftover taco meat and voila, a yummy lunch! I also had some salsa which I poured on top too. Since I only had one tortilla, I decided just to break it up into my taco salad.
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So guess what I did during my lunch today?? I ran a 5k!! My friend and I decided to start running 3 days a week. As some of you know, I’ve run 2 marathons + lots of half marathons, but once you stop running, its like starting all over! I have no endurance right now! In preparation, I did jog on Saturday. And it doesn’t help I’m running with a girl in my office who is a lot lighter than me and 13 years younger!
But, I surprised myself. Maybe because I was running with someone. But we ran the first 5 blocks without stopping. I did think I was going to die a couple of times, but after a little bit, I felt much better. After we got back, I did mapquest to see how far we had run. 1.65 miles each way!
So, we’ll see what the scale says this Friday! Wish me luck!!
Whoa. Major kudos for the run!
And that taco salad looks delicious!! I’ve never been to a WF! They’re all so far away, I think like a 30-40 minute truck. Just doesn’t seem worth it for groceries, since I also hear they’re expensive!
I love your accessorized lunch! 😉
Awesome job on the running! That’s great!
I had no idea you have run two marathons! Wow! I know what you mean about losing endurance. After my 10k race I cut back to just doing 2 and 3 milers and now I can’t run much further than that without keeling over.
That’s awesome, congrats on the running : )
And if I win the lottery, I think I’ll do my weekly shopping at Whole Foods, too ; )
Yes – congratulations on the running. We don’t have a Whole Foods here – I’m so jealous.
Awesome! Getting started is the hardest part and you mastered that already!
CONGRATS!!! A 5k is the perfect distance!
WFs is like my second home (even if I only buy one or two things while I’m there sometimes)! I just love going there 😉
Great job running! You taco salad looks so good.
The Whole Foods in London is where I go when I can’t find something I’m used to having or when I want to pick my own fruit or vegetables as all the other store pre-package everything. If only it wasn’t Whole Paycheck to pay for it! Taco salad looks pretty yummy.
Congrats on getting back to running – that’s wonderful! Your lunch looks lovely, too.
Awesome job on the running! It really does help to have a running partner! I love that you supplemented your lunch at the salad bar, great idea!
Such a good idea. I love Whole Foods, I can’t wait to leave the city and move someplace with nice supermarkets!
I make special “pilgrimages” to Whole Foods occasionally, always fun 🙂 The taco salad looks like a very yummy lunch!