Resolution Wednesdays!
Marketing totally worked on me this morning. I got in the car and turned on the radio to the local morning show. Sarah and Vinnie were talking about the free oatmeal that Jamba Juice brought into them today. “It’s vegan! They make it with soy milk!” they say. I think “ohh, that sounds good.” And then the deciding factor, “Today is Resolution Wednesday at Jamba and oatmeal is only $1.” SOLD.
That puppy only cost me $1.09. YIPPEE!
I also had some juice.
2 Carrots, 1 Apple, 1 Meyer Lemon
I had put the brakes on juice while I’ll let my tummy heal but I ate a RAW carrot last night with no issues so I decided that juice was back on the menu. It was good and I’m so glad my tummy feels okay. I also added 1 TBSP of Acai fiber to it. I LOVE me some juice! (and not the Mark McGwire kind).
Wednesdays are my rest days but I inevitably mess up my one hour of additional sleep by staying up too late the night before I get to “sleep in”. Last night it was American Idol’s fault (so much better without Paula) and then I got interested in Shuan’s book. He’s reading Freakanomics and it was talking about naming children and trends. I LOVE that stuff so I read along. I often lay on his shoulder at night and read what he’s reading and then we talk about it. Does anyone else do that? Or am I a freak?
I did get up this morning and throw some chicken in the crock pot for chicken tacos. Look for the recipe tonight-it’s one of my favorites.
Lastly today, one of my twitter peeps mommattorney (who I LOVE-we have a lot in common) and who comments here sometimes posted a FASCINATING article on HFCS and Agave “Nectar”:
http://www.westonaprice.org/Agave-Nectar-Worse-Than-We-Thought.html
I read this piece when it came out last year and then completely forgot about it. Of particular interests:
Agave syrup is a manmade sweetener which has been through a complicated chemical refining process of enzymatic digestion that converts the starch and fiber into the unbound, manmade chemical fructose. While high fructose agave syrup won’t spike your blood glucose levels, the fructose in it may cause mineral depletion, liver inflammation, hardening of the arteries, insulin resistance leading to diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and obesity.
I highly recommend that you read the whole article.
Thoughts?
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LOL I LOVE sarah and vinnie!
I have done a lot of reading on agave and I do not use it. Personally the sugar I am into is from fruits or real pure sugar in limited moderation. I don’t get the obsession with fake sugars. I just think sugar consumption needs to be limited that way your body doesn’t gets addicted to that sugar rush.
AI is much better without Paula. I also like Victoria Beckham, I wish she was the new judge. I also lay on Jays shoulder and we read together too! He has to tuck me in if I go to bed before him too. Lame, I know. But its worked for us for 10 years =)
Um, I would love to have a husband to discuss books with. It’s on my list of requirements.
Your oatmeal looks WAY better than mine did this morning. Mine was starbucks and I thought I should give it a try. BLEH. (well, without all of the toppings anyway. I wasn’t about to add the extra 250 calories to make it taste decent!) Good to know about resolution wednesdays 😉
oatmeal for a buck!–deal of the day!
I want to check out the article, but the link is broken. Either that or I am computer illiterate, which is entirely possible!! 🙂
Bethany-I’ve never tried the Starbucks version-now I know not too. Jamba’s with toppings is about 300 calories-not bad.
Stacy-it works for me-I’ll email it to you.
Is it not working for anyone else?
Very interesting about the agave nectar. I never would have thought it! Yum on the chicken tacos, I am going to give them a try.
Ugh. I mean, none of this stuff is going to be great for you in high quantities, but still. I suppose there’s always honey and real maple syrup when you need that consistency. And of course there’s always stevia. 🙂