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March 24, 2007
CR Saturday
This morning Gloria, Robin and I headed out to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. We managed to get there just before the crowds, and picked up all the necessary items for the party and for the week.
For the party I made some simple fare: a large kale salad with optional Magic (Butterworks Farms) yogurt, bell peppers, tomatoes, a variety of salsas, evoo and balsamic vinegar. Then I made a CR fun food favorite: chili cheese Quorn dogs. They're just Quorn dogs wrapped in TJ's low carb tortillas and nonfat cheese, with a liberal sprinkling of my fancy chili powders, heated so they're gooey. Almonds on the side. Our new friend Gregg from New Jersey brought an Indian chana dal dish that I think may have had more calories than I thought, since now I am feeling quite stuffed even though I ate a very small portion, in addition to my salad and half a Quorn dog. We broke out the bottle of Pinot Noir that Gloria brought us, but unfortunately not until Gloria had had to leave to head back to NYC! It was delicious. Our friend Josh joined us to talk CR and evolutionary biology, and my mom joined us with an Easter basket, two Easter bunnies, and a large basket of apples and pears. All seemed to have a wonderful time.
We're taking a short rest now and then Robin and I are going out on the town! Looks like it will be just the two of us, though I'm still hoping that Cat will make it from DC. Either way, we'll have a lovely time. I doubt that either of us will be very hungry after the large lunch, but the great thing about hanging out with other CR folks is that no one cares if you eat or not! We might just go for small salads in a Center City cafe. I'll update you when I get home!
Looking forward to the CR Conference when we can hang out with even more of our CR brothers and sisters!
Posted by april at March 24, 2007 4:11 PM
Comments
Hi April,
I was just at Subway and wanted to let you know about the updated nutrition information. It looks like the wrap (by itself) is now listed at 190 calories, plus whatever veggies or meat you add in. Just FYI because I know you count it as an on-the-road staple and it may actually be higher in calories than previously stated.
Posted by: Mara at March 24, 2007 8:03 PM
That's a great idea about the hot dogs. I always use Soy SmartDogs, but I never thought of wrapping them in a low-carb tortilla wrap. I really love the ones that are 50 calories each from La Tortilla Factory. I always use Boca for the chili and Kraft Fat Free cheese slices.
Posted by: Jake Silver at March 25, 2007 10:43 AM