Lunch: Pastrami Bagel + Clementines

I don’t know who invented bagels, but they’re evil! Most of the time, they’re super dense, chewy, hard, and tasteless. But when my sister brought home bagels from work…OMG…never have I ever met such a fresh, soft, and yummy bagel! So for lunch, I put together a bagel sandwich…no condiments. Lightly toasted with fresh romaine [...]

Snacks: Olives + Clementines

When I don’t have time to grab a full meal, I rely on snacks to get me though the next few hours. I usually bypass the candy, chips, cookies, and bars route and opt for simpler things. Lately, I’ve been obsessed with olives since I visited Evvia, a super tasty Greek restaurant in Palo Alto. [...]

The Breakfast of Champions

When I can make breakfast, I usually opt for steel cut oatmeal. It’s cheap, it’s healthy, and it’s easy to make at home. And it’s pretty much the only thing that keeps me full for about 3 hours in the morning. Any combination of cereal, omelettes, toast, yogurt, bananas, and OJ only fill me up [...]

Setting Food Goals

I love to eat, who doesn’t? I savor each and every bite, using all my senses to appreciate the meal placed before me. I eat what I want, when I want. For several years, I’ve been working on having better eating habits. I’ve weaned myself off of fast food to the point that now, I [...]

Fasting to Learn Hunger

Eat when you’re hungry. Stop when the hunger subsides. Some people do not know what it’s like to truly be hungry. I did my own experiment to discover that feeling. I fasted for one day with water and multigrain flaxseed water crackers for sustenance. The first pang of hunger, I drank some water to fill [...]