lesson learned. . . again. . .

none of you probably remembers (or was reading) when i posted about the sleepless tea incident. well apparently i'm still THAT dumb, because i didn't even think of the possibility that having powdered chai could have the same effect (somehow the powdered form makes it seem less like real tea). needless to say, last night i woke up at 1:30 (thinking it was morning), and then again at 3:30, 5, and 5:30. i finally got up at 6. this is so sad, since i went to bed at 9:30 with the best of intentions...

i tried to wake myself up with a boal bowl (i really did type that) of oat bran. i was excited because i signed up for a free packet of BARNEY BUTTER on their website, and received it yesterday:


today's bowl included:

• 1/3 c oat bran, 1/3 c water, 1/3 c vanilla soymilk
• 1/2 large banana
• 2 T wheatberries (made them on sunday for the first time)

topped with:

• remaining 1/2 coconut cream larabar
• dried cherries
• packet (1 T) barney butter
  

and the verdict:

i think i prefer maranatha to barney butter (and it's a toss-up between 365 almond butter and maranatha-- they are different but equally good). the barney butter almost tasted TOO creamy, TOO processed? i have a 2nd free packet, and i'll try that on grahams or an apple so that i can really judge it (almost) on its own. also, this bb may have been at a slight disadvantage, since i tend to prefer crunchy, and the bb people sent 2 packets of creamy.

also... i don't think i'm a fan of wheatberries in my oat bran. sort of ruins the creamy texture that i'm after. i'm glad i tried, though....

OH and... i REALLY didn't like the new coffee i just bought-- whole foods 365 french roast. i'm almost thinking of bringing the rest back and letting them know that, because otherwise i have to work my way through 1.5 lbs. of something i really don't like. i know whole foods has guarantees on all their products, but i would feel a bit guilty for doing this (even though i buy 90% of my groceries there).

growing up, my mom rarely made egg salad, but we often had "sliced egg" sandwiches for lunch-- a bit of mayo on the bread, sliced egg, and s & p on top. i like the simplicity, so that's what i packed today:


plus veggies...


... and a dried pineapple ring...


and that's all folks. i feel surprisingly awake atm, but i predict a mid-morning coma to ensue...