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This week work has gotten the best of me and I have not been very good at posting. I had a choice - I could exercise at the end of the day, or write - and I chose exercise. When work gets crazy, exercise and nutrition are usually the first to things to go out the window for most people, but that's really when you need it most. So I made the choice to keep my sanity... and I figured since I only have 7 readers at this point - it doesn't really matter.

Fortunately this week I have at least been able to make some time to cook and not eat out. Last week I didn't spend one dollar on food items during the work week and I hope to continue that trend. Over the weekend I made a pasta salmon dish (using brown rice penne pasta). It had some fresh veggies, and was flavored with low sodium soy sauce (which really isn’t that low in sodium… but compared to a restaurant it is). I simmered the sodium in a skillet and added some blue agave nectar to thicken and sweeten it. The blue agave nectar is a great sweetner, it is low in sugar and really low in the glycemic index.

I also have been making some tasty wraps (the same ones I wrote about last week) with brown rice, avocados, lemon juice, greens, fresh parmesan cheese, chicken and marinara sauce (I added some marinara pasta sauce from a jar because I had nothing else available).

Last night I made fresh salmon on the grill (the pre-marinated Alaskan Salmon is back at Trader Joe’s!). Other than that I have been sticking with my trusty roast beef sandwiches on Ezekiel bread for lunches.

Another tasty snack that’s been doing the trick at work: Kashi puffs, mixed with non fat yogurt and fresh blueberries. Yummmmm.

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