Well, I can’t answer that completely because it would depend on what you should be eating, your meal plan,  diet restrictions (DASH, diabetes, etc).  HOWEVER, I was in Chicago and without my packed lunch so I decided to hit Qdoba with a few of the other Thai Massage students.

I assumed my grilled veggie burrito would put me over the top for caloric intake, but also rationalized I had left the house too early to grab breakfast and would be stuck in late night traffic and miss a decent dinner.  Well, here I am at 1 am still a little hungry after some tofu and broccoli at 7pm.  I decided to google Qdoba Calories and boy was I shocked.

In one of the most innovative steps I have seen for a restaurant, especially a chain, Qdoba has an interactive menu calorie generator.  Simply pick what you put on your plate and it will give you a quick calorie read out, hover over that and you get the full monty.

Check it out at: qdoba calculator.

They also have sections for food allergies, so know before you go!

October 17th, 2009 | Tags: burrito, Calories, diet, Healthy, qdoba, restaurant, Thai Massage, weight loss | Category: Bodywork, Daily Post, Fitness, Food, Health, Recipe, Thai Massage, weight loss | Leave a comment

You can also use this as a marinade and then throw these on the grill, just leave out the Arrowroot (which thickens)

1 tablespoon sesame oil

2 tablespoons pre chopped garlic

2 teaspoons grated ginger (from jar)

1 cup vegetable stock

3 tablespoons soy sauce

1/4 teaspoon each coriander powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, powdered cloves

2 tablespoons agave

2 tablespoons arrowroot

your choice tofu, vegetables.  I used pre cubed tofu (didn’t realize when I bought it) zucchini, red peppers and yellow peppers because that is all I had in the house.

Mix all ingredients and whisk until well blended, pour over veggies and protein, let marinade overnight in fridge. Stir fry in wok when ready to eat.  I served mine over Annie Chun’s sprouted brown rice – cooks in 1 minute and was delicious.

May 4th, 2009 | Tags: aromatic asian stir fry, Recipe, Vegan | Category: Daily Post, Food, Health, Recipe, Vegan | Leave a comment

I have been fiddling around with this and here is the newest concoction minus onions because they tend to give me heart burn.

• 1 seedless cucumber halved and sliced
• 1 small chile pepper diced
• 3 tablespoons brown rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons agave

bring the wet ingredients to a boil and then simmer down to a syrup like consistency.  When cool poor over cucumbers. Add chopped peanuts for garnish if you like!

May 4th, 2009 | Tags: Recipe, Thai Cucumber Salad, Vegan | Category: Daily Post, Food, Recipe, Vegan | Leave a comment

I have been eating poorly lately, and by poorly I don’t mean chugging down sugary sodas or gorging on chocolates.  I’ve been eating the same salads and veggie burgers as always, just not in a balanced or regular way which has stalled my weight loss at 167 lbs – roughly 40 lbs since the baby was born 11 weeks ago (assuming 20 lbs alone were lost during the birth process of a 9 lb baby that means only 20 lbs total of true weight has been lost).

I am getting back on the meal plan that I lauded earlier in the blog, and to kick start my efforts I have made my life easier by pre-measuring and pre-making everything possible.  From small ziplocs full of cereal (and let me tattle on Kashi by saying their box of cereal was 3 servings short of their estimate) to pre-made Mock Chicken salad and small plastic ware full of grapes.  I froze some and kept some in the fridge. Here is the recipe I made up for my Vegan Mock Chicken Salad which made 5 servings.

2 cans garbanzo beans drained and washed

3 scallions (green onions) chopped

10 cherry tomatoes cut in halves

1 tbsp Dijon mustard

2 tbsp Fat Free Nayonaise or any Vegan Mayo substitute

1 tsp dried Dill

1/2 tsp powdered garlic

pinch salt and pepper to taste

I  mash the garbanzos, add all other ingredients and then mix – really simple and delicious on a piece of toasted 9 grain, or a top a bed of greens.

March 10th, 2009 | Tags: Meal Plan, Mock Chicken Salad, Recipe, Vegan, weight loss | Category: Daily Post, Food, Health, Recipe, Vegan, weight loss | Comments (1)