Food at Work Reviews

I try to take my breakfast and lunch to work to save on money and calories. I love a Chick-Fil-A biscuit in the morning with Zaxby's friend chicken for lunch but so does my thighs, stomach and rear end. So anyway I have looked around for good food to leave at work on days I don't take left overs or a sandwich. Also good for the days when you need something fast.

Breakfast at work:
Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt
*****
I love all the flavors especially key lime pie!

Yoplait Yo Plus Light Yogurt
*****
This is the dieting yogurt but it tastes great in strawberry-banana.

Lunch at work:
Bowl Appetite by Betty Crocker
***
I tried the vegetable garden chicken with rice. It was actually really good for the price - less than $2.00. The only problem I had was it was really soupy so I would do less water than they suggested and it was super hot. I eat microwaveable things a lot and I have never had to wait for things to cool off that long. My first sip/bite burnt my tongue all over even after blowing it so make sure to let it cool off a while before eating.

Healthy Choice "Fresh Mixers" with Rice
*****
350-390 calories each
Love these! The rice ones are GREAT! Teriyaki Chicken and Sweet and Sour Chicken are really good. They also make "Fresh Mixers"with noodles but I haven't tried them.

Marie Callendar "Home Styled Creations"
***
350-390 calories each
I used to think these were really good until today - I tried the turkey stuffing one and GROSS! I will stick to the rice ones from now on.

Campbell's Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup
****
220 calories
I love these and I know they are not in the diet category but the other chicken noodle soups look so watery and I need something to stick until dinner or at least a mid-day snack. This does keep me full but I usually need a pick me up snack around 2:30 or 3:00. The other "Chunky" soups have over 400 calories in them but they are really good.

Snack at work:
Fiber One "Oats and Apple Strudel" Bar
*****
130 calories
This is like eating a danish and not feeling guilty. Great for a sweet tooth! Only downside is they are a more expensive snack because only 5 come in a box.

Vanilla Yogurt Raisins in the mid-size box
*****
120 calories
These are really good and can be eaten one at a time to stretch out your snack.

Quaker Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Bar
****
90 calories
These are good but not as filling as a fiber one bar although they are cheaper and you get 10 in a box verses only 5.

Drinks other than water:
Crystal Light in Peach Tea
*****
10 calories
This is a great alternative to soda and regular tea. I try to bring a canister to work with it for lunches so I don't drink my favorite "Dr. Pepper".

Crystal Light in Pink Lemonade
*****
10 calories
Love this! Although it doesn't really go with much I eat at lunch.

Starting Cookie Decorating

I bought a book a few weeks ago on cookie decorating after I started following blogs about it. I love to see the different styles people come up with. Decorating a cookie is like making edible art work. I bought a few cookie cutters to start: round circle, bikini top and bottom (also could be used for lingerie showers), elephant (roll tide!), airplane (Blake's going away party), 5 point crown (ZTA), margarita glass, breast cancer ribbon, and the number '3' (Bailey's birthday-party favors).

My alumnae chapter was having a bowl-a-thon to raise money for our foundation and philanthropy (Breast Cancer Awareness and Education) so I thought it would be a perfect time to try out my new book. The recipe is easy to work with and tastes great with the icing. The first day I did the large round cookies with pink sprinkles - these were called "Hot Pink Sparkling Bowling Balls". The next day I iced the breast cancer ribbons and they turned out really cute. I am going to submit them to the website I bought the cutter from - they said if they use your cookie then you get a free cutter which isn't much but it would be neat to have my cookie posted for ideas.

I enjoyed doing these over actually baking cakes because it is less stressful. These dry and can be packaged really cute where as a butter cream cake can fall apart on your way to the event. So I am going to start doing these for my friend's showers and personal events to start with and see how it goes.