Big salads rule!
I love making salads in my huge Tupperware container. :)
The Big Salad:
- 1 heart organic romaine
- 1 cup chickpea stir fry (with zucchini, carrots, celery, sesame seeds)
- Vitality Sprouts (see below)
- 4-5 T salsa
- 1/2 red pepper
- EVOO + Red wine vinegar (dressing)
- Ground black pepper
- handful sunflower seeds
Nothing is better than a big salad!
The Vitality Sprouts from Whole Foods:
It dawned on me after I bought these that I could probably MAKE sprouts on my own…fairly easily? Anyone know how? :) What a fun little science experiment that would be.
Dessert: Organic dark chocolate chips x 2…or 3…
I am obsessed with chocolate lately. And Adore bars. Lock me up and throw away the key!
Valentine’s Day: Who Is It For?
Eric and I got into a discussion on Sunday about Valentine’s Day.
It is no secret that…
1) I love Valentine’s Day. I’m a huge romantic and I start thinking about it in early January!
2) Eric does not like Valentine’s Day and thinks it is a commercial holiday (I pout my lip when he says this!).
I agree about it being a commercial holiday, however I still love the fact that it is a day to devote entirely to your loved one. So many holidays are commercial now, but that doesn’t mean I can’t look forward to it anyways.
When I was single I would use the day as an excuse to spoil myself rotten. One single year I sent myself flowers and I smiled all week. It is all in the perspective.
Eric claims that Valentine’s Day is for women. In other words, men just kind of go along with the motions of the gifts, roses, etc., but they don’t really anticipate it as much as women do. Eric’s male coworkers are his reference group for his scientific survey. ;)
While he does enjoy Valentine’s Day, he thinks that we could celebrate our love on any day we wanted to. He is a person who likes to do things on his own terms and not feel outside pressure to do something. One rule we have is that I told him not to buy me flowers on V-Day. He did a couple times and I found out the price and we agreed to buy them when they were 1/4 the price (and in good shape!).
So the question remains…Is Valentine’s Day for women, men (let’s be real, they get something out of it too!), or both? How do you feel about it? If you are attached, how does your partner feel about it (honestly)?
I have found men who didn’t know how to kiss.
I’ve always found time to teach them.
~ by Mae West ~
I have a slightly tainted view on Valentines day. My first as a married woman he forgot, my last as a married woman he asked for a divorce, although I am sure his girlfriend thought that it was romantic :-). I was dating someone for a while and he did not do Valentines day so that was a bust. Now I am on my own and do believe except for the little cinnamon hearts it is just another day. :-)
Sprouting your own sprouts is super-simple. I have a three-tray sprouter but as others have said a glass jar works just as well. I find seeds to sprout in bulk at our local health food store (it’s near the grains and seeds in bins).
I have to go with your husband on this one. I’d rather show (and be shown) love every day in little ways that don’t cost a dime.
I love valentines day! The husband and I tend to keep it low key, I make dinnner and dessert and we watch a movie and spend the day together. I think it’s nice to have a day dedicated to love, I think it makes you stop and think about how much you love the person you are with.
Dan asked me how I feel about Valentine’s Day last night, and I have to say that I love it! A holiday that revolves around love, chocolate, and the color pink? Sounds good to me! :)
It’s an excuse to put off other things and just enjoy each other’s company haha.
As much as I hate to say it, i think that V-Day is mostly for women. But not completely. I DO think you should enjoy each other’s company and she your bf/gf/wife/husband that you love them every day but it’s nice to have one day set aside specifically for that.
I also have to admit that i’m MUCH more of a fan of it when I’m not single. Meh. This is the first V-Day in 5-6 years that I’m single. I’m ok with that but it gives you a new perspective.
I hate Valentine’s day. Too many expectations and too many disappointments. Why save up loving gestures for one day? My husband and I have never celebrated Valentine’s day and instead we give little surprises to each other throughout the year. However, one holiday we do celebrate is Chocolate day (a.k.a. Feb 15) when all the Valentine’s day chocolates go on sale! Yum!
I think valentines day can be for both, I mean it’s a day to celebrate love, whether it be your family, friends or significant other! I’m not a HUGE fan because I do think it is a little commercial, but it’s nice to spend a day devoted to love with your loves =D
xo
K
I definitely think it is mostly a woman’s holiday!
My husband goes along with it “because he has to” and could not care less about it….although he feels that way about all holidays and I look at all holidays as an excuse to have fun, give gifts, and celebrate something!
Glad to see I am not the only person who fills a plastic storage container with salad! It always feels so wrong when I do it….but otherwise my big ole salads fall off the plate!
I love everything about Valentines day, but I didn’t when I was single. I love to make my boyfriend feel special, and so super corny, ridiculously romantic stuff!
P.S. You are such an inspiration to live a healthy lifestyle!
Your blog is wonderful and your Glo Bars look awesome.
I am also a fellow Canadian!
Sophia,
http://whatyourmommadidntknow.blogspot.com/
I used to poo poo Valentine’s Day as I’ve been single on the holiday most of my life. But my mom and sister started this thing where we exchange cards, and my mom ALWAYS get us gifts. Its so cute! And really the story of St. Valentine is about spreading love, not just ‘Romantic Love’. The whole romantic thing is the commerical part of it. I like to appreciate it for what it is. Lots of pretty pink and red items, chocolates etc. And knowing that spring is coming :)
I love Valentines Day because it’s an awesome time to celebrate my love for the hubby. I don’t care what we do and I certainly don’t want chocolates just so long as we’re together:)
Sprouts are super easy to sprout. hehe
Just get a jar, add seeds (you can find them at the grocery store) fill the jar with water, drain the water, let it sit over night. Fill it with water again, drain it, let it sit over night. And before you know it you’ll have a jar full of sprouts!
sprouts are super easy to make, you just get the seeds put them in a big jar with a piece of cloth that water will strain through ie;cheese cloth,place seeds in jar, tie the cloth around the lid of the jar with a elastic band, rinse seeds 3 times in jar then turn upside down for a day, repeat for 3 days and tada! you will have sprouts!
I celebrate everything!! If it’s Chinese New Year, I download traditional music to my computer, order take-out and celebrate. Last year for Cinco de Mayo, I cooked Mexican food, hung decorations from the ceiling and rented “The Three Amigos,” to watch with my honey. Basically if it’s a day, I want to celebrate it and my man loves not knowing when he’s going to come home and find out that we’re joining the Dutch or the French or Italians in celebrating something. If it makes you happy to plan a fun Valentine’s Day, then I say do it.
There is a website for what different days are for. Apparently today is “Toothache Day” so I guess I’ll be buying new toothbrushes after work. Here’s the link if you want to see what the rest of February has in store.
http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/february.htm
I love Valentine’s Day. My fiance and I dont’ make a big deal of it, but I still think it’s fun to send my friends valentines and go out to dinner with my fiance etc. I know love COULD be celebrated every day, but thats like saying we should do away with mother’s day cuz moms should be celebrated every day. SHOULD be, but aren’t- so lets have a day for it!
I have always liked the idea of valentines day because I’m such a sucker for any thing romantic! I don’t think my boyfriend hates valentines day, but I don’t think he loves it either. I always make sure to do something special for him so he always gets something out of it! But I think he secretly gets into all that gushy romantic stuff because he ends up planning surprises for me :)
I make salads in my big tupperware container too! Theyre SO good!
I think my boyfriend is more excited about Valentines Day that I am. Dont get me wrong, I love Valenties day, but I dont think its necessary to go out and have a big fancy dinner or anything. He’s all into that, he’s got dinner booked at our favorite restaurant (which I AM excited for) and I had to talk him out of booking a hotel because its a waste of money.
He’s kind of the girl in our relationship though so maybe thats why? lol
My husband is totally against Hallmark manufactured holidays, which is where he puts Valentine’s Day. So when we got married on February 10th (being the romantic that he is) he told me that we could celebrate one or the other…our anniversary or Valentine’s Day. I always choose our anniversary :)
But seriously if I really cared about Valentine’s Day we would celebrate it — he’s kind of a push over ;)
Pete is not a fan of V-Day either :(
I love it….but I hate getting flower’s on V-Day. $100 for roses is crazy and I would rather put that money toward a nice dinner or something special :)