Hello there! Long time to talk!
I have a theory about science majors, there are two types of people. There are those who spend day and night studying and are constantly trying to compete for that A to get into med school. Then there are those who keep some semblance of normal life, balance school with a social life. I am afraid that I have been falling into the former category. I have been a BUSY bee and sadly blogging has not been my number one priority. But I only have 5.5 weeks of madness left!
In the meantime, I have stumbled upon some awesome food that I just HAVE to share with you guys!
1. Trader Joe’s Mango Juice Smoothie
I was babysitting a couple of weeks ago and the kids wanted hot dogs for dinner. I’m not really a hot dog fan but I decided to suck it up and eat what the kids were eating. Bad decision. Thursday morning I woke up nauseated and running a slight fever. So I spent roughly 22 out of the next 24 hours sleeping. It was awesome.
All I wanted to eat was carbs and juice, go figure. I honestly can’t remember the last time I drank juice that wasn’t mixed with booze. Trader Joe’s did not disappoint with this Mango Juice Smoothie. It was acidic, fruity, and SUPER sugary which is exactly what I needed.
2. Trader Joe’s Coconut Spray
YESSSSS!!! I am so glad I will no longer have to hoard coconut oil spray from Sprouts when I go home, now Trader Joes has their own version.
3. Glucose Fuel
My brain needs glucose to study! Caffeine helps too 
Iced Coffee + banana + Barney butter packets I snagged from the Natural Foods Expo has been a favorite snack of mine as well as the Maple Glazed Pecan & Sea Salt Kind Bar.
4. PB&J Eggs
I know this one sounds weird, but I have been LOVING this meal lately. I’m not really a “sweet” egg person, french toast is not my favorite and syrup anywhere close to my bacon grosses me out. But for some reason, egg whites with cinnamon topped with peanut butter, jelly, and a banana has been doing it for me! The major upside of this breakfast is that you can throw your eggs between some toast and make a super portable sandwich.
5. Food Offerings from my sister
My sister stopped by and brought me food! I’ve been to Cowboy Cookie before so I was so excited to eat another massive cookie. Cal Poly (her school) makes their own cheese, and she knows how I feel about smoked gouda (LOVE) so she brought me some of that as well as Lace Swiss. And coconut spread? So tasty when spread on a piece of fresh-baked bread.
6. My 6 favorite foods all in one meal
Roasted kabocha + brussels, sourdough + avocado, eggs + smoked gouda
Those are my top 6 favorite foods. I literally could eat this meal EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
7. Tupperware Meals
Since most of my meals have been consumed on the go, tupperware has been my best friend. And sandwiches just so happen to be very tupperware friendly. I kinda felt like I was back in elementary school eating this, but oh well, turkey, cheese, spinach, avo, and mustard on whole wheat bread tastes marvelous, regardless of age.
8. Raspberry Lime Sparkling Water
I have a little addiction to sparkling water, but this flavor seriously stood out! I’m not sure if its new, or I just hadn’t noticed it, but the Raspberry Lime flavor was oh so tasty.
I think I am officially hooked on food prepping. It is the only way I can manage to eat healthy meals during busy times and stay away from expensive meals out.
This past week I roasted brussels, sweet potatoes, BBQ chicken, made tofu taco “meat”, sautéed veggies, black beans, avocado green goddess dressing, and defrosted some black bean chili with butternut squash. 
Also shout out to my girl Alyssa for food prepping!
Any new products or food that you have been loving lately?
