May 7, 2008
I gotta make this post a quick one because I have to get to bed asap since I am getting up at 5 am!!!! YIKES! Clinical starts at 7 am, and I won’t be done until 4pm (I have an hour break at 12)! It’s gonna be a long one! I decided against the gym today and stuck with the outdoors theme by going for a run outside in my neighborhood! It was 50 minutes of just what I needed (I walked some/more than usual…I was feeling sluggish today, and listened to my body)! So, for dinner I quickly decided to make Veganomicon’s caesar dressing (sort of–I didn’t use any oil that it called for). I halved the recipe, and had half of it on a huge bed of romaine with some spinach and cucumber and topped it with fresh ground black pepper. It was pretty tasty! I love caesar salads! With my salad I had 1 cup dry whole wheat penne with .75 cups canned crushed tomatoes with oregano, thyme, basil, and garlic powder. I also cooked in about an ounce of vegan gourmet to make the sauce a bit creamy. This was a very filling dinner at 587 calories, 18 g fat, 18 g fiber, and 29 g protein.
Even though I wasn’t hungry I still thought I needed a snack and would probably be hungry soon due to the fact that I was most likely full from such volume! So, I had a banana bread muffin and an apple. Yummy snack! My snack was 231 calories, 1 g fat, 9 g fiber, and 3 g protein.
Now, I must shower, pack my lunch, watch a CD-ROM to learn some things for tomorrow, and most importantly, go to bed!!! Tomorrow’s post will be all in one most likely. Have a good evening!




May 7, 2008 at 10:01 pm
Yummy dinner and snack!
UGH.. that’s the one thing I hated about clinical.. they always start at 7 AM! I used to be a night owl, but because of clinicals, I had to change my sleeping habits and am now a morning person.
Clinicals are long, and depending on what’s going on and what you make of the experience, they can be long and tedious or goes super fast with so many things to do!
Wish you the best of luck tomorrow.. don’t get nervous, though it’s perfectly normal to be during the first day, but I know you’ll do swell!
Oh, btw, is the CD ROM by any chance called ATI Basic Nursing Skills?
Let us know how your first clinical went.. good luck!
May 7, 2008 at 10:43 pm
The close up of that pasta is making me drool!
That caesar dressing is something I’ve had my eye on for so long!! I miss caesar salads for some reason. =(
May 8, 2008 at 9:32 am
That salad looks amazing. I think I may have to crack open the V-con when I get home…
Thanks for the dinner inspiration!
May 8, 2008 at 9:58 am
There is nothing better than a great plate of pasta! Looks delicious!
May 8, 2008 at 11:30 am
Ahh, I hope that your busy morning went well today!!
Pasta & salad = meal-combination made in heaven. My favorite!
May 8, 2008 at 12:53 pm
Ok, it’s lunchtime here, but I have zero motivation to go cook something. So… can I steal your dinner?
I hope you are surviving your busy-bee day! (hopefully you are so busy that you will not notice if I steal your food off the computer screen…
May 8, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Gosh, I am SUCH a copycat. For dinner tonight, I am going to replicate your exact meal— right down to the dressing.
May 8, 2008 at 10:36 pm
All your meals look yummy!
May 9, 2008 at 11:41 am
Evey-
Thank you for the sweet comments! The CD-ROM is called Taylor’s video guide to Clinical Nursing Skills. It’s a package of 16 discs that supplements the textbook. Everything went well!!
Romina-
I too missed caesar salads, so I knew I had to try this recipe!! It’s good!!
Anne-
Of course you can steal my dinner! haha. Did you? If so, how was it?!
ChocolateCoveredVegan-
How was your dinner? I hope you liked it!