Koala Crisp and pizza cravings

Two things:
1. Koala Crisp- another EnviroKidz cereal (like P.B.P.P.s from last post). My first reaction was "eh". Not like Canadian "eh?", but "eh" as in mediocre. Kind of a cross between Rice Krispies and Cocoa Pebbles, but not as sweet and more crunchy. However- I decided to make Koala Crisp Treats, along the lines of the Cocoa Pebbles Treats I made before. They seem to lend well to the marshmallowy-ness because they are less sweet. I don't know if Koala Crisp will become a breakfast staple, but I think I'll buy it again to make Treats out of.

2. Pizza- I was never one to crave pizza. All of the subpar "free pizza" I'd eaten throughout my college years had left me kind of sick of the idea. I'd enjoy some homemade pizza every once in awhile, often with a pita as crust, but it wasn't usually something I'd go crazy for. But, as we all know, you don't know what you got 'til it's gone. I hadn't had pizza in a month or two until we went on vacation last month (and I haven't since). My lovely mom bought me Kinnikinnick 7-inch pizza crusts. I was pleasantly surprised, as my last pizza crust attempt failed miserably. The only downfalls would be that they are hard to find (I have to go to a specialty health food store that is kind of far away) and that they are pretty expensive (about $7.50 or so for 4). Regardless, I'm definitely buying some the next time I have a chance!

Peanut Butter Panda Puffs

Try saying it ten times fast, it's kinda fun! Anyway, I tried this new cereal (actually found it at the supermarket in the organic section, go figure). It's really pretty good! It makes for a nice breakfast as I'm whizzing down the highway to the hospital at 6:45 every morning. I'm just glad for something new. Thank you to Liz at Kill.The.Gluten for posting about cereal!

I've again done a terrible job at updating this. I don't know how real bloggers do it. I've been on a computer pretty much all day long working on projects and spending tedious hours on PubMed, and I still have to work up my presentation for tomorrow. Yay for becoming more nearsighted!

I ate Thai Kitchen noodles today for lunch- Pad Thai flavor. It was OK. It was a participant in my hodge-podge lunch of whatever I could throw in my Toy Story lunchbox. I think it's going to be soup tomorrow, even though it's 95 degrees outside.

Maybe I ought to write about something other than food. Maybe I would write more... Only no one wants to hear me rant, and that's probably what it would be. Pet peeves and such. Like people who mistake my "assured clear distance" for an engraved invitation to cut in front of me on the highway. I'm reminded of why I like living in the country better.

Adios for now. I'm off to go review potassium and magnesium imbalances. Fun!

Ramblings

I'm not doing so hot with the regular postings, so I apologize if anyone has been repeatedly checking the blog, anxious to hear whatever I have to say next (ha!). I've been relatively busy at the hospital, long days, but I have learned a lot so far and hope to continue learning as much as I can. Haven't had a whole lot of homework so far, which is amazing, I'm not used to mostly free evenings! Of course, a chunk of my evening is occupied by food- trying to figure out what in the world we're going to have for supper, then coming up with a lunch plan for the next day.

I really think that planning ahead would be a great idea, but for some reason that's hard for me to do. I'm never sure when I'm going to get to the store, and I'm bound to forget something, then not feel like having what the schedule says to have. What a dilemma. I'm sure I'm the only person in the world with that problem (insert sarcasm here).

I ate a lot of rice this week. Heck, I always eat a lot of rice. I pretty much love it. But I don't want to depend on it too much. I ate Fruit Roll Ups too. Why? Because I could. I think. Betty Crocker does a pretty poor job of providing gluten information.

Anyway, what is my point of this rambling post? I don't particularly have one. I was thinking that I ought to update on some GF products. My personal new favorite- Pamela's Chocolate Chunk Cookies. Mom bought some for me before vacation. Waaaay better than my cookie baking attempt. Kinda sad, eh? My freshly baked cookies couldn't even compare to storebought boxed cookies? Ok, enough with the food talk. I'm getting hungry.

Actually, that's the story of my life the last couple of days. Besides that I think I'm finally starting to feel a bit better (albeit tired), I have been STARVING constantly. Almost anything sounds good. All the time. Maybe my body's just trying to compensate for not eating much the last couple of weeks. Curious.