1,087 Calorie Day of Pumpkin Spice Toast, Soup&Salad, and The Best Fajita Burger Anyone Has Ever Had Anywhere Also Cilantro Herb Rice.

And Freezer Vodka.

I am out of wine. HOW COULD I HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN?!? It’s because I drink a ton of wine. Obviously.

But honestly? I didn’t even mind because holy shit, and I can’t stress this enough, my dinner was the best fucking thing that I have ever eaten. I’m completely serious. And I’ve had sushi burritos. AND Georgetown Cupcakes. So..

Breakfast: Pumpkin Spice Peanut Butter Toast 155 Calories

I super forgot to take a picture before I started eating this. I am definitely in a peanut butter toast rut for breakfasts, but if it ain’t broke, why bother pursuing an alternate course of action to ameliorate aforementioned nonexistent problem.

I also couldn’t find my brand of cold brew iced tea, I usually use the Lipton kind, because I’m like 85% sure it’s the only kind that exists, but it wasn’t where it should have been in the grocery store. Which is selfish of my local Safeway to do. So I bought a massive jug of that Gold Peak stuff for $3, but it’s only going to last me 3 days because caffeine. But it’s fine.

2 slices Pepperidge Farm Light Wheat (87cals)

3 tbsp Original PB2 (68cals)

Massive Sprinkle FlavorGod Pumpkin Pie (0cals)

Jar full of unsweetened iced tea (0cals)

I worked from home yesterday because (1) it’s final exam week for my MPH program, and my job is super chill about that, and (2) the Washington Capitals were having a weird letter-based scavenger hunt through the District where winners won tickets to Game 1 of the second round of playoffs, which start tonight, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. I won’t tell you how many miles I ran around in the rain looking for that sneaky bastard Slapshot (Caps’ Mascot), but I will tell you that my split pace was 11:10 and it was a fuck ton of miles. No, you’re crazy.

Lunch: Green Miso Soup and Beet Edamame Salad 322 Calories

So I usually buy Kikkoman brand instant Miso Soup, because it’s super good and I like soup and it’s 35cals/packet and I don’t have to justify my soup habits, ok. But in the store the other day, I saw a different brand called Kabuto, and the packet was in a language I don’t understand and I was like yeah, no, this is definitely intrinsically superior. So I bought a family pack. Turns out I was wrong. I mean, it’s fine. Whatever.

I don’t generally get to eat lunch off of real dishes, so this was weirdly satisfying.

The salad:

70g baby spinach (16cals)

171g roasted beets (99cals)

0.5 cups steamed Pictsweet Edamame (120cals)

1tbsp chopped onion (4cals)

1 tbsp Bolthouse Creamy Balsamic (20cals)

2 tbsp Balsamic Vinegar (20cals)

The Soup:

56g baby spinach (13cals)

1 packet Kabuto Green Onion Miso Paste/Garnish (40cals)

Yes I add extra spinach to my soup. It is tasty and it kind of fleshes out the soup. This was actually suuuuuper duper filling, and my brother and I watched an episode of the Expanse, which is based off of the book Leviathan Wakes, by James S.A. Corey, who is technically two people, who ghost write for George R.R. Martin. So it’s like all the punishingly complicatedness of Game of Thrones, but in space. You should read/watch the things. Obviously, I’m working super hard on my exams at this point.

Dinner: The Best Fucking Meal I Have Ever Had in My Life. 423 Calories

It even made up for the fact that I was out of wine and had to resort to freezer vodka. Because freezer vodka sucks. But this meal, guys. Holy shit.

So, I don’t know why, I got it into my head that what I really, really needed was a fajita burger. Maybe because it was freezing and rainy or what, I don’t know, but Holy. Freaking. Shit.

The rice, based of the cilantro sushi rice I put in my sushi last week:

179g previously boiled cauliflower, riced with my arugula chop thing (41cals)

0.5 tbsp cilantro, from my weird cilantro squeezy tube thing (0cals)

1 tsp rice vinegar (0cals)

Moderate sprinkle ginger powder (0cals)

Salt to taste

Couple of drops of Texas Pete’s hot sauce (0cals)

I ate it cold, and holy fucking shit. Incredible.

The Fajita Burger:

87g baby portabello mushrooms (20cals)

145g Sunset mini peppers (51cals)

3 tbsp onions, sliced (12cals)

0.25 cup of Vegetable Cooking stock (4cals)

Massive sprinkles FlavorGod Chipotle, Garlic, and Taco Tuesday.

So those were the ingredients in the topping, I sautee’d them in the vegetable stock, seasoned them, and then put them aside to cook the burger. Once the burger was cooked, I put them back on top, in the pan, and let the cheese melt on top before putting it on the toast.

1 Franklin Farm’s Original Veggie Patty (100cals)

2 slices store brand thin sliced provolone cheese (80cals)

2 slices Nature’s Harvest Light Wheat (80cals)

1 tbsp Hellman’s Light Mayo (35cals)

I was kind of expecting it to fall apart, but it really didn’t. It was literally perfect. Mushrooms, peppers, onions, and provolone cheese on a good burger? Is there LITERALLY anything better? Honestly, it was the best thing that I have ever EVER eaten. I’m out of peppers now, but I see a mushroom cheddar burger in my future for dinner tonight. Maybe. I’m in the Medical Library trying to do exam things and instead I’m writing a blog post about freezer vodka and beets, so…

My freezer vodka drink was actually pretty good, for being freezer vodka: Vodka, a few drops of crystal light tropical punch water flavoring, and Mandarin Orange Seltzer to fill. First one had 1.33 oz of vodka (85cals), second had 1.59 oz (102cals).

So that brings us to 1,087! If I had had wine, I would have had another glass. But vodka is not like wine. Thanks for reading, as always! And don’t forget Game 1 of the Second Round of Stanley Cup Playoffs Starts tonight at 7 for the Washington Capitals!

I should really work on my exams…