Still ‘Glo’-ing
Wow! What a weekend to recover from! After Halloween Horror Nights, Epcot’s Food & Wine Festival, and running the Race for the Taste 10k with Derek I am exhausted. Exhausted in a good way though. 
This past weekend will go down in the memory books as one of my favorites of all time. Very busy, but soo much fun. Just thinking about it brings a smile to my face.
Unfortunately, my perfect weekend came to an end this morning with the sound of my alarm signaling my return to reality. Such a sad morning.
I did some light Monday strength training and core work. I try to have my Monday’s focus on my arms because I feel like I neglect them every other day of the week.
A big refreshing bowl of cereal was on the menu for breakfast.
- 1/2 cup Strawberry Trader Joe Os
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter Puffins
- 1/4 cup Good Run Cashew Granola
- Plain Oikos
- 1/2 Peach
This was the last of my Good Run Granola and Trader Joe Os. They will both be dearly missed. *sniff *sniff
Work this morning has been playing out in typical Monday fashion – playing catch up from the weekend while organizing for the impending week. Big exciting stuff.
Luckily I had a very exciting mid-morning snack planned as a little Monday pick up.
Why Hello Beautiful!
Angela of Oh She Glows and Glo Bakery fame was kind enough to send me a sampling of her ‘Glo’-ing collection to review for the blog.
I was lucky enough to sample the Classic Glo Bar via the Healthy Living Summit back in in August and had already fallen in love with her rich, chewy bars. The Awake Bar I tried today was another winner. As soon as I opened the wrapper I rich coffee aroma filled my senses. Though the coffee flavor was rich in aroma, it wasn’t as strong in flavor. Very subtle and very enjoyable.
Angela informed me that each Awake Bar contains approximately 15-20 mg of caffeine. Thanks to my low caffeine tolerance the bar gave me a great light buzz that perked me up for the rest of the morning. This would make a great afternoon pick me up snack
Thanks Angela for not only sending my some great samples, but finally opening up shipping to the U.S. I can’t wait to place orders of all my new favorites. The Awake Bar will certainly be on that list!
Lunch was another random bowl of deliciousness.
- Spinach
- Homemade Coleslaw
- Baked Tofu
- Grapes
- Tomato
- Peanuts
- Bottom of the Bag Pita Chip Crumbs
Not sure peanuts make the best nut toppers for salads. I think I will be sticking to pecans and walnuts from now on.
Time to get back to work!
yum!
I have some cubed tofu in my fridge that I don’t really know what to do with. How long do you usually bake yours for, what temp, etc? Thanks! Congrats to you and Derek on the 10K!
I do too. If anyone has ideas let us know!
Thanks!
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Love it!
Maybe a salad meal 101?
Do you have any suggestions for making tasty + filling salads? And how to pack them? I’m always so jealous of your scrumptious-looking creations!
-Jul
Ahhh her bars look amazing, I can’t wait to try!
So glad you enjoyed the bars so far! I am not a big coffee fan but I actually do enjoy the Awake bar as it is very subtle in flavour like you mentioned. Enjoy the rest! =)
her bars look so good!
Glad your Monday is going well!
I can’t wait to get to try Glo bars for myself, the Awake flavor sounds awesome! That salad looks really good too, I love using leftover tofu as a salad topper.
That lunch looks great. And glo bars! Jealous
I’m glad you had an awesome weekend.
Angela’s bars look yummy! Happy Monday!
Yay! Keep those reviews of the GloBakery coming! I have been wanting to try some of Angela’s stuff, but it is so expensive and you have to buy 10 bars (at least) to order. I hate to order that many without knowing how they taste or if I will like them!
I can’t wait for my bars to come in the mail, they all look so good!
You sound so happy!! I’m happy for you
I can’t wait to try the bars! As soon as she has more of the variety pack available, I’m def ordering them!
yumm.. everything looks delish!! Before I order Ang’s bars I want to know what they taste.. They are pricey and I am a picky eater so I can’t wait to read your review.!!
Oh those bars look so good.. but I have to be good and wait until my budget isn’t so strict
Guess I’ll live vicariously through you 
so awesome that you got a sampling of the Glo-Bars. i can’t wait to see how you like the rest! Your salad for lunch also looks real awesome! i love adding pita chips to salads!
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Angela’s products all look amazing! I definitely have to place an order sometime.
I have wanted to try Angela’s Glo bars for quite some time now, adding coffee to one sounds fantastic! I am going to be placing an order in the very near future. Thanks for reminding me
The glo products look delicious! Anything with added coffee sounds like fun to me- glad to hear you enjoyed them and had a nice weekend!
Ah! I am so jealous of your Glo stash!
You really did have an amazing weekend. It was fun to just read about! And I’ve definitely enjoyed watching you and Derek embark on your relationship!
Now that is what I call a package. LOVE the glo bars – need to order some.
Sounds like a weekend of fun
And yummmoooo to your foodie pics! I know how you feel about eating the last of the Trader Joe O’s haha, that always brings tear to my eye too 
That loot from Angela looks deee-licious!!! Although you know what would make that Awake bar even better? A cup of coffee
Have a great Monday!
your bowls look great! I’m putting together a glo bar order right now…
Pretty packaging with the Glo bars. They sound delish!
Enjoy your evening!
Envious of all those glo goods! I bet their delicious, she seems like such a good cook
I think I need to order myself some glo bars ASAP! Hope the rest of your day is fantastic!
You weekend did look so fun for sure! I love fun weekends like that! Yay for your Glo Bar samples! I have to put in an order soon!
Looks like a fun weekend! I’m still recovering from my marathon yesterday, hate that Monday comes so soon. Those Glo bars look amazing, those bars look like great pre-race fuel
Looks like a fun weekend! I’m still recovering from my marathon yesterday, hate that Monday comes so soon. Those Glo bars look amazing, they look like great pre-race fuel
Those trader joe o’s come in the biggest box haha I am always surprised when I get to the bottom
Come to Boston for more!!
angela’s package sounds so great!
jenna
Awake sounds perfect for a chilly day like today! I love subtly flavored coffee goodies.
First time blog commenter! Love all your eats every day, it’s super cool to get ideas for healthy meals. Only thing is, I’m in Australia so I’ve got to find our equivalent!
Really inspirational blog.
xx
I love weekends like that
Your salad looks delicious, i was eating them too much for a while but now it’s been too long, so I think I might make one for dinner tonight!