The above title makes me think of two things: apples (such as the variety of apple that I ate last week, and marginally enjoyed--I have decided that I prefer "soft" apples over "hard" or "crisp" ones, as they are easier to eat), and popcorn. Popcorn is, among other things, my go-to study food. I generally comfort myself with the flimsy rationale that it is a whole grain (soaked in butter, bathed in salt, golden and delicious), but tonight there is none of that: tonight, there is a golden delicious apple on my desk. When I am drowning in drug names again (the test last week went well, but my final is this Saturday), I will be reaching for this yellow apple. I will bite into it and eat it and continue working tirelessly into the night, like a little energizer bunny running on rabbit food. I will have organic batteries.
Classes are over now, and my eating habits have improved accordingly--the exit of (class-related) stress is also the entrance cue for fiber cereal, apples, probiotic yogurt, naked juice (courtesy of my wonderful super-woman mom), and a DVD that features the lovely screeches and squawks and push-ups of Jillian Michaels. These things do not remind me of school, and thus they make me feel good.
I will not walk down to the kitchen and pop popcorn. I will eat rabbit food.
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If you are looking for a popcorn-like substitute, try pomegranate seeds. I don't know why, but it reminds me of popcorn. It takes a few minutes to prepare, but I think preparing it is actually a little therapeutic. And the outcome is delicious!
ReplyDeleteTo prepare a pomegranate, place the whole pom in a large bowl and fill with water until the pom is completely submerged. Cut the pom in half then halve those. (I like to drain some water out here so that the bowl isn't quite so full.) Peel the pulp from the seeds; the pulp will float, and the seeds will sink. Take out the pulp and rinds as often as is convenient for you. When all the seeds are separated, take out as much of the pulp and stuff as you can, drain the seeds from the water, put the seeds in a smaller bowl or something, and enjoy while you study! :)
Pomegranate seeds are really tasty, and they're shown to be VERY good for you! Hope you like it!
PS ~ I miss you. You've been on my mind a lot recently, and it makes me wish we were closer together, geographically speaking. lol!
If any of that seemed convoluted, here's a video to help you visualize (even though this guy is a little more fancy than I am):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHyqoeB0Wlk