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Total: 53.50<\/strong> ($42.80 for the small produce box + $10.70 for sourdough)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\nPopcorn, $4.69<\/li>\n Mango chili bears, $3.49<\/li>\n Oat milk, $6.29<\/li>\n Organic whipping cream, $7.29<\/li>\n 2 pints strawberries, $5.00<\/li>\n Romaine lettuce, $6.49<\/li>\n Kombucha, $9.00<\/li>\n Shaved Parmesan cheese, $5.00<\/li>\n Pizza cheese blend, $4.99<\/li>\n Hummus cups, $4.99<\/li>\n Pita chips, $5.99<\/li>\n Honey BBQ wings, $14.09<\/li>\n Heavy whipping cream, $7.49<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Total: $90.74 <\/strong>(includes tax)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Wednesday: Oatmeal with Greek Yogurt, Blueberries and Almonds; Coffees and a Cookie; Quesadillas; Baby Carrots; Sliced Bread; and a Big Salad<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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For breakfast I eat some instant oats. I\u2019d had them in the cupboard for a while and wanted to use them up. I mix in some blueberries, Greek yogurt, and almonds. I make coffee with steamed oat milk, like I do most mornings. Afterwards, I volunteer and get more coffee with friends (Americano and chocolate chip cookie $9.42 + $2 tip).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For lunch, I make little quesadillas and use up some taco meat I made earlier in the week. I also eat some baby carrots I already have in the fridge. I have a cleaning job in the afternoon and then I pick up my produce box on the way home. I also buy a loaf of eight-grain sourdough from a local baker that sells at the Co-op. I eat a piece of bread with butter while I put away my produce and wash my greens so they can dry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I have an evening meeting and then I make a big salad when I get home. I use the greens and peppers from my box and I have some homemade Caesar dressing left over from a couple of days ago. I eat this with another slice of bread.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Thursday: Oatmeal with Bananas, Blueberries and Almonds; Baby Carrots; \u201cAir-Fryer Situation\u201d for Lunch and Dinner; and Iced Teas<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I work all day Thursday. For breakfast I eat oatmeal with bananas, blueberries, and sliced almonds from Trader Joe\u2019s. (I stock up on TJ\u2019s stuff when I visit my mom or grandparents in the lower 48).\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I come home for lunch and make what I call an \u201cair-fryer situation\u201d \u2014 basically whatever veggies I want to use up from the fridge and some chicken sausage all chopped up and thrown in the air fryer. Today I also have some gnocchi in the freezer that I throw in. While I wait for it to cook, I eat the rest of the baby carrots and drink some iced green tea. There are leftovers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Later in the afternoon the sun comes out and this is a VERY BIG DEAL; despite the long days it\u2019s been a very rainy summer and we haven\u2019t seen the sun for WEEKS. I grab an iced matcha from the coffee shop I work at and sit in the sun at the beach for a little while. I preload my account every so often so I just put it on there. For dinner I eat the rest of the \u201cair fryer situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Friday: Coffee, Toast, Greek Yogurt and Blueberries, Coffee and Popcorn, Kayaking Snacks, Hot Dogs, and Mango Chili Bears<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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In the morning, I drink my coffee and eat some toast, Greek yogurt, and blueberries while I make a list for Safeway. We have forecasted sun for the ENTIRE weekend and the island collectively loses its mind in an effort to fit an entire summer\u2019s worth of outdoor activities into three days \u2014 myself included (things derail a bit from here). In the morning a friend brings me an Americano and I drink that and eat some Trader Joe\u2019s peanut butter popcorn, which my mom had sent in a care package, while I run around doing errands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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In the afternoon my family decides to go kayaking. I kinda forget to eat while I\u2019m getting my kayak on my car and we drive out to the spot we pick. I throw a jalape\u00f1o beef stick, some Gardetto\u2019s, cookies my aunt made, and some green tea in my kayak and spend several hours out on the water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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When we got back from kayaking we cook the hot dogs my aunt brought over the fire and I have the mango chili bears to share. They were unexpectedly good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Saturday: Coffee, Avocado Toast, Strawberry Shortcake, Cherries, Cold BBQ Chicken, and Other \u201cBoat Trip\u201d Snacks<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I start Saturday morning with coffee and half of one of the ripe avocados from my box on toast. I also eat an apple in an effort to get some fruit and veg in before another day of taking advantage of the sun and eating random food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Some friends ask me to go out on their boat with them to another island nearby. I run to the store to grab a few more things for this trip. I also want to bring strawberry shortcake to share so I make my favorite scone recipe as the base, cut up the strawberries, and make whipped cream as well as pack up other snacks for the boat trip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It was another afternoon of eating random foods, including the strawberry shortcake, cherries I had from last week, and some cold BBQ chicken I picked up at Safeway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Sunday: Scone, Greek Yogurt with Strawberries and Blueberries, Big Salad with Leftover Chicken and Avocado, Gin & Tonic, and Popcorn<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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For breakfast I eat a scone (because who could resist?) and some Greek yogurt with strawberries and blueberries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For lunch I make a big salad with the leftover BBQ chicken from the beach and the other half of my avocado and a simple oil, vinegar, and Dijon dressing.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I\u2019m not super hungry later so I have a gin and tonic and popcorn for dinner while I finish my book.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Monday: Oatmeal with Almonds and Banana, Protein Bar, Beef Stick, Coffee, and a Bagel with Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese and Microgreens<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Monday is consistently my biggest workday; I have a cleaning job in the morning and then I close at the coffee shop in the afternoon into evening. I start my day with oatmeal, almonds, and a banana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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For lunch I eat a protein bar and a beef stick I had from a previous shop.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Once I get to work I make an Americano and end up eating a bagel with housemade smoked salmon cream cheese and local microgreens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tuesday: Smoothie, Italian Sub, Birria Tacos, and Cider<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Tuesday I have to work the morning shift at the coffee shop starting at 6:30 a.m., so I prepack the ingredients for a smoothie (pineapple, spinach, banana, matcha protein powder, and coconut water).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I am starving after my shift and our shop has a new Italian sub; I cave and try that for lunch.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Friends invite me over for a dinner of cider and amazing birria tacos later that night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n