Hop To It!

Did you know that the Great Lakes – Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie & Superior (HOMES anyone? Remember that from elementary school??) – form the largest supply of fresh water on earth and 20% of the world’s fresh water can be found there? Did you also know that they were carved out from ancient river beds and ice sheets that covered the entire area not once, but twice? Finally, did you also happen to know that the world’s largest salt mine sits underneath the Great Lakes? I didn’t either…until I watched How the Earth was Made: The Great Lakes on the History Channel last night! In another life, I may have been a geologist.

In this life, I like yogurt, apples & granola, so I made a Yog/App/Gran Parfait for breakfast today!

We start with one Raspberry Cheesecake Fat-Free Yogurt,

Toss in one, chopped Honeycrisp Apple,

And sprinkle on a handful of Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Plus Granola.

See?

Looove, love, love this granola! It’s a tad on the $$$ side, but you can find it for less at Trader Joes (where I got mine when I was in Minneapolis) or if you have a coupon.

Crunchy, cool & sweet. Perf.

For lunch today, I packed an Amy’s Light in Sodium Brown Rice & Vegetable Bowl.

I don’t usually eat frozen foods, but when I do – it’s got to be Amy’s. All of their products are vegetarian, made from organic ingredients and are seriously. delish. I also like the variety of products the company offers – Palak Paneer, anyone?

Today’s offering includes tofu, brown rice and veggies, and is light in sodium. So many frozen meals are literally jam packed with added sodium – it’s nice to see a company making an effort to make their healthy products, even healthier!

Here’s what it looks like out of the package. I hate seeing just the outside of packages…I need to see the GOODS!

At any rate, it’s sure to be delish – as will my Honeycrisp Apple that I’m also packing (rocking two in one day!)

I’ve just been informed that it’s snowing and the roads are pretty bad so I’ve got to hop to it – happy hump day!!

Don’t forget that today is the last day to enter up to 3 ways to win the Vitalicious SuperSampler Pack giveaway! 3pm central deadline, folks!

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As you may know, a new year and DECADE are approaching in just a few days! What are some of your 2009 highlights?

Mine include celebrating my one year wedding anniversary with Ben, visiting San Francisco for the first time and, of course, becoming and AUNT!

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