• Karissa

  • The Blog and Me

    I am a 23 year old law school student who moved from a Midwestern college town to Houston, Texas. I am trying to regain the healthy lifestyle that has gotten lost in a "Texas" state of mind. This blog details my passion for food, running, and living a healthy lifestyle.

Foodie Staples

These are just some of my favorite staple foods:

Water

Apples

Bananas

Seasonal Fruit

Whole Wheat Tortillas or Flat Outs

Unsweetened Almond Breeze

Skim milk

Extra sugarless gum

Salsa

Laughing Cow Wedges

Light Wheat Bread

Muscle Milk Light Protein Powder

Honey

Starbucks Skinny Vanilla Latte

Oatmeal

Cinnamon

Balance Protein Bars

Cliff Bars

Fiber One Granola Bars

Greek Yogurt

Yoplait Thick and Creamy-Cinnamon Roll

Canned Pumpkin

Kashi cereals

Mushrooms

Almond butter

Pretzels

Pita Chips

Cliff Shot Blocks

Hummus

Carrots

Popcorn

Hidden Valley Ranch-Light

Grapes

Frozen vegetables

Whole wheat pasta

These are some of my favorite treats:


Cheesecake

Fro-yo

Dark Chocolate

Warm baked cookies

White/yellow cake with white icing

Any type of nice carb-loaded bread

Chips and queso (Texas sized)

Margaritas

Cinnamon Rolls as big as my head

Fried Ice Cream

Fair Food

Chocolate covered pretzels

No food is off limits! I just try to eat my treat foods in moderation.  I don’t worry about splurging every once in awhile if I make healthy choice the rest of the time.

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