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What I Ate Wednesday: Astoria & New York

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Yesterday was a long day at work plus I woke up before 6 AM to work out, so I ended up being pretty hungry and eating a lot of protein. When I woke up I ate a tablespoon of Justin’s chocolate hazelnut butter, which tastes like a nuttier version of Nutella (it’s addictive). Then I ran 5.5 miles and did some core exercises. For breakfast I had an apple cinnamon Chobani Greek yogurt with my new favorite granola, pumpkin fig by purely elizabeth. Tea is creeping back into my life now that it’s getting so cold, and I had a mug of organic roasted dandelion root tea with lemon, along with my yogurt. Between meetings at work I snuck a large handful of almonds and organic raisins, 2 ounces of my favorite deli meat, Boar’s Head Cracked Pepper Turkey Breast, and a Pamela’s dark chocolate chocolate chunk gluten-free cookie.

Very late in the afternoon, I finally ate my lunch: organic mixed greens with cherry tomatoes, broccoli sprouts and Newman’s Own Lite Honey Mustard dressing, and a karmal candy for dessert. For dinner I had one scrambled egg with Trader Joe’s ketchup and two slices of their bacon, which I love. While I was cooking I snacked on a couple garlic-stuffed olives, and for dessert I ate three more double chocolate cookies. I couldn’t help it, they’re so delicious and I may be addicted to chocolate. In my defense, they’re not very big and they’re semi-healthy.

Not pictured: Yogi Echinacea Tea and Yogi Caramel Apple Spice Tea.

Total estimated calories: 1400

What did you eat today? 

Sandwich & Salad at Nectar, Brooklyn

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When I stayed with a friend in Brooklyn for a few days while looking for an apartment in NYC, I discovered the most wonderful little juice bar that served creative healthy food: Nectar, in Cobble Hill.

Kiyo and I split lunch to eat in the park one Saturday. We shared the cobb salad, which was pretty standard (chicken, avocado, blue cheese, bacon, tomato, romaine, mustard vinaigrette). This time we went with a menu item, but one of my favorite things about Nectar is that everything is so fresh and you can customize anything; salad, wraps, sandwiches, juices, smoothies…

We also split the avocado and sweet potato sandwich, which included red onion, tomato, jack cheese, sprouts, and horseradish mustard vinaigrette on multigrain bread. I was wary that the avocado with the sweet potato would make it to soft and mushy, but it was actually delicious and the variety of sandwich fillings kept it all well-balanced, in terms of both flavor and texture. The sweetness of the potato in a sandwich was slightly unusual but very satisfying. Kiyo wasn’t impressed that the sandwich contained no meat, but I would definitely order it again.

Nectar

Location: 198 Court St., Brooklyn NY 11201 Phone: (718) 855-6166

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The Bottom Line Burgers, Washington D.C.

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When Kiyo and I visited Zan in D.C. last summer, during our day of sightseeing we stopped at The Bottom Line (the first place we could find) for lunch, since walking around the entire city had made us ravenous.

I ordered the blue cheese burger, which was absolutely loaded! I am a huge fan of cheese, but this was a bit too much, even for me. After gorging for a while, I had to scrape off some of the cheese.

The same goes for this bacon cheeseburger that Kiyo ordered; there is just so much cheese on it! One great touch to the dishes was the spice mixture that was sprinkled on top of the french fries.

Zan’s garden burger actually looked the best; it was made of rolled oats, brown rice and mushrooms, and topped with provolone cheese, the standard onion, tomato and pickles, mustard and sprouts.

The Bottom Line

Location: 1716 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 298-8488

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The Counter, Honolulu

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Any trip I take to The Counter at the mall near my house in Hawaii is incomplete without an order of deep-fried dill pickle chips, which come with the most delicious (and unlisted) sweet-and-sour style dipping sauce. As you can see at the top of the picture, The Counter (which is a chain, by the way) gives each customer a clipboard with their build-your-own-burger menu, which you fill out and hand in to your waitress.

When Kiyo and Austin visited me this winter, we of course stopped in for burgers one afternoon. You select a choice of burger, cheese, up to four toppings, a sauce, and the bun. My choice that day (it is so, so difficult to decide what you want when there are so many options and possible combinations… they claim there are 312,120+ possibilities!) was a turkey burger on a whole-wheat bun with provolone cheese, alfalfa sprouts, organic mixed greens and jalapeños (there may have been more toppings but I don’t remember) with roasted garlic aioli sauce. Getting your “fast food” fix while really enjoying real, fresh food at The Counter is never disappointing; and it is fun to visit time and again since the possible burger/cheese/toppings/sauce/bun combinations seem limitless!

The Counter

Open: Sunday-Thursday 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Location: 4211 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu HI 96816 Phone: (808) 739-5102

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The Works Bagel, Kailua

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One of the best places for breakfast food in Kailua is Morning Brew. For only $4.97, you can get the “bagel with the works,” which is your choice of bagel with flavored cream cheese, capers, sprouts and tomatoes. The flavored cream cheeses are either sun-dried tomato or pesto, and I usually get an everything bagel with pesto cream cheese. Usually I eat my bagels with bacon, but this bagel is so simple yet flavorful (not to mention healthier than normal bagels with “the works”) that sometimes I drive all the way into Kailua to buy one! Sprouts should be incorporated into more dishes, in my opinion. They are healthy and low in calories, and provide an extra little crunch to a dish, as well as a bite of freshness.

Morning Brew Hawaii

Open weekdays 6:00 am – 9:00 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 6:00 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Location: 600 Kailua Road, Kailua, HI Phone: (808) 262.7770

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