Day 31: Costco Run

I haven't been to a Costco for years.  It is a big deal in the Northwest, but in the Midwest there are so many other places with better prices, we let our membership expire.  In the South, we didn't have the storage space for Costco runs, so we never picked it back up.  But here, Marty has a membership so Brian and I went with her today to rediscover the magic of the giant box store.

First off, Costco has so much food.  Some of it is great and some of it is a bit questionable.  Sometimes you buy something that looks great, but ends up being questionable.  A fine example of that was zucchini cakes (think crab cake, only made with zucchini).  They looked great on the box photo, but in real life, they were small and flabby with a weird texture.  After they were cooked, they got a little better, but they still looked unappetizing. The taste was OK, but I don't think I'll ever buy them again. Secondly, Costco has a whole bunch of dairy foods. It was particularly difficult seeing a giant block of Beecher's Flagship cheddar cheese for slightly more than 1/2 price of the grocery store. It was torture walking through the aisles and seeing the pot stickers, hotdogs, cheese dips, rotisserie chicken, chicken salad, ice cream, and more... all just staring at me.  "Eat me, Linda!" they seemed to be calling.   The absolute worst was passing the chocolate/chocolate chip muffins.  Those things are crazy good and (not) good for you - each one having something like a thousand calories.  Oh yeah, baby! Thirdly, Costco has buckets of cakes, candy, cookies and sugary drinks - pretty much anything sweet that you can possibly want.  You'll be happy to know that I have a will of iron and I managed to not buy anything sweet - not even a small tub of Jelly Bellies. 

We did end up buying some stuffed salmon to have with the zucchini cakes.  It was pretty good, but the serving size was monstrous. Normally, I am good about not overeating, but there were too many hours between breakfast and lunch today. By the time I actually sat down to eat, my blood sugar had completely crashed and I scarfed my meal down.  Too much food eaten too quickly makes Linda a sleepy girl, so two hours later, I emerged from my nap and took the dogs for a very late walk.  (It was 37 degrees and very dark this morning when I woke up, so I made chocolate/peanut butter banana bread instead of going for a walk first thing, like I usually do.) After the walk, Brian and I rushed over to the movie theater to see Machete Kills.  It was great fun! We shared a small popcorn.

So that it is for the food day.  Breakfast was a bowl of cereal with strawberries and a slice of piping hot banana bread.  Lunch was an appetizer of tomato basil humus served with black bean/quinoa/corn chips, then stuffed salmon (the stuffing was made with bread crumbs, tiny shrimp and crab) served with zucchini cakes and sweet potatoes.  Dinner was half a small bag of popcorn at the movie theater. Where are the green leafy vegetables I promised myself today?  Better luck with that tomorrow, I guess.  It is too late to eat now.  I'm going to bed.  Be healthy and happy!