This evening while running I watched Dr. Weil pimp some products on QVC. Yes, I said I was watching QVC. Don’t knock it, ’till you try it. QVC is how my mom learned about Bare Escentuals and Philosophy years before Rhode Island had a Sephora. Anyway, Dr. Weil was answering questions and selling things like waffle makers, hand blenders and this amazing looking duplex steamer. Anyway, watching it reminded me that I never discussed my experience with his bar that I ate the other day.

Review time with an apology for the v. poor picture quality. 

Tuesday I tried the Weil By Nature’s Path Organic Banana Manna Pure Fruit And Nut Bar.

I cut it up into 8 little pieces and snacked on it throughout the day. Overall, I enjoyed my epxperience and would get this bar again. I’m interested in their other flavors like Goji-Moji and Pistachi-Oh!, too, but I’m not sure I’ve seen those in stores. 

INGREDIENTS: Organic dates, organic dried bananas, organic almonds.

Texture: Larabar-esqe, pureed fruit genre. To me, Larabars are a bit dry, but this bar had a chew and stickiness that Larabars lack, and I liked that. 

Taste: Very good! A little sweet at first, but I really liked it. 

Bonus: Three simple ingredients! I got a little bit of banana in my bar and, as you can see in the picture, there were lots of little nuts.

Bummer: Kind of a lot of sugar at 22g (but it’s all from the fruit, no sweetener added) and not that much fiber at only 3 g. 

Overall, as the new challenge begins, I’m trying to eat less and less processed foods, but sometimes I want or need a bar. This is a great bar for my new “whole foods” goal because it only has three ingredients and I thought it tasted great!

Cizerfunk is the word I’ve come up with to describe the gross icky feeling one gets when there is an interruption to his or her usual exercise routine. You know you’ve felt it. 

I have to tell you I was in a serious cizerfunk today, but your comments really made me feel better. I always look forward to reading comments and today was even better. It sucks to complain, but it’s nice to get some sympathy.

Step two of moving on from the cizerfunk was eating well and exercising. I tried to eat lots of veggies today and I squeezed in a quick run, which is better than nothing. In conclusion, my cizerfunk is slowly going away. 

For dinner, I had a quick Dr. Prager’s Veggie Burger (microwaved for a minute, toasted for what seems like an eternity) with some Annie’s BBQ Sauce, roasted carrots and salad. I like to add a little extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinegar as dressing. Today I also added some Dijon mustard. 

For dessert, I had one of my Pumpkin Wheat Berry Protein Bars. I took a picture at this odd angle so you could see the texture a bit better. 

Has anyone read Clean Eating magazine? I saw it in Barnes & Noble this weekend and really enjoyed it. It has lots of great recipes that include whole foods, which I am trying harder to achieve in my own meals and snacks. I am wondering if anyone thinks its worth the subscription. I get Cooking Light and I love leafing through it, but I find that almost anything I want to make or read again is on the website. Anyone know if this is true with Clean Eating?