Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Day 10: The Pies Have It

My favorite time of year is autumn, if for no other reason than the predominance of pumpkin-flavored and pumpkin-containing beverages, pastries, and other edibles. The Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino or Pumpkin Spice Latte sold by Starbucks are great examples of delicious pumpkin-flavored indulgences, but Odwalla has a Super Protein Pumpkin drink, a whole host of breweries offer seasonal Pumpkin ales, and pumpkin cookies and muffins and pies and breads can be found hot out of the oven at numerous bakeries around NYC.

Pumpkins are awesome. I just need to figure out if it’s possible to eat a slightly healthier version of this seasonally ubiquitous fruit (that is, the ripened ovary of a flowering plant) or, as it is more commonly known - vegetable. Two for one. Sweet.

Meal One:

  • Odwalla Super Protein Pumpkin drink
Meal Two:
  • Black bean and cheese quesadilla
  • Sprite
Meal Three:
  • Salad with orange peppers, cucumbers, feta, and pepper parmesan dressing
Other:
  • Hershey’s Special Reserve hot chocolate
  • Cinnamon mint croissant

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