Wow, so apparently most of you are Mac fans. I should have guessed 
I think it’s been my stubbornness that has prevented me from going the Mac route, but I’m feeling daring so I think I’ll be making a purchase this weekend!
This past week I’ve consumed quite a few new eats. And I’m dedicating this What I Ate Wednesday to just that!
I have been seeing the Simply bars everywhere! (Not to be confused with Zone Perfect’s Perfectly Simple bar). Both companies were kind enough to send me samples to try.
The stats are really amazing – 16g of protein in only 160 cals or less! And they offer a ton of flavors. I’ve tried the PB-chocolate and cinn-pecan so far. The verdict? Good (not outstanding). If it wasn’t for the fabulous protein-to-calorie ratio, I would not be that impressed. If they were $1.50 or less and I could buy them locally, I would definitely keep them as snack/small meal on the go, but they aren’t sold in northern CA yet. I will keep my eyes peeled.
Another bar floating around the internet? Gnu fiber bars. Several bloggers highlighted their fabulous deal of $7.95 for a 5-bar sampler pack with free shipping. For that steal, I had to get some. Besides, I couldn’t pass up trying their tasty-sounding flavors:
I’ve tried the blueberry cobbler and blondie and really enjoyed both. They taste very natural, are pretty chewy, and all that fiber has some staying power. I’d highly recommend.
So last weekend, I mentioned Zach and I went on date night (woohoo!). We wanted to go to Palo Alto and were in the mood for some spice, so we tried a new (to us) restaurant, Thaiphoon, where we were able to snag a table outdoors.
Both our meals and the app were good but…
… we left hungry! Seriously, are we that big of piggies? We ordered the vegetarian spring rolls, kung pao chicken, and thai basil tofu. We easily finished our plates with no leftovers – which is a rarity for eating Thai food.
Soooo, we did what any normal couple does and walked across the street to a new(er) wine bar called Gravity, where I promptly had a flight of sparkling wines.
I absolutely want to come back to this place – faboosh!
No date night is complete without froyo:
I’m pretty sure Zach tilted his cup that way so you wouldn’t realize he got the LARGE cup. We both agreed that this was one of the more mediocre froyo experiences. We’ve been here several times before and this time the froyo tasted really icy and the toppings were lacking. Sigh. Oh well.
What’s your favorite Thai food dish?
Have you tried Gnu or Simply bars? Thoughts?
There’s a Thaiphoon in Pittsburgh too, and we were not impressed!
Really! I don’t think I realized it was a chain…I don’t see anything on the website..either way it was just average (maybe slightly above) but the prices were reasonable so that’s a plus!
I haven’t tried either of those bars but they both look delicious! Don’t worry about leaving restaurants hungry. This happens to us ALL the time! I’m not even joking! Then we decide if we should go grab more food somewhere else or just head home to raid the kitchen! We love our food!
Glad we’re not the only ones. It’s dangerous when I raid the kitchen because nothing satisfied and I end up eating a jar of PB..haha
I totally garb a spoon and I’m always in the almond butter/pb jar! I usually have scoops of one or the other for a quick afternoon snack!
I love pad thai, which I feel is such a boring Thai food order — but it’s delicious!!
I was debating on getting pad thai..love me some noodles!
I love Cashew Chicken and Pad Thai at Thai places.
Love cashews in asian food..mmmm
I’m loving simply bars and gnu bars lately! I convinced my mom to do the 7.95 Gnu deal too, she loves them!
Sparkling flights? I want!
Yours was one of the blogs I saw the deal on — thanks for advertising girly!
And heck yes sparkling flights
Simply Bars had a booth at the Vegetarian Festival here! They were seeing how the bars sold, to consider maybe carrying them at nearby places! I’m hoping they do! They were just a little $$$ for me!
I hope the prices come down too. They aren’t substantial enough to warrant $3 :-/
Haven’t tried the Gnu but have had a Simply bar and though it was delicious! Kind of like a healthy, protein-filled Rice Krispie treat (at least the one I tried). Though I didn’t think it had that much staying power.
They do taste a little like rice krispies, which is probably why I wasn’t super super enamored with them (not a fan of rice krispies), but I seriously love the nutrition profile and flavor options. Agree with not a lot of staying power…
I LOVE Gnu bars!! I love love love the banana walnut and cinnamon raisin. Oh, and of course carrot cake.
I think I ordered the cinn raisin…now I’ll have to check.
Bummer about the thai food. Pad Woon Sen is my favorite. Those glass noodles get me every time…
I love the flavour and fiber bars a lot as well. I get them mostly at the airport when I forget to stock bars in my backpack. So good.
Too bad about the Thai food. I’ve never left a Thai place hungry before. That’s so disappointing.
I know right!!!
i’ve tried the simply bars purely for the stats but hated the texture – like poor man’s version of luna bars! for thai food, i love green mango salad and steamed fish with spicy sauce, but yeah, i always end up hungry too!
my husband and I are huge eaters so we often leave hungry as well. Thats where ice cream is good to fill in the gaps! I wish we could eat Thai food, but having one daughter with a nut allergy and one with egg, thai food is out
I need to find those simply bars – blog world is raving about them! Love the Blondie GNU bar