Smart Food
Last week, I received a coupon from the Foodbuzz Tastemaker Program for a free Bertolli Frozen Meal for Two. We chose the Shrimp and Lobster Ravioli, and broke it out after our long bike ride yesterday.
The dish was easy to make, but had a somewhat bland flavor. I added some basil, which helped a lot!
There were two things about this meal that would keep me from buying it again:
1. The price point.
2. The step that says “Place food-safe sauce pouch in a pot… bring to a rolling boil.”
There is just something about cooking a plastic bag in boiling water that weirds me out.
All in all, it was a decent dish, but I don’t think I’d eat it again.
Smart Fitness
As I alluded to earlier in this post, we completed another long training ride, complete with Ithaca hills, yesterday. We did 30 miles in about 2 1/2 hours… I can make it up the hills, but it seriously lowers my average speed!
Between the ride and some weight lifting last night, I was in serious need of some stretching this morning. I broke out my Yoga Tune Up Balls, which I received as a sample, to work out some of the kinks in my back. I love these little yellow balls; they make it easy to give yourself a “back massage.”
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In fact, during our 14 hour drive when we moved from Madison to Ithaca, I kept these in the front seat with me and put them behind my shoulder blades whenever I started to feel tense. It made such a difference!
The balls come with an instructional CD and booklet, but I don’t use them. The audio and diagrams were too difficult to follow and didn’t make much sense to me, so I’ve been making it up as I go along! Works for me!
Smart Life
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I agree with ya on the boiling bag theory. It’s bizarre!
Glad you got in some solid workouts, look at you go!
The pasta looks delish! I love my yoga tune up therapy balls!
I’m the same way about plastic cooking… um, no.
I love those yoga tune ups… we have them at the spa
Yeah, boiling in a plastic bag doesn’t sound great to me either. I definitely couldn’t let my mom see that because she’s convinced plastic is the cause of all diseases, haha! It’s a bummer because I should be getting a Buitoni coupon soon too :/ Do you happen to know if all of the dishes have that same cooking method..?
Not sure. I didn’t notice that step until we got home from the grocery store, so I didn’t look at the directions on the others…