Olive Oyl
Posted: February 5, 2010 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: clementine, Olive Oyl, sweet potato, trail mix 18 Comments »I already gushed over my breakfast, so I’ll jump right in with the mid-day yummies.
The best kind of lunch: leftovers.
This sweet potato stew is still outstanding. Maybe even better the second day.
Then mid afternoon I snacked on a handful of peanut butter cup trail mix and then later, two clementines.
In the 3rd grade world…
No, the title doesn’t refer not olive oil, like the kind Rachael Ray bathes in. But rather, this gal…
This is what the office staff at my school has started calling me. Let me explain. Green Monsters have become the latest craze at my school. And when I say latest craze, I really mean that another teacher and I (hi Kristin!!) have started drinking them during the school hours. The office staff is completely and utterly disgusted by the spinach in the smoothies. At first, my nickname was “spinach girl” and now it’s progressed to Olive Oyl. In fact, the office called me today and said “Hey Olive Oyl, you have some parents here to meet with you, can I send them down?” – I laughed and then wondered what those poor parents probably thought of their child’s teacher…
Anyway, I don’t mind the nickname. In fact, I really like it. It’s not easy being green.
Haha, I love that you’ve spread the green monster love. I still can’t get myself to eat one–no thank you, Ms. Oyl. I did one day see what I think was someone else on campus eating OIAJ once(!!). That made me really happy
Oh my gosh that stew looks so yummy!! Maybe I’ll make some now that I’m stuck snowed in this weekend! Hope you’re having a great Friday!!
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Cute!!!
That’s adorable, own it!
I am warming up to the green monster concept… I think I need to tweak my recipe a bit but I love the idea of it! I thinks it’s cute that they call you Olive Oyl!
You do not look like her at all….but I get the spinach take on it. I made tofu mousse for my friends kiddos tonight and they LOVED it. Then we had a ready made Persian salad that I added apples too! oh and apples, oats/trail mix(that I made you), greek yogurt, honey and strawberries..YUMMY!
In Boise they have a place call Debbie’s and you’d love it…Hummus wraps, salad, soups….$3. each I had spicy turkey kiebalsa corn chowder and feta spinach salad $5.63 and it was filling!!! Enjoy your green monsters….I drink mine from a powder!! eeek!
Haha. That is a great nickname! At work, there are a bunch of older women (60s) that come in to swim every morning and they often bring me veggies from their garden because they see me eating them all the time. Unfortunately, somehow this was misconstrued and i wound up with the nickname cougar-bate by my ever so subtle co-workers. So embrace Olive Oyl as much as possible! If you really want to freak the kids out one day you should make enough for the whole class and turn them all into little health nuts! By the way… i had a chance to check out the Sprouts website and i am pretty impressed! I am assuming the bulk section there is pretty elaborate, and apparently they are building one in one of my old neighborhoods (Smoky Hill Area)…
Haha too funny about the nickname…it’s a good one though! That PB trail mix looks SO GOOD. Where is it from?
That is hilarious! I can’t believe people are so weirded out by spinach in a smoothie! So many people who love it can’t be wrong!
Haha!! Love it!! No one at my school eats like I do. So sad I know. People never even compliment my eating habits… they mostly just look at me weird and say, “what’s THAT??” And then when I tell them they say something to the tune of, “looks interesting…” while still looking at me like I’ve got dirty panties on my head.
HAHAH. I love that. I never knew that’s how she spelled her name! You learn something new everyday
Now on to the important things – WHERE DID YOU GET PEANUT BUTTER TRAIL MIX!?!?!? That looks like heaven in a baggie
Happy Saturday Friend!
Olive Oyl is a cute nickname! I always try to get people to try green monsters but people are too scared lol. They are missing out on the deliciousness!
people should give the spinach a chance! Cant even taste it and its sooo good for you in there!
Haha, that’s cute.
I love the new nickname and think it’s hilarious! Way better then so many I have put on people (Boner- who is now a lesbian- is probably the worst- we still call her that!)
Hope you’re having an awesome Sat!
People at my office make fun of me for my green monsters all the time. I wish they were clever enough to give me a cute name
Have a good weekend Olive Oyl!!
I’m in love with green monsters! I’ve even gotten my boyfriend drinking them every now and then.
Lol, my brother calls me popye for how fast I can go through a bag of spinach, generally by making green monsters.
Your meals look yummy.
Also I love that you are a teacher and you add a little note sometimes on what your kids have done or said, they seem adorable.