As I said in my previous post, I ran behind campus twice this week for lunch. I hate how expensive going out for lunch can be, but I also know what a great thing it is for my body, mind, soul and time to be able to do that.
Day 1
Kombucha for my beverage ( I saved it for later) and then the salad: greens were under there but on top of those were the following:
Broccoli
Mushrooms (under)
Marinated Tofu
Cauliflower
Waldorf Salad
Orange Sesame Tofu
Feta Cheese
Artichoke Hearts
and in the middle, rotisserie chicken with some of the hot bar’s lemon chicken & olives.
Day 1 Cost: $12 ( 3.50 for the Kombucha)
Day 2: More salad bar… 
Peppers, cabbage, broccoli, mushrooms, artichokes, greens, spinach, and… from the hot bar; Blackened Tuna…. I also snuck a bite size section of sweet potato casserole under the salad.
Day 2 Cost: $7 ( no drink -had water)
That seems quite low for a “lunch out” considering all of the powerhouse nutrients I got. Although I am fully aware that on a regular basis $12 for lunch is outrageous for a grad student! It would be much more financially sound for me to have brought my own awesome salad from ingredients I purchased, however, I wouldn’t have had the selection I do at Whole Foods. Such a treat for me, especially since I was dining with a few friends from class as well.
I might break my bank if I keep going here for lunch, but it is so healthy and convenient!
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Yum!!! : ) It doesn’t get much better than that kind of salad bar
I loooove the salad bar at whole foods, although I am going to go broke from it!
Great combo! This post makes me want to go to WF for lunch tomorrow…
It might have been expensive, but WOW it looks good!
Looks delish! I was eating WF salads almost everyday when I was in NY- it was more expensive than making my own lunch but cheaper and healthier than other bought options.
I love the Whole Foods salad and hot bars!
I have been going every Thursday after an exercise class.
The salad bar and hot bar are the same price, so I put items from both in the same container, like cold salad with hot tofu.
That looks freaking delicious. I love Whole Foods!