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February 17, 2017

Track Workout + Sun Basket Faves

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Hey friends! Happy Friday. 🙂 Matt and I are both sticking around town this weekend for the first time in over a month and looking forward to it – especially since it’s going to be sunny and warm in DC! It’s supposed to be almost 70 degrees, which is very strange especially since at yesterday morning’s track workout it was snowing?!

snow track workout

Seriously, though – weirdest winter ever.

We had a good workout yesterday, running between snow flakes – it was about 30 degrees and not too windy so actually a nice morning for a run. (p.s. check out this old post on How to Dress for Cold Weather Running for some tips!)

Also – it’s starting to get lighter in the mornings again which is awesome! Instead of it being totally dark when I arrived the sun was just starting to come up – yay!

morning track sunrise winter

It ended up turning into a STUNNING sunrise (so colorful!) that we enjoyed while doing a 10-12 minute tempo run warm up. No picture sadly because by the time we finished the sunrise colors were gone! After the tempo run, we headed over to a nearby hill for hill repeats – oof. We did 2 long hills and 2 short hills. Hills = so hard. My watch includes the tempo run and the hills, but not my 1 mile cool down jog, so I did a total of about 4.5 miles. Nice!

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As for recent food highlights, we are still absolutely loving Sun Basket (<- affiliate link for 3 free meals) – so much so that I signed on as a sponsored brand ambassador! We’ve been using Sun Basket, which is a weekly healthy meal kit delivery service, for 5 months now – we first signed up when Matt went gluten free (for medical reasons – more on that in this post) because they offer so many great gluten free (and paleo) meal options.

sun basket review couponPictured above: Roasted Pork Chops with Sweet Potato Hash and Cilantro Pesto

Each week we receive a box of sustainably sourced, organic ingredients and easy, delicious recipes to make 3 meals (2 servings each – they offer a 4 serving option too, as well as a family plan). No meal planning = happy Anne!

sun basket review couponPictured above: Sicilian Chicken Breasts with Broccolini, Red Pepper, and Almonds

You set your profile to a specific setting (e.g. paleo, gluten free, vegetarian) and they will default you to those meals each week, but one thing I really love about Sun Basket is that all the meals are the same price ($11.49/serving on the 2 or 4 person classic plan, and $9.99 per serving on the family plan) so you can mix and match easily with their other offerings. Want to get steak AND one of their vegetarian meals? No problem. They actually offer breakfast meals as well, although we haven’t tried those yet.

sun basket review coupon

Last night for dinner we had a really good Gingered Turkey Meatballs in Japanese Mushroom Broth. Delicious – the meatballs were made with coconut flour to keep it gluten free!

sun basket service review coupon code

They offer a lot of great fish recipes, too – earlier this week we had a really good Padang Salmon Curry with Jade Rice. I’d never seen jade rice before – it’s actually green! How cool! Apparently it has been infused with bamboo extract – interesting.

jade rice sun basket review

You cook the salmon right in the pot with the curry and veggies – very unique (and easier to clean up)!

salmon curry recipe

This Salmon with Orange Jicama Salad and Roasted Cauliflower from last week was also really good – better than it looks in our dimly lit dining room!

sun basket salmon

As you can see, Sun Basket meals feature a lot of creative, healthy, high quality ingredients and lots of veggies, which is awesome.

(Sidenote – want to see how it compares to similar services? I wrote a review post comparing the three we have tried over the years: Blue Apron vs. HelloFresh vs. Sunbasket.)

Our other dinner this week (a really good seared lemon chicken) featured roasted fennel, which I love!

roasted fennel

If you’ve been thinking about trying Sun Basket, do it! We love it. Having the ingredients and recipes to make 3 healthy dinners show up on our doorstep every week is the best thing ever. Makes our lives so much easier. 🙂 Use my Sun Basket affiliate link for 3 free meals on your first order!

And a hot tip for my fellow cat owners: turn the box into a cat fort! Matt created this for Zara and she loves sleeping in it. 🙂

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Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

And p.s. – For my Winter Shape Up friends, the week 4 meal plan is live so you can shop this weekend! I can’t believe we’re about to start the final week of the challenge – time flies, right?! Thank you to those of you who joined us – Gina and I hope you have been enjoying the workouts and recipes!

- anne
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  • Christina @ montessoriishmom.com
    February 17, 2017 · 12:04PM:
    I love Sun Basket! I feel like the meals are much less time consuming to make than similar services (the Blue Apron ones always took me way longer than the time on the recipe cards), but they're still just as delicious and creative!
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    • Anne
      February 17, 2017 · 1:49PM:
      Glad to hear you're a fan too! :)
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  • Em February 17, 2017 · 1:18PM:
    Hey Anne, I love you and I love your blog but your frequent passive comments about the unusual weather - especially the joy you share when it's like shorts in January - is terrifying because it's because of climate change. It's not "random" or "weird" and dismissing it as such doesn't help the fact we aren't doing enough about it. Anyway, this has been bugging me for a while and I wanted to say something.
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    • Anne
      February 17, 2017 · 1:48PM:
      Hi Em! I'm terrified about climate change too, and make an ongoing monthly donation to an organization working to help the environment because I agree there is a LOT more that needs to be done. These weather comments are just meant to be lighthearted and I talk about the weather a lot since I work out outside so much. I can see where you're coming from, though, and I'll keep it in mind for the future. Thank you for reading!
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    • m February 17, 2017 · 6:23PM:
      THANK YOU for writing this--the cavalier attitude towards the unseasonal warmth has been driving me nuts, too. These comments, however well-intentioned, are not speaking to the reality of climate change and its effects.
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  • Heather @ Polyglot Jot
    February 17, 2017 · 3:52PM:
    This weather has been insane this year--Im hoping for a nice warm up for allllll of March! :D Ill have to check out Sun Basket's options they look delicious!
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  • Shelby
    February 17, 2017 · 4:29PM:
    I use Sun Basket too! We chose two of the same meals last week -- I especially loved the turkey meatball dish! So good. I've been following your blog for years now and have been inspired to start my own. Thank you for sharing your life with us. :) Here's why I love it -- https://chooseloveoverlikes.com/2017/02/14/why-i-love-sun-basket/
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    • Anne
      February 17, 2017 · 4:47PM:
      So glad you've been loving it too - and fun that you started your own blog! I'll check it out. :)
      Reply
  • Jen
    February 17, 2017 · 4:52PM:
    Hi Anne, I too, live in DC, and just thought you should know that my cat (Felicia Pickles) might be Zara's long lost twin :) You can check her out at: https://www.instagram.com/feliciapickles/
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    • Anne
      February 17, 2017 · 5:02PM:
      OMG! They are TOTALLY twins!! Clearly just followed her on Instagram. ;)
      Reply
  • Christin Hebron
    February 17, 2017 · 5:04PM:
    Which do you like better? Blue Apron or Sun Basket?
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    • Anne
      February 17, 2017 · 5:41PM:
      They are different - just depends what you are going for! Blue Apron is cheaper, so that was nice. If you're into organic, you will like that Sun Basket includes a lot of organic produce. In terms of amount of time to prepare we've found them to be similar. Sun Basket I think is a bit healthier in general in that their meals are more veggie-packed, though, so I do like that.
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  • Erica February 17, 2017 · 7:56PM:
    I love sun basket...you're correct that they let you choose what meals you will receive as so many meal deliveries do not bad you "get what you get"
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  • Juanita
    February 18, 2017 · 8:12AM:
    Sun Basket is freakin' awesome! I only did Sun Basket for one week to take advantage of the introductory rate. With the discounted introductory rate, it was a lot cheaper than going to Aldi and buying the ingredients a la carte.
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  • Izzy Bruning
    February 18, 2017 · 2:24PM:
    Hope you had an amazing week! x Weird weather you are having, defiantly agree with you there.
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  • Jenny Paxton February 18, 2017 · 10:18PM:
    For what it's worth, I love the lighthearted weather comments! As an outdoor runner, it's something I always make note of too :) Number one conversation topic in the bathroom at my office.
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    • Anne
      February 19, 2017 · 11:19AM:
      Thanks Jenny :)
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