New York, New Yorkkk!
I had a very full schedule today indeed! This morning after breakfast, I got ready, and headed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a school assignment. I ended up literally staying there for an hour, and I’d say a good 1/2 hour was spent trying to get out of that maze! As you can see, I’m most definitely not a museum person. It took a lot more time getting in and out of the city than the actual time I spent there. And I even had to waste $48 on admission and parking!! Oh well! Something did make my trip worth it though; I went to the Whole Foods in Columbus circle within the Time Warner Center, and it was the best Whole foods I’ve been to! Although it was jam-packed with people, they had so many goodies I’ve never seen before! I came home with 3 of these AMAZING looking Vegan Gelatos, Blackwell’s Organic brand. I got the Chocolate, Coffee, and Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl flavors. But the clincher is, they were $10 EACH! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I looked at the receipt! These better be damnnnn good! I also bought a bunch of other goodies. Note to self: never go within 50 miles of a Whole Foods when trying to save money. I seriously can’t ever leave that place without buying something. I’m such a foodie!
$30 on gelato!! I must be out of my mind… Haha!
my other goodies! i also got three 365 honey roasted granola bars.. they are my FAVORITE, and I can never find them at any of the whole foods nearer to me.
When I got home, I had a REALLY late lunch (3:15!!). I was pretty hungry, so I made a quick and fabulous grilled pb/raspberry preserves/banana sandwich on Ezekiel 7 grain bread. I am in love with this bread! It was absolutely made for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Mmmm,mm! I had my sandwich with a juicy ripe pear. Delish.
I’m going to relax for a bit now after my long day.. see you for dinner!
Romina replied:
Sounds like you had quite the trip! But wow, $10 for a tub of ice cream is a bit pricey, I hope it is good.
Mmm… I bought myself some PB&Co peanut butter yesterday. Bless their souls and their fantastic products!
March 29, 2008 at 10:17 pm. Permalink.
ChocolateCoveredVegan replied:
Yum– that definitely *looks* worth it. Be sure to let us know how it tastes!
I am the same way; I saw hazelnut butter today at Whole Foods, but it was $20 for a little jar. It was sooooo hard to pry myself away without buying it!
March 29, 2008 at 10:17 pm. Permalink.
Natalie replied:
The cinnamon raisin pb is definatly worth buying. I think its the best PB out there
March 29, 2008 at 10:21 pm. Permalink.
Kristin replied:
Oh. my. gosh. VEGAN GELATO?!?!
I am a huuuuuge gelato fan (note the big bowl of it I ate this afternoon, its on the blog!) and vegan would make it all the better! I’m going to track this down for sure! I hope my W.F. carries it!
March 29, 2008 at 11:14 pm. Permalink.
Em replied:
haha wow! sounds like fun! im excited to hear about your gelato reviews! i love whole foods. there is one 20 min from me, but tons of other grocery stores around where I am normally making my trips- so I have yet to even go there! Sad I know! I used to go almost every day when I lived in other cities!
March 29, 2008 at 11:45 pm. Permalink.
courtney replied:
ugh!!! they need to sell vegan gelato in MARYLAND! the website says its only in ny, pa and nj!! luckers.. i love the dark chocolate pb it’s my favorite i eat it by the spoonful
March 30, 2008 at 12:34 am. Permalink.
Kootz replied:
the cinnamon raisin pb is tasty but it has palm oil in it which i heard was really bad for you. has anyone heard anything else about palm oil?
the gelato looks tasty and i totally agree everytime i go to whole foods i drop a lot of money and i dont even fully cook for myself yet! its going to be hard when im out of school.
March 30, 2008 at 12:02 pm. Permalink.
erica replied:
kootz- I’ve heard that palm oil isn’t the greatest for you because of the saturated fat content, but my belief is that everything can be eaten in moderation. It looked way too good on the shelf to turn down! And considering the amount of saturated fat per serving ranges from 2-2.5, I didn’t think it was something to worry about too much. :)
March 30, 2008 at 12:50 pm. Permalink.