Yesterday was orientation for the surgery block. Medical school always has a way of making 18 days of orientation for things. There’s orientation for the orientation for the first day of orientation. We spent the morning in the operating room practicing our sterile technique. This involved scrubbing in, gowning and gloving, learning to self-gown and glove in case someone isn’t there to help, and learning how to not break sterility once in the OR. If you are the goon who breaks contaminates a sterile field, there is a major chance you will be kicked out of the OR. Luckily, I’ve had some past experience in surgery but nevertheless, I am still terrified of touching something I shouldn’t or dropping my hands below my waist.
After the ‘sterile techniques’ workshop, we had one about monitoring. The anesthesiologists explained the big points about each monitor including the pulse oximeter (monitors heart rate and oxygen saturation), capnography (monitors breathing and CO2), and EKG (monitors heart rhythm and wave forms). Our last workshop was suturing. The director of surgery came and went over a few different suture techniques. We then got to practice on sponges… super realistic 
No, I’m kidding. It’s so nice to get a refresher course on this stuff because even though most of us have sewn somebody up, it may have been a year ago (probably 4 months ago for me).
Thank goodness for my nerdy childhood where I spent time embroidering things- I think it is going to give me an edge when it comes to suturing
Now for another What I Ate Wednesday from the fabulous Jen at Peas and Crayons!
Breakfast
Before all that surgery madness, I of course had breakfast. I would be passing out in the middle of the OR if I hadn’t eaten. Strangely, I was craving savory foods for breakfast so I made a plate of chicken, veggie patties, and spinach. Topped with some sprouts and avocado… this hit the spot!
Lunch
Lunch was an epic fail. We had a 3 hour break and so I ran to the post office and bank before coming home to chill out for a while before going back to class. I was hungry so I made a snack- a quest bar and banana with some Silk Almond Milk. The quest bar (my favorite!!!) was actually 2 halves of 2 different bars. I wanted a nice flavor mix.
Well then I lost track of time and had to run out the door to get back downtown for our afternoon workshops. So instead of making a wholesome lunch, I ate the OTHER 2 halves of the quest bars. Yep. That means I had 2 quest bars yesterday…. fail.
Dinner
Dinner looked remarkably similar to yesterday’s lunch and it went un-pictured.
Best Part Of WIAW
On Sunday I made the best protein bars ever. No joke- these things are GOOD! Carrot Cake Protein Bars
They’re low sugar, high protein, low carb, delicious city.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup oat flour (I made this by putting regular oats in my food processor)
- 1/2 cup soy flour (I actually found this in the gluten-free section of Walmart for $2.00)
- 1 packet of Vega Vanilla Chai protein powder- This is the star ingredient. You can find it at Whole Foods. If you can’t find it, Vanilla protein will be fine just not as flavorful.
- 1/2 cup stevia- I use ‘Stevia in the Raw’ for baking- buy it at Walmart- and it works fine.
- 1 TBS cinnamon
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 can pumpkin
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shredded carrots
- 1 TBS vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup vanilla unsweetened almond milk (you could use any liquid)
- 2 TBS melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
****You could skip or substitute a lot of these ingredients. You don’t need the coconut or coconut oil. If you want to add some fat you can use regular vegetable oil. You can use any type of milk to help thin the batter. You can use regular flour or all oat flour instead of soy flour. Experiment! The point is the flavor profile- the vanilla chai protein with pumpkin, carrots, cinnamon, and coconut- so good!
Directions
- Mix all dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, mix pumpkin puree, carrots, coconut oil, vanilla. Mix dry ingredients with wet. The batter will be very thick like cookie dough. Add almond milk to think batter out. You may need to add more. Spread into a baking dish (I used 8 x 13) and bake at 350F for 30 min or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
Then I went to bed at 7:30pm. Does marathon sleeping count as working out?
Questions:
What did you eat yesterday?
Do you overdo it on protein bars like I do? When will I learn?
Those carrot cake bars sound great, thanks for sharing the recipe! I know exactly how you feel about eating two bars in one day, I did it yesterday and was so unimpressed. Still, better than eating nothing or rubbish
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Yea you are right! Glad I’m not alone
Thanks Claire!
WHOLE FOOOOODS FOR ME TODAY
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YES. Whole foods should be my new mantra. Not the store… the actual foods. Although I do love the store
I love carrot cake and am always looking for new protein bar recipes. These look great!
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Thanks!! I really like this recipe! Next time I will try it with more normal protein powder and see if they are still as good!
I love this recipe! carots are my favorite vegetable, and I’m always on the hunt for something good I can freeze and grab.
Sleeping totally counts as a workout – sounds verrry well-deserved.
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hahaha thanks Laura!!!!
Do Lara bars count? I know they’re not protein bars, but if I ever have a couple cherry cobbler bars Lara bars in my pantry it’s like they are whispering, “Eat usss, eat usss…”
They call to me more than a chocolate chip cookie…or gummy bears!
And sleeping is definitely worth missing the gym for! Your body needed the sleep
Lara bars are wayyyy too dangerous for me! They are so small and have so many calories. I could eat them all day no problem! But they do have good ingredients so in moderation they are awesome! Glad you are okay with my sleeping marathon yesterday
I’m thinking about taking a trip to delicious city… Should I pack a sweater or is the weather absolutely perfect? LOL!!!!
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You should totally visit delicious city- I go there often. The weather is PERFECTION!!! hahaha Love you gigi!!! P.S. I have been devouring my Wink’s ALL WEEK!!
looks like you had a great bfast Andrea! It looks yummy!so does the carrot cake protein bars.
And, it’s okay that you ate two quest bars. It happens. At least it wasn’t something unhealthy (like cake)! I’ve eaten two clif bars in one day before. I love clif bars (which is a good and bad thing).
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I love clif bars too!! Over the holidays I ate all 3 of the special winter flavors in one day! I am so dangerous with bars because they are like dessert to me! But I guess you’re right- it’s better than cake lol!
I love your veggie burgers recipe — it looks great and I can’t wait to make it — lunch tomorrow! All in all, about how many total cups of veggies from the freezer (before the sweet potatoes and quinoa)?
Hi Patty!! I hope you make them! I didn’t measure the veggies exactly but if I had to guess I would bet 4-5 cups frozen veggies. I just kind of threw all the left over semi freezer-burned bags I had into the food processor! I would try 4 cups and if you want more and think the consistency is okay, go for it!
these look so good!! and bonus that there’s no dates in them, uck! i can’t get on board with dates…
do people generally gain or lose weight during MS3? i can see it going both ways… good luck with your surgery rotation, i hear it’s the worst!
can i ask you for tips about what you recommend for doing well in each rotation SPECIFICALLY sometime?
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I know lots of people who gained weight first and second year and then lost it 3rd year. I also know people who lost tons of weight 1st and 2nd year- if only I was the kind of person who loses weight with stress! LOL! I stayed pretty much the same the entire time. 3rd year you are walking a lot more and during some rotations, have less time to eat if you don’t pack food… so I would say losing is probably more common
Oh- and you can ask me anything anytime!!! If you want to email me you are always welcome to, or I can post more blogs to answer your questions! xoxo
Love VEGA ONE!
Me too!!! All the flavors are just so good!
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I’ve been wanting to try Quest bars! Which is your favorite flavor?
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Oh my gosh which one isn’t my favorite? The cinnamon roll is AMAZING. I also love the banana nut muffin and brownie one. They are all so good. Addicting!
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