Nasoya and Pom: My Two BFF

I have a new love…and its name…is Dark Chocolate Silken Nasoya Tofu.

So, last night, after a delicious dinner, my sweet tooth was bugging me. I’ve had a block of the aforementioned tofu in the fridge for weeks (purchased with a coupon I picked up at the Healthy Living Summit) but haven’t had the nerve to open.

Remember, I’m a tofu convert. Now, it’s one of my favorite meals, but as recently as a year ago, I thought — why would anyone choose to eat fermented soy? Fermented anything??

But with just a few days left on the expiration date, I bravely acquired my prey:

Peeled back the label:

And dug in.

And just like that, a girl fell in love with fermented chocolate soy.

Don’t judge me, Travers.

Seriously, y’all, this was amazing. I was only going to taste it to see how it would work in a smoothie, and it turned out, it’s like the most delicious dark chocolate pudding you can imagine. It’s silky, rich and tastes VERY decadent.

It does go against my portion-control instincts, since there are five servings of 120 calories each, but I was smart and put my serving in a bowl and put the rest away before trying it. Because that box could have been destroyed.

I have a strawberry tofu in the fridge still, so I’m pretty excited to dig into that one soon!

So, one of the things that I have learned in my healthy living journey is that if you’re going to eat healthy, you have to make it exciting. When I bring too many boring things for lunch — plain veggies, soup, salad, etc. — I end up feeling unfulfilled, which my mind is quick to tell me is hungry. Even though it’s not. So, my daily goal is to have at least one thing at every meal that excites me.

Having said that, here was today’s lineup. On the way to work:

Breakfast (keep reading for a review of this PomX Iced Coffee that I received as a sample from the company):

Lunch:

And snack (Greens+ Wheatgrass):

Any guesses on what had me so excited? Well, it was a two-parter. Oatmeal FOR LUNCH! And okra fries a la Meghann that I brought to work raw but put in tin foil and stuck in the toaster oven.

There’s just something about having oatmeal outside of breakfast that feels special. My officemates were very jealous when they smelled my good stuff cooking today.

So, you saw the PomX Iced Coffee? DISCLOSURE ALERT: these samples were sent to me, along with a case of regular Pom juice, by the nice people at Pom Wonderful.

REVIEW

There is a lot to like about both Pom the company, and Pom the people. They are truly committed to healthy living, whole foods, helping people and respecting the earth. I met one of the Pom representatives at the Healthy Living Summit and was blown away at how real, generous and FUN she was!

I have several samples to try, so today, Lucas and I decided to take on the Cafe au Lait.