Lunch Scored High
When I walked into my 12:00 meeting this afternoon, a delicious surprise was waiting: a healthy lunch spread from Whole Foods! 
There was a wonderful variety of nutritious foods: salad greens, raw veggies, bean and edamame salads, noodles, meats, cheeses, and whole grain bread. I was impressed! The folks at NuVal know how to eat!
My plate:
The big slab that looks like butter is actually cheddar cheese. I guess it didn’t photograph well! 
To drink, I had a small glass of blood orange-flavored Italian Soda. So good!
And, of course, no meal is complete without a sweet treat. I dug right into the Cherries & Almond in Dark Chocolate bar. I wasn’t shy about it! 
Heavenly!
The second half of “lunch” was an apple and a Renew Glo Bar, which is easily my favorite flavor! I love the chewiness and chia seeds!
If you’re curious about my new space at NuVal… here it is! My workspace is part of a foursome of cubicles in the front of the office.
I think the only thing missing from my desk is a photo of Murphy!
If you’re on Twitter, you can follow me at NuVal, too!
Open Sky
Check out Carrots ‘N’ Cake on the Open Sky Blog! 
Not sure what’s on the agenda for my Friday night (besides a glass of wine)!
Happy weekend, bloggies!
Victoria — October 30, 2009 @ 4:38 pm
glad to see a post about your workspace, which is very clean (especially compared to mine!) I really like the images on your calendar, too. very cute!
Jocelyn — October 30, 2009 @ 4:40 pm
wow GREAT spread. Company knows how to eat!! Glad you are enjoyin
Nicole — October 30, 2009 @ 4:41 pm
What a great spread! I love it when companies actually provide ‘healthy’ options versus just the lazy pizza and subs. Was that edamame succotash? If so, I love that dish! Nice new work space
Shion — October 30, 2009 @ 4:45 pm
That lunch spread looks divine!
When are we going to see an apartment tour?
Estela @ Weekly Bite — October 30, 2009 @ 4:47 pm
Wow, that lunch looks great!!! So colorful! And the chocolate… YUM!
Katy @ These Beautiful Feet — October 30, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
Mmmmm love blood orange soda! That was my favorite drink in Italy, can you imagine..they served it in the vending machines on the college campus we worked at! They also had espresso vending machines but that’s another story.
That lunch looks incredible as well, I want to find an office to work at that eats that for lunch. 
yum yum yum!
Meg @ Be Fit Be Full — October 30, 2009 @ 4:49 pm
That Italian soda is making me crave one right now! Very jealous of the delicious spread provided by NuVal!
Lizzy — October 30, 2009 @ 4:53 pm
i love how simple and clean you keep your workspace!
A whole foods lunch sounds amazing!!!!! wonderful
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) — October 30, 2009 @ 4:54 pm
Well, that spread would definitely make me happy about a lunch time meeting! WF is the best, especially their homemade pizzas and salad bar!
Food Makes Fun Fuel — October 30, 2009 @ 5:02 pm
I had cherries and dark chocolate at breakfast, what a great combo it is!
Susan — October 30, 2009 @ 5:08 pm
NuVal needs to go teach my company a thing or two!
Free lunches, without fail, are take-out pizza and potato chips.
Diana — October 30, 2009 @ 5:12 pm
Your workspace is so neat eheh
Also, awesome spread! That’s how it should be everywhere.
K — October 30, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
What a great lunch!! Certainly beats my work’s foods. When we have meetings they order in pizza – definitely a step down from WFs
Hil — October 30, 2009 @ 6:34 pm
Wow…that’s the nicest office lunch spread I’ve ever seen.
Naomi — October 30, 2009 @ 6:37 pm
happy weekend Tina!!
wow what a spread by whole foods, they do an amazing catering job!!
have a great nighttt
Whitney @ Lettuce Love — October 30, 2009 @ 6:49 pm
My cube always feels like home once I put pictures of my pets
Allison (Eat Clean Live Green) — October 30, 2009 @ 7:12 pm
That looks like a fantastic lunch! Glad you’re enjoying your new job
Jenna — October 30, 2009 @ 7:18 pm
that lunch is right up your alley tina!
jenna
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — October 30, 2009 @ 7:19 pm
I wish my job served food like that!!!
Cynthia (It All Changes) — October 30, 2009 @ 7:49 pm
I love that you have great food and all of it isn’t boring. Shows that food can be fun but doesn’t need to be super duper healthy all the time.
Sarah — October 30, 2009 @ 7:53 pm
Yay, how awesome that you work at a place that knows how to eat right
Love the new work space too!
Melissa (Melissa Likes To Eat) — October 30, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
What about a pic of Mal?
Your lunch options look great! Way to go NuVal for providing healthy options!
ashleigh — October 30, 2009 @ 8:15 pm
what a delicious looking spread!
sueanne — October 30, 2009 @ 8:33 pm
I can’t even imagine how you must feel knowing that you have created your very own job yourself….you must be so glad you started your blog,and look how it has got you into a new field of social media,marketing,business,promoting all kids of companies and products.
Could you ever have imagined the way it would all turn out?
Can’t wait to read how that experience feels-wow!
Sarah @ The Foodie Diaries — October 30, 2009 @ 8:45 pm
That WF soda looks so good!!
Glad you have some good eating buddies at your new work!
Brittany — October 30, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
Totally jealous that you get to work for a company that orders Whole Foods for lunches- I typically get BBQ at my job. haha
Have a lovely weekend Tina!
maria — October 30, 2009 @ 9:54 pm
That’s a fantastic lunch spread. I would be so totally excited about walking into work to find something that awesome!
Jessica @ Dairy Free Betty — October 30, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
That lunch looks amazing!! Totally amazing!! YUM… lucky lady!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee) — October 30, 2009 @ 10:12 pm
Your lunch spread looks fantastic
It looks like you work for a pretty awesome place!
Rebecca — October 30, 2009 @ 10:36 pm
Glad you’re enjoying your new job! That dark chocolate looks so good!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans — October 30, 2009 @ 10:43 pm
Any place that wants to feed you like that is amazing!
Emily Eats and Exercises — October 30, 2009 @ 10:56 pm
Yum! That looks like the start of a great new job – I hope it ends up being a perfect fit for you.
Mary :: A Merry Life — October 31, 2009 @ 12:00 am
That blood orange-flavored Italian Soda looks really cool. I might have to try that. Your new gig seems pretty awesome so far!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — October 31, 2009 @ 12:53 am
your work week went swimmingly! so happy for you…
skinnyrunner — October 31, 2009 @ 8:51 am
looks like a delish catered lunch, definitely a sweet work perk!
Jennifer — November 2, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
i love that XOXO chocolate as well, esp the raspberry kind. but, unfort, when i checked the ingredients i noticed that cocoa liquer was listed and no actual, real cocoa. sadness.