Wine Date
My friend, Jen, is on her way over to our apartment for a wine date, so I really need to make tonight’s blog post snappy!
Lunch
The nice folks at NuVal treated us to a sushi (or pizza) lunch this afternoon. Sweet! 
The conference room was mayhem at lunchtime!
For lunch, I ordered a roll of Red Sox Maki, which was made with lobster, asparagus, avocado, cucumber, lettuce, tobiko, and spicy mayo. It was AWESOME!
Even though lunch was absolutely delicious, I was hungry just a few hours later. When I got home from NuVal, I snacked on an Apple Cinnamon Pure Bar.
And, a little while later, I munched on a bunch of dates, which I may or may not have dipped right into the jar of peanut butter. 
Dinner & Dessert
My afternoon snacks held me over quite well, so when dinnertime rolled around, I wasn’t that hungry. I decided to have some leftover salad with balsamic vinegar.
In the mix: lettuce, grape tomatoes, cucumbers, red cabbage, mushrooms, orange and green bell peppers, and radishes. The salad was actually pretty filing!
For dessert, I dug into my chocolate stash!
Sharffen Berger makes the BEST dark chocolate! 
I dipped my chocolate square right into the peanut butter jar. I love the chocolate + PB combo!
(The peanut butter dipping seemed to be a theme for the day! )
NuVal Buzz
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It’s wine time! See ya! 
Tags: Red Sox Maki
Leianna — November 24, 2009 @ 9:50 pm
What a great employer to buy you some lunch sishi, looks great!
And I love dates and chocolate dipped in peanut butter!
Cynthia (It All Changes) — November 24, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
Oooo I love interesting combinations in sushi. I just might have to have sushi for lunch or dinner tomorrow.
I love dipping things in PB or Almond Butter lately. Just makes things taste better.
Sara — November 24, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
Is that sushi from Ichiro in East Milton? One of my favorite sushu places!
If you like peanut butter in your hot chocolate, check out Castries Peanut Rum. It is awesome on its own, but combined with hot chocolate… unreal!
Food Makes Fun Fuel — November 24, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
I don’t think I’d ever choose pizza over sushi. NuVal clearly knows how to treat their employees
Deb — November 24, 2009 @ 9:59 pm
What the heck is it with sushi…I’m left hungry not long afterwards as well? I’ve often thought that it’s the lack of fats. Hmmm. Plenty of protein right?
Megan (The Runner's Kitchen) — November 24, 2009 @ 10:02 pm
Everything tastes better dipped in peanut butter
Ameena — November 24, 2009 @ 10:03 pm
Chocolate dipped in peanut butter = heaven!!
Morgan @ Life After Bagels — November 24, 2009 @ 10:08 pm
mmmmm maybe I’ll treat my employees to sushi sometime soon, I do often go with pizza as well, probably since I love it so much!
Madeline @ Greens and Jeans — November 24, 2009 @ 10:09 pm
I totally agree with the fact that sushi, while delicious, doesn’t really tide me over!
Lauren @ eater not a runner — November 24, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
Everything is better with PB! Enjoy the wine
Estela @ Weekly Bite — November 24, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
Oooh, A wine date sounds like so much fun! I love having friends over and talking and talking over wine! Those are the best times! Enjoy!
Jillian (back to the nest) — November 24, 2009 @ 10:24 pm
That sushi looks outrageous. Never heard of Red Sox Maki before! Great combo of ingredients.
Erin — November 24, 2009 @ 10:30 pm
I love that there is Red Sox sushi!! So cute. I’m going to check out NuVal pre-turkey dinner to have a plan in place for the holiday!
Have fun on the wine date!
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg — November 24, 2009 @ 10:35 pm
Yum!! Is that PB brand a good one? I’ve never heard of it.
candice — November 24, 2009 @ 10:35 pm
I love dipping snacks in (pea)nut butter! What a creative sushi roll name, lol. I have yet to try Scharffen Berger chocolate!
Lesley Lifting Life — November 24, 2009 @ 10:37 pm
The dietitian at our Hyvee was on the news tonight talking about the new system called NuVal in the store ; ) I thought, yep, I already know all about that! haha.
Kat (Kat's Daily Plate) — November 24, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
Enjoy wine + girl time! That sounds so nice!
Sarah — November 24, 2009 @ 10:56 pm
Hope you have a great wine date! I could use some right now, hopefully the girls will have it tomorrow night at our girl’s night potluck
Jennifer — November 24, 2009 @ 10:57 pm
Sushi also doesn’t fill me up.
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is — November 24, 2009 @ 10:58 pm
I have some of that chocolate to eat, too!
Sam (Merit to the Carrot) — November 24, 2009 @ 11:30 pm
Everything is better dipped in peanut butter. It’s the way to live!
Lizzy — November 25, 2009 @ 12:04 am
have fun tonight! a wine date sounds like fun!
Jenna — November 25, 2009 @ 12:11 am
yummy sushi
onehealthyapple — November 25, 2009 @ 12:17 am
I Love sushi- what a great lunch. I would dip everything in PB too!
Joelle (The Pancake Girl) — November 25, 2009 @ 12:26 am
I love wine dates!
MIchelle (Food, Friends, and Fun) — November 25, 2009 @ 12:32 am
I love the idea of dates dipped in peanut butter… I have never tried that before! YUM!! I agree… most everything tastes better with peanut butter! (Even though I can’t get my husband to eat it!!!)
Katy H. @ These Beautiful Feet — November 25, 2009 @ 1:20 am
Love the NuVal site and I love playing the game. It’s amazing to see how things score out, especially seeing results you don’t expect! I think it’s a great tool to use during the holidays in making the best and healthiest choices possible!
Lynn (The Actors Diet) — November 25, 2009 @ 1:25 am
peanut butter is made to be dipped in. they should just call it peanut dip.
*Andrea* — November 25, 2009 @ 1:30 am
sushi looks great!!! can’t wait for the 12 days of christmas giveaways
i probably take multiple dips in my pb/ab jars daily too
ellen eats beets — November 25, 2009 @ 3:20 am
I’ve been on a TOTAL date&pb kick lately. Dipped right in the jar of course
Susan (All Things In Moderation) — November 25, 2009 @ 4:26 am
Chocolate and PB are definitely my favorite combo ! I can’t even keep Reese’s PB Cups in my house !
Madelin @ What is for breakfast? — November 25, 2009 @ 4:50 am
I love the sound of that sushi!
Seth @ Boy Meets Food — November 25, 2009 @ 8:59 am
I have just recently discovered the amazing snack of dates dipped in PB. I don’t know how I never thought of it before, but I am really liking it!
emily — November 25, 2009 @ 11:28 am
I love hearing about regional sushi in other states. I don’t know why, maybe I’m just a dork.
Here in Louisiana we have tons of “cajun” sushi with crawfish, crab, and spicy stuff.
Not too much lobster here.