Four Foods on Friday

I thought I'd do something a little different on Fridays so that I can still post but take it relatively easy. This is especially helpful this week, when I'm sick with a sinus infection that has devolved into a coughing fest. So I've decided to participate in Four Foods on Friday, and this week's questions couldn't be better, given my circumstances. They're mostly about health.

#1. What do you drink to rehydrate in the heat or after working out?
In the summer heat, I love to drink iced tea. I make my own for when I'm at home; my three favourite varieties are plain iced tea, green iced tea, and raspberry iced tea. But when it comes to working out, I stick with water. I worked out today, and figured I might as well take it as an opportunity to also keep fluids in me to help myself get better. In fact, I drank the full 8 glasses that doctors are always recommending. We'll see if it helps!

#2. What do you eat to help boost or create energy?
Even though I'm a sugar fiend, I try to stay away from sugary foods when I'm trying to get energized, since I've read that it just leads to a crash and burn effect. Instead, I'll eat eggs or even a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. A banana does the trick for me, too.

#3. What’s the healthiest snack you eat?
When I snack, it's rarely healthy! I'm all about white cheddar covered popcorn and nachos and cheese. At work, my habits are a bit better. I'll pack a Cheesestring or an apple instead, mostly because they're more portable than my preferred snacks. Clearly, I'm no health nut.

#4. Share a recipe or instructions for your ideal three course meal.
Oh, this is hard. I love so many foods! Well, if money and calories were no object, I think this is what I would choose:

1. A really decadent Lobster Bisque for an appetizer, and, while I'm at it, some baked brie on the side with sliced baguette rounds.

2. For the entree, Spago's Quattro Formaggi pasta. I've never tasted anything better.

3. For dessert, a smorgasbord of all of my favourite desserts: crisp meringues, creme brulee, fudgy brownies, maple fudge. Paired with some Cattail Creek Barrel Fermented Vidal Icewine, which I fell in love with on a trip to the Niagara Region earlier in the summer but, unfortunately, never bought.