It, in perfectly expected fashion, started off with a brotein bar. I had a couple more bars for lunch/pre-workout, and I didn't bother to take any pictures. After a decent workout, I strayed from my norm of downing protein shakes. Stemming from some minor food sanitation issues (hundreds of illnesses stemming from the consumption of food from there), Chipotle very kindly offered me a coupon for a free burrito. Obviously, like literally everyone else, I was a semi-frequent patron of Chipotle, greatly adoring their burritos and burrito bowls. But, ever since their lackadaisical food safety practices resulted in the aforementioned multiple outbreaks of Escherichia coli, Salmonella, and norovirus, I had been quite hesitant to patronize the chain. I didn't find the idea of any of those organisms/viruses being artificially introduced to my body at pathogenic levels, all for a burrito or burrito bowl.
Well, at least at first.
Having not heard any news of any new outbreaks in the past couple months, I began to entertain the idea of lifting my self-imposed embargo. The final straw in this decision came in the form of the possibility of a free burrito. Me being offered free food is like offering dog peanut butter. It is simply impossible to resist. That being said, I quickly jumped through all the hoops and read through all the overly cute and ineffective pseudorelatable slang, eventually gaining access to a Quick Response code.
So, ravaged from my unexpectedly intense arm workouts (so, I'm a bro after all), Sidney and I quickly made our way to the nearest Chipotle. As soon as it was my turn to tempt fate and risk death, I ordered a burrito. I got double brown rice, black beans, chicken, fajita vegetables, green chile salsa, sour cream, extra cheese, and lettuce. By the time everything had been added, the tortilla wasn't big enough to wrap it completely, nor was the foil large enough to completely enclose the tortilla.
At first, I attempted to eat it as a burrito, but I very quickly realized that that was just not going to work.
By this time, it was quickly becoming more like a burrito bowl.
Getting still closer yet...
We're in the bowl, aaannnnddd...
There; we made it! Transformation complete. It now resembles a traditional burrito bowl, with the addition of a flour tortilla blended in. It was delicious, and very much worth the risk. (I say that because, as of this moment, I am presenting no symptoms. I'll report back if that changes.)
With my reintroduction seemingly a success, I was feeling overjoyed. One, because I was able to enjoy once again the pleasures of Chipotle, and two because I knew I had just consumed the best post-workout ever. I mean, it had brotein in the chicken (and potentially in the E. coli in the lettuce and fajita vegetables), and it had carbs in the brown rice and tortilla. What more could you ask for?? Nothing.
And then dinner came around. And, to my utter enjoyment, it was perfect for a post-workout meal. There were carbs galore, some brotein, and tons of wonderfully delicious taste sensations.
Ham and cheese sliders on little buns with jalapeño kettle chips is such a great meal, and not just for days when many a heavy object was thus hoisted. I could and would eat this any time. It's so good, that I even happened to so heavily underestimate my level of consumption on the first go around that I ended up taking more for seconds than I had taken initially.
I exhausted the supply jalapeño chips, so I delved into the previously unopened bag of regular kettle chips, which paired equally as amazingly with these sliders. I could go on and on, but there's more that I need to get to.
Of course, no workout day would be complete without some carby dessert. However, instead of my usual ice cream, there was a different option available today. Arising from the necessity to use ingredients before their impending expiration dates, the so called and literal dump cake was upon me. The dump cake itself was but yet another great way on a workout day to not only recover and get huge but also enjoy the simple pleasures of eating.
I can only hope that future workout days will be as productive as this one.
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