About a year ago I was at the Union Station, patiently sitting with my copy of Twilight on my lap, and waiting for my cue (not that I had much of a role…but let’s not spoil the moment here!). A cue that would later land me my (blurry) second of fame in the “big screen.” It was for a scene in Columbiana. Don’t believe me? See 00:50-00:51.
After nearly two months since it hit theaters, I finally got around to watching it. And so, ladies & gentlemen, I shall share with you some really awesome facts about Zoe Saldana, both on and off screen.
3 Encounters with Zoe Saldana Both On and Off Screen
photo courtesy: ranqer.com
- OFF SCREEN: She’s really good with kids. I don’t know who’s baby it was, but in between takes she would play with someone’s baby. And let me tell you, there’s a difference between people who try really hard to make it look like they’re good with kids and fail miserably and people who are just genuinely good with kids. She’s the latter. I fell in love with her then and there!
- OFF SCREEN: She took the time to smile at me. I know that sounds silly, but it happened, and I can’t deny it. It was one of those things where you can’t believe it’s actually happening to you and you have to look around you before realizing that yes, it is really you that she’s acknowledging and smiling at. She was walking back to the other end of the Union Station’s Grand Hall when it happened. I’m convinced she smiled because I was reading Twilight. And if you were to ask me? She seems like a Team Edward kind of gal.
- ON SCREEN: SHE DOESN’T EAT BREAKFAST?! Not Zoe, but the character she played, Cattleya. I mean I get it, you have a mission and rarely have time to sleep nor eat. Well, I have a mission too. Which is why I’m about to do what I’m about to do…
3 Reasons Why Cattleya Should…
- To jump start her metabolism. Think of your body as this brilliant machine…or robot (Yes, like R2D2). It will do as you say, or rather…eat. If you wake up, and feed it within the first 30 minutes of waking up, you are setting up how you would like it to break down and digest food throughout the day. You’re giving it a head start and training it how to work efficiently for the rest of the day. Breakfast is like the on and off switch to R2D2. (Must…stop…referencing…Star Wars!)
- To ditch out on mindless snacking. If you don’t eat breakfast, you’ll eventually get hungry. Don’t think that just because you skipped a meal means that you’re suddenly saving yourself 300-400 calories a day. Those calories will more than likely find their way in your day. Likely in between what could have been breakfast and your lunch.
- To prevent overeating. And if you’re not a “snacker”? Do you feel that you’re “starving” by the time the clock hits noon? What people will tend to do is overeat for lunch, then spend the rest of the day not eating because they’re so full from lunch, and overeat again for dinner. Just an example! And by the end of the day, you won’t even think about the calories you saved from skipping breakfast.
And that, movie-goers and Zoe Saldana fans, is my little story that I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone! With tidbits of nutrition information of course. 
Are you a Zoe fan? Is there something you know about her that I don’t? (Because I honestly wouldn’t mind knowing…so do share!) And sure, breakfast feedback is also welcome.
