Happy Friday!
I’m really looking forward to this weekend. Lots of fun stuff on the agenda!
Workout
Today started like any other Friday in our household… with a sweaty workout.
Ryan and I headed to the gym an initially hopped on side-by-side ellipticals, but when Ryan’s machine started clicking and making funky noises, we hopped off and decided to do 20 minutes of incline walking on the treadmill instead.
I honestly feel like walking on an incline can be harder than running at times. Phew.
Treadmill time was followed by an upper-body workout that included the following exercises:
- Superset One: Lat pull downs + Upright rows
- Superset Two: Incline bicep curls + Overhead press
- Superset Three: Tricep dips + Chest press
- Tricep pull downs
- Bicep curls (3 minutes non-stop, inspired by BodyPump)
- Mac raises (Also inspired by BodyPump)
- Ab work on the exercise ball
My arms feel like Jello now!
Breakfast
You know the drill…
Clearly I’m still on my egg sandwich kick. Mmm.
Awesome Whole Grain Month Giveaway
Two weeks ago I first blogged about Whole Grain Month which is going on right now. Whole grains are not only nutritious, but they’re delicious to boot.
Two of my favorite whole grain recipes include:
This post is part two of my partnership with Quaker Oats… and it features one of the most valuable giveaways I’ve ever featured on PBF.
What a great way to kick off a Friday!
First things first, in case you missed my prior post, be sure to check out a neat sweepstakes going on right now on the Whole Grains Council’s website called the Whole Grains Stampede.
Entering the sweepstakes is simple. You simply tell the Whole Grains Council about your favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner that bear the Whole Grains Stamp (you can see a list of the products here) and then you’re entered to win the following:
- One year supply of Quaker products and $5,000 of grocery money
- Apple iPad 2 loaded with food apps
A more detailed description of the sweepstakes may be found here and you may enter here.
But guess what? You have another chance to win an Apple product right here, right now!
One PBF reader will win an Apple iPod Nano and an assortment of Quaker products.
I use my iPod Nano every day at the gym and and love it for its small size and large memory. I am so pumped about this giveaway!
To enter, simply comment on this post telling me about the last meal you ate that included whole grains or tell me about a meal featuring whole grains that you plan to eat this weekend.
For an extra entry you may…
- Tweet some variation of the following: I entered @PBFingers amazing giveaway: http://ow.ly/6CL0t
Please be sure to comment back on this post telling me that you tweeted because I will select the winner from the comments section using Random.org’s random integer generator.
I will announce the winner tomorrow morning. Good luck!
Disclaimer: I was one of three bloggers selected by Quaker Oats to promote the Whole Grain Stampede during the month of September. I have been compensated for my contributions to the campaign, though my opinions are my own. I only agreed to this partnership because I am a frequent consumer of Quaker products and feel that whole grains have an important place in a balanced diet.
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I made an apple crisp with old fashioned oats as the crumble topping. One of my favorite things to make in the Fall!
I made turkey meatloaf last night, but actually substitued oatmeal for the breadcrumbs…healthy, hearty and perfect for a fall evening meal 🙂
Tweeted! 🙂
Five minutes ago, I ate some delicious oats with raisins! YUM!
how funny…i’m eating quaker oatmeal as we speak 🙂 DELISH! 🙂
Pumpkin overnight oats made with whole grain rolled oats – this morning and every morning for the past week! Mmmm……
Whole wheat english muffin with peanut butter, honey, banana and chia seeds!
Yesterday I found a recipe for Chicken and Chickpea Stew, and it gets served with (or on!) whole grain couscous. I can’t wait to whip this up now that it’s getting a little chillier here in the Midwest. Thick, hearty stew with yummy whole grains to swim in… can’t beat it!
I just finished a big bowl of coach’s oats and milk with cinnamon and almond butter! Soooo good.
breakfast this morning is going to be oatmeal with peanut butter!
Breakfast- overnight oats, milk and ice in the blender!!! Mmmm- whole griain + protein = winning breakfast!
Chocolate oats with a scoop of peanut butter!
I also tweeted about this amazing prize!!
Delicious oatmeal made with banana, [lactose free] milk, cranberries, and walnuts! So good.
I had a big slice of whole wheat bread alongside my soup for dinner last night!!
and i tweeted!
I had quaker oats mixed with greek yogurt for breakfast today!
I constantly eat Quaker oatmeal with peanut butter… My favorite! I plan on having whole grain toast with pb and banana tomorrow 🙂
My favorite whole grain food is my mom’s homemade cinnamon rolls made with whole wheat flour! YUM!
I’ve been eating lots of oatmeal for breakfast lately. I enjoyed your new pumpkin banana oatmeal recipe this week for dinner.
I just finished a big bowl of quaker oats with some almond milk and chia seeds. This is pretty much my breakfast everyday and sometimes my afternoon snack as well!
I packed a PB&J on whole wheat for lunch today!
Yowza what an awesome giveaway! I hope I win! 🙂 I have whole grains all the time. I have protein pancakes every morning for breakfast … make them with oatmeal instead of pancake batter! YUM 🙂
I had quinoa for dinner, and I think I’m going to have it again tonight!
PS – I tweeted about the giveaway too! Holla! 🙂
I recently ate brown rice with dinner and I plan to eat some oatmeal with greek yogurt and apples for breakfast! yum.
I actually made your pumpkin oatmeal muffins and crumbled one into my oatmeal with some almond butter. mmmmmmm delish!
I’m currently eating a bowl of gluten free oatmeal with some blueberries and protein powder mixed in. Yuuuuum. I eat oatmeal every single morning, I never get sick of it.
Just ate my yummy bowl of quaker oats, with some peanut butter, cinnamon and flax seeds! so full and so happy! Thanks for sharing.
I have an economy sized container of Quaker oats at my house, courtesy of Costco. Cheapest/best thing for breakfast.
My breakfast this morning included whole grain oats with some bananas, raspberries and peanut butter.
Thanks Julie!
I ate whole grain organic pasta with nutritional yeast and butter last night! Soooo yummy!
I made pizza with whole wheat crust for dinner last night! Yum.
I had oatmeal for breakfast!
I had whole grain couscous with tons of veggies and soy cheese 😀
And I tweeted!
My last whole grains was the big bowl of oatmeal I am digging into right now.
Just had peach yogurt with granola mixed in for a yummy breakfast!
I tweeter about this giveaway! @kellybean58 🙂
I ate a slice of homemade banana bread made with whole wheat flour. It’s one of my favorite snacks!
I tweeted
Your pumpkin oatmeal muffins with raisins! Nom Nom Nom
Tweeted!! (@beyondbananas1)
This is funny because I am sitting here eating Quaker Oatmeal mixed with a little (okay a lot) of Nutella. And whole grain sandwich thins have been on my menu for lunch everyday this week.!
I tweeted it!!
(Is it just me or does that sound some what inappropriate? Just me? Okay, I can deal with that)
had my overnight oats this morning with raspberries…first day of fall and all
tweeted about ye old contest
i had whole wheat pasta for dinner – and quacker oats this morning for breakfast!
Just ate quaker oatmeal for breakfast, cooked with a banana, and topped with blueberries. Great giveaway!
For breakfast I had a bowl of Quaker rolled oats with honey and a sliced banana! Mmm 🙂
I just had a ham egg and cheese sandwich on whole wheat bread!