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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whole grain bread with pb, banana, and cinnmaon!!
Tweeted as well! (@kristinintheuk)
The last whole grain “meal” I had was a salmon patty flat-out whole grain wrap 🙂 yummo.
And this weekend, I plan on making whole wheat shrimp pasta….. I also cooked whole wheat noodles for my dogs last night mixed with boiled eggs & celery –>> yes, I am crazy
I ate oatmeal with quinoa and blueberries mixed in!
I made a whole grain flat bread pizza for dinner last night (I got the recipe from one of your recent blog posts!) 🙂
I just had a smoothie topped with some peanut butter granola made with old-fashioned oats!
Just tweeted!
I had a bowl of shredded wheat cereal mixed with Kashi whole grain flakes.
I plan on having a grilled cheese sandwich this weekend made on some good whole grain bread!
Whole grains in my oats this morning! So good! (pb, honey, and banana obviously included!)
I made snickerdoodle blondies last weekend and used whole wheat flour instead of tradional white. They were so delicious, they are already gone!
Just ate my breakfast burritos in a whole wheat wrap. Yumm!
I just had a bowl of overnight oats this morning with peanut butter, coconut cookies, and a banana!
I just tweeted!
Wow! I ate an egg on wholegrain bread sandwich this morning. Yay for fiber!
I just had some whole grain baguette with my soup last night! So that was the most recent I suppose. 🙂
before my workout this morning I had half a whole wheat pancake for some fuel and then after i enjoyed my usual breakfast of banana oatmeal with almond butter. I joke I’d eat it all day everyday if I could.
I had oatmeal this morning for breakfast!! Oats are quite possibly my favorite whole grain!
For breakfast (well, and also breakfast yesterday and dinner last night), I ate homemade granola made with Quaker old fashioned oats. As you can see, I have a problem keeping homemade granola around my house for too long 🙂
I enjoyed a chipotle burrito last night with brown rice. I love whole grains!!
& this IS an awesome giveaway 🙂
I just ate a whole grain tortilla (with flax seed) for breakfast. Delish!
Oatmeal pancakes! I could go for some with pumpkin in them right about now…
I have recently been enjoying oatmeal with crumbled pumpkin bread/muffin on top for breakfast. So good!
i just polished off a bowl of overnight oats with dark chocolate peanut butter and a banana mixed in – delish! thanks for all you’re great ideas julie.
and by “you’re” i meant “your.” apparently i need more coffee!
Overnight Oats in a Jar! (pumpkin style)
Great giveaway! The last thing I had was whole grain bread as part of a sandwich. I’m about to make myself a bowl of oatmeal now!
I just ate oatmeal topped with brown sugar, cinnamon and honey! What a fun giveaway 🙂
The last meal I had with whole grains was a Fitnessista inspired breakfast cookie made with pumpkin and dark chocolate chips for the mix ins! Mmm 🙂
I am eating oats as I type this for breakfast!
Quaker oats for breakfast! It’s the only reason I get up in the morning (there’s that pesky thing called work, too).
I am eating oatmeal right now as we speak!
Breakfast this morning before I hit the gym… Oatmeal with some chia seeds and honey!
I just finished eating my breakfast of your PB granola over nonfat Greek yogurt and fresh berries. Yum!
I’ve just tweeted about the contest! (@lauramke20)
i made pumpkin oatmeal pancakes yesterday for lunch…and then ate them again for dinner 🙂
I tweeted!
i tweeted!
quinoa, banana, pb, and maple syrup breakfast bowl!
Just ate a bowl of peanut butter oatmeal!!
Tweeted 🙂
I plan on having oatmeal this weekend, I just found biscoff spread at my grocery store and can’t wait to try it on a bowl of oats.
What a wonderful giveaway!! I has a big ol’ bowl of oats for supper yesterday 🙂
i have had quite a few yummy sandwiches this week on whole grain bread. i also love whole grain oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar, chopped walnuts, dried cranberries, and a sprinkle of ground flaxseed! what an awesome giveaway, thanks girl!! happy weekend to ya!
I had whole wheat penne with marinara sauce this week along with some homemade black bean burgers that were made with oat flour last week.
I had oatmeal with pumpkin and pumkin pie spice this morning! Fall in a bowl! Yum.
For lunch today I packed a beautiful tofu, hummus and veggie sandwich on two slices of 100% whole wheat!
I ate a bowl of Cheerios! (I always seem to be grabbing a handful of that stuff… so good!)
I had pumpkin oatmeal for breakfast!
PBJ on whole grain bread for lunch yesterday. Yum!
I had some wheat-free, sugar-free oatmeal/ wheat bran banana bread on the weekend.. with some dark choc. it is delicious! i love it
Greek Yogurt with homemade granola : )