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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An everything whole wheat bagel-yum!
I brought a Whole grain wrap with grilled chicken lettuce tomato and ranch for lunch at work today
Super great giveaway!! I had a veggie sandwhich on whole wheat bread last night for dinner… And just about to eat my oatmeal bowl for breakfast 🙂
TALK about an amazing, super fantastic giveaway! wowza!
I had a Nature’s Own Cinnamon Raisin bagelthin this morning with strawberry cream cheese, banana, and cinnamon. 🙂 wahoo for whole grains!
and I just tweeted! thanks, pretty!
I tweeted about your giveaway!
Oatmeal or granola every morning, and my FAVORITE mediterranean salad with quinoa! mmmm!
I made spaghetti and meatballs with whole grain pasta last night!
I eat Quaker Quick Oats for breakfast every day! (usually with cocoa powder- YUM)
I enjoyed a whole grain veggie sandwich for dinner last night! And I’ll be enjoying some oatmeal this weekend for sure!
My family is visiting from out of town and with fall season officially here, I am making pumpkin oatmeal muffins (your recipe!) using Quaker Whole Grain Oats!!
I tweeted an entry, too (@nataboo9)!
i don’t have to think far back to my last meal with whole grains… breakfast this morning! 1/2 cup uncooked quaker oats, 1 tablespoon crunchy peanut butter, 2 teaspoons honey and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon!
I just had a bowl of Quaker Oatmeal Squares with strawberries for breakfast! So delicious!
I tweeted about the giveaway! (@kalynn5)
This morning I made whole grain oatmeal pumpkin pancakes (yum!)
i tweeted about the giveaway 🙂
last nights dinner was turkey burgers on whole grain bread and this morning I ate quaker whole grain cereal! <3
I ate cold overnight oats for breakfast with honey and pumpkin pie spice mixed in–delicious!
Last night I had whole grain pasta with garlic chicken sausage, broccoli, spinach, and fra dialvo sauce! Fun giveaway, thanks Julie!
I made a pumpkin smoothie with some Quaker oats in there this morning!
I had whole grain penne pasta last night!
Bob’s Red Mill Pancake Mix!
I had the most delicious bowl of pumpkin pie steel cut oatmeal. Sooo good. I make a huge batch on the weekend and serve it up all week long with peanut butter and bananas.
I tweeted!
Great giveaway!
I ate a bowl of Quaker oatmeal this morning with peach and Mighty Maple PB (yum). I also brought whole wheat bread for the sandwich I will be eating for lunch today!
I also tweeted about the giveaway and your great recipes!!
In the fall I make apple pumpkin muffins with quaker oats and whole grain flour. Yummy and super healthy!!
I just had an almond butter and banana sandwich on whole wheat bread for breakfast. Yum!
I had a granola before my run yesterday!
I ate oatmeal with peanut butter this morning for breakfast!
I had me some whole grain overnight oats this morning 🙂 of the chocolate chia seed pudding variety 🙂 my favorite
I had Classic Granola from Back to Nature with my greek yogurt this morning. It was delicious and a great way to start the day!
Lunch today is a hummus and sprout sandwich on whole wheat bread!
Made myself a smoothie with oats in it for dinner last night!
I had oat bran + wheat bran + protein powder + pumpkin + cinnamon this morning, yum!
Overnight OIAJ!
Hi Julie!
I’m a huge bread maker and have been looking for new fun and creative ways to incorporate whole grains into my yeasted breads. This weekend, I’ll be trying a Molasses Wheat Berry Bread that includes cooked wheat berries, 1/2 c molasses, and whole wheat flour only in the dough. So excited to try this – I have a feeling it’s going to taste like FALL (maybe I should even throw in some pumpkin pie spice for an extra autumny oomph?).
Thanks for your super fun posts and for super fun giveaways!
Currently eating whole wheat banana pancakes! Yum! : )
The last meal I had with whole grains was yesterday morning! A delicious breakfast of Overnight Oats in an empty PB Jar (almond extract kicked it up a notch)! Awesome give away 🙂
I had a Quaker Oatmeal To-Go Bar yesterday for breakfast! Yum! 🙂
I just tweeted about the giveaway too!
I made a breakfast bake with quaker oats yesterday, yum!
I just finished my breakfast of whole grain bread smothered with almond butter:)) yum yum yum!!!
I tweeted your giveaway!
I made no bake oatmeal/chocolate/peanut butter cookies last night to take to my study group this morning! Yeah!!!!!
I am currently eating my breakfast of whole gain oats cooked with 2 egg whies. I’ve havent eaten another type of breakfast in 2 years!!!
Nature’s Path Pumpkin Flax Granola + greek yogurt + honey = my favorite bfast! Would love more whole grain yummies!
Just had a piece of whole grain bread with peanut butter, banana, and chai seeds!
I ate a whole wheat waffle for breakfast, and i plan on eating whole wheat penne with chicken sometime this weekend!