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 recently ate some whole grain pasta with some zucchini slices mixed in. So good!
I tweeted toooo
Quaker oats baby! Easy filling go to breakfast! Iced coffee and half a grape fruit on the side. 🙂
I bought some Quaker Oats to try and make your peanut butter granola this weekend!! I hope it turns out 🙂
I had my Quaker Oats this morning! I made overnight oats last night combining oats, milk, and brown sugar.
I had Quaker Oat squares for breakfast–yay, whole grains!
I tried your protein pumpkin pancakes last night with Oatmeal. Good stuff!
Also, tweeted, yay for whole grains! http://twitter.com/#!/kaimanaMM
Awesome give away!!!
I had a big bowl of quaker oats this morning with banana, blueberries, toasted pecans, and some almond extract (added when cooking) 🙂
Just ate a bowl of Quaker oatmeal for breakfast! I eat oatmeal everyday for breakfast, and that is just the way I like it!
I’m reading this post while eating Quaker Oat Squares before class. They keep me full for HOURS! 🙂
I just had a whole grain sandwich thin with peanut butter! Delish!
love me some maple and brown sugar quaker oatmeal! Had oat squares as a snack yesterday!!
Last meal – Oatmeal this morning!
Next meal – Probably some whole grain pasta w/pesto.
I just had half of a whole wheat bagel with laughing cow to complement my scrambled eggs!
Today for breakfast, I had overnight oats made with Quaker oatmeal and shredded coconut and pineapple. so good!!!
Oatmeal! I eat it every day!
I had oatmeal with coconut and raisins. Yum. <3
The last meal I had with whole grains was peanut butter and jelly on whole grain bread.
I just had 2 pieces of 12 grain toast with creamy pb on them!! It’s always like eating a slice of heaven when you’re eating melty pb!!
I tweeted 😀
I tweeted. @vbace18
I had honey rice puffins for breakfast…so good! Love your blog! and I tweeted as well (jessicad0707)
For my mid-morning snack today I had a Healthvalley Peanut Butter Crunch Bar – mmmmmmmm!
I had whole wheat pancakes this morning.
I am a HUGE Quaker fan. I eat oatmeal almost every single day for breakfast, usually with a sprinkle of granola and some chopped fruit 🙂
I have quaker oats almsot every morning for breakfast and today was no exception! 🙂
Oatmeal cookies are my favorite oats…
The last whole grain meal I had was a microwave banana oat cake with oatmeal and a mashed up banana as its base and topped it with peanut butter! I’m going to enjoy some oatmeal with berries and almonds for breakfast.
Had a bowl of Old Fashioned Quaker Oats this morning with chia seeds, apples and blueberries! Love me some oats
I just ate a piece of whole grain toast with pumpkin butter and 2 of my oatmeal dark chocolate chip cookies! Yum Yum!
I used whole wheat bread, avocado, tomatoes, zucchini, brocholi slaw, and laughing cow cheese to make a sandwich for lunch!
ate some Quaker minute oats for breakfast with brown sugar and strawberries! yum!
I tweeted.
I tweeted…@yurteaga
I have been loving quinoa cooked in vegetable broth, then topped with a bunch of roasted veggies and marinara sauce! Would be better with homemade marinara, but I take the lazy way out! I have seriously had this for dinner the past four nights… never. gets. old.
My breakfast is a bowl of oats with mashed banana, chia seeds, sunflower butter and peanuts. Great way to start out the day!
I ate a whole grain waffle sandwich with an egg this morning. Either Saturday or Sunday I’m planning to have oatmeal pancakes with pumpkin in them 😉
I had a big bowl of steel cut oats for breakfast this morning! Topped w/my favorite combo of nutmeg, flaxseeds, diced apples, and white chocolate wonderful PB 🙂
What a fun contest! I can’t eat wheat, so oats are my major source of carbs and grains. Sometime this weekend I’m hoping to make pumpkin oatmeal, yum!
Last whole grain meal i had was my breakfast… I made pumpkin oatmeal to celebrate the first day of fall
I just finished a bowl of oats, cashew butter, cinnamon and apples! Also, I will be throwing another loaf of whole grain flax bread into the breadmaker following this comment, so I am sure that will make it’s appearance at lunch!
This morning I had whole grain banana nut bread for breakfast! TO DIE FOR!
Every thursday my breakfast includes whole grain oats topped with tons of yummy raisins, cinnamon, and nut butters. 🙂 mmmm
just this morning I had Gluten Free Steel Cut Oats YUMM!
My last meal with whole grains was pumpkin oatmeal! It’s safe to say I have jumped on the pumpkin oats bandwagon 🙂
I made a brown rice stir fry for dinner last night…delish!
I tweeted!
I brought whole grain oatmeal on the plane with me this am. Asked for some hot water and mixed it up with fruit and nuts. I normally have whole grain toast w/ pb and banana every morning at work. Whole grains=staying power!
I just had a 100% whole wheat deli flat with dippy eggs for breakfast, a personal favorite.
I just had some kashi cereal for breakfast- and I plan on making your pumpkin protein pancakes for breakfast tomorrow 🙂