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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Just polished off a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins, and bananas. Yum!
I had a whole wheat english muffin this morning with my eggs, yum!
I’m actually eating Quaker oats right now as I read this… I look forward to my morning oatmeal every day!
I’m actually just about to use some oatmeal to make your banana bread protein pancakes for the first time! I finally picked up some cottage cheese at the store and can’t wait to try them!
My last meal full of whole grains was CCK’s cinnamon baked oatmeal. I’ve only eaten oatmeal a few times, but I love using oats in pancakes and baked sweets! 😀
I tweeted @ you as well!
I had a PB and honey sandwich on whole grain wheat bread!
What an awesome giveaway! I have some form of oats every morning! Yesterday I used them in protein pancakes!
I tweeted too 😀
The last meal I had with whole grains was 2 nights ago…. my husband and I had grilled marinated chicken, roasted butternut squash and quinoa mixed with roasted garlic grapeseed oil, some salt and a dash of parmesan cheese. DELISH!
I had a bowl of oatmeal with raisins, bananas, and maple syrup. MMM!
This morning, and every morning before this one, I start the day with a bowl of oatmeal. I mix some dried cranberries and cinnamon in it. It’s delicious and keeps me full for at least 3 to 4 hours. I love it!!
I always eat oatmeal pancakes! I go through Quaker Oats so fast! Those pancakes are my fave.
Pretty much every weekend I make whole wheat / buckwheat pancakes. This week I might make them apple cinnamon; last week I made lemon blueberry.
oatmeal yay!
I tweeted: @theroseycheeks
I tweeted!
I just ate a fruit and nut bar and yesterday ate whole wheat pumpkin pancakes! as a vegan, I need lots of yummy whole grain to have a balanced diet and I love it! oatmeal is the best! my fave is with brown sugar
I’m having peppered pork loin with quinoa tonight!
I had a delicious bowl of oatmeal this morning, best way to start the day!
Wow so many comments already! Let’s see, the last meal I ate was breakfast, and (coincidentally) I ate oatmeal! I pretty much eat oatmeal every day, actually. Just add some almond milk, banana, almond butter, cinnamon, and other toppings- delish 🙂
The last time I had whole grains was really lame, I used whole grain bread for a hot ham and cheese sandwich. Lame, but yummy 🙂 Awesome giveaway by the way!
A bowl of overnight chocolatey oats is calling to me this weekend. Yum!
I just had Brown Sugar Quaker Oatmeal Squares for breakfast. I plan on having some more this weekend!
Warm gooey banana oats!!
And almond butter oatmeal this morning 🙂 Oats are the best 🙂
ooh overnight oats with almond butter and apples!
Just had steel cut oats with cinnamon this morning. So yummy now that the weather is cooling down!
I just made your Pumpkin Protein Pancakes with whole grain oats!
I had oatmeal for breakfast TODAY! 🙂
I just had an awesome bowl of Quaker Banana Nut oatmeal mixed with a tiny bit of water and 3/4 cup Liberte 0% Greek yogurt. It was deeeelish!!
Breakfast yesterday morning was Quaker Cinnamon & Spice instant oatmeal with a teaspoon of peanut butter. thanks PB fingers for the great idea.
I just finished a big bowl of pumpkin oats for lunch!
Just had some steel cut oats…yay for fall weather!
For breakfast this morning, I had delicious blueberry oats with some vanilla protein powder and walnuts!
I’m about to go make a Whole Wheat English Muffin with Peanut Butter and Honey and this weekend I plan on finally making some oatmeal 🙂
I had oatmeal for breakfast today, just like always! With banana and pb!
Wow! Amazing how many comments you already have! I had my fall favorite for breakfast this morning- a cinnamon Quaker oatmeal packet with 1 T. PB and 1/4 c. pumpkin!!
I will be eating whole grains this weekend in the form of whole wheat bread. And maybe some oatmeal for breakfast since everyone else’s comments got me in the mood to make some!
I make my own granola with old fashioned oats and put some in my greek yogurt this morning. delish!
Hi! My favorite way to use whole grains is to bake with them! Yesterday I made no bake cookies using old fashioned oats. Yummy!
I have your overnight oats posted on my frig to try very soon!! Hopefully this weekend! 🙂
Rolled oats with egg white mixed in, strawberries, peach slices, chia, flax and a tbsp of peanut butter! 🙂
The last meal i ate with whole grains was actually a snack in between personal training clients. I made a banana loaf with oats, ripe bananas, flax egg substitute, carob chips and unsweetened shredded coconut and warmed in the microwave! My new snack obsession!
I just had Quaker Quick Oats with plain greek yogurt and blueberries!
I actually just used your banana bread pancake recipe, made with old-fashioned oats, for dinner last night! They were delicious!
What an incredible giveaway!!!
The last meal i ate with whole grains was buffalo chicken quesadillas with whole wheat tortilla! I plan to eat yummy whole grain waffles for Saturday breakfast !
I am eating breakfast right now – kashi cereal (with whole grains!) and a banana with skim milk. Delicious and a great way to start off the day 🙂
Yesterday I had a panini on whole wheat for dinner. Whole wheat is the only kind of bread I can eat the others taste bad to me
I had some Quaker wild blueberry Multigrain Fiber Crisps for a pre-run snack this morning. They are a crispy baked snack made with whole grains like oats, wheat and brown rice.
So good and light! I exceeded my scheduled running mileage for the day! 🙂
my last meal actually included a whole grain tortilla…yum