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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my nano died this week 🙁
but i tweeted 🙂
i tweeted (katherine_welch)!!!!
This morning for breakfast I had blueberry oats with vanilla protein powder and walnuts!
had a great breakfast today of chocolate-rasberry steel cut oats!
3/4c cooked steel cut oats
1 cup frozen raspberries
pinch of salt
2T very vanilla silk
small scoop chocolate protein powder
SO delicious! I’m going to have some steel cut reese’s oats for breakfast tomorrow (chocolate pb)
~could totally use a new nano! mine broke in a tragic treadmill accident!
Whole grain english muffin for breakfast. YUM!
Eating some whole grains for lunch!! What a giveaway:-)
I ate a delicious bowl of cinnamon overnight oats this morning! Obsessed with quick oats! Is it weird I’d rather win the Quaker products than the iPod?
I love Quaker Oatmeal Squares! I last ate them with milk as a bedtime snack!
I love my whole grains! Whole grain english muffins for sandwiches, rolled oats in homemade granola and I make oatmeal muffins all the time! Soo delicious!!
I eat a bowl of Quaker old fashioned oats almost every day. I love to mix in flax seeds, chia seeds, and cinnamon! I can’t wait to try your pumpkin muffins!
Awesome giveaway! And, I always love the cheese and jelly combo. I must try it! I am going to have whole grain crust when my hubby and I have pizza this weekend!
And I just tweeted! 🙂
Oats are one of my favorite food groups:) Their endless breakfast possibilities keep me full and happy!
I’m planning on making a quinoa salad later today.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Oh, and I agree about incline walking. The first time I did that on a treadmill I became so sore on the front of my hips. So weird.
I eat a ton of oatmeal in the fall and winter! I like it heated in the microwave, or in overnight oats. Lately though, I have been making “raw” oatmeal! Put oats in a bowl with soymilk (or milk), let it sit a few minutes while you get ready, and voila! Delicious, cold, healthy breakfast!
I love whole grains! I had a huge bowl of oatmeal this morning 😀 topped with sliced banana and white chocolate wonderful peanut butter!
I tweeted!!
this am I had a big bowl of quaker oatmeal with vanilla greek yogurt, banana, pb, and berries. mmmm
I had quaker oatmeal for breakfast… warm oatmeal is awesome on cool days!
your blog is so cute i love it! I’m also on an egg sandwich kick and in fact im eating one right now 🙂 AND its one a whole grain sandwich thin!
Yesterday I made quinoa and wheatberry salad with cranberries. Yum!
Awesome giveaway. I actually just ate some Kashi GoLean Crunch for breakfast 🙂
Yesterday afternoon I had a bowl of apple cinnamon oatmeal with dried cranberries. Then for dinner I had the Wheat Berry Salad from OhSheGlows, using homegrown veggies.
I have to totally agree with you on incline walking. I often find it is harder than running. So I’ve been incorporating a lot of incline walking (and even jogging) into my workouts lately.
I actually had Quaker Oatmeal with apples and peanut butter for breakfast this morning! It was delicious! 🙂
legit eating quaker oats NOW!
Everyone is so healthy! my whole grains today were CInnamon Toast Crunch…hey, totally still counts, right? 😉
I just made an whole wheat english muffin sandwich with a dippy egg, tomato, fruilano cheese, lettuce and pesto! So easy and tasty.
I guess it wasn’t really a whole meal, but I had some awesome whole wheat banana bread this morning for a snack 🙂
I also tweeted 🙂
Had old-fashioned oats for breakfast and homemade wheat bread in my sandwich for lunch 🙂
I always have a whole grain sandwhich thin at lunch time.
I eat my whole grains every day! This morning I enjoyed a whole wheat english muffin topped with peanut butter, banana slices, cinnamon, raisins, and tiny bit of maple syrup.
Awesome giveaway Julie. 🙂 I just finished eating oatmeal for breakfast five minutes ago!
Hello!
I just finished up lunch while I was reading your blog! I had a yummy pb (crunchy) and banana sandwich with organic sprouted whole grain bread (ezekiel is delishhh)
Just finished a bowl of oats with cinnamon, vanilla almond milk, and a big scoop of peanut butter. Yum!
A delicious breakfast of pumpkin protein pancakes made with quaker oats! 🙂
I ate a peanut butter and jelly on whole grain bread.
I tried out your banana protein pancake recipe with Quaker Oats and it was STELLAR!! Whole grains are super important 🙂
Planning on cinnamon pumpkin oats for breakfast tomorrow!
I had ‘apple crisp oatmeal’ this morning – apples, cinnnamon, vanilla, & honey all mixed with oats. It’s my new favourite breakfast!
Last night was brown rice with a ton of roasted veggies and grilled chicken. A little of TJs cilantro dressing was put on top. Delishious and nutritious.
I always make sure to include whole grains! Last night was a whole wheat bagel thin made into cinnamon toast (yum) and this morning was a bowl of oats with pumpkin- yay fall!
Hi Julie!!.. Long time reader, first time commenter. As I type I am enjoying some homemade oat and oat bran pancakes with berries, PB, greek yogurt, and raw agave syrup. Love that staying power!
I had banana oatmeal this morning with TJ’s AB:)
I had an amazing sandwich on this delicious, nutty, whole grain bread: brie, caramelized onions, bacon, arugula and white truffle aioli. To. Die. For.
I just now finished my daily bowl of Quaker Oats! I added some fro-yo to mine though 😉
I made protein overnight oats with Quaker oats, chia seeds, protein powder, cocoa, almond milk, and a pinch of stevia. Yum!
I had your banana protein pancakes with oatmeal this morning! Delicious!
I love Chobani w/Nutella granola clusters!!
I am in the middle of eating one of your pumpkin-oat muffins (I added two overripe bananas and 1 generous cup of chocolate chips to my recipe, too). I love baking with oats and whole grains!