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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This morning I had oatmeal with chia seeds, pumpkin, vanilla protein powder, almonds and pumpkin pie spice (of course). sooo yumm.
For lunch I’m having bulgur with salmon and veggies. I love whole grain goodness!
I had pumpkin oatmeal in a jar yesterday, which I think might be happening again this morning. Yum!
Such an awesome giveaway!! I am just about to prepare my breakfast of quaker oats with bananas and chia seeds!!!! 🙂
I love a bowl of old fashioned oats in the morning with flax for extra fiber. And bring on the granola!
Today’s breakfast was a whole grain waffle topped with peanut butter and banana slices. Whole grains are delish!
my oatmeal yesterday morning! with ground flax, cinnamon, banana and PB
I am eating steel cut oats right now!
I also tweeted! http://twitter.com/NinaSweatingIt
This morning! I enjoyed old fashion oats with banana slices! mmm!
I made vegan Toffee Oatmeal Bars–so yum! Almost like a granola bar, but softer. Loved ’em!
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This morning I ate whole grain cereal mixed with yogurt. Tonight I will be eating qunioa and veggies!
Just finished my pumpkin oatmeal a la Sweet Tooth Court. Whole grains in the morning are the best time to eat them and so comforting on a rainy Atlanta day 🙂
I had a big bowl of whole grain oatmeal this morning mixed with a chopped up Morningstar maple sausage patty and light maple syrup. It sounds odd, but have you ever ate sausage drenched in syrup? Same concept, but it’s full of oatmeal goodness! 🙂 This weekend, I’m sure I’ll gobble down some whole grain pancakes!
Love your blog by the way! <3
Im having one last BBQ cookout going into the new fall season and I cannot wait to dig my teeth into a veggie burger and doughy whole grain bun!
Ooh, and I tweeted, too! 😀
I just ate some whole wheat pancakes with bananas, blueberries, almond butter, and chocolate Sun warrior protein! Yum! 🙂
I just finished eating some Quaker oats for breakfast! I make them in the microwave and put in some blueberries and walnuts. So delicious!
I put Quaker Oats in my yogurt every morning and today was no different! My yogurt doesn’t tast as good without the oats 🙂
Tweeted! 🙂
awesome giveaway julie! the last thing I ate with whole grains was a whole wheat bagel from trader joe’s. made with many grains and seeds– amazing!
Awesome giveaway! I am eating oatmeal for breakfast right now!
last night I had a burrito made with a whole grain tortilla 🙂
Oatmeal with peanut butter about an hour ago!! My breakfast every single morning 🙂
just finished a big bowl of oatmeal with fresh blueberries!
I am currently eating some Kashi go lean crunch! love that cereal!
I’m currently eating a bowl of quaker oatmeal with strawberries, walnuts, chocolate chips, and chia seeds! One of my favorite breakfasts!
Oh and I just tweeted as well!
I am just about to have some slow cooked gluten free steel cut oats for breakfast, with chai spices and cherries. hopefully its good!
Tweeted! 🙂
I just tweeted about this amazing giveaway 🙂
What an amazing giveaway!!!!! I own a restaurant and have incorporated whole wheat wraps for some of our sandwiches. Customers are loving this option that is now available to them!
I had a sandwich on a whole grain sandwich thin yesterday! So good!
I just ate quaker oatmeal for breakfast…
I had pizza with whole wheat crust last night for dinner!
I’m eating whole grains right now – granola with my lemon greek yogurt. YUM.
Tomorrow I am making my fiance and his family whole wheat gnocchi carbonara. Its so good.
I had a veggie burger with a whole grain bun I plan on having overnight oats this weekend!
I just finished my morning bowl of oats-oatmeal, blueberries, raisins, sunflower seed butter and lots of cinnamon!! i LOVE whole grains.
trader joes frozen steel cut oatmeal for breakfast yesterday morning! so yummy, quick and filling!
I made banana bread with whole wheat flour last weekend….. Yum!
I love making whole grain pizza crust! Or using whole grain pasta as a substitute for the regular stuff!!
I had overnight oats this morning
And I tweeted!
Oh my goodness..my iPod nano just broke, so this giveaway makes me so so happy :). I eat oatmeal almost every day for breakfast…and wheat bread with my lunch!
Whole grain pasta last week, and a piece of whole wheat toast will be enjoyed shortly! 🙂
I just made black bean burgers last night with oatmeal in them to help them stick together!
I tweeted!
I am eating oatmeal for breakfast and packed a whole grain sandwich thin in my lunch!
That is a awesome giveaway! I agree I find walking on a incline can be more work than even sprints on the treadmill!
Yesterday for breakfast I had a sandwich on Arnold’s Multigrain think buns – apple, pumpkin butter and peanut butter grilled – so good too!
The last meal I ate that had whole grains was my breakfast this morning. I had a bowl of Quaker oats, some mixed nuts and raspberries. And because I wanted a little extra crunch I topped it with some whole grain cereal! Such an awesome breakfast 😀