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 ate some old fashioned oats mixed with steel cut oats yesterday. I plan on eating it again today!
Yesterday morning I had steel cut oatmeal with a banana, cocoa, flaxseed and cinnamon. I am currently cooking more steel cut oats on the stove right now! They will also be eaten with a mashed banana, cinnamon, chia and flaxseeds and prob some chocolate :).
I eat whole wheat toast and peanut butter for breakfast every morning! Keeps me totally full until lunch (which usually also starts some whole grains!)
I’m planning to experiment with oatmeal flavors this weekend. Probably adding cinnamon and apples! Yum 🙂
What a great giveaway….
In the fall and winter, Quaker Oats are my fave. They’re not only great to kick off the morning but they also give me the energy I need to get through busy days. It always helps in the winter when I know that as soon as I finish my run, I can go home to a hot bowl of Quaker Oats.
Also love adding the oats to muffins. The husband and I created a wonderful recipe that includes muffins and fruit preserves. Delicious and energy packed.
This morning- oatmeal w/ peanut butter and jelly!
Just tweeted!
Yesterday morning I had a whole grain waffle-wich. Whole grain waffles made up a sandwich for eggs and cheese! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I had steel cut oats/quinoa mix for breakfast this morning w/ almond milk, cinnamon, stevia, and a scoop of peanut butter! Thanks for hosting such a great giveaway, Julie 🙂
I tweeted about your giveway, too! Thanks!!
I had to be at work super early so I mixed up oatmeal with chocolate protein powder. Yum! I noticed that you combine protein powder with oats all the time 🙂
I’m planning on making a quinoa salad tonight when I arrive home 🙂 Pecans, cranberries, and a light lemony vinaigrette- simple but delicious! This is such an awesome giveaway, thanks Julie!!! 🙂
I tweeted!
For breakfast I had a Strawberry Banana Quaker oats smootie with Almond Milk, Chia Seeds, and vanilla protein!
Julie Fagan’s Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffin for breakfast for the win!!
I had whole grain pasta for dinner last night with crushed cherry tomatoes in a vodka flavored meat sauce.
Dude, I just bought this health bread from Bruno’s Bakery in Chicago that has been rocking my breakfast routine. It is made literally only with whole grains and yeast. No sweeteners or fillers or anything. This morning, I smeared some with hummus, ricotta cheese and topped it off with honey…it was incredible 🙂
I’m planning on making your pumpkin oatmeal muffins this weekend. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
I had whole grain pasta for dinner…oatmeal for breakfast and whole grain bread with my snack! tonight I’m making salmon burgers and putting them on whole grain bread too!
Ooh, great giveaway! I had egg whites in a whole grain tortilla for breakfast this morning. It was deeeelish!
I just tweeted too!
As a very poor college student, I would LOVE this healthy addition to be added to my pantry. I can’t tell you how much it would mean!
About five minutes ago I had steel cut oats with cinnamon, almond milk and walnuts 🙂 YAY!!!
For breakfast this morning I had a bowl of Kashi GoLean regular cereal mixed with GoLean Crunch Honey Almond Flax cereal. Gotta love those whole grains!!
I eat a whole grain english muffin almost every morning, with a little peanut butter and a banana! yum!
I tweeted as well!
Breakfast today was a pumpkin pie yogurt bowl covered in yummy homemade granola!
Great giveaway!! I made oatmeal apple bread the other day and had that for breakfast this morning, and tomorrow I am making oatmeal pancakes!! yum!!
You know, it’s funny I didn’t evenr ealize how many whole grains I’ve had this week until I sat down to write this! Mostly breakfasts which have included pb oatmeal, fried egg on whole wheat toast, and your banana pancakes which i tried for the first time this week! In fact all of those breakfasts are modled after your blog. Go whole grains! Go pbfingers! 🙂
I had QUAKER OATMEAL for breakfast – with 1/2 scoop protein powder mixed in (ispoure zero carb vanilla) + skim milk, truvia, cinnamon 🙂
THis weekend I hope to cook up your pumpkin pancakes (which features oatmeal i think!) . also definitely a egg sandwich on cinn raisin breakfast thins with cheese + jelly (great idea from you!)
I have oatmeal every single morning. It never gets old 🙂
I made some of Courtney’s (Sweet Tooth, Sweet Life) Banana Raisin Pumpkin bread this week with whole wheat flour and oats and have been snacking on it all week!
Such a great giveaway, Julie! I just finished eating a whole grain sandwich with an apple and an oatmeal raisin cookie. Soo good!
I had an egg on whole grain bread this morning.
I eat whole grains all the time! My last meal with them was my breakfast this morning. Cheerios for the win. YUM!
I tweeted about this!!!
I am having a whole grain tortilla with my lunch today!! Awesome giveaway!
oatmeal !!!!!!
I eat whole grain cereal everyday and I love the new Fiber One cereal!!
I had whole wheat waffles for breakfast this morning. I usually have some sort of oatmeal in the morning…in my smoothies, baked oatmeal, or protein oatmeal.
100% whole grain english muffin with PB!! Yummy 🙂
I just started Weight Watchers and now eat some type of whole grains everyday! From quinoa to whole grain English muffins, this food gives me the fuel to live a healthy life!
I had overnights oats this morning and am plotting whole wheat pasta for this weekend!
I had an awesome granola bar this morning!
I just had some Quaker Oats oatmeal w/ a little banana, cottage cheese and pumpkin pie spice!
oatmeal ! every morning ! with p.b. stirred in, of course.
I’m a big fan of oatmeal…I’m so excited that it’s cool enough to eat it everyday! I ate it this morning with a fresh apple…yum!
i just had a grilled onion and cheese sandwich with whole grain thinwich! yummers.
I love quaker oatmeal with cinnamon, almond milk, and honey. Yum!