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 tweeted now too! woop woop! Or should I say Tweet Tweet!!
Breakfast today was Quaker old fashioned oats and lunch included brown rice. Go whole grains!
My favorite breakfast is a bowl of warm old fashioned Quaker Oats with a scoop of chocolate peanut butter. Yum!
Enjoyed a tasty pumpkin oatmeal muffin this morning!
i love making healthy oat cobblers – just heat up some berries, top with lightly toasted oats and almond butter. soo good!
Just tweeted 🙂
My favorite by far has to be your overnight oats. I am in love! Actually had them this morning. 1Cup skim milk, 3/4 cup old fashioned oats, and 1 1/2 tbsp chocolate pb2. Topped with mini chocolate chips and walnuts! Yummy whole-grain delicousness!
Such an awesome giveaway, thanks Julie!
This morning for breakfast I had a bowl of oatmeal with protein powder and a spoonful of Justin’s chocolate almond butter. Absolutely delicious!
I plan to make some cookies with the Quaker oats!
Made Baked oatmeal with Quaker Oats old fashioned oats! Delicious!!
I tweeted too!
pumpkin spiced oats! 🙂 loving fall!
I had Oatmeal this morning (along with pretty much every morning) for breakfast. Today it was just regular oats but I love to switch it up with Overnight oats, protein oatmeal pancakes or turning it all into a protein shake or protein muffin (microwaved). YUM!
I love love love oatmeal! I eat it practically every morning for breakfast! 🙂
Oh and I love me some cinnamon oatmeal cranberry cookies —> definitely a whole lot of whole grain in there 😉
This weekend I fully intend to make a quinoa and lentil salad recipe that I snagged from a blog!
Definitely the pumpkin spiced oats. Delicious.
Just tweeted!!
What an amazing give away! Thanks so much!
My last meal that had quaker oats in it was my cinnamon banana oatmeal that I just finished eating! I used 1/2 cup Quaker oatmeal, 1/2 banana, cinnamon, and walnuts. It was absolutely delicious!
I’m obsessed with your PB granola. I use the Old Fashioned Quaker Oats to make it. Eat it with a little almond milk in the mornings!
I am currently eating quinoa with steamed spinach, snap peas, asaparagus, turkey and balasmic vinegar over a ton of romaine!
This morning I ate oatmeal squares and this weekend I plan on eating granola bars on a hike!
I tweeted!
I had a veggie and egg white sandwich on whole grain bread this morning. It was deeeeeeelish!
I love love love oatmeal and eat it every morning for breakfast! Sometimes i add protein powder, sometimes peanut butter, sometimes blueberries.. its so versatile and so delicious!
I started my morning with overnight oatmeal like I usually do. It’s such a great start to my day!
My breakfast this morning! I eat cereal every morning for breakfast & I always have whole grains! YUM!
Whole wheat toast = delicious!
I had some whole grain bread last night with my dinner! YUMM!
I had brown rice at dinner last night. I sauteed it with mushrooms, spinach, onions and tofu. SO GOOD!
After a fantastic run this morning, I had pumpkin oatmeal. Pumpking oatmeal has to to be my favorite breakfast meal!
I actually had quaker oatmeal this morning with a peach and maple syrup! MMM
This morning I had a bowl of Kashi heart to heart cereal honey toasted oats with fresh blueberries and almond milk. Yum!
I had a whole wheat english muffin this morning topped with Peanut butter !
Lots of whole grains..oatmeal and bucketfuls of granola yesterday..todays egg sandwich on whole wheat…Just got back from Panera wish I could say their Tomotato/Mozo Ciabatta Paninis were whole wheat.
I plan on eating a huge bowl of oats with the three P’s! PUMPKIN PROTEIN POWDER AND PEANUT BUTTER – NOMZ!
I eat all of my sandwiches on whole grain bread!
whole grain spaghetti!! favorite meal!!
I went out for brunch this morning (to celebrate right after my husband and I found out our bun in the oven is a GIRL!),and I had baked blueberry oatmeal served with steamed milk. It was amazing!!
Oatmeal every morning! With peanut butter, fruit, and chia seeds 🙂
does quiona count? i made meganerd’s pineapple cashew quiona last night. it was pretty good! i also ate a slice of whole wheat toast with peanut butter this morning. pretty much the same thing i had every morning.
I had whole wheat pasta for dinner last night, with fresh tomatoes from the garden! This weekend I am going camping and packed plenty of Quaker Instant Oatmeal to eat for breakfast.
i ate pumpkin oatmeal this morning!! my favorite fall breakfast, and whole grain to boot 🙂
Ooh I made some delicious quaker oatmeal with fruit this morning 🙂
Just had Quaker oats with blueberries, pineapple, Trader Joe’s High Fiber Cereal and a dollop of peanut butter!
I tweeted! I hope the random number generator picks me 🙂
I actually had Quaker oatmeal this morning! I love their assortment of flavors and my favorite (and the one I had this morning) is Vanilla and Strawberry!
Made AWESOME zucchini bread last night using whole wheat flower – it was delish! And had oatmeal this morning using Old Fashioned Quaker Oats with almond milk and chia seeds. Tis the season!
I made my own whole wheat bread yesterday! And I had some delicious KERF style oatmeal this morning for breakie 🙂
I also tweeted!
I also tweeted 🙂