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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The last meal I ate with whole grains was my breakfast and I had Pumpkin Protein Oats made with Quaker Oatmeal. YUM!!
Oatmeal with Quaker oats. Yummy! It’s finally fall weather in Iowa so I am switching from smoothies to oatmeal for breakfast.
Mac and Cheese, whole grain style 🙂
tweeted!
I had some overnight oats with cinnamon for breakfast YUM
The last meal I had with whole grains was breakfast this morning – en egg and cheese wrap in a whole wheat tortilla!
I had whole grain oats with almond butter and banana this morning!
Last night I made an apple crisp for dessert. GAla apples, cinnamon, whole wheat flour, rolled QUAKER oats, spray butter, raw brown sugar. Mmmm mmm mmm super yummy!
I have Quaker oatmeal EVERY morning (not kidding). So this morning I had quaker oats with peanut butter and apple butter stirred in. Yum.
love oatmeal with raisins in the morning
I am also trying to eat more whole grains! I just had whole grain couscous and all i have to say is that couscous is waaaaay underrated. I like it so much more than rice!
I had a veggie burger in a whole grain pita pocket for lunch! YUM 🙂
Just a bowl of muesli oats, vanilla greek yogurt, apple, and PEANUT BUTTER 🙂 best bfast
I had my quaker over night oats this morn, with almond milk, chia seeds, and berries!
I tweeted!! @PinkRunnerBlog
Whole grain waffles with yogurt were consumed this morning!
I love breakfast…for dinner 🙂 Just finished an awesome bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon, yogurt and blueberries! Delish!
I plan to have a whole grain English muffin for a snack and some oatmeal to start my day.
I ate half a sandwich on whole grain bread..what was inside the sandwich you ask? PB&J of course!
I eat whole grains A LOT! The last meal I ate that included whole grains was a Gardenburger Veggie Medley Burger on a bed of lettuce with TONS of colorful veggies on the side.
mmmm….quaker oats for breakfast today!
whole wheat english muffin with pb and jelly for breakfast!
I tweeted it! (@Kellie_Snyder) #pickme
Thanks to discovering them on this blog i’m a big fan of overnight oats!
i love oatmeal with a little brown sugar and some dried fruit!
I had some whole grain bread with my dinner last night from Black Angus. Their bread with oats on top are soooooo good.
My last whole grain to eat was a whole wheat piece of bread, with egg salad. Yum!
I had oatmeal yesterday for breakfast too, just like half the people who have already commented.
i just love my quaker oats. i could seriously turn into oatmeal i eat so much. hot. cold. love them.
This is an amazing giveaway, so exciting! I had old-fshioned oats this morning. Never gets old. Thanks: 🙂
i tweeted @accidentlydlish
I tweeted also! @cindywang10
I have whole wheat pasta at least three times a week! (poor college student, obviously) 😛
Oatmeal is on the agenda for tomorrow made of course with Quaker old fashinoed oats!!!
For breakfast today , I had 1/2 cup of old fashion Quaker Oats with cut up apples and some cinnamon in the oatmeal, soooo GOOD. It’s my favorite.
I ate a bowl of steel cut oats this morning with chia seeds, a scoop of vanilla whey protein powder and a teeny bit of creamy honey. Yummo! I also made whole wheat bread from scratch yesterday.
Organic Quinoa and Steel Cut oats (not at the same time!)… can’t get enough of them. What an amazing giveaway. I love your blog!
My breakfast this morning- oats with a banana smushed in!
This morning I had a protein shake with old fashioned oats and almond butter. The oats helped give the protein shake some lasting power.
For dinner last night, I had a whole grain flat-bread with hummus, cucumbers, tomatoes, alfalfa sprouts, and lettuce on it and a side of quinoa with peanuts, green&red peppers, celery, and onions chopped in it. YUM!
Lunch… whole grain bread! I’ve really been trying to increase my whole grain consumption!
I had a fried egg on a whole wheat bagle thin! Yum!
Ok, I”ve tweeted.
We made whole wheat baked pasta for dinner last night 🙂 It was yummy. I’m a 100% whole grain kinda girl though. I love bread!
This morning, I added a scoop of Quaker Oats to my vanilla protein shake (along with a spoon of Peanut Butter and ice!) Can you say, “TASTY DELICIOUSNESS?? WOW!!)
oats, groats, almond milk, frozen banana, natural peanut butter, almond butter, cinnamon, spinach, and kale – my daily smoothie dosage! sometimes maple syrup, chia seeds, and/or berries sneak in to join the fun.
Last meal included veggie lasagna and brown rice noodles. Delish!
Today for lunch I had Quaker Old Fashioned Oats with vanilla almond milk, chocolate protein powder, frozen blueberries, cinnamon, chia seeds, bee pollen, and flax seeds. I stuck it all in the fridge after I stirred it all around this morning. How’s that for a nutritious lunch with whole grains? 😉 Oh! An apple on the side!
I ate a PB&J on whole wheat bread for lunch
Had a giant bowl of oatmeal with pumpkin puree, banana, chia seeds and peanut butter for breakfast this morning!