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 just tweeted <3
I had my most favorite breakfast this morning, overnight oats in a jar with raspberries. (Made with Quaker oats of course!)
I love quaker oats oatmeal with banana with trail mix and pb!!
I had quaker oatmeal with blueberries this morning! So good
I just had dinner- Wonderbread Stoneground 100% Whole Wheat Bread with crunchy peanut butter and blackberry preserves on top- my all time favorite comfort food! It is raining here so it tasted even better while snuggling under my blankets watching tv after putting my 2 boys to bed!
whole wheat garlic bread :]
I made a summer squash and whole wheat elbow macaroni dinner – topped with fresh roasted tomatoes and garlic.
I just enjoyed an evening snack of Cinnamon Toast Crunch with milk – yum!!!
I had a turkey sandwich on whole grain bread for lunch, yummy! 🙂
I had quaker oatmeal for breakfast this morning (and every other morning to be honest)!!
I had oatmeal this morning & yes it was Quaker!
I also had Quaker oats this morning! Annnd just ate banana chocolate oatmeal bars–sooo yummy! 🙂
I’m on a steel cut oats kick! I love mixing things in it, but especially love the fall flavors (pumpkin, cinnamon, walnuts, etc.) that accompany it so well. Love your blog, Julie! 🙂
Had brown rice pasta for dinner!
every morning has to start with my blueberry oatmeal… =)
I’m eating whole wheat crackers with brie cheese…right now!!!! 🙂
I had oatmeal for breakfast today! I only like to eat oatmeal when it’s cold outside, and it was the perfect chilly day here in Chicago!
I had whole wheat pasta and meatballs for dinner tonight as my pre-race dinner. 10k tomorrow am!
i ate my pumpkin oatmeal this morning!!!!!!
Whole grain banana nut muffins for breakfast, yum!
I had Quaker oats mixed with oatbran for breakfast mixed with almond milk and chia seeds! Delicious!!!
For breakfast I pre-made overnight oats using 1/3c oats, 1 container plain yogurt plus a splash of milk, 5 drops vanilla stevia, a handful of frozen raspberries and 1T of mini chocolate chips! 🙂 YUM!!!!
breakfast today was a delicious bowl of quaker oatmeal squares!
Oatmaeal pancakes for brekkie, oatmeal muffin for snack.
Whole grain bread for lunch.
Corn (again a whole “grain”) and hweat kernels w?ratatouille for dinner.
I had a sandwich on whole wheat bread for lunch today and plan on eating oatmeal for breakfast tomorrow!
Breakfast- oatmeal with pumpkin and cinamon FTW!
This morning i had oatmeal with peanut butter 🙂
The last thing I ate that featured whole grains was a homemade banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffin! delish!
homemade strawberry smoothie with oatmeal mixed in!
http://www.marthastewart.com/851771/oatmeal-smoothies
This morning for breakfast i had some old fashioned oats with peanutbutter, raisins, banananas, a dash of cinnamon and sugar. yummmy!!!
I had a smoothie this morning with quaker oats in it!
1. 1/4 cup of quaker oats
2. 1 frozen banana
3. 8 oz. chocolate soy milk
4. 1 tablespoon of crunch peanut butter
SO GOOD!
Quaker oat oatmeal for lunch! With blueberries and a little brown sugar!
Being asian, it was hard to switch from white to brown rice, but I just had brown rice for dinner, woot!
Mmm just had some pizza made with whole wheat crust.
i just finished my dinner which consisted of: brown rice (yay whole-grainy goodness!), chicken drumsticks, and kimchi! totally random, but delicious nonetheless!
I had apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast this morning with peanut butter.
thanks for the contest! this morning, i had my usual peanut butter and banana oatmeal. as i left for work, i sent my husband to buy more oats so i’d be sure to have enough tomorrow morning.
i had oats with peanut butter and banana.. one of my favs!
Just had over night oats in a jar with sunflower butter, Quaker oats, raisins, protein, and chia seeds! 🙂 no really I did!!
I tweeted! (titsmcgee_19)
noooom i want to make oatmeal pancakes for breakfast tomorrow! It’s almost the start of marathon training again for me so I will be eating oatmeal before all my runs again! woo!!
oatmeal+banana+peanutbutter= heaven
I had Aunt Jemima’s Oatmeal Pancakes earlier this wee!
Quaker Oats with some raisins thrown in. Yum!
I’m studying abroad in france right now, and the family
I’m staying with loves to eat healthy
(lucky me!). Last night I ate a three cheese quiche with a whole grain crust, yumm!!
Well today I had overnight oats soaked in non fat raspberry yogurt and 100% cocoa powder with mint chocolate chips and trail mix mixed in! 😛
The classic oatmeal with sugar and strawberries 🙂
pumpkin oatmeal muffins!!! just finished one!
I tweeted!
Breakfast every day this week = organic oatmeal, a tiny bit of maple syrup, a tablespoon of peanut butter, pumpkin pie spice, and 1/2 cup of pumpkin. I love fall!
Oatmeal with berries..Yum!