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 can’t wait to make pumpkin oatmeal this weekend! The first of the season.
I’m eating a bowl of oatmeal with pumpkin and peanut butter stirred in as we speak!
Breakfast this morning was scrambled eggs with assorted veggies, shredded cheese, garlic hummus & a little Sriracha, all wrapped up in a whole wheat tortilla. Super yummy!
I’m eating whole grains as I type this, quinoa flakes with cinnamon!
This morning I had whole wheat pecan pancakes.
This is easy! Quaker oatmeal for breakfast! and whole grain sammie for lunch!
I love Quaker Instant Oats with some maple syrup stirred in…for dessert!
I tweeted about your amazing giveaway 🙂
I have a whole wheat english muffin waiting for me for breakfast!
Quaker oats with cinnamon is my favorite after-dinner sweet snack!
Pumpkin pancakes that included Quaker oatmeal! So yummy.
Last night as part of my dinner, I had goat cheese and roasted red peppers on Whole Wheat Naan! I plan to make pumpkin pancakes on Sunday that will include whole wheat flour and old fashioned oats!
I tweeted! I’m @SouthernJodi!
Great giveaway! I eat oats every morning for breakfast….never get sick of em!
I made salmon cakes last night, and instead of making them with just breadcrumbs, I added oats as well. You would never know that they had oats in them, and they were great!
Yesterdays breakfast was over night old fashion oats with pumpkin, Greek yogurt, almond milk, and pumpkin pie spice. In the morning I mixed in a tablespoon of sunflower seed butter. Yum fall! 😉 I love over night oats!
I just ate a delicious breakfast with a whole grain Ezekiel English muffin with pb, banana, honey, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon….yummy:p
Just tweeted the giveaway too!
Yowza, this is an awesome giveaway!!!!
I ate whole grain waffles this morning 🙂 AND I have a whole wheat pizza English muffin on the agenda for lunch.
I totally tweeted your terrific tale of whole grains and giveaway info.
I no joke am eating egg sandwich with cheese and jam on a whole grain sandwich thin while I read this. 😉
Oatmeal for breakfast, with banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, and flax… Mmmmm
I just ate a whole grain bagel with peanut butter and banana!
Just finished an oatmeal, pumpkin, apple cider smoothie!! 😀
Steelcut oats with greek yogurt and almonds…yum!
I just tweeted!
Whole grain English Muffins are my favorite!
I tweeted 🙂 @happyorhungry
I had oatmeal for breakfast and plan on making these Mediterranean Lentil Meatballs (Mama Pea’s recipe) that have oats in them for the weekend!
I just finished my giant bowl of oatmeal with apple, banana, cinnamon, and PB! Yummy!!! My new favorite fall breakfast.
Just had a 100% whole grain english muffin with peanut butter and banana slices!
Here is my exact breakfast from this morning– SO good AND filling:
1/2 cup quaker old fashioned oats cooked on stovetop mixed in with almond milk, unsweetened cocoa powder and dark chocolate stevia droplets.
at the end i stirred in one scoop of milk chocolate whey protein powder and topped it off with fresh blueberries and cheerios for some extra crunch.
Yum!
I just ate cold oats for breakfast with flax, granola, walnuts, and jam on top!
I JUST finished a breakast cookie this morning. Im on a weird kick of those just like you are with your egg sandwiches. 🙂
Commented on Twitter also! @jenmarcus
I had a mushroom and pepperoni pizza made on a sandwich thin. Best thing closestbto the real deal. I’m on vacation so I hope i will be able to get in whole grains in breakfast soon in my toast or oatmeal.
I just had Quaker old fashioned oats this morning, with a large spoonful of peanut butter…delicious!!!!
I tweeted too!
I had a bowl of Quaker oats this morning with blueberries, strawberries and a spoonful of peanut butter! Yum!
My last meal including whole grains was Quaker raisin and spice oatmeal, with a little brown suger and peanut butter added in!
I just had Quaker oats with a banana, raisins, and peanut butter this morning.
I tweeted!! Awesome way to start a Friday! @jenaszatkowski
i ate oatmeal with cinnamon, a banana, and almond butter today! so good!
I enjoyed whole-grain waffles this morning (with almond butter, of course)!!!!
I just tweeted this (second tweet ever).
The last thing I ate with whole grains was pumpkin oatmeal. Yum!
I just ate a bowl of Quaker oats with cinnamon, frozen berries and flax! My favorite breakfast! Looking forward to trying your pancake recipe soon.
I made a mean buffalo chicken pasta with whole grain shells for dinner last night. Delicious!
My last meal with whole grains was breakfast! I had oatmeal with peanut butter and brown sugar this morning.
I eat steel cut oats or old fashioned oats (overnight oats style). I am also addicted to you oatmeal pancakes recipe. They are the most moist, fluffy, flavorful pancakes ever. I live for whole grains!