http://www.pbfingers.com Living a Life Fueled by Healthy Food and Fitness Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:28:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My morning snack today included veggies, string cheese and hummus. I rarely snack on vegetables, as I typically gravitate toward fresh fruit, peanut butter, a smoothie or Greek yogurt.  I initially planned to make myself a salad for lunch, but after snacking on raw vegetables this morning, I was in the mood for something different.  [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/22/the-maze-runner-trilogy/ I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Incline walking is no joke. You know you’re working hard when thinking about jogging instead of walking sounds like a break. Can you tell I tackled some incline walking this morning? I spent 20 minutes on the treadmill completing this workout: Pin It Keeping the speed [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/22/incline-walking-is-no-joke/ Those eggs I had for breakfast? They sparked a craving in me bright and early and I knew I’d be making breakfast for dinner tonight. Bring on the quiche! I wanted to make a yummy quiche, but didn’t have any pie crust on hand, nor did I feel like making one from scratch, so I [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/21/artichoke-and-broccoli-quiche-with-a-barley-crust/ Gotta love leftovers! Lunch today came together quickly thanks to reheated leftovers from last night’s dinner. All of the sausage pieces were gone thanks to Ryan, but the remaining wheat berry risotto was still fantastic. I added a sprinkle of parmesan cheese on top because I’m cheesy. Since today’s portion wasn’t that large, I also [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/21/wedding-statistics/ For those of you who tweeted to me last night during The Bachelor, yes, Lindzi did bring Ben to my new hometown of Ocala to meet her family! And yes, Ocala is known for horses. Ocala is actually known as the “horse capital of the world.”  Fancy, huh? I live in quite the happenin’ place! [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/21/hometown-claim-to-fame/ On my morning post, when I wrote about my food rut, Brittany commented, saying that whenever she finds herself in a food rut, she looks back on old blog posts that she published for favorite recipes that may have fallen to the wayside. Smart lil’ lady! I started clicking around my blog and quickly stumbled [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/20/mushroom-spinach-wheat-berry-mock-risotto/ Right before lunchtime today, I headed off to the grocery store. I’m pretty sure cheese and beer wouldn’t make a nutritious midday meal and since that’s basically all we had in our fridge, I needed to pick up some food. Much better! Lunch After unloading the groceries, I fixed myself a plate for lunch. As [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/20/vibrant-colors/ After a vacation filled with lots of sweets, drinks and lazy beach days, I’m looking at today as a fresh slate. Vacations are amazing, but my body definitely feels the effects of some less-than-stellar eating and I’m anxious to fuel it with some healthier fare. I definitely notice that eating sugar makes me crave more [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/20/fresh-slate/ We are back in Ocala and are officially reunited with the princess herself! I missed that crazy face. While we were in Sanibel, my mother-in-law and her boyfriend kindly watched Sadie for the weekend. We’re pretty sure she had a blast chasing the reflecting light in their yard and commanding their undivided attention. She’s already [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/19/reunited/ Our final day in Sanibel concluded with a bang. Ryan and I were up nice and early and went for a walk on the beach after I grabbed a quick snack of a Luna bar and several handfuls of granola. The walk from our condo to the lighthouse and back is exactly three miles. It’s [...]]]> http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/02/19/the-green-flash/