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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A classic-100% whole grain bread, slathered with creamy peanut butter and reduced sugar strawberry preserves. Yum 🙂
And I tweeted!
can people from canada enter too?
my last whole grain meal was toast for breakfast! it has 12 grains. one time i found a whole black bean-shaped thing in it, lol.
Wow! Look at all the comments! For me, quaker oats with pumpkin spice and truvia.
My favorite whole grain food lately has been pancakes made with multi-grain mix, a few eggs, milk, applesauce (instead of oil), and a tablespoon of chia seeds. Yum!
My delicious breakfast this morning included whole grains. I had greek yogurt topped with bananas, berries and kashi go lean crunch. So yummy!
What a great giveaway! I had oatmeal for breakfast–topped with chocolate peanut butter and bananas!
My favorite mexican inspired dinner is quinoa, black beans, sweet corn, salsa and avacado! It’s on the menu for this weekend 🙂
Wow Julie!nholy blog response! I love to put oatmeal in all muffins I bake and in my turkey meatloaf. Whole grains are one of my main fiber sources!
I just made vegetable lasagna with whole grain noodles 🙂 So delicious.
I tweeeted 🙂
Whole grain pasta last week! So good!
i had whole grain pasta for dinner last night!
ate overnight oats this morning!!! with a spoonful of nutella!
I’ve been wanting to try out one of your pancake recipes, so going to do that this weekend using Quaker oats!
I had a whole grain waffle for breakfast.
I ate oatmeal with flax seed and ground cinnamon. Yum!!
I had pb&j oatmeal this morning. You always have such great giveaways!
I started every day this week with a big bowl of oatmeal- it was an experiment to see if it quelled my midmorning classroom tummy rumbles- totally kept me full till lunch! Score!
I just had a whole grain flat veggie burger bun with a veggie burger! Yummy in my tummy 🙂
I had a wonderful bowl of old-fashioned oats with banana slices, stevia, cinnamon, and almond milk! mmm….delicious!
I had sushi but made with brown rice instead of white rice! yummy whole grain goodness wrapped in a bite sized rolled!
I always make my turkey sandwiches on oat bread, so yummy!
i tried my first oatmeal over night oats and they were amazing!
I just tried making bulgar for the first time last night. My endeavor was surprising successful!
Today’s breakfast included Quaker Brown Sugar oatmeal and my lunch side was a Kashi pumpkin spice flax seed granola bar (so delish if you’ve never tried it!).
The last meal I ate with whole grains was my morning oatmeal!
I had oatmeal for breakfast and a shrimp wrap for lunch. I love me some whole grains!!
Breakfast always includes Quaker Oats sprinkled with cinnamon!
I have been eating the yummiest breakfasts this week, including today! On a Joseph’s Flax, Oat Bran & Whole Wheat Flour Pita Bread, used as a wrap, not opened and used as a pita: Spread 2T Justin’s Maple Almond butter down the center. Cook 3 egg whites beat with a few drops of vanilla stevia liquid and cinnamon (on high for 2 min in the mic does the trick). Place the eggs down the center than wrap the sides. SO GOOD. Sweet and slighly savory thanks to the pita!
I just ate whole grain cereal as a snack!
always eat my whole grains! had oatmeal for breakfast and veggie and shrimp stir-fry over brown rice for lunch! 🙂
Tweeted! @goofycancook
I had apple cinnamon oats for breakfast. Yay for Honeycrisp apples 🙂
I roasted an acorn squash the other day stuffed with quinoa!
and I tweeted! @cahi11
oatmeal and a scoop of almond butter just about every morning…hearty and wholesome!!
I had a whole grain egg and ham sandwich for breakfast!
Whole grain english muffin. I LOVE THEM!
Chicken, shrimp and veg stir fry over whole grain fettuccinne. It was amazing!
i use oats in my meatloaf which i just made last night. it replaces the breadcrumbs so it’s healthier overall – but still super yummy! thanks 🙂
I love whole wheat pasta with a little olive oil! simple and delicious
Whole grain wrap with peanut butter and banana slices
I had overnight oats which consisted of Quaker quick oats, greek yogurt, almond milk, banana, chia seeds, and one heaping tablespoon of cocoa powder! I have to admit, I might have copied one of your previous breakfasts! 🙂
I eat oatmeal EVERY morning….sooo good!
Oatmeal with peanut butter and a drizzle of honey!
I just had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole grain bread! I swear I’m not 5 😉
I woke up this morning and had a huge bowl of old fashioned oats, almond milk, slab of PB, stevia sweetener, banana and strawberries! 🙂
Whole grain english muffin with almond butter and a banana! Best breakfast!
I tweeted about the giveaway too!!