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 made whole wheat noodles from scratch for macaroni and cheese. I was pretty bored 🙂
I made a brown rice “bowl” yesterday – complete w sauteed broccoli tomatoes and kale!
Whole grain brown rice, carrots and broccoli and chcken sausage in a stir fry. Yummy
Early this week it was a super dreary morning, so I combined Quaker Oats, greek yogurt and apples for a yummy breakfast combo.
I tweeted too 🙂
Quaker oats for breakfast everyday!
i made peanut butter granola (your recipe!) from quaker oats and ate them with yogurt this morning! yumm!
I had quaker oatmeal for breakfast today!
I just ate old fashioned oats, bran flakes and skim milk for breakfast.
I’ll be making oats and pb/chocolate chip cookies tonight.
Oatmeal with PB like always 🙂
I made whole wheat oatmeal muffins with fresh wild blueberries yesterday (that we’re still enjoying). This weekend will probably include a baked oatmeal!
i had whole grain nutella sandwich!
i just finished a bowl of whole grain cereal with almond milk right now. delicious!
I had a bowl of whole grain oatmeal for breakfast this morning 🙂
Whole wheat Vietnamese Pho!
Tweeted about the giveaway!
My breakfast yesterday morning (and usually every morning!) is peanut butter banana oatmeal. Yum!
The last whole grain meal I ate was a rice bowl from a great little place called boloco. My rice bowl consisted of whole grain brown rice, baked organic tofu, fajita veggies, steamed broccoli, carrots, teriyaki sauce, and mango salsa. It was beyond delicious!
This weekend, I plan on eating a lot of whole grains, but I definitely plan on eating pb&j on a whole grain bagel : )
I just had oatmeal for breakfast !! my fave whole grain everrr! 🙂
Just had whole grain toast with PB and banana for breakfast!
Tweeted!
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Oatmeal with Almond butter!
Instant Quaker Oats and Raisins… every mornin’! 🙂
Last meal of whole grains that I ate: a delicious bowl of pb and banana oatmeal!
I tweeted!
I think pretty much every meal has whole grains in it for me. This I had a parfait with whole grain cereal at a local breakfast joint.
Awesome giveaway!! Thanks!!
I tweeted it:)
overnight oats with peanut butter and fruit on the top.
Believe it or not, this morning I made a batch of homemade cinnamon walnut granola with quaker oats and ate some for breakfast, then more as an afternoon snack!
whole grain gluten-free pizza for dinner! yum!!!!!!
whole grain gluten-free pizza for dinner! yum!!!!!! 🙂
Dinner: Spaghetti alla Norma (eggplant and tomatoes) with whole grain spaghetti. Breakfast: whole wheat pancakes. Random snacks: two Pumpkin Chia Seed Muffins made with whole wheat flour. Oh! And I made a peach and pear crisp with oats in the crumble topping.
I hate whole grains in my oatmeal for breakfast..it was pumpkin overnnight oats!! SOOO GOOD!
Pumpkin pie Smoothie for lunch today with old fashioned oats in it! Delicious and nutritious. 🙂
Oats with pumpkin, almond butter, banana and cinnamon!
My last whole grain “meal” was a tortilla with pb as a snack.
I use whole grain bread almost everyday for a sandwich for lunch!
Why just today I mixed oatmeal with black eyed peas and put an egg overeasy on it. I popped the yolk and stirred in the egg. MMM.. last night I had popcorn with ranch powder on it. I’m a grainy girl
Quaker oatmeal for breakfast…and a sandwich on whole grain bread for lunch!
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