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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Wooow! I just ate blueberry oats in a sunbutter jar… 🙂
I’m currently eating some Quaker old fashion oats with banana, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and a couple chocolate chips – it’s amazing!!!
Love whole grains! And apple products weoo!
Almost every morning at breakfast, including this morning of course, I gobble up a big ol’ bowl of whole grain quaker oats cereal.. with peanut butter..lots of it!
Oatmeal cookies for breakfast ; ) Always a treat.
I literally eat uncooked Quaker oats, skim milk and blueberries for breakfast everyday. And sometimes dinner. And a snack.
And I tweeted about it!
I made an awesome baked oatmeal with mango and blueberries 🙂
Just had a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries and sliced almonds! mmm! love your blog! 🙂
I had oatmeal this morning for breakfast.
anddddd.. I tweeted! 😀
i just tweeted your giveaway!!!!
@fabash1224
Just tweeted as well!
“just entered @PBFingers yummy giveaway, hope I win! https://www.pbfingers.com/2011/09/23/one-heck-of-an-awesome-giveaway/ “
Awesome! I love whole grains…the last thing I ate was some whole grain bread with PB and honey last night for a snack 🙂
I’ve been eating chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and pbjs on whole wheat bread. Yum.
I just finished a whole grain buckwheat breakfast bake! Great giveaway 🙂
The last whole grain meal i JUST ate! I hate Quaker Rolled Oats with mashed banana and Teddy smooth peanut butter. LOVE that combination!
Had “overnight oats” using Quaker Old Fashioned Oats for breakfast yesterday…so yummy! and planning on making some pancakes in the moring using the same quaker old fashioned oats.
Love the blog!! 🙂
As always, I had oatmeal! This morning, with EXTRA cinnamon, frozen mixed berries and black coffee 🙂
I had whole grain brown rice cereal this morning with a banana, peanut butter, raisins, and almond milk! So good!
awesome! i had a big bowl of oats yesterday morning for breakfast. yum!
I made “no bake cookies” with cocoa powder, oatmeal, sugar, vanilla and peanut butter. Breakfast of champions!
also tweeted (@thepajamachef)
I love some oatmeal & oatmeal cookies daily. : )
I love using oats to make dog treats for our Frenchie!
I tweeted
Just tweeted about it!
Quaker oats with cinnamon & banana = a go-to breakfast everyday!! =)
l love whole grains! The last meal I had with them was dinner which included sprouted whole grain bread. Great giveaway!
This morning I had a big bowl of whole grain quinoa with pumpkin, banana, walnuts, and honey! Delicious.
I plan to make oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for a party this weekend!
I’m going to have brown rice with kale and cheddar cheese for dinner tonight. It’s quick, and easy, and so incredibly delicous!
a yummy bowl of oatmeal with banana and a dollop (or 2!) of peanut butter stirred in!
Love this giveaway – thanks!! I just ate Quaker Instant oatmeal mixed with fiber one cereal – weird combo, but was great!
Going to have some Quinoa Porridge for lunch today and we will be having Steel cut oats for breakfast on Sunday. Recipe for Quinoa Porridge can be found here:
http://veggiesaurus22.wordpress.com/2011/09/02/3-simple-meals/
My oatmeal this morning!!
i eat rolled oats almost every single morning for breakfast! and this weekend, i am making a big quinoa salad to bring in lunches for next week.
i love whole grains!
What an awesome giveaway…for breakfast this morning I had creamy buckwheat cereal…and I made my own version of oatmeal pumpkin muffins earlier this week.
Just had some quaker oats with blueberries, banana, and some peanut butter, of course!
I tweeted about the contest 🙂
We make some yummy pizza crust with : Whole Grain Wheat & Honey Bread Mix
I eat oatmeal most mornings and I love it!
Mmmm… love myself some warm Quaker oats when it’s cold and rainy in Cincinnati!
I’m looking forward to nice, bowl of Quaker oats with skim milk, a dab of brown sugar, and raisins 🙂
I just had a bowl of old-fashioned Quaker oats this morning! YUM!!
I also tweeted 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway!
In the process of still eating a delicious little whole grain granola, vanilla yogurt and frozen raspberry parfait. The frozen raspberries are key – keeps the yogurt cold while defrosting the berries a bit and letting the granola remain nice and crunchy! Yay science!
i tweeted about the giveaway (@sarahlearnsblog)
Just ate pumpkin oatmeal this morning and plan another bowl tomorrow!
Pumpkin Oatmeal Pancakes are on the agenda for dinner tonight! I cannot wait for them!
Thanks for the awesome give-away!
I had whole grains this morning- Quaker oatmeal with bananas and pb! 🙂